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Fake McDonald's Survey Hides Phishing Attack

Security researchers from security vendor AppRiver warn about phishing emails purporting to be part of an opinion poll from McDonald's.The rogue emails bear a subject of "Survey" and have spoofed headers to appear as if they originate from a consult@McDonalds.com address.The message contained within suggests the...

21 January 2011
08:16 GMT

Phishers Trick RuneScape Players with Moderator Positions

Security researchers from GFI Software warn of new phishing attacks targeting RuneScape players which tempt them to apply for Player Moderator positions.RuneScape is a highly popular free massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from the fantasy genre.It has an estimated 10 million active players each ...

18 January 2011
12:44 GMT

Genes Determine Susceptibility to Depression

Researchers analyzing the connection between genetics and depression have recently made a discovery that challenges recent findings, but lends additional credence to an earlier theory. It would appear that genes do play a critical role in underlying people's susceptibility to experiencing depression.With this ne...

5 January 2011
04:45 GMT

New Year’s Resolutions, a Dying Trend

New Year’s Eve is usually the time of the year when we promise ourselves we’ll be better by setting goals and deadlines to achieve them by. A new poll reveals eight out of ten Brits don’t even bother about them, considering the practice obsolete. Whether it’s to kick a bad habit or lose weight...

31 December 2010
13:21 GMT

Women Spend 8 Months in a Lifetime Shopping for Bargains

Everybody loves a good bargain – but no one loves them more than women. Love of bargains combined with love of shopping translates in the average woman in a total of 8 months wandering the shops for good deals in a lifetime, it has emerged. A new survey conducted on 4,000 British women reveals they spent a lot ...

30 December 2010
13:11 GMT

Women Feel Guilty All the Time, At Least Once a Day

A new study has dubbed our generation the guilty-all-the-time generation (or the GAT) after confirming that as many as 96 percent of women feel guilty at least once a day, all the time. Most of the time, it’s not even for things they can be held accountable for.It’s a well known fact that, because they te...

29 December 2010
13:31 GMT

British Women Are Worst Dieters, New Survey Reveals

Nutritionists have repeatedly warned that dieting alone is not enough for successful weight management and that the changes must be turned into a new lifestyle option to avoid yo-yo-ing weight. A new survey reveals that British women are the worst even when it comes to short-term diets. One of the most certain ways t...

22 December 2010
14:01 GMT

IM Worm Combines Ransomware Behavior with Survey Scams

A new version of the Yimfoca IM worm blocks access to Facebook and asks victims to complete surveys before being allowed onto the website.According to researchers from Symantec, when trying to open facebook.com in Internet Explorer, infected users are greeted by a pop-up which reads: "Your account is suspended. To ma...

21 December 2010
10:44 GMT

iPad Is Most Memorable New Product Launch of 2010

The online MMNPL survey, conducted by Schneider Associates, Sentient Decision Science and Symphony IRI Group during October of 2010, has revealed that Apple’s iPad is the Most Memorable New Product Launch of 2010. The iPod nano ranked sixth. This is the ninth consecutive year that the study has been conducted. ...

15 December 2010
06:44 GMT

Survey Shows Cleavage Sabotages Women’s Chances of Promotion

Regardless of what an old myth says about how the bigger the cleavage, the bigger the chances of promotion for a woman at her workplace, a new survey comes to show that this is actually the biggest mistake ladies can make. Showing too much cleavage not only lowers their chances at a job interview, as we also informed...

10 December 2010
14:41 GMT

Report Shows WordPress Dominance Amongst CMSs

The water & stone Agency has released a report about the usage of content management systems (CMS) in 2010. While the top 3 was the same as last year, this year WordPress seriously out-performed Drupal and Joomla.Compiled after a thorough market survey answered by 5000 individuals, with around 2800 answering each que...

10 December 2010
09:59 GMT

Strategy Analytics: Apple May Be Forced to Slash iPad Price

According to a survey of 4800 US and European consumers conducted by Strategy Analytics’ Tablet and Touchscreen Strategies service, two-thirds of potential iPad buyers expect to pay less than $500 or a maximum of 500 Euros. “Two thirds of people who are thinking of buying an iPad in the next 12 months ...

7 December 2010
09:19 GMT

Survey Hints to New Features for Assassin's Creed 3

It seems that Ubisoft isn't wasting any time after the successful release of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and is already setting up surveys around the world to see what gamers want in the next game, Assassin's Creed 3. It seems that one of those private surveys leaked out, and that the options ava...

6 December 2010
04:15 GMT

Intel-Funded Survey Finds that Over 86,000 Laptops Are Lost Every Year

It is a well-known fact that many mobile consumers and other electronics get stolen or just lost every year, in addition to those that just break, but in the case of laptops, things might be more serious than one may think.Surveys are often undertaken by various parties and analysts, but it seems that, this time aro...

3 December 2010
09:44 GMT

iPhone Most Desirable in the US, Android Close Behind

The battle on the smartphone segment seems to be heating up at least in the US market, with iPhone named the most desirable device among smartphone users, while the Android handsets moving closer to it in customer's preferences.According to a recent survey from Nielsen, while the most popular smartphones remain...

2 December 2010
04:41 GMT

Study: iPhone Owners Regard Themselves as the Most ‘Fashion Aware’

Retrevo, the consumer shopping and review site, has posted the results from a new study about gadget accessories and what smartphone owners want this year. Retrevo’s advice is don’t buy your friends a sweater for a Christmas gift. Chances are they’d much rather fancy an iPhone.Of course, anyone coul...

2 December 2010
03:36 GMT

New Study Confirms Undisputed Demand for Apple’s iPad this Holiday Season

The results from the latest Retrevo Gadgetology study are out. The consumer shopping and review site asked consumers what was on their holiday wish lists and how much they were planning to spend on gadgets and gadget accessories. Not surprisingly, the iPad tops shopping lists for this holiday season, a finding also h...

18 November 2010
08:46 GMT

Lawyers Are Going Mac, Clio Survey Results Show

Themis Solutions has announced that the inaugural Clio Apple in Law Firms Survey results are out. Participants counted 835 people, 90% of which were practicing lawyers and 10% of which were law students, the company said. An iPad giveaway is also mentioned in the report, which names Holly Wilcox of Castle Rock, Color...

16 November 2010
09:08 GMT

Men’s Perfect Woman Is a Contradiction

We all imagine we know exactly how we want our (perfect) partner to be and, moreover, that we’ll know it’s them the moment we lay eyes on them. A new study shows things are far from that actually.A new survey conducted by a British dating website and cited by the Daily Mail, on no less than 3,000 bachelor...

11 November 2010
16:31 GMT

Survey Says the Era of Wristwatches Is Almost Over

Time is ticking away for what was once the most reliable time-telling piece: fewer and fewer people use a wristwatch to tell time, relying instead on more modern and multi-functional gadgets.These days, a wristwatch is more of a statement piece than an actually useful accessory, since most of us already have other ga...

27 October 2010
13:31 GMT

Patients Are the Best Doctor Evaluators

A new research carried out by a team from the University of Bristol, tried to find out what would be the most reliable way of assessing the performances of doctors and practices, focusing on whether patient surveys are reliable or not.The survey concluded that it is better to ask patients about their actual experienc...

13 October 2010
06:58 GMT

Scammers Target Halo Reach Fans

Security researchers warn that scammers are trying to exploit people's interest into the new Halo Reach game in a variety of ways.Firs of all, there seem to be a lot of phishing attacks targeting XBox Live accounts on the official Halo forums, which are maintained by the game's developer over at Bungie.net....

24 September 2010
12:30 GMT

iPhone 4 Scores 800 / 1000 In J.D. Power Satisfaction Survey

The iPhone has come in first in J.D. Power and Associates' smartphone customer satisfaction survey for the fourth time in a row, with a score of 800 out of 1,000.J.D. Power and Associates measure customer satisfaction with both traditional phones and smartphones across several key factors that determine whether ...

24 September 2010
05:32 GMT

Apple Dominates in Satisfaction, Amid Industry-Wide Improvement

A report by American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) notes that customer satisfaction has improved for major household appliances, while recording all-time highs for personal computers and big- ticket consumer electronics.According to the report (PDF) released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, rec...

21 September 2010
09:52 GMT

Two Thirds of Plastic Surgery Patients Are Not Happy with the Results

As talk about buyer’s remorse in the case of Heidi Montag continues to make the rounds, Cosmetic Surgery Bible conducted a poll to try and determine how many other patients might be in the same situation and felt regret after going under the knife.The results were shocking, with only one third of those question...

8 September 2010
15:41 GMT

62.3m Use Opera Mini in July, View 29.6b Pages

The usage of Opera Mini is still on the rise, and the same applies to the number of women that are accessing the mobile Web, a recent report from Opera shows. According to the software company, the number of women accessing the web from their mobile devices increased 575% during the past two years, reaching 23% of t...

28 August 2010
04:37 GMT

Firefox 4 Beta Users are 96 Percent Male

One of the interesting things about the Firefox 4 Betas has been the Feedback button based on Test Pilot technology. This enables the developers to know more about the users and their behavior in order to see what works and what doesn't and on what to focus on. Earlier this week the Mozilla Metrics blog publishe...

27 August 2010
05:40 GMT

Marilyn Monroe Is the Ultimate Blonde of All Times

She is the iconic blonde pinup, the woman whose name has come to be synonymous with old-school glamour and elegance. To this day, Marilyn Monroe remains the ultimate blonde, a new poll reveals.Though almost half a century has passed since her untimely death, Marilyn remains the women many men dream and other women as...

26 August 2010
14:31 GMT

Apple Mostly Selling iPads to iOwners

Bringing over thirty years of experience, with a focus on strategic and technology issues facing hi-tech companies and organizations, Strategy Analytics has rolled out its newest report which claims that “Apple may be preaching to the converted” with its tablet computer, the iPad.The report, purchasable f...

24 August 2010
08:59 GMT

Plurality of iPad Owners Prefer Tablet for Gaming, Reading

1034 UK iPad owners were questioned via a research-administered telephone poll between July 28 2010 to August 10 2010. The results showed that Apple tablet owners prefer the device for reading and gaming.Published on August 12, 2010 the results of a survey by copywriting agency Cooper Murphy Webb showed the iPad was ...

16 August 2010
06:24 GMT

Apple Tech Support Tops HP & Dell’s in Vocalabs Study

Apple reportedly dominates in customer satisfaction with technical support, topping hardware vendors Dell and HP in the latest Vocalabs study on phone-based customer service quality.Vocalabs is an analytics company which aims to help leading brands improve customer service by collecting feedback about the quality of ...

12 August 2010
11:04 GMT

iPhone 4 Drops Fewer Calls than iPhone 3GS - Survey

ChangeWave has published the results of a July survey focusing on customer satisfaction among iPhone 4 owners, comparing the findings with those of last year, when the analytics firm surveyed iPhone 3GS adopters. The findings are not surprising, with many regarding iPhone 4 as an excellent device. ChangeWave actually...

6 August 2010
06:25 GMT

Toy Story 3 Hidden Message Scam Spreads on Facebook

A new survey scam is making the rounds on Facebook and tricking users into spamming their friends and family. This time the lure involves a rude hidden message allegedly hidden in the Toy Story 3 movie.Toy Story 3 is one of the most successful movies of this summer. Even though the third installment in the Disney ser...

2 August 2010
12:29 GMT

Greystripe Profiles Mothers with iPhones

Research from Greystripe shows that moms love iPhone apps, and are downloading these in various categories from games to productivity. The mobile advertising company has issued a PDF report answering questions like who is the iPhone Mom, how does she use her iPhone, and what types of apps does she download.“Dur...

30 July 2010
10:20 GMT

Microsoft Asks iPad Owners to Come Over for a Chat

Microsoft recently posted (and pulled) an invitation targeting iPad owners, promising a "gratuity item" in exchange for participating in a survey later this month at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. The move is undoubtedly correlated to Steve Ballmer’s recent statements saying that the tablet PC market is ...

14 July 2010
04:45 GMT

Wayne Rooney Is the Ugliest Football Player on the Planet

It’s been said before and we’ll say it again without running the risk of redundancy: people love charts and lists. Ever since one can remember, there have always been lists with the best-looking in a particular field, or the worst-dressed at a particular party or the hottest man/woman of the year. The Wor...

8 July 2010
13:31 GMT

Brides Choose Fatter Bridesmaids to Look Better

It’s only natural for a woman to want everything to be perfect on what is supposed to be the biggest day of her life, her wedding day. Because of this, countless hours are spent preparing every little detail, from flower arrangements to guest seating and the menu. However, it would seem brides also put a lot of...

6 July 2010
13:11 GMT

UK Consumers Interested in Better Mobile Services

Mobile broadband users in the UK are interested in the quality they enjoy when it comes to the mobile services offered by their wireless carrier. According to a consumer research launched by YouGov and Acision, 80 percent of users questioned on the matter experienced Quality of Service (QoS) issues. According to the...

6 July 2010
10:45 GMT

iPad is a Better eReader than Kindle, Study Shows

Tests carried out by Jakob Nielsen of the Nielsen Norman Group across a small sample group seem to indicate that e-book reading remains slower than reading paper, while the iPad is faster, and more pleasant to read than an Amazon Kindle.“Many companies are betting big that electronic book readers will be one of...

5 July 2010
09:10 GMT

56% of US Consumers Find Femtocells Appealing

Over 50 percent of all mobile phone users in the United States are said to find femtocells appealing, a recent survey from International research firm Parks Associates shows. The survey, U.S. Consumer Attitudes on In-Home Mobile Services and Femtocells, conducted on behalf of the Femto Forum, shows that people are i...

22 June 2010
13:01 GMT

Infonetics Has Published the 4G Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey

Recently, Infonetics Research, one of the largest research companies based in the United States, has published the 4G Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey. The survey was mainly based on a series of questions answered by various operators regarding their future 4G network plans, deployment challenges, differen...

9 June 2010
10:32 GMT

Mac OS X Ranks High in Steam Survey

Valve has published the results from its latest hardware survey acknowledging that there are more users of its Steam gaming service running Mac OS X than those running the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista combined. The service has just hit its first month of availability on Apple platforms. “Eac...

7 June 2010
06:35 GMT

30% of Netbook Fans Bought an iPad Instead

After the iPad announcement in January, 40% of the people surveyed by Retrevo held off on buying a netbook, and bought an iPad instead, the company reveals in its latest Pulse report. 30% held off on buying a netbook after the iPad was announced in January, and soon went for the iPad instead, a study showed. Retrevo...

27 May 2010
06:28 GMT

ChangeWave Conducts New iPad Surveys

Research firm ChangeWave has compiled the results of two surveys to measure future consumer demand and the reactions of new iPad owners. Not surprisingly, the report reveals that customer satisfaction is high. In fact, it’s very high, according to ChangeWave. Surveying a large pool of potential customers, the f...

21 May 2010
06:22 GMT

Sarah Jessica Parker Voted Least Attractive Again

What made Sarah Jessica Parker so special when she first broke in showbiz was the fact that she was unlike other female stars of her age, they say. She was not beautiful in the traditional way, but neither was she ugly because she had a certain something that made you want to look at her more. A recent poll says thos...

17 May 2010
10:37 GMT

It Takes 17 Months and 26 Days to Get Over Divorce

As the divorce cake business continues to flourish and more celebrity couples admittedly contribute to the impression that divorce is a mere trifle that can be easily overcome, a new survey comes to show that, in reality, things are far from that. In fact, getting over a separation from a spouse takes on average 17 m...

8 April 2010
16:31 GMT

Consumers Want iPad Not for Games, but for Work On The Go

Earlier today, Softpedia reported that IT businesses appeared to be very interested in Apple’s upcoming iPad, by extracting relevant information from a Businessweek report. Contrary to some beliefs, the device will be particularly helpful for employees required to do work in the field, according to a Sybase sur...

25 March 2010
11:39 GMT

Survey Reveals High Awareness of iPad, ‘iOwners’ Likely to Grab One

A self-touted leader in measuring the digital world, comScore has released the results of its latest survey targeting e-reader consumer attitudes. The study was conducted on 2,176 Internet users regarding their awareness and opinions of the Apple iPad and other e-readers/tablet devices. "The tablet and e-reader mark...

23 March 2010
11:57 GMT

Brits Are Worst Dressed in Europe

A new poll conducted by Microsoft’s shopping website Ciao shows that Britons are perceived as the worst dressed in all Europe, not because they lack style but because they love a good bargain so much that they’d buy (and wear) almost anything. Discount stores like Primark are primarily responsible for thi...

19 March 2010
16:21 GMT


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