TABLET COMPUTERS – AUSTRALIA

Over two thirds of Facebook’s users (and over half of YouTube’s) now visiting via mobile devices

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-Jun-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that almost 13 million Australians aged 14+ visited Facebook in an average four weeks in the year to March 2015, which is 10 per cent higher than in the year to March 2013. Some 68 per cent used a mobile device for some or all of their visitation, up from 45 per cent of total visitors two years ago. Meanwhile, the number of Australians who only use a computer to visit Facebook in an average four weeks has fallen from 6,456,000 in 2013 to 4,162,000 in 2015. There has been a similar shift to mobile devices among YouTube visitors in the last two years, although the majority of visitors to eBay still do so using a computer.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED, EBAY INCORPORATED

Tablet vs PC: nearly 1 in 2 Australians now have both computers – so which is used for what?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 48 per cent of Australians aged 14+ now own a tablet computer. However, 97.7 per cent of tablet owners also own a desktop or laptop PC. The survey also shows that 68 per cent of Australians who own both a tablet and PC used the latter for email in an average four-week period during the year to June 2014, while 34 per cent used a tablet. Meanwhile, 48 per cent of Australians use a PC for general internet browsing, while 29 per cent use a tablet

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Drop in tablet sales proves a bitter pill for JB Hi-Fi

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Original article by Bridget Carter
The Australian – Page: 19 : 12-Aug-14

Electronic goods retailer JB Hi-Fi has announced a 2013-14 full-year net profit increase of 10.3% to $A128.4m, as had been tipped. Turnover grew 5.3% to reach $A3.48bn, and was up 2% on a like-for-like basis. However the company also conceded that revenue declined 5.5% year-on-year during the month of July 2014, as consumers bought fewer tablet computers. CEO Richard Murray said new devices would compensate for this during the course of 2014-15. The 12-month distribution is $A0.84, up 16.7%, and on 11 August the stock fell $A1.53 to close at $A17.84.

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JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, JB HI-FI HOME, MOELIS AND COMPANY