Consumers unhappy with performance of mobile web sites
In a study released today by Gomez, slow load times were cited as the chief complaint by 1001 mobile web users. The report entitled "Why the Mobile Web is Disappointing End-Users" found that two out of...
View ArticleCanadians becoming less concerned with online security
A new study released by Ipsos Reid examining Online Privacy and Security has found that 34% of online Canadians are ‘very concerned’ with their Online Security, a decline of 13% from 2003. However,...
View ArticleCanadians split on use of hands-free mobile devices
A recent survey conducted just before the implementation of new distracted driving legislation in Ontario suggests that Canadian consumers are divided about whether the ban should be extended to...
View ArticleCanadians still concerned about security of mobile banking
According to a recent worldwide survey by KPMG, only 19 percent of Canadians feel comfortable using their mobile phone for financial transactions, compared to 34 percent of global respondents. When...
View ArticleMen say Internet access more important than personal hygiene, sex and alcohol
In the incredibly useless but amusing information department, a new survey has found that men aged 18 to 45 believe Internet access is more important than personal hygiene, sex and alcohol.
View ArticleOne in four Canadian Homes owns a PVR
A March survey of 15,000 Canadians by BBM Canada has found that about one in four (25.5%) of homes in this country has a Personal Video Recorder (PVR). That number is significantly less than the 38% of...
View ArticleMajority of post secondary school cell phone users have a smartphone
A recent online survey of 601 randomly selected college and university students from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal has found that 60 percent of cell phone users own smartphones. Smartphone...
View ArticleNews, Weather and Sports apps the most popular among smartphone owners
The number of adult wireless smartphone owners who have downloaded an app nearly doubled in the past two years, from 22% in September 2009 to 38% in August 2011, according to a new survey by the Pew...
View ArticleSurvey finds bigger is better when it comes to HDTV
A new Canadian survey confirms what Digital Home readers already know, that bigger is indeed better when it comes to high definition televisions (HDTV). The Sharp Canada sponsored survey of just over...
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