Thoughts on Apple's iPhone 12 keynote
A look at Apple's iPhone 12 keynote news. Also: is the public losing interest in Apple's keynotes?
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Streaming made up 79% of US music revenue in 2019
Music industry group the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) has released its annual revenue report. As is the case over the past several years, everything’s clearly in the favor of
Digital camera sales down by 87% since 2010
Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, smartphones have grown to dominate the consumer photography space. For the average person, smartphones have long since displaced digital cameras, which were popular back in
Poll: More Americans go to the library than the movies
A recent Gallup poll of over 1,000 adults 18 and older states that the most popular leisure time activity is… going to the library. More so than the movies, concerts, or
Pew survey shows US digital literacy needs improvement
The Pew Research Center ran a survey of 4,272 adult Americans’ digital literacy, asking various questions about different digital topics ranging from phishing to net neutrality. Unfortunately, the results saw respondents
US video game sales topped $43 billion in 2018
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is a video game trade association, as well as the people behind the annual E3 convention in Los Angeles. According to a report by the ESA, video game
Most US households no longer have landline phones
The last time I wrote about landline phone-using households versus cell phone-only ones was back in 2015. At the time, the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted as part of
Cord cutting continues to grow in popularity, at cable TV's expense
Cord cutting apparently is continuing to pick up the pace, despite all that cable TV still offers viewers: over-the-air local channels; regional sports networks; and the convenience of various networks, from ESPN to
Streaming made up 75% of US music industry revenue in 2018
Streaming services have become firmly cemented as the main source of revenue for the US music industry. The RIAA reports that 2018 saw a record 75% of the US music industry’s
The top online payment method is... the credit card?
For awhile, there’s been numerous attempts to get the general public to switch to using various electronic (and proprietary) payment systems. Of course, Paypal’s been a popular online payment