Tablet, E-Reader Ownership Doubled Over Holidays

After a slowdown in the fall of 2011, the share of adults who owned tablet computers or e-readers nearly doubled over the holidays, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. 19 percent of U.S. adults now own tablets......»»

[Via: SEARCHENGINEWATCH][Cat: internet]Jan 28th, 2012

Tablet Ownership Almost Doubled Over The Holidays [Factoid]

Compared to 10 per cent in mid-December, over 19 per cent of US adults now own a tablet, according to Pew. There was an identical trend with ereaders, too, and there's not as much overlap as you might expectr: 29 per cent own one or the other. That is a l.....»»

[Via: GIZMODO][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Study finds tablet, e-book ownership soared (AP)

AP - Tablets and e-readers were a popular gift over the holidays, so much so that the number of people who own them nearly doubled between mid-December and January, a new study finds......»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Pew: tablet, e-reader ownership nearly doubled over the holiday season

The number crunchers over at the Pew Research Center have released another batch of market statistics today, this time, with a focus on tablets. According to the Center's latest survey, 19 percent of all adult Americans now own some form of tablet, markin.....»»

[Via: ENGADGET][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Pew: Tablet, e-reader ownership nearly doubled over the holiday season

The number crunchers over at the Pew Research Center have released another batch of market statistics today, this time, with a focus on tablets. According to the Center's latest survey, 19 percent of all adult Americans now own some form of tablet, markin.....»»

[Via: ENGADGET][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Tablet and e-reader ownership jumped 60 percent after holiday season

E-reader and tablet ownership nearly doubled over the 2011 holiday season, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. The percentage of people who reported owning a tablet jumped to 19 percent from December 2011 to January 2012—the same .....»»

[Via: ARSTECHNICA][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

U.S. Tablet Ownership Nearly Doubles Over Holiday Season

The number of U.S. adults owning just a tablet nearly doubled from 10 percent in mid-December to 19 percent in early January.....»»

[Via: DAILYTECH][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Tablet ownership doubles over 2011 holiday season

Report from Pew Internet and American Life Project finds tablet and e-reader ownership jumped dramatically in late December 2011.....»»

[Via: THEGLOBEANDMAIL][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

There’s room for both tablets and e-readers (for now)

Although there's some overlapping functionality between tablets and e-readers, it doesn't seem to set up either device to cannibalize the other; at least not yet. The number of adults who owned either a tablet or an e-reader doubled this holiday season. H.....»»

[Via: GIGAOM][Cat: media]Jan 23rd, 2012

1 in 5 American Adults Own a Tablet

Tablet ownership in the U.S. nearly doubled over the fourth quarter holiday season, a Pew Research Center study reports......»»

[Via: PCWORLD][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Thanks To Santa, Tablets And E-Readers Are (Almost) Everywhere

Ownership of tablets and e-book readers saw a big spike over the holidays — in fact, it nearly doubled in the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. The study was based on telephone su.....»»

[Via: TECHCRUNCH][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

19 Percent of American Adults Own a Tablet

Tablet ownership in the U.S. nearly doubled over the fourth quarter holiday season, a Pew Research Center study reports......»»

[Via: PCWORLD][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012

Tablet ownership nearly doubles in January

Since millions of Americans became new tablet owners after unwrapping gifts during the holidays last month, tablet ownership has skyrocketed in just a few weeks......»»

[Via: DIGITALTRENDS][Cat: top]Jan 24th, 2012

The best apps for iPads and Android tablet devices (Appolicious)

Appolicious - So you just got a new iPad or Android tablet device for the holidays and are looking for suggestions of what apps to download first. You?re in luck! There are more than 100,000 apps developed for the iPad, in addition to hundreds of thousand.....»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Jan 7th, 2012

Polaroid launching new tablet, color screen e-reader at CES?

What's this here, then? A sneaky tipster sent of some shots of what looks to be a new Android tab and a color screen e-reader from the photo-shaking folks at Polaroid. Not a lot to go on here, but, fittingly, the company is pushing the photo-taking capabi.....»»

[Via: ENGADGET][Cat: top]Jan 7th, 2012

The Daily To Come Pre-Installed On Verizon Android Devices Starting With Samsung Galaxy

The Daily, News Corp's tablet news reader app, will no longer be iPad-only. A deal has been struck with Verizon to pre-install an Android version of the app on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 this month, with more Verizon Android devices to receive The Daily .....»»

[Via: TECHCRUNCH][Cat: top]Jan 10th, 2012

Great new mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Whether you got your first smartphone or tablet over the holidays or are an experienced user, there are plenty of great new mobile applications for iPhones, iPads and Android devices to tap into......»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Jan 11th, 2012

Hanvon C-18 Mirasol e-reader hands-on (video)

Qualcomm unveiled its new C-18 Mirasol e-reader yesterday, and today, we managed to get our hands on it here at CES. Manufactured by Hanvon, this device is officially labeled as an e-reader, though to be honest, it felt more like a tablet to us. Unlike th.....»»

[Via: ENGADGET][Cat: top]Jan 12th, 2012

Canadians to double down on tablet ownership, tech forecast says

Deloitte Canada researcher says almost five per cent of tablet sales this year will be made to households that already own one.....»»

[Via: THEGLOBEANDMAIL][Cat: top]Jan 17th, 2012

Ownership of tablets, e-readers almost doubles

A new report from one of the Web's leading researchers spells out what news reports have suggested: that tablet computers and e-readers made a huge leap in popularity this holiday season......»»

[Via: CNN][Cat: top]Jan 23rd, 2012