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...
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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...
The global digital games, according to tech research firm Ovum, will more than double in the next five years to be worth as much as $53 billion in 2016. In the research firm’s new forecast, the Digital Games Forecast 2011 – 2016, Ovum predicts that digital games’ revenues will grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 17 percent from $24 billion...
We may not be aware, but we are using the cloud more and more every day as we, along with the world, move to deposit our lives online. We are now in the verge of saving precious data, including movies, music, photos, emails, family videos and office files to cloud services. But just how reliant are we on these services? How much of our data is stored or shared through...
A new research conducted by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has revealed that the use of gadgets has an impact on our health. Almost one fourth, or 24 percent, of Brits complain of neck, back or shoulder pain when carrying or using gadgets, while 29 percent of the nation typically carry two or more devices a day with them. The survey tells how the smartphone-use...
Apple Inc. has topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for the 8th consecutive time, with a score of 87 points out of 100. Its closest rival in the list, HP, comes in at 78 points, followed by Acer, Compaq and Dell, all coming it at 77 points. This means that getting the top spot for eight consecutive years, Apple has become the gold standard when it comes...
Photo sharing site 1000 Memories revealed just how big Facebook, which now has 375 billion photos, is as a photo site compared to other services such as Instagram and Flickr. In a revealing article posted in the site, it states that around 375 billion photos could be captured in a year if everyone took at least 150 photos in that one year. It goes on to say that around...
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...
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...
According to a recent study conducted by comScore, more than half of Android phones in the United Kingdom are from HTC. The report said that the Taiwanese smartphone giant is now pushing Samsung to second place. The MobiLens research of comScore provides an insight into the market share in the country enjoyed by smartphone manufacturers. Almost 20 million Android smartphones...