What is it about social media that causes people to spend so much of their precious time trading information with friends, family and even giant corporations? Of course, we already know the answer...  read more »

Your nine year old child comes to you and says “can I have my own cell phone?” Your first reaction might be “definitely not,” which gets the response, “but all my friends have their own cell phones.” At that point, you scratch you head and wonder what other parents are saying to their kids...  read more »

Spring is in the air, at least for those of us not experiencing blizzard conditions and spring means two things for sports fans; NCAA basketball and Spring Training. Chances are, you're in good shape as far as  read more »

There’s a story about a teacher who asks a class this question; “which is worse, ignorance or apathy?” When called on by the teacher, one student responded, “I don’t know and I don’t care.” Would you think this a common attitude about the environment and gadgets?  read more »

Amid all the hoopla over the Apple iPad announcement we didn’t want anyone to forget about the good old iPhone and iPod Touch so we thought we'd highlight a few of  read more »

The latest Retrevo Pulse Gadgetology study looks at how consumers feel about shopping on their mobile phones and how they are reacting to advertising on these devices. The good news for merchants is that consumers appear to be warming up to  read more »

Retrevo asked visitors to their shopping and review site about how they felt about expressing Valentine’s sentiments electronically or with virtual goods, the overwhelming majority to those over  read more »

As the hype subsides and the media frenzy moves on to the next big thing, the wait begins for the Apple iPad to reach the hands of anxious buyers. Based on the mixed reception the iPad has received it's anyone's guess whether or not  read more »

A follow-up Retrevo Pulse study looking at consumer interest in buying the new Apple iPad indicates a failure to convince any new buyers to consider the iPad. Not only did Apple fail to  read more »

Conventional wisdom has big media events like the Super Bowl dramatically increasing demand for HDTV sets. With the New Orleans Saints about to take on the Indianapolis Colts and the Winter Olympics starting on February 12th, Retrevo turned their Pulse study to look at how events like these influence consumers decisions to  read more »