A new survey has suggested that tablet computers are encouraging more older folk to go online. The annual survey carried out by Ofcom analyses the way Brits spend their time using technology. This year’s report shows that the number of people over the age of 65 going online has risen by more than a quarter, to a new total of 42%. This strong rise has been put down to...
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There is still not much sign of a time machine being invented yet, is there? In fact, some people will tell you that if one had been invented at any point in history we would already know about it, which kind of makes sense. Anyway, we are talking about time machines because investigators are looking at a way of finding out what will happen in the future. They won’t...
Do you remember the days when kids had to play with any old toy or game they could get hold of? Well, it seems like the days of low tech dolls and jumpers for goalposts are long gone. A recent survey by internet security firm McAfee has revealed that an incredible 82% of 5 year olds either own or use a device which is enabled for internet access. However, this statistic...
So, you buy an apparently indestructible new phone which costs you a king’s ransom and you head out to town to show it off a little. You are still a bit wary about damaging it so what do you need to avoid carrying with it in your pockets to make sure you don’t scratch the screen? Probably the first things you will think of are your keys and that loose change which...
There’s a new form of cyber crime which is giving celebrity hunters a headache and of all Olympic athletes Andy Murray is the most dangerous athlete. We aren’t talking about his skills on the tennis court either because McAfee says that people gripped by Murray Mania are most likely to fall fowl of cyber criminals traps. How they do it Cyber crooks will latch on the...
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...
Shocking tech usage stats revealed A study, entitled ‘Square eyes’ has discovered that Brits spend an average of 11 hours and 48 minutes every day staring at some kind of screen. When stacked up to the 7.3 hours average time spent sleeping it makes an even more alarming statistic, but why is this so high? The Square eyes research from esure suggests that hypergrowth...
A recent study by YouGov, named TabletTrack, has uncovered some interesting consequnces tablet pc’s are having on the notebook and laptop market. Over a quarter of those surveyed where iPad owners with 60 of the 4,271 owning the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the remainder where split between people planning to buy a new tablet or seriously considering other new hardware. Tablets...
A recent study by Dialtosave.co.uk has shown some interesting changes in users requirements when choosing a mobile contract. The study used data collected from February 2011 and compared it to the same time in 2010. A whopping 51% of all customers opted for 300 inclusive minutes per month, half the average of last year where users opted for between 600 and 1000...
A couple of months ago we revealed that Facebook has become a nightly routine for most Brits; therefore it will come as no surprise that a recent study has shown that the world’s largest social networking site is now more popular than television. A study by consumer electronics retailer EXPANSYS has revealed some rather interesting statistics. It has been revealed that...
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