Items tagged with 'Survey'

Survey Reveals iPhone Addiction Rampant on College Campuses

Survey Reveals iPhone Addiction Rampant on College Campuses

Including room and board, it now costs over $50,000 per year to attend Stanford University. That's a lot of cash to cough up to send your son or daughter to the second ranked university in the world (according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities), but money well spent when you consider your offspring will be tackling... Read More
Mobile And Internet TV On The Rise, But Cable Not Leaving Anytime Soon

Mobile And Internet TV On The Rise, But Cable Not Leaving Anytime Soon

If you've been led to believe that Mobile TV and Web-based programming aren't going anywhere fast, you've been lied to. If you've been led to believe that traditional TV viewing is rapidly declining, we'd also say that you're off in the wrong direction. A new report stemming from Horowitz Associates' annual Broadband Content... Read More
Computer Attacks Via Phishing, Malicious Links & Vulnerabilities Keep Rising

Computer Attacks Via Phishing, Malicious Links & Vulnerabilities Keep Rising

It seems, sometimes, that a new phishing scam crops up every day, no matter how much security is improved.That's not just your imagination.IBM today released its annual IBM X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk Report, which showed threats that include phishing and document format vulnerabilities, among others, are on the rise.The... Read More
Survey Says The Internet Will Make You Smarter

Survey Says The Internet Will Make You Smarter

According to the online survey of Web users and experts, more than three-quarters believe the Internet will make people smarter in the next 10 years. Additionally, most respondents thought the Internet would improve reading and writing skills by 2020. The survey was conducted by the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon... Read More
Netbooks: Won't Replace Laptops, But Will Make 'Em Cheaper

Netbooks: Won't Replace Laptops, But Will Make 'Em Cheaper

While netbooks have become more popular and helped set new pricing standards for portable computers, they're unlikely to replace laptops anytime soon, according to a new survey.  The study was done by PriceGrabber.com, a division of Experian, which is perhaps best known for its credit reporting arm.One of the key findings... Read More
Survey Finds That SMS Breakups Are On The Rise: Sry, Its Ovr!

Survey Finds That SMS Breakups Are On The Rise: Sry, Its Ovr!

We would take these figures with a certain grain of salt, but based on our own experiences with texting and the societal changes that have followed, we actually tend to find the numbers quite believable. MocoSpace is a social network that strives based not on web views, but mobile views. Thus, most anyone involved in MocoSpace... Read More
Only 7% Of Mobile Phone Users Would Benefit From An "Unlimited" Plan

Only 7% Of Mobile Phone Users Would Benefit From An "Unlimited" Plan

Unlimited plans seem to be all the rage these days, particularly with wireless carriers. But we've always viewed them as things that should be treated with skepticism. "Unlimited" sounds great in theory, but the high prices that accompany them mean that you best be taking advantage of that "unlimited" allowance.Over a year... Read More
Apple Responsible For 99.4% Of All 2009 App Downloads

Apple Responsible For 99.4% Of All 2009 App Downloads

We knew Apple's App Store was popular, but wow. "Popular" doesn't even begin to accurately describe this news. After announcing over 3 billion choices in the App Store, Apple now has something else they can promote when pumping up the store over other alternatives: market share.With the amount of webOS, Maemo, S60 and Android... Read More
Walking & Talking Leads To Injuries, Bruised Egos

Walking & Talking Leads To Injuries, Bruised Egos

While distracted driving has certainly received a lot of attention lately, other distractions could also be dangerous. Distracted walking, for instance, is becoming another growing problem. Distracted walking combines a pedestrian, an electronic device, and an unseen danger such as a crack in the sidewalk, toy on the floor,... Read More
Survey Finds Most Unimpressed By Tech Advancements Through 2010

Survey Finds Most Unimpressed By Tech Advancements Through 2010

We closed out last year by telling you exactly what we thought were the best offerings to emerge during the final year of the first decade post-Y2K, and you could probably tell (particularly in the netbook sector) that we were somewhat let down by how far we'd come. Or, we should say, how far we haven't come. A new survey... Read More
BlackBerry Use On The Rise Within Universities

BlackBerry Use On The Rise Within Universities

Smartphone use has erupted over the past few years, with Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry line leading the way. We've seen new entrants with Palm's webOS and Google's Android, and by the looks of it, the smartphone obsession isn't fading anytime soon. What's unique about this upward trend is the role of Research In Motion,... Read More
Study: 50% Of America Now Owns An HDTV - Are You One Of Them?

Study: 50% Of America Now Owns An HDTV - Are You One Of Them?

The HDTV business is booming, and even though they aren't nearly as buzz-worthy as they once were, that's clearly not stopping consumers from picking them up. High-def sets have withstood the test of time thus far, with more and more consumers jumping at the chance to upgrade to a flat-panel as each year passes by. Huge... Read More
Internet Use On The Up And Up--Is Anyone Surprised?

Internet Use On The Up And Up--Is Anyone Surprised?

Here's some news you just won't believe: on average, people spend more time on the Internet now than they did in the past. Shocking, isn't it?! A new Harris Poll has found that adult Internet users are now online an average of 13 hours per week, though the actual usage of those surveyed varies rather significantly. 20%... Read More
DisplaySearch: Netbook Sales Up 103%, Revenues Elsewhere Fall In 2009

DisplaySearch: Netbook Sales Up 103%, Revenues Elsewhere Fall In 2009

We wondered earlier this year if netbook sales would cool down after the recession, but it seems as if people love low-cost machines regardless of what's going on in the world around them. According to new data from DisplaySearch, netbook shipments grew a staggering 103% year-over-year in 2009, with revenues up some 72%.Let's... Read More
Apple Surpasses Windows Mobile To Take No. 2 User Base Slot In U.S.

Apple Surpasses Windows Mobile To Take No. 2 User Base Slot In U.S.

According to research firm comScore, Apple's iPhone now has the second largest user base in the U.S. smartphone market, having surpassed Windows Mobile based phones. Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry still holds the No. 1 spot and enjoyed pretty significant growth throughout the year. Mark Donovan, senior analyst with... Read More
What Needs To Hit eReaders? Web Browsers, E-mail And Big Batteries

What Needs To Hit eReaders? Web Browsers, E-mail And Big Batteries

It's sort of funny. It's as if Asus read In-Stat's latest report before it even hit the presses. Who knows--maybe they did, or maybe they've just got a great pulse on the industry after sitting back and watching the likes of Amazon, Sony and numerous other Asian firms attempt to nail the whole e-book reader thing.The research... Read More
Are Dedicated Navigation Units On The Decline? Survey Says Yes.

Are Dedicated Navigation Units On The Decline? Survey Says Yes.

We've had our suspicions for awhile now, but now it looks like the research is confirming it. The dedicated navigation device has seen its peak, and it's days at the top are numbered. We knew that the standalone PND could be going the way of the Dodo when navigation applications began to pop up on some of the world's most... Read More
Sony's Walkman Line Outsells iPod In Japan -- Say It Ain't So!

Sony's Walkman Line Outsells iPod In Japan -- Say It Ain't So!

SanDisk themselves have publicly stated that no one can "out iPod the iPod," but evidently Sony did just that. According to a recent survey, Sony's own Walkman brand of digital media players outsold Apple's iconic iPod in Japan last week-- a feat that hasn't been accomplished in four years. Calling the victory "rare" would... Read More
Consumers Finally Realize That Bluetooth Headsets Are Ugly, Goofy

Consumers Finally Realize That Bluetooth Headsets Are Ugly, Goofy

Finally, some confirmation that we actually aren't crazy. Well, too crazy. We always wondered where exactly the crowds were that were responsible for buying up all of these Bluetooth headsets, and while we'd see one or two self-talkers walking around the mall every so often, we never saw these things as being incredibly... Read More
Twitter Use Is Growing Among College Faculty

Twitter Use Is Growing Among College Faculty

Next time your college professor glances at his phone or stops to type something on his laptop, check your Twitter stream.A survey of about 1,958 higher education professionals - professors, instructors, deans and others - across the nation found that nearly a third are using Twitter in some way, shape or form. Even so,... Read More
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