Tablet users taking over

The monstrous success of the iPad can’t have escaped anyone who keeps an eye on all things tech and in 2012 the popularity of the tablet device – iPad or otherwise – is set to surge ahead even more. According to the result of a poll carried out by Sky, one in twelve people received […]

The monstrous success of the iPad can’t have escaped anyone who keeps an eye on all things tech and in 2012 the popularity of the tablet device – iPad or otherwise – is set to surge ahead even more. According to the result of a poll carried out by Sky, one in twelve people received a tablet for Christmas, while it also emerged that most households are on average kitted out with a total of six ‘new-wave’ contraptions, including laptops, mobile phones and televisions.

The study also revealed that tablet users preferred the device over conventional computers – 45 percent of people intending to buy a tablet this year believed they would use their standard computers far less as a result. Indeed, two thirds of the individuals taking part in the study admitted that the main reason for buying a tablet was to use the device as a computer.