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Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet has been out a few months now and while reports suggest it's selling well, Amazon has declined to give detailed information regarding precise numbers, going only so far as to say it sold a million units in December. An analyst at Barclays went further recently, claiming that the online retail giant had shifted around 5.5 million units over the holiday season, and estimating that it could sell as many as 18.4… Read More

It may not be the kind of burning issue that keeps you awake at night, but the findings of a recent survey carried out by dating website Match.com may raise a smile nevertheless. The survey looked at the dating habits of Canadians and how they corresponded with the type of smartphone they own. The results showed that Android owners were more likely to have sex on a first date compared to owners of Apple’s iPhone or those with BlackBerry devices.… Read More

The level of emotional dependency on the Internet among Britain’s youth has been revealed by the results of a new study conducted by research firm Intersperience. The results show that those under 12 years of age have a strong emotional connection with the net, with half claiming they would be “sad” without web access, while teens scored even higher, with 60 percent saying they’d also feel “sad”. The Digital Futures project questioned 1,000… Read More

If the results of a new survey are anything to go by, Apple looks like it’s in for a good year as far as sales of its iPhone go. ChangeWave Research’s survey of 4,000 consumers in the US and Canada found that among those considering purchasing a new smartphone in the next 90 days, 54 percent said they intend to get Apple’s latest version of its popular mobile device, the iPhone 4S. “Apple has never dominated smartphone planned buying to this… Read More

According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for San Francisco-based startup Xobni, approximately 68 percent of Americans hop onto a computer or use a mobile device to check for any recent work emails during the holidays. In addition, three-fourths of the respondents receive work-related email while spending time with family during major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. An average of 41 percent of the 2,810 respondents feel… Read More

If the results of a survey by online shopping site PriceGrabber are anything to go by, then laptop manufacturers are in for a disappointing holiday season. Tablet makers, on the other hand – especially Apple – will be rubbing their hands in eager anticipation of healthy sales. The survey asked consumers whether they would rather receive a tablet or a laptop this Christmas. They responded unequivocally, with 79 percent saying they… Read More

Anyone with a young child, niece or nephew will know the ease with which they take to devices like smartphones and tablets. Within minutes they seem to have the hang of it, swiping, pinching, and possibly even purchasing a few things they shouldn’t be. A recent study by Common Sense Media looked at the use of mobile devices by children in the US,  as well as other screen media in the home. It found that many children now spend more than triple… Read More

Almost every major car manufacturer has electric vehicles (EVs) in the works, but they may be in for some trouble ahead. A new survey shows that though more than half of consumers may consider buying an electric car, almost no one is willing to pay extra for it. Only 9 percent of respondents would pay even $2,000 more for an EV, reports Automotive News. This isn't just a U.S. study either. It was conducted in by surveying 13,500 people in… Read More

Adults may make up the majority of game players, but video games are more popular than ever among kids, new research shows. According to NPD, 91 percent of U.S. children ages 2-17 play video games (64 million). More interesting, these numbers are up nearly 13 percent from a 2009 study. The number of kids in the U.S. has increased by 1.54 percent in that time, but not nearly enough to make up for the massive increase in game playing. Gaming… Read More

In a recent survey of over 1,000 people conducted by Sodahead, the social voting-based site found that 86 percent of the Facebook audience gave a strong dislike to the changes announced by Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook's F8 conference this week. Teens and women showed the most contempt for the upcoming changes with approximately 90 percent of each group railing against the alterations. About 80 percent of young adults and men had a dislike… Read More

Possibly due to kids under ten running rampant with iPhones, over eighty percent of smartphone owners have no security products installed on their mobile devices according to a new study conducted by NPD. In addition, 25 percent of all smartphone owners have no idea how to install software to make smartphones more secure. However, 83 percent of respondents in the survey claimed they would take action and install a piece of security software… Read More

There was a time when little kids used to talk into toy phones to imaginary friends. Now it seems that they have real phones with Internet access and pay-as-you-go payment plans. According to the results of a survey released this week, 10 percent of UK children under the age of 10 have their own iPhone, while a third have a cell phone. Five percent even have their own iPad. Of the parents questioned in the survey, 10 percent said they felt it… Read More

Android is the undisputed leader of the smartphone space, and its followed by Apple. Currently Windows Phone 7 ranks far below BlackBerry in sales, but a new report from NPD shows it may be gaining momentum. As users continue to exit the BlackBerry platform and new consumers enter the smartphone space, Android could lose some steam. 44 percent of current and prospective smartphone owners are “considering purchasing” a Windows Phone… Read More

If you read tech news as much as we do (or are a fan of Android), then you are probably nauseated by the merciless bombardment of iPhone 5 rumors that land daily, sometimes hourly. But the constant speculation about Apple's next-generation handset doesn't appear to have affected enthusiasm for the mythical device — in fact, new evidence shows that the extra-long wait this year has helped push demand to unseen heights.… Read More

As far as online Americans are concerned, Facebook is king. That’s according to Nielsen’s latest Social Media Report, published by the market research firm on Monday. The report states that Americans spend more time on Facebook than on any other website. Social networks and blogs now account for almost 23 percent of the total time spent online – this is twice the amount of time spent playing games online (9.8 percent) – the number 2… Read More