Almost half (45 percent) of  American cell phone users prefer to use their mobile phones to make calls - not for other multimedia features shows research by the NPD Group. While most U.S. consumers are aware of text messaging and the ability to change ringtones, the "Mobile Phone Usage Report" reported: 20 percent of mobile phone users prefer to use their phones as an all-in-one multimedia de...

The bad news: About 45 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers still prefer to use their phones for voice services, not other available multimedia features, according to a new report issued by market research firm The NPD Group. The good news: A surprisingly strong 20 percent of consumers claim they prefer to use their handsets as all-in-one devices for music and video consumption, web surfing and rela...

Only 45% of U.S. mobile consumers use their phones for anything more than making calls, according to figures released this week from NPD Group.

We'd like to believe the writing's been on the wall for true, classic dumbphones for a helluva long time now, and new survey stats are suggesting that the trend is moving in that direction -- though admittedly not quite at the brisk pace we'd prefer. An NPD Group survey found that fully 20 percent of American mobile users "prefer" to use their phones for browsing and multimedia in a...

It's a shame AvianResearch and NPD can't meet up over a couple whiskey sours, figure out a game plan, and go forward with a unified tabulation method for their research -- but until that happens, we're probably going to have to deal with NPD claiming the iPhone 3G is the best-selling phone in the US and AvianResearch saying differently. Anyhoo, RIM's Curve joined forces across ...

New research from NPD shows device owners prefer playing to working. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

What are you doing on your BlackBerry? A report like this makes me wonder if BlackBerry Cool should spend less time posting about email monitoring solutions more time reviewing Magmic BlackBerry games. Our sister site and mobile entertainment blog, QuicklyBored, is reporting that a recent NPD Group research paper states that not only are people using their smartphones more, but they’re playing g...

Data-centric smartphones are gaining popularity with consumers but can carriers keep up with the demands these data-centric devices place on the network? The year that is coming to a close will likely go down as the year of the smartphone. Apple's iPhone 3G was just named as the top-selling consumer handset in the third quarter, according to the NPD Group, passing the Motorola RAZR, which had...

Apple's iPhone was the top-selling handset in the United States in the third quarter, according to new data from NPD Group. The long reign of Motorola's Razr handset three straight years is over and has slipped to the No. 2 position. RIM's BlackBerry Curve garnered the No. 3 spot, followed by LG’s Rumor and Env2. Four of the five best-selling handsets in the third quarter were...

Overall consumer mobile phone purchases declined 15 percent year-over-year PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, – According to The NPD Group, the leader in market research for the wireless industry, Apple's iPhone 3G surpassed the Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the U.S. in the third quarter (Q3) of 2008. RAZR had been ranked by NPD as the top-selling consumer handset ...