A study conducted by Griffin Securities has found that most of Microsoft job postings are looking for software engineers, which should come as no surprise, while just 199 are for hardware engineers More...
In a super-scientific study conducted by Voucher Codes Pro it was concluded that Xbox 360 gamers are the best at sex, although gamers as a whole are generally pretty average when it comes to it More...
A study commissioned by Microsoft has revealed that one third of all software is counterfeit, while the costs of dealing with counterfeit software and malware will reach $114 billion this year More...
FixYa, a community troubleshooting site, have released their "smartphone reliability report" which ranks smartphone manufactures. Apple came in first, followed by Samsung, then Nokia, then Motorola. More...
The majority of Windows users aren't interesting in upgrading to Windows 8 immediately, although 68 percent of those who are considering buying a new computer want a Windows 8 product. More...
The folks at Display Mate took the Surface RT into their labs to compare the screen to other tablets on the market. They reveal that Microsoft has indeed made a pretty great screen despite the low res More...
Research firm Semiocast has revealed that only 27 percent of all Twitter users are active users. Additionally, only 75.4 percent of all public tweets came from Twitter's own products and services. More...
Brits no longer feel the need to have a good chinwag on the old dog-and-bone, with the younger generation leading the charge of sending text messages over making calls, so says a recent Ofcom study. More...
A new study conducted by Nielsen has revealed that users of the Nokia Lumia 900 are 96% satisfied with their device, and 91% think it is better than other devices on the market. More...
A new study says that people who spend more time sharing files are more likely to be depressed, and that we could need surveillance to keep the internet from frying our brains. Or something like that. More...
According to a new study, smartphone shipments should reach 1.7 billion by 2017, with Android firmly established as the leading OS, while Apple grabs some new market share. But what about Microsoft? More...
According to a new IDG study, professionals love using their iPads on the job, and most of them don't want anything else. More companies in Europe and Asia are buying iPads for their employees, too. More...
A new study shows that some tech consumers feel that the rush of new gadget products in the marketplace may be too much with some saying they are tired of having to keep up with new products. More...
According to a new study, the amount of consumers willing to wait for a Windows tablet has dropped dramatically in the last few months. With Windows 8 still on the horizon, should Microsoft be afraid? More...
Our 'need' to keep up with Facebook updates and that tweet that someone sent 7.65 seconds ago is so strong that our brains actually places it before our need for food and water. More...
According to a study released today, the world can't wait to get their hands on Microsoft's take of the tablet PC. But will Microsoft take on the consumer space? Maybe not. More...
A new study suggests that employees at work who surf the web occasionally actually turn out to be more productive in the long run. More...
Google+ has undoubtedly been a hit new service of 2011; however, the users it holds most appeal towards could come as a surprise, as a new study suggests. More...
Survey by TeleNav, Inc. reveals that iPhone users are more attached to their phones than other smartphone users. More...
According to a study conducted by the University of Melbourne, users trust prettier websites more than sloppy websites. Dr. Brent Coker, author of the study, believes that the increasingly good looking and well-designed web has... More...
A British study into cyber stalking has concluded that social networking sites such as Facebook should be making it much easier for users to report online-based abuse. According to an article on the BBC, the group... More...
According to a recent study, 90 percent of United States businesses have fallen victim to some sort of cyber security breach in the last 12 months. The study, conducted by Ponemon Institute for Juniper Networks,... More...
There have been several studies released that suggest that as people use their cell phones more they become dependent on them. Separating them from their cell phone creates anxiety and stress. Michelle Hackman, a teenager... More...
Facebook is a great source for catching up with long-lost friends or keeping in touch with family all over the world, but a new study suggests that the number of Facebook friends you have is... More...
Reuters has revealed a new study that shows around two thirds of teenagers are comfortable enough with their parents to have them as friends on Facebook. Kristen Campbell, executive director of the company responsible for... More...
NPD Group released a study today that states, for the first time ever, Redbox and other movie rental kiosks that you'd see at your local Walgreens or supermarket outgrew retail video rental stores in the... More...
The BBC points us to a rather lengthy 240 page report, published by Microsoft, called the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Microsoft collected data throughout the first half of this year and found that the United... More...
A report published by research company Nielsen claims that the main motive for consumers buying a PlayStation 3 is its Blu-ray capabilities, rather than gaming, although only by a small amount, Neowin has discovered via... More...
Gamers in the United States are reported to have spent a massive $25.3 billion on videos games during 2009, with used game sales and online sale models accounting for almost half of that figure, according... More...
According to Sky News, a study by the Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds found a link between Internet usage and depression. Psychologists found the more time spent surfing the web, the... More...
A study looking at the quality of broadband across 66 countries worldwide has found that only nine countries are ready for future demand, with two-thirds meeting the criteria for today's requirements only. The study placed... More...
A new study carried out by the MacArthur Foundation has shown that online time is actually good for teenagers, countering the stereotypical view of parents that spending any time online is a waste of time.... More...
Hollywood laid much of the blame for illegal movie downloading on college students. Now, it says its math was wrong. In a 2005 study it commissioned, the Motion Picture Association of America claimed that 44... More...
Nearly half of businesses are in some phase of preparing to update desktops to Windows Vista, with small businesses moving the fastest to implement the OS, according to a xreport released last week. The number... More...
New York (NY) - Open minded people are more likely to purchase a Mac, according to a new survey released by Mindset Media. The company interviewed 7500 people and found that liberal thinkers were 60... More...
When Industry Canada came out with a study last week that found file-sharing doesn't lead to reduced CD sales -- and in fact may even lead to an increase in sales among those who download... More...
According to a recent J.D. Power and Associates ranking of business smartphone user satisfaction, Research in Motion's BlackBerry handhelds took the top slot and devices from Palm and Samsung tied for second place. Overall smartphone... More...
According to a study released this week by Compete Incorporated, 67% of the 7.5 billion monthly searches done by the U.S. online population in August were done using Google and 65% of those prompted a... More...
More evidence is emerging that Apache is suffering against Redmond, after a survey revealed that Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server is outserving Apache on Fortune 1000 websites. According to Port80 Software, which periodically surveys... More...
A three-year study into the possible short-term health effects of mobile base stations has found that base stations are not associated with ill health. Some people have claimed that mobile phone masts cause symptoms like... More...
The OpenNet Initiative, a collaboration between researchers at Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Harvard University and the University of Toronto, had the time and capabilities to study only 40 countries and the Palestinian territories. The... More...
Online video sites that sell shows and movies such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes will likely peak this year as more programming is made available on free outlets supported by advertising, according to a study released... More...
The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released results of a broad telephone survey on the technology people have, how they use it and what they think about it. The study, which ran between... More...
A U.S. EyeTrack07 survey by the Poynter Institute found that people who use the Internet to read the news have a greater attention span than print readers. The Florida-based journalism school found online readers read... More...
According to the results of a recent Digital Life America study, roughly 18% of the US online population download movies online, and approximately 80% percent of that do so illegally. The self-funded study, conducted over... More...
Forget cards and gentle aerobics - the best way to keep the elderly sharp is to teach them to play video games, new research suggests. Psychology research at Hamilton's McMaster University shows gamers who spend... More...
According to a study carried out by Ipsos-Mori for the environmental activist foundation Greenpeace, PC users are willing to pay up to $197 (€156, £108) more for a PC containing less harmful chemicals, to make... More...
If you love gadgets and computers and absolutely must have the latest device, then you may be a neophiliac. Neophiliacs, it seems, are people who are addicted to the new. "Some folks have an... More...
The Encyclopaedia Britannica has lashed out at a recent study by Nature which claimed that Wikipedia "comes close" to Britannica's accuracy in covering scientific topics. Nature compared 50 entries in the online versions of both... More...
A survey of 90 enterprises finds better total cost of ownership and fewer risks with Microsoft's streamlined security tools. Security is one of the chief concerns of IT decision makers. Along with purchase... More...