United States global leader in malicious websites
Anti Virus software maker AVG Technologies has published the results of a research study which shows that, contrary to popular opinion, most malicious websites are hosted on US servers and not in other countries like China.
By monitoring active web servers serving exploits around the world, AVG found that 44 percent of the corrupted servers are hosted in the United States, followed by Germany and China at just 5 percent each.
Sixty percent of Americans get their news both online and offline
According to a recent report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms to get their daily news with the internet now being the third most-popular news platform.
Touchscreen Mobile Device Sales expected to double in 2010
The worldwide market for touchscreen mobile devices will surpass 362 million units in 2010, almost double the 2009 sales of 184.3 million units, according to Gartner, Inc.
The firm predicts that by 2013, touchscreen mobile devices will account for almost six out of ten mobile device sales worldwide and four out of five units in developed markets such as North America and Western Europe.
Global computer sales expected to rise 20% in 2010
The number of personal computers sold worldwide in 2101 is expected to increase 19.7 percent in 2010 to 366.1 million, from 305.8 million units shipped in 2009, according to a revised forecast from Gartner.
Sales of Internet enabled televisions on the rise
More than one quarter of all televisions purchased by American consumers in January were linked to the internet according to a new survey by iSuppli.
The research firm surveyed 800 consumers and found that 27.5% had connected their new TVs to the Web, either through the internal capabilities of their sets or through an external device, such as a media extender or video game console.
Canadian Magazine Industry remains strong
A StatsCan report issued today reports that total operating revenues for the Canadian periodical publishing industry reached $2.4 billion in 2008, up 1.2% from 2007.
Two thirds of the world’s inhabitants now have mobile phones
By the end of 2009, two out of every three inhabitants on planet Earth (4.6 billion) had a mobile phone subscription, according to UN Report released today.
The report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said it expects the number of mobile phone subscriptions to surpass 5 billion by the end of 2010, up from about 1 billion subscriptions in 2002.
Canadian wireless subs predicted to top 30 million by 2015
Canada is predicted to have 30.7 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2014 according to a recent report from IE Market Research (IEMR) Corp.
If accurate, the firm’s estimate would mean the number of wireless subscriptions in this country would be about 33% higher than the 23.1 million subscriptions at the end of 2009.
