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Content that we used to access on our PCs is shifting to mobile devices. If you’re doing this – you’re not alone. In fact, according to the NPD Group, 37% of consumers who used to access content on their PCs switched to their tablets and smartphones. The top two activities that consumers are shifting from…
A study found that the more students text, the more it may impact their grammar. A new infographic, prepared by OnlineCollege.org, explores how does this happen and why does it matter. It’s important to note the existence of techspeak, which uses abbreviations and acronyms to make for shorter messages. This shortened language allows users to…
A new study by Actix reveals how the dynamic interplay of people, places and devices is impacting mobile networks across the world. Unsurprisingly, smartphones on 3G networks spend almost 85% of their active time generating data traffic, and only 10% of it on voice. The radio access network is responsible for between 80-85% of poor…
GSMA published its first in-depth assessment of the impact of the mobile industry on the Arab States, highlighting the explosive growth of mobile services in the region. Based on research from Deloitte, the GSMA Arab States Mobile Observatory details a 32% average annual growth in mobile connections over the past 10 years, soaring from 19…
Apple’s dominance with the iPad is at a decline as lower priced, smaller tablets grab more market share, says Citi’s Apple analysts in a new note this morning. The reason for such a bold statement is Apple’s sales with the 9.7-inch iPad are slipping. Sales for the larger sized iPad didn’t even crack 2 percent, as numbers…
Here we go. In something similar to a Rolling Stones song, users find themselves getting no satisfaction with their iPhone 5. Apple’s iPhone 5 is trailing behind four other Android phones when it comes to user satisfaction, according to a new survey conducted by mobile research firm OnDevice Research. The research firm polled 320,000 smartphone…
Even though more than 100 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl, that didn’t lead to a significant drop in app usage, according to a study by Flurry. In fact, the total app usage dropped by only 5% when compared to the week before. To be fair, some parts of the event led…
A cracked screen apparently isn’t good enough reason for some phone owners to get their handsets fixed. According to a new study by British mobile phone insurance website MobileInsurance.co.uk, as many as 1 in 4 iPhone owners are currently using their handset with a smashed, cracked or broken screen. The site was prompted to carry…
Cisco conducted a research exploring the mobile data habits of an average North American smartphone user. According to them, users in this group could consume 6GB of data per month by 2017, which is a 13-fold increase for the next four years. At the moment, the average North American user consumes 752MB per month as…
The number of users of mobile video calling services will increase four-fold to almost 160 million by 2017, according to Juniper Research. Factors driving this growth include improvements in user-interface and underlying technology. However, there is a problem video calling services are facing – revenue generation. We did see ad-based and freemium models emerging, but…