Smartphones driving mobile cellular traffic, says Informa Telecom research - November 3, 2010
Smartphone users are generating two-thirds of total mobile cellular traffic worldwide despite the fact that only 13 percent of mobile subscribers use smartphones, according to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media. As these smartphone users spend more time on the Internet, the traffic that… Read More
K-12 students view mobile devices as critical to learning process, says survey report - November 1, 2010
Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organisation, and enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, have released a new survey report titled Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile! According to the report, access to smartphones has more than tripled among high school… Read More
Global e-paper market worth US$ 5.73 billion by 2015, says report - November 1, 2010
Market research and consulting company MarketsandMarkets, US, has released a report according to which, the global e-paper market is estimated to be $5.73 billion by 2015, growing at a CAGR of 25.3 percentfrom 2010 to 2015. The E-paper market is primarily driven by the e-readers and… Read More
E-books no threat to printed version in colleges, says OnCampus Research study - October 28, 2010
The printed page remains more popular among college students, according to findings of a new study by OnCampus Research, a division of the National Association of College Stores (NACS). This is despite screaming headlines proclaiming the death of the printed book due… Read More
New OCLC Research report builds on 1998 ARL survey of special collections - October 28, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released a new report titled, 'Taking Our Pulse: The OCLC Research Survey of Special Collections and Archives'. This report provides the detailed findings from a 2009 OCLC Research survey of 275 institutions across the US and Canada to determine… Read More
E-books to garner 10 percent market in 3 years, says Kelkoo study - October 25, 2010
Retail research company Kelkoo UK has predicted that the e-book market will experience accelerated growth over the next three years, when e-books could account for 10 percent of all books sold. E-readers are also predicted to experience significant growth with a total of 1.3 million units… Read More
Usage statistics influence purchasing decisions for librarians, says MPS survey - October 22, 2010
Publishing solutions provider MPS Limited, a Macmillan company, has released findings of a survey of over 300 librarians around the world. The survey found that 97 percent of librarians use usage statistics, with 87 percent of librarians using COUNTER-compliant usage statistics for eJournals, and 66 percent… Read More
iPad owners more likely to engage with ads and buy apps, says Nielsen study - October 22, 2010
Global information and media group Nielsen Company, US, has released the findings of a study, according to which Apple iPad users are more likely to engage with mobile advertising than other connected device users. The study, entitled the "Connected Devices Playbook", found that nearly two-thirds of… Read More
Worldwide media tablet sales to cross 54 million units next year, says Gartner report - October 18, 2010
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has released a report, which forecasts that worldwide media tablet sales to end users will reach 19.5 million units in 2010. Media tablets are poised for strong growth with worldwide end user sales projected to total 54.8 million units… Read More
WAN-IFRA meet examines business models for news publishing via e-readers and tablet PCs - October 14, 2010
The 3rd WAN-IFRA International E-Reading and Tablets Conference, held last week in Hamburg, Germany, sought to address the issue of how publishers can turn the vast potential of tablet computers and mobile e-reading devices into successful business models. The conference attracted around 260 participants from 40… Read More
