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  American moms love Facebook, Nielsen survey shows

  If you're looking for a last-minute gift for Mother's Day, don't bother sending her a Facebook invite - chances are, she's probably already on it.

  By Brad Reed | 12 May, 2012 03:33

  Tags: Wordpress, web 2.0, unified communications, Tumblr, software, social networking, social media, Pinterest, nielsen, networking, mothers day, mom, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Google+, Google, Facebook, collaboration, applications

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  Apple television may just be a transparent screen, report

  Apple may have a far more clever plan to take on the living room than just creating an Apple television set. One report discusses the idea that Apple will instead sell transparent screens with a glass bezel that you can fix to the wall in every room of your house.

  By Karen Haslam | 05 May, 2012 03:48

  Tags: youtube, nielsen, Hulu, entertainment, Digital Lifestyle, consumer electronics, Apple

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  It's raining sub-$100 LTE smartphones

  Wireless carriers recently began offering new LTE-ready phones at bargain-basement prices of less than $100, but those customers still must commit to paying a minimum of $60 a month, or $1,440 for two years of voice and data service.

  By Matt Hamblen | 05 April, 2012 20:13

  Tags: consumer electronics, Mobile and Wireless, networking, nielsen, smartphones, wireless, wireless networking

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  Will Windows 8 survive in the post-PC world?

  Try as it will to break through in the mobile space, Microsoft is still struggling to gain any ground with Windows Phone almost a year-and-a-half after its launch.

  By Shane O'Neill | 04 April, 2012 04:11

  Tags: Android, Apple, applications, ceo, cio, consumer electronics, Facebook, Google, IDC, iOS, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, nielsen, Prowess, smartphones, software, Technology Topics, Telecommunication, virtualiatio, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8

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  Half of all U.S. mobile phones are smartphones

  About half of the mobile phones used in the U.S., or 49.7%, are smartphones, according to a Nielsen survey.

  By Matt Hamblen | 30 March, 2012 03:52

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, hardware, hardware systems, Mobile and Wireless, nielsen, smartphones, twitter

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  Windows Phone to bump iPhone for second place in '15, IHS predicts

  Thanks mainly to the new Lumia 900 and Nokia, Windows Phone could represent nearly 17% of the smartphones shipped in 2015, edging out Apple's iPhone for the second-place ranking behind Android smartphones.

  By Matt Hamblen | 20 January, 2012 03:31

  Tags: Apple, at&t, consumer electronics, IHS, iSuppli, Macintosh, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, nielsen, Nokia, smartphones

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  Apple's iPhone narrows gap with Android among recent buyers

  Apple's iPhone has made major inroads among recent buyers in its battle against smartphones running Google's Android, but still lagged behind its OS rival, according to pollster Nielsen.

  By Gregg Keizer | 19 January, 2012 08:33

  Tags: Apple, ComScore, consumer electronics, Google, Macintosh, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile OSes, nielsen, smartphones

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  iPhone closes the gap with Android, Nielsen says

  Surprise! It turns out that the iPhone 4S is a pretty popular device.

  By Brad Reed | 19 January, 2012 03:30

  Tags: Android, Apple, consumer electronics, iPhone, networking, nielsen, rim, smartphones, wireless

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  iPhone purchase plans at all-time high in U.S.

  Demand for the iPhone 4S among U.S. consumers remains "incredibly strong," a research company said today as it cited a late December survey of smartphone buying plans.

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 January, 2012 05:44

  Tags: Apple, ChangeWave Research, consumer electronics, Google, Macintosh, mobile, Mobile OSes, nielsen, smartphones

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  Timeline: RIM's very bad year

  You get the feeling that executives in Research in Motion will especially relish singing "Should old acquaintance be forgot" this year.

  By Brad Reed | 17 December, 2011 06:28

  Tags: Apple, Blackberry, business issues, Configuration / maintenance, consumer electronics, corporate issues, Data Center, Google, hardware systems, networking, nielsen, pc, PlayBook, research in motion, rim, smartphones, wireless

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  Android users embrace Facebook, Google apps

  Google must be pleased to know that Android users aged 18-44 tend to keep their apps all in the family – the Google family, that is.

  By Bob Brown | 15 December, 2011 05:27

  Tags: android apps, consumer electronics, Facebook, Google, mobile apps, networking, nielsen, Pandora, smartphones, wireless, Words with Friends, youtube, Zynga

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  Android, iPhone still top US smartphones: Nielsen

  Android again was the dominant mobile operating system among U.S. mobile subscribers in the third quarter, while Apple was still the largest smartphone maker, according to Nielsen reported.

  By Matt Hamblen | 30 November, 2011 07:39

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, htc, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile Apps and Services, Mobile OSes, Motorola, nielsen, smartphones

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  Apple hacks $40 off 16GB iPad price for Black Friday

  Apple is slashing between $41 and $61 from the price of its ever-popular iPad 2 devices for one day this Friday.

  By Brad Reed | 24 November, 2011 06:28

  Tags: Apple, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, iPad2, networking, nielsen, pc, wireless

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  High-tech toys top of Black Friday shoppers' lists

  If the latest survey from Nielsen holds water, you can expect to see a lot of smartphones, tablets and other popular devices under the Christmas tree this year.

  By Brad Reed | 23 November, 2011 07:27

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, consumer electronics, Data Center, e-commerce, hardware systems, internet, iPhone, networking, nielsen, pc, smartphones, wireless

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  Android now accounts for nearly 45 per cent of US smartphone users

  More US smartphone users turned to Android in the third quarter, accounting for nearly 44.8 per cent of some 87 million users, according to ComScore.

  By Matt Hamblen | 05 November, 2011 07:25

  Tags: consumer electronics, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile OSes, nielsen, smartphones