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Use of mobile phones depends on skin color? Survey results

July 12, 2010 - 5:01am

According to the recent survey published by eMarketer, black and Hispanic adults are more active in using mobile internet compared to white adults. As per result of the study conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Foundation in May 2010 only 80% of non-Hispanic white adults own a mobile phone, compared to 87% of black and Hispanic adults. However even having sophisticated smartphones the adults cannot use all their features, including mobile Internet. Though not all of them.

Craigslist decision to block Adult Section stirs consumers: people don’t agree

September 7, 2010 - 2:42am

According to the polls conducted by Mashable and Washington Post many users are against censorship introduced by Craigslist on its Adult Section. A survey at Mashable shows 71 percent of the respondents voted no to the question "Should Craigslist's Adult Services be censored?" Meanwhile, the Washington Post asked its readers, "Do you agree with Craigslist's decision?" to block access to its Adult Services section. Fifty-two percent of them said no.

Twitter can boast about 33% usage growth just for summer

September 6, 2010 - 8:11am

As the recent study published by Royal Pingdom unveiled, Twitter has shown perfect growth over just a summer. As the study unveiled, Twitter processed 2.64 billion tweets in August, reflecting an increase of 33% over May.

What browser is leading the market even so: Internet Explorer or Firefox?

September 2, 2010 - 3:43am

According to the data from the Net Applications regarding to browser market share in August, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 holds its leadership, advancing all its rivals in growth. However, elder Internet Explorer 6, an outdated and insecure browser, refuses to die down, though it’s losing ground violently.

50% of all cell phone users don’t know about their contracts’ expiration date

September 1, 2010 - 4:51am

According to the latest study from Best Buy, about 50% of mobile phone users don't know when they're contracts expire. Besides, the company’s representative noticed, when it comes to mobile solutions available today, many consumers are not armed with the right information to truly get the most out of their mobile phone.

83% of US customers shop online weekly

August 31, 2010 - 6:43am

According to a survey, released recently by Compete, a Kantar Media company, 83% of consumers shop online at least every week. The quarterly Online Shopper Intelligence Study polled 3,119 online purchasers between May and July 2010. Study also found these consistent trends: • Consumers are seeking out retailers on Facebook and Twitter in growing numbers, 31 percent report checking out Facebook fan pages or Twitter feeds of retailers, almost twice as many people as in Q3 2009.

What affects drop in prices for broadband services in US and Europe?

August 30, 2010 - 5:09am

According to the latest research from Analysys Mason, broadband pricing in Europe and the US dropped by €5 a month, on average, as broadband speeds went up by an average of 20% during the last year. This drop in prices happened after a relatively flat period during the past recession, when prices held up.

Europe buys more PCs with Acer leading the market

August 26, 2010 - 10:38am

New figures from Gartner reveal that PC shipments in Western Europe increased by 19.6% in the second quarter as compared with the same period a year ago. Gartner reports that 15.6 million units were sold for the quarter, with the consumer market outshining the professional segment. The consumer market was led by sales of notebooks and all-in-one PCs. Mini-notebooks or netbook sales grew less than 10 percent for the first time but still comprised 19 percent of mobile PC sales in Europe.

56.8 million Americans have played video games on social networks

August 24, 2010 - 7:46am

According to a new study by The NPD Group 20% of the US population which is 56.8 million Americans have played a game on a social network at one point or another. Thirty-five percent of those players are new to gaming, having never previously experimented with any form of video game. Today games like “FarmVille,” “Mafia Wars” and “Happy Aquarium” are as influential for millions of people in this generation as “Pac Man” was in the 1980s.

Security risks do not stop Americans who practice mobile payments

August 20, 2010 - 9:52am

Security concerns do not prevent Americans from using mobile phones to make payments. A new survey from Sterling Commerce and Demandware reveals that 15% of US consumers have used their cellphones to make purchases. The survey polled 36000 US consumers. It found that 96% own a mobile device and just under half a smartphone. Over 60% of the polled admit that being able to use their mobile phone while shopping to verify product availability at a particular store location is important to very important.

Capital One reports decline in US credit card defaults

August 16, 2010 - 8:46am

Capital One Financial Corp reported that US credit-card defaults continued their decline for the fourth straight month which means that fewer Americans were falling seriously behind in their credit card payments. In its regulatory filing Capital One reported that the annualized net charge-off rate for US credit cards dropped to 8.13% in July from 9.28% in June. The company said that accounts at least 30 delinquent declined to 4.66 percent from 4.79 percent.

Google asks Facebook users why they make friends with brands on the network

August 12, 2010 - 8:00am

Google published the results of its recent survey where it polled consumers about becoming friends/fans of brands on Facebook. The survey found that about half of Facebook users actually do "friend" brands, with 55% friending zero brands. According to Google the top reason for consumers to friend brands is the possibility of discounts (25%). Brands might like the second reason even better though - to show others they support the brand (18%).

Americans think the government wastes time expanding broadband

August 12, 2010 - 2:00am

According to the results of a study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project major part of American consumers do not favor the idea of making affordable high-speed Internet access a government priority. Pew conducted a survey which polled 2,252 adults nationwide over the phone and asked whether expanding affordable broadband access to everyone in the country should be a top priority for the federal government.

The most number of iPad lovers live in New York, survey shows

August 6, 2010 - 7:52am

As Retrevo.com managed to find during one of its latest surveys that was aimed to study where various gadgets end up being used the most, more New Yorkers own iPads than other state. Thus far, Retrevo Gadget Census 2010, unveiled, among other findings, one of the main reasons of such this may possibly be the fact that the iPad is the ultimate subway companion.

Visa: e-commerce in Latin America and Caribbean has spiked nearing 40% in 2009

August 6, 2010 - 4:46am

According to the latest study from Visa, Latin America and Caribbean region has reflected e-commerce has to surge by over 39%, reaching $21.8 billion.