Tag: survey
Lenovo tops Greenpeace's latest eco-charts
The Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has climbed to the top spot in Greenpeace's latest quarterly report on how environmentally friendly electronics firms are. Previously, the PC maker ranked low but in the first report of 2007 has succeeded Nokia, Sony…
Mobile users become contortionists in bid to improve signal strength
According to the zBoost Cell Phone Signal Survey, mobile phone users aren't shy about doing weird things and getting themselves into strange positions for the sake of improving their signal. 69% of mobile phone users who made phone calls at…
British consumers increasingly unhappy with broadband provision
A new survey from Point Topic has highlighted an increasing dissatisfaction with UK broadband providers. When the survey of 5,000 people was carried out in February 2006, 92% said they were very satisfied or fairly satisfied with their broadband service….
Forget the features; mobile users just want good reception, research says
Research carried out by the Forum to Advance the Mobile Experience (FAME) amongst 15,000 mobile phone users across 37 countries has concluded that what they want more than fancy, complicated features is decent voice reception. The number one complaint from…
British mobile phone users fear their ringtones
A staggering four out of five Brits fear criticism of their mobile phone ring tone, according to new research from Dial-a-Phone. Staggering because it's something every mobile phone user has complete control over. 97% of Brits judge someone's personality based…
Shiny Christmas survey results
We asked, you answered. And boy, did we learn some interesting facts about our fellow gadget fans.
Flogging your unwanted Christmas gifts on eBay leads to hurt feelings
In research hardly likely to surprise too many people, it's been discovered that it really does hurt people's feelings if you auction off the tat they gave you for Christmas on eBay. Nevertheless, it's now a pretty common dumping ground…
Fill in our Xmas survey and win loads of stuff
Ho, ho, ho boys and girls. Santa has just rocked up and he has brought with him a very big sack of Boys Stuff goodies. And one of many prizes (we'll give you full details tomorrow) could be yours if…
Teen texting survey reveals a celebrity following
A new survey of texting teenagers by Hotxt has revealed what teenagers think about text messaging and etiquette (or lack of it). Amongst the musical celebs that teens would most like to add to their texting circle of friends, Lindsay…
Nokia reveals worldwide mobile gaming habits
Nokia have done some research into people who play games on their mobile phones. A diverse group of 1800 people from China, Germany, India, Spain, Thailand and the United States were asked about their gaming habits. 80% of those interviewed…
