Tag: usage

Spending on mobile broadband up 40% year on year

A study into mobile broadband usage across Europe has shown a 40% rise on usage from 2009 and the majority of use is from devices smaller than a laptop, with a quarter on smartphones and smart devices. Nokia Siemens Networks’ Mobile Broadband Study 2010 has reported a 40% increase in average monthly spend on mobile…

US mobile owners are downloading apps but not using them

A new extensive Pew Internet study on apps and their usage has come up with some stats that may worry developers out there. Yes, users are downloading apps, but relatively few users then subsequently use the apps. Which is oK if you’re planning on making revenues from a paid app, but disappointing if you’re planning…

iPad consumer use survey – 43% use it for more than 10 hours per week

According to a poll by copywriters  Cooper Murphy Webb,  Apple’s iPad is the preferred method of reading newspapers and magazines among consumers already owning the device.Strangely they also found that most users keep the iPad at home. Considering how small and light the iPad is this is a strange finding. Are iPad users scared to…