Smartphone app downloads soar in first half of 2010
More than 3.8 billion mobile apps were downloaded worldwide in the first half of 2010 according to research2guidance. a Berlin-based research organization that specializes in the mobile industry.
That number was significantly more than the 3.1 billion apps downloaded for all of 2009.
Two out of three Americans have access to broadband internet
The adoption of broadband internet access slowed dramatically in the United States over the last year according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The researchers found that two-thirds of American adults (66%) now have a broadband internet connection at home, a figure that is little changed from the 63% with a high-speed home connection at a similar point in 2009.
Sixty percent Americans now go online wirelessly
A May 2010 survey of over 2,200 American adults by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that six in ten American adults now go online wirelessly using either a mobile phone or a laptop with a wireless internet connection.
The report also finds that consumers south of the border have significantly increased their use of cell phone data applications in the last twelve months.
Study finds reading ebooks takes longer than paper
A recent study by Jacob Nielsen of the Nielsen Normat Group has found that if you want to read a book quickly, you’re better off reading a paper edition than a digital edition.
Nielsen compared the reading times of twenty four people using three different e-book methods – the PC, the Kindle 2, and the iPad — and then compared them to reading off regular paper.
Adults just as likely to text and drive as teens
One in four (27%) American adults say they have texted while driving, the same proportion as the number of driving age teens (26%) who say they have texted while driving.
The numbers come from are report entitled “Adults and cell phone distractions” released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Mobile phones sales up 17% in first quarter
Worldwide mobile phone sales rose 17 percent to 314.7 million units in the first quarter of 2010, when compared to the same period in 2009, according to a report out today from Gartner.
The strong growth in overall mobile phone sales was largely attributable to the double-digit growth of smartphone sales in mature markets.
Young people most susceptible to phishing attacks
The study of 515 Carnegie Mellon University faculty, staff, and students has found that 18-25 year olds were consistently more vulnerable to internet phishing attacks than older participants.
