The share of Canadian online homes with a tablet continues to grow – and with the anticipated arrival of iPad Mini in time for the holiday shopping season, that figure could really take off in the next few months. In … Continue reading →

Awareness of being able to use smartphones to pay for products and services at point of purchase has reached critical mass among a key demo: users of mobile banking apps, which represent 36% of all Canadians smartphone users, accounting for … Continue reading →

Canadians do more things on the Internet more often, from playing games and streaming movies to making social media updates and downloading music. Yet even as digital devices like tablets have made Internet access more portable, increased use hasn’t had … Continue reading →

Apple’s share of the tablet market in Canada dropped for the third consecutive quarter, as consumers turned to smaller, more affordable options in the marketplace including brands like Playbook, Asus and Acer. According to SRG’s quarterly Digital Life Canada study, … Continue reading →

The big four networks plus ESPN, Discovery, History, USA, Food Network and TNT are the top ten TV brands American consumers can’t do without, according to the latest edition of the “Must Keep TV” report from Solutions Research Group (SRG). … Continue reading →

As CES 2012 starts for another year, CBC News asked SRG to provide a summary of Canadian market trends from our Digital Life Canada Quarterly studies. The result is a comprehensive feature by Peter Nowak looking at smartphones, tablets, TVs and what … Continue reading →

Apple’s iPad is the most-desired item on holiday season wish lists this season according to SRG’s recent research. Rounding out the top 5 are clothes, a new TV, a laptop and a vacation. Some interesting trends to note… Tablets were … Continue reading →

Canadian smartphone users are dying to use their devices more to bank, shop and send money to family and friends. In fact, well over a third (38%) use a banking app already and those banking this way love it, with … Continue reading →

ABC is back on top as the leading ‘must keep’ TV brand in the U.S. and even potential cord-cutters have their list of networks and cable channels they can’t do without, according to the latest edition of our “Must Keep … Continue reading →

This just in… According to SRG’s annual tracking of the U.S. digital consumer and households, HD sets are now in 60 million households as of Q1 2011, representing just over 50% of the 114 million TV households. But not all … Continue reading →