Twice a year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reports on the status of the high-speed Internet access sector in the US. The FCC defines a high-speed Internet connection as one greater than 200 kilobytes per second in at least one direction.

Seth Godin:  Ask Anna Wintour what makes a good article for Vogue, and she’ll answer you in a heartbeat. She won’t think about it or consider the question carefully… she just knows, by reflex.

China’s gender imbalance is so serious that millions of men will not be able to find wives a decade from now.

First there were the movies, masseurs and meditation programs, but Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways says it has found a new answer to beating the boredom on long flights.

U.S. researchers say they’ve found the same chemical that is targeted by the drug Viagra also helps our brains boot up in the morning.

Recent survey indicates as many as 75 percent office workers in Shanghai suffer from sleeping disorders.

Tokyo rail companies are providing pregnant women with badges in the hope of prompting other passengers on the Japanese capital’s crowded trains to offer them seats.

In 1953, when Marilyn Monroe sang these Jules Styne lyrics in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," they became an instant catchphrase: "A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But diamonds are a girl’s best friend."  Obviously times have changed.

The so-called culture wars rending America over such issues as abortion, gay marriage and stem cell research may be overblown, based on a U.S. poll released on Thursday.

A senior clergyman wants cash machines to be installed in churches - because it will help serve the community.

Huge numbers of customers are dumping firms who use automated telephone helplines, a new survey claims.