Tablet and e-reader adoption continues to grow quickly.
It used to be a startling experience to see an iPad on a bus, an airplane or the subway. Now you might be startled not to see one.
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Many consumers are waiting for the release of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, and as they wait there is evidence that tablets may be reshaping online viewing habits.
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Consumers access content through several touchpoints during the course of their daily digital lives.
Cross-platform media consumption is reshaping the digital landscape as consumers use more devices to access content. Nearly seven percent of all digital traffic in the United States comes from smartphones and tablets, according to a new survey from comScore.
Hunching over a small screen can cause headaches over time.
People who regularly send text messages on their mobile phones were warned they could develop a new condition called ‘Text Neck.’
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Delta will be the first airline to expand its Wi-Fi service to regional jets.
More airlines are beginning to offer Wi-Fi service and travelers are increasingly expected to take advantage of in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity in the coming years. A new report from In-Stat News found that in-flight Wi-Fi revenue is expected to grow from about $225 million in 2011 to over $1.5 billion in 2015.
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Women dominate ereader ownership.
Women have been slow to adopt tablets but they do dominate eReader ownership, according to recent data by Nielsen.
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Some schools are already using textbooks displayed on notebook computers.
All of South Korea’s elementary-level educational materials will be digitized by 2014. And by 2015, the entire school-age curriculum will be delivered on an array of computers, smart phones and tablets. South Korea’s education ministry is yet to announce the make or model of the devices it will purchase, it has revealed it will spend $2.4 billion buying the requisite tablets and digitizing material for them.
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Ownership of e-readers is exploding.
E-reader ownership is exploding, according to a survey by Pew Internet Research. Ownership of e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook has grown from 6% to 12% of U.S. adults over the last six months. E-readers are more popular than tablets devices such as the iPad or various Android slates like the Samsung Galaxy Tab which are owned by 8% of U.S. adults.
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Driving the growth of data usage are “app friendly” mobile operating systems.
Smartphone users are using up more and more data than ever before. According to data from Nielsen data usage is up to 89 percent more than last year.
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