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We’ve discussed some interesting trends from the UK in the past; remember that Brits spend more time using gadgets than sleeping? Who could forget the surprising percentage of people who would check their phone during an intimate moment! This new study is perhaps a little less shocking, but an eye opener all the same. Using smartphones on the toilet It’s more common than you’d think because a new study by insites has revealed that 34% of the UK population has admitted to using their smartphone whilst sitting on the toilet. That’s...

According to a new research, children from the United Kingdom aged 10 years and below spend almost an hour per day using tech-based products. The survey commissioned by educational entertainment company Leap Frog reveals that 63 percent of children aged 10 years and below now own a digital camera, gaming or mobile device. Six percent of those own a tablet PC such as an iPad. The survey also reveals that 70 percent of kids use their parents’ laptop or PC regularly, while 16 percent have their own computers. With electronic devices...

Mobile phone apps might help people with Parkinson’s regain their confidence communicating, according to research. Dr. Roger Eglin, of the University of Portsmouth’s Department of Creative Technologies, hopes to develop smartphone apps that allow people with Parkinson’s improve their speech, enabling them to be better understood by friends, family and healthcare workers. He was awarded a £35,000 innovation grant from the Parkinson’s UK, a leading research charity on Parkinson’s, to develop the apps. According...

A new study shows that micro blogging site Twitter is as influential as the judges of X Factor when it comes to how the audience vote on the show. According to a study conducted by media agency Carat, Twitter is more than 42 percent more influential than other news sources in the behavior of deciding voters. The study, which had 13,000 total respondents, is believed to be the first research conducted on social media’s influence on audience’s voting behavior. The research also shows that the trust of viewers is shifting to non-traditional...

A study has revealed that the pivotal age for parents to discuss with their children responsible internet use is 11 years. The research said that more than a quarter (28 percent) of kids start visiting illegal file-sharing websites by this age. The research, which was conducted by youth research firm Dubit on behalf of the film, TV, music and video industries, discovered that by age 11, 21 percent of children access illegal video and music file-sharing websites regularly. When they reach 12 years of age, 28 percent do so and by age 13,...

A new research by TalkTalk reveals that using mobile phones to call, in spite of the rise of digital communications and other communication platforms, is as popular as it has always been. The Look Who’s Talking study that was conducted by TalkTalk Mobile has found that around 10.7 million people still have the time to call home on a weekly basis. The study found that out of the five communication platforms (Facebook, email, mobile phone, SMS and landline), 40 percent of people in the United Kingdom call their loved ones using their...

Three out of four (around 73 percent) internet users in the United Kingdom interact on social media platforms, a study showing social networks’ impact on people has revealed. A study conducted by InSites Consulting, a market research firm that has offices across Europe, show that about 73 percent of British internet users use social networking platforms, like micro blogging site Twitter and social network giant Facebook. The result is slightly lower than the 74 percent average in Europe. The study shows that out of the 37 million...

According to a study, almost half of personal computers (PCs) in the world use illegal software of some sort. The study also shows that hardware theft is more rampant in more sophisticated and developing economies. In a study conducted by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), it found that 13 percent of PC users in the world buy genuine software, while 40 percent of the world’s computer using population bought their computer software “mostly legally.” The rest, or 47 percent, have pirated software installed in their computers....

A study by research firm Juniper Reseahow’s predicts that shipments of touchscreen-only smartphones will surpass 700 million per year in 2016, 72 percent of total shipments compared to half in 2010. Extensive research into upcoming and recent mobile phone models found a trend going away from keyboard-only interfaces, and with one of the top smartphone manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) announcing a line of new devices that only has touchscreen interfaces, there is further evidence of this “design strategy.” Daniel...

After thoroughly reviewing eight of the world’s leading tabled devices, iSuppli has released their latest tablet teardown results. The analysts have pitted both the original iPad and iPad 2 against Motorola’s Xoom, BlackBerry’s Playbook, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the Asus Eee Pad and HP’s Touchpad. iSuppli found that the iPad leads the tablet race in terms of design. Apple’s iPad got the top marks for design efficiency. The report suggested that by controlling the software and hardware engineering for the...