The Loop points to some interesting findings in a recent report by Interpret, a marketing research firm. The work explores the iPad's popularity among both traditional and non-traditional gamers in the United States.
We've known for awhile now that Apple's iOS platform was making the gaming industry nervous, but I don't think we knew how much. Interpret is reporting that the iPad's gaming base has grown to over 8 million in the US alone...
You wouldn't know it by listening to HTC's Martin Fichter, but it seems that the demand for Apple's next smartphone is higher than ever before. According to a recent survey, the pre-launch hype for the iPhone 5 exceeds that of the iPhone 4.
Analyst Mike Abramsky announced the results of a recent RBC/ChangeWave survey this morning, which shines some light on the growing interest in Apple's upcoming smartphone. And unless you're Mr. Fichter, the results shouldn't surprise you...
J.D. Power has ranked Apple as the top smartphone vendor in customer satisfaction, again. In the latest report for its semi-annual survey, Apple has placed above HTC in customer satisfaction, and also scored better than any other mobile company across the board.
This survey would be Apple's sixth consecutive win with J.D. Power. Count 'em: six.
When Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple yesterday, it's fair to say he was doing a decent job. The company makes some of the most sought-after devices in the industry, and is sitting on one of the largest piles of cash imaginable.
A survey of about 1,000 Apple employees now claims that Jobs' co-workers was also impressed with the Jobs era, with a staggering 97% of those questioned saying that they believe Jobs was doing a good job...
A new study suggests that iPhone owners are the most likely to be open to the idea of mobile payment systems, according to GigaOM.
The study, conducted by UK firm YouGov, reported that 46% of UK iPhone owners would be willing to pay bills using their handsets, while 62% would happily transfer funds. 69% would check their balances, with 45% keen on using their iPhone to pay other people...
Apple's iPhone and iPad advertisements totally set them apart from the competition. While TV ads for Android devices spout off specs like "it has a 1.5 GHZ processor and 512 MB of RAM," Apple's commercials use more familiar words like "fast" and "magical."
It's likely that the simplistic strategy is what continues to drive hoards of customers into Apple stores to snatch up their latest gadgets. That being said, for a company known for its oversimplified approach, does their upcoming cloud service seem a bit too complicated?
A new survey by OFCOM suggests that the iPhone is the smartphone of choice in the UK, with RIM's BlackBerry being the favorite of teenagers.
OFCOM spoke to 2073 adults and 521 teenagers in order to find out which smartphone they used, and Apple's iPhone was once again the handset to come up trumps. RIM's BlackBerry got a shot in the arm, with teenagers apparently preferring the Canadian firm's smartphones over the more touch-friendly competition...
A recent survey carried out by shopping website PriceGrabber revealed that 35% of the people who took part in the survey said they would buy an iPhone 5, even though they haven't seen it or don't even know what features the device will have.
Additionally, 51% of the people who took the survey said they would buy the iPhone 5 within the first year, no matter what...
"Will the next iPhone be 4G capable?" It's a popular question in the ongoing next-gen iPhone debate. Some folks believe that Apple wouldn't sacrifice reliability or design by going with currently available 4G chipsets, and others think it's a necessity for the device to sell.
However, a recent survey by marketing research firm Retrevo suggests that consumers aren't too concerned about 4G compatibility. In fact, 34% of the iPhone users questioned believed their device was already 4G...
The "Games" section of the App Store hold thousands of awesome titles for our iPhones, iPods and iPads. We all love to play games on the iPhone, and a recent study from Nielson shows that iPhone users actually like playing games more than anyone else.
According to Nielson, the average iPhone owner spends twice the average time of any other smartphone user playing games. The iPhone actually beats out its closest competitor, Android, by nearly double the percentage time spent on mobile games from the App Store. We're not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
According to a recent study, after five months, the iPhone already dominates the Verizon network in the U.S. On AT&T, the numbers are even more impressive, with a 65% lead.
BITG Research surveyed 250 Verizon and AT&T stores across the United States over a period of three months and determined that the iPhone is the number one smartphone on both carriers.
Daniel Amitay, the developer of the Big Brother Camera Security app, ran an interesting survey of his application's users. He added some code to anonymously record passcodes of iPhone owners who use his application.
With this little test, Amitay was able to record 204,508 passcodes from as many devices, giving him the opportunity to find out what the most used passcodes are. If you are using any of these passcodes, you might want to change this right away in order to increase the safety of the information on your device...