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.

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.

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. 

According to the latest study from Nielsen, estimated online activity of 200,000 users, e-mail use on the desktop dropped dramatically, falling from 12% to 8.3% in 2010 from the previous year. These figures showed desktop e-mail usage to fall into third place behind social gaming like Farmville.

According to the latest data from NetMarketShare, one of the most popular browsers, Internet Explorer, extended its usage share gains by another .42% in July, gaining about 1% global share since May. 

Despite new credit-card law brings some relief, the problems still arise. It’s known, credit-card holders mostly benefited from the landmark Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act that initially went into effect a year ago. However, some troubling trends that are emerging could mean higher costs for consumers.

According to the latest, study from Confused.com, every year Britons waste £150 million on late payment credit card charges. The research thus found, that over 25% credit card holders have been charged at least once in the last 12 months for late payment.

According to the latest estimation from the Commerce Department, US retail sales, that account for about half of total consumer spending and about a third of final sales in the US economy, dropped 0.5% in June to a seasonally adjusted $360.2 billion that reflects the economy to slow down slightly. 

As the latest research published by the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) showed, online subscription will generate up to 24% of new business sales for magazines this year. 

According to the latest research from app store analytics provider Distimo, over 50% of mobile apps are priced below or equal to $2 in Android Market, Apple’s App Store for iPhone and iPad, Nokia’s Ovi Store and Palm’s App Catalog. The exceptions to the rule are BlackBerry App World (which doesn’t allow apps priced below $2.99) and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

According to the latest research conducted by Forrester Research and Shop.org, increasing popularity of mobile applications among consumers is driving online retailers to speed up their mobile marketing initiatives. Thus far, almost 75% of online merchants currently have or are developing a mobile strategy. At the same time, 20% have a mobile strategy already settled.

According to a new study conducted by the research company Morpace, retailers and businesses are getting a chance to use social media to reach their target market as about one-third of their online time users spend on Facebook. 

  The largest study, conducted by British scientists amid 7,000 children and patterns of early childhood cancers across Britain, defined that living close to a cell phone mast does not increase the risk of a pregnant woman's baby developing cancer.

As reflected the latest research from IDC, global PC sales are expected to face nearly 20% growth this year. As the research firm found, worldwide PC shipments in the first three months of the year were 27.1% higher than in the first quarter of 2009. So the company expects further growth nearing to 20% compared to 2009. As IDC noted an easing of economic troubles together with renewed consumer and corporate buying is giving the PC industry a much-needed boost.

According to a new online poll conducted by YouGov among 6200 adults, about 32% of British notebook computers have been swiped from homes. This data can be compared to UK’s European neighbours France and Germany, where the numbers were 22% and 17%, respectively. As the pollster added, the proportion of recent laptop thefts that took place in US and Canada homes were only 18% and 17%, respectively. Still, these figures also show that you're more likely to lose your laptop while it's out and about with you.