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Social networking is a haven for young people , are becoming increasingly popular among people over 50 years in the U.S., reveals a study by the Pew Research Center released Friday.

“Young adults are still the biggest users of social networks , but their growth is overshadowed in comparison with the recently observed older users , “said Mary Madden , Pew Institute .

“Email remains the main form of contact with family, friends and colleagues who have the greatest , but many now use social networking platforms to manage their daily communications , “he added .

Nearly half of Internet users in the United States between 50 and 65 years were enrolled in online communities like Facebook , MySpace and LinkedIn for the rolling year culminated on 30 May , representing an increase of 88 % over a year prior , the report said .

Among the over 65s who use social networks account for 26%, double the previous year , he adds.

20% of people between 50 and 64 years claimed to enter the site daily, something that 13% of those over 65 years.

” Social networking has the potential to bridge the generation gap , “says Madden , who estimates that “there are very few other places , both online and off the web , where kids , teens, adults , grandparents , friends and neighbors intersect and communicate regularly on the same network . ”

Computer giant Hewlett- Packard ( HP) , in full battle 3PAR stock to purchase , announced Monday it will buy back its own shares for up to 10.000 million ( 7880 million) , whose stock fell after the departure of its chief executive Mark Hurd in early August.

World number one computer search and “managing the decline (from the listing of its shares) created by the issuance of securities under compensation programs their employees. ”

Indian authorities announced Monday that extended 60 days ultimatum which expired on Tuesday, attached to the Canadian manufacturer of Blackberry to give them access to highly protected content sent by the multimedia phone.

This decision, thanks to progress made in negotiations between the parties , was announced after a meeting in New Delhi between the Indian State Secretary of the Interior , GK Pillai, Telecommunications Ministry officials and security agencies with executives from Research In Motion ( RIM) , maker of Blackberry.

RIM had warned India that it would block their electronic mail services for security reasons on 31 August in case you have no access to the content sent by BlackBerry.

Cisco , the giant U.S. internet networking system , made a bid for electronic communications firm Skype said on Monday TechCrunch blog about technology .

TechCrunch , citing one of its ” most reliable sources , added that Cisco tries to buy before the Skype Internet calling company submit its proposed IPO.

” We have heard that Skype is seeking approximately $ 5,000 million , “says TechCruch . “Probably , Cisco would have to offer something of that order to be interesting . ” ” There are rumors that Google would also be haunting Skype , “says TechCrunch, “but antitrust concerns probably persuaded her not to make an offer. ”

The auction giant eBay online sold late last year its stake in Skype for about 2,000 million dollars to a group of investors that included two founders of the company. The deal priced to Skype in 2750 million dollars.

Skype can escape the conventional telephone network to enable voice and video connections via the Internet . It allows Internet users to call for free and connect with other fixed or mobile lines at low prices.

Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose 37 % in July from a year ago and 1.2 % over the previous month , announced Monday Industry Association (SIA ).

Global chip sales reached 25 200 million in July, against 24.9 thousand million in June and 18,400 million in the same month last year , according to the SIA .

In the first seven months, sales reached 169 200 million , up 46.7 % compared to 115 300 million in the same period in 2009.

The SIA predicts an increase in the semiconductor industry at 28.4 % this year.