Report: Smartphones, not computers, drive most Facebook use

(CNN) -- According to comScore's new Mobile Metrix 2.0 report released Monday, Facebook's mobile usage is on the rise. In fact, the report revealed that Facebook users spent more time accessing the social network on smartphones than on computers in March. Facebook users spent an average of 441 minutes â€" or 7 hours, 21 minutes â€" accessing the social network via smartphones during the month. By comparison, users spent 391 minutes â€" or 6 hours, 31 minutes â€" checking out Facebook on PCs. The comScore report also revealed that smartphone users spent more time on Facebook than on any other social media network, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Foursquare. In fact, Facebook is the second largest mobile property behind Google. The social network garners more than 78 million...

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AT&T expands into wireless home security, automation

(CNN) -- AT&T is joining the expanding field of home security and automation, introducing a wireless service that will let homeowners use their mobile devices to remotely set alarms, turn on lights or even shut off water. Called AT&T Digital Life, the service will connect users with a vast array of domestic devices and appliances, including cameras, door locks, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats. It will run on AT&T's IP-based wireless platform and can be accessed via smartphones, tablets or PCs. And despite being from AT&T, it will work regardless of the user's wireless carrier. The company plans to begin trials of the service in Atlanta and Dallas this summer. "AT&T Digital Life will change the way people live, work and play -- and meets a clear...

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