Tag: survey
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New SatNav Database Promises To Reduce Lorry Accidents
I doubt many of us have had to live through the frustration of damaging a lorry under a low lying bridge as a direct result of satnav directions. It seems like a very specific experience – but now it seems to be one that the powers that be are taking in hand. Apparently the issue […]
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Kids Watching More Online TV Than Traditional TV
The internet and on-demand viewing has finally overtaken traditional TV as youngsters’ favourite tech pastime. UK kid research organisation Childwise did a study of 2,000 subjects between the ages of five and sixteen years old and has found that average web use on smart devices for this demographic has raised to 3 hours a day, […]
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London Study Says EE’s 3G The Worst
If you’re a regular commuter to London you might already know that EE doesn’t have the best performance with regards to 3G data connections as you head into the capital. Now a study by Global Wireless Solutions, a network testing company, has released a study into the wireless signal quality for commuters as they travel […]
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Consumers now more brand loyal to Samsung than Apple for the first time
Amazon also leapfrogs Apple
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Ofcom U.K Survey Reveals Increase in Text Communication Now More Than Voice Calls
An Ofcom survey has revealed that communication via text has now overtaken traditional voice calls with 58% of the U.K residents questioned claiming they’re more likely to whip off a quick SMS than actually have a good old chin wag with their pals over the phone. Industry regulator Ofcom’s annual marketing report has shown a […]
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Qualcomm Poll Reveals Most Popular Uses for U.K Smartphones
Qualcomm has produced an infographic revealing U.K smartphone owner’s most popular mobile uses. The processor maker behind the Snapdragon family of chips which can be found in devices such as the HTC Sensation XL, Sony Xperia S and Nokia Lumia 800 posted the informative chart on the Facebook page for its widely-used CPU which is […]
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Report Finds U.K Broadband Speeds up to 42% Slower than Advertised
A report from respected newspaper The Guardian reveals the disappointing truth behind our broadband speeds from leading U.K service providers. Confirming what most of us suspect – we’re being considerably short-changed when it comes to our home internet. Those of you perhaps still waiting for this page to load on your dodgy connection may be […]
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Survey Reveals 76% of Facebook Photos are of Drunk People!
A survey of British Facebook users has revealed that the majority of photos shared amongst our mates are taken while very, very drunk. No less than 76% of those asked were caught up in the merriment of a moment or with drink in hand when they were unflatteringly snapped in shots that would later be […]
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UK research reveals speed drop during ‘post-teatime’ broadband sessions
UK research site Uswitch has discovered that internet broadband speeds drop by around 35% in comparison to off-peak times. The survey, which is based on 2-million broadband speed tests reveals the net is said to lag between the hours of 7pm and 9pm. That’s the post-teatime peak when Facebooking and YouTubing takes over much of […]
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Poll reveals most Brits aren’t into 3D cinema ‘gimmick’
It’s been revealed in the results of a YouGov survey that 41% of Brits aren’t blown away by the new wave of 3D TV and cinema, and we’d have to go with the majority on this one.. Out of the 3000 asked, the research company also discovered that 47% said that 3D improves nothing or […]
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Over 50% of UK Android users own a HTC mobile
Who’s the Android host with the most? That’ll be HTC which has topped a UK data survey to record the top tech provider for mobile-owners running Google’s popular operating software. The Taiwanese co. has 50.9% of distribution of the OS with 3.2-million gadgets in use such as the Sensation, Desire and Wildfire. Rival host […]
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Survey Says… BBC reveals results of UK app-based study of 3G coverage
The BBC has been busy putting together the results of a nationwide survey, from which they’ve now created a map showing the “hot” and “not” spots for picking up a 3G connection in the UK ahead of the eventual introduction of 4G. The estimated 1.7-million hours of recorded results were gathered through a first-of-its-kind Android […]