Survey: Teens Love iPhones, Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones

Piper Jaffray thinks it has teens figured out.

According to the results of Piper Jaffray's 25th bi-annual teen survey, Android is growing in popularity among today's teens, but the iPhone is still the most sought after smartphone. Almost half of those surveyed -- 48 percent -- already own an iPhone, up from 40 percent last fall, while nearly two-thirds -- 62 percent -- plan on purchasing an iPhone the next time they buy a handset.

That latter stat is virtually unchanged from Fall 2012, as is the inclination to buy Android, which jumped a percentage point to 23 percent in the latest survey.

Teens are just as infatuated with iOS in the tablet category. Out of the 51 percent who own a tablet, 68 percent wield an iPad, though that's down from 72 percent. Some 17 percent plan on buying a tablet in the next 6 months, and out of those, 68 percent say they'll either get a full size iPad or iPad mini.

The survey didn't just focus on mobile devices, but on a number of categories, including fashion, video games, social media, and more. It even looked at headphones and found that Beats by Dr. Dre is the most popular brand among teens, followed by Apple and then Skullcandy as the top three.

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Le rappeur Snoop Dogg prépare son jeu vidéo : Way of the Dogg

Incroyable mais vrai : le rappeur Snoop Dogg - alias Snoop Lion - prépare un jeu vidéo qui le met en scène, à l'aide du studio de développement Echo Peak. Un premier trailer et quelques images sont diffusées.

Non content de sa simple apparition dans le jeu Tekken Tag Tournament 2, le rappeur américain Snoop Dogg - qui se fait désormais appeler Snoop Lion - prépare son propre jeu vidéo à l'aide du studio Echo Peak, notamment spécialisé dans la réalisation sonore.

Baptisé Way of the Snoop, ce jeu présente un mélange entre la baston et le rythme, puisqu'il est question de donner des coups en rythme. Le rappeur sera bien évidemment la tête d'affiche, puisqu'il s'agira du mentor à America Jones, le personnage que nous incarnerons.

  

Bien évidemment, la partie sonore du jeu mettra en avant des morceaux de Snoop Dogg. La partie graphique, quant à elle, est présentée dans le cadre d'un premier trailer et images, arborant un style cell shading marqué.

Way of the Dogg est attendu sur le PSN, le Xbox Live Arcade, iOS et Android au cours de l'année 2013, sans plus de précision pour le moment.

  

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Dancing on Ice stars challenge STV showbiz girls to skate-off

Our STV showbiz girls have so far taken on challenges including learning a routine from Cats, how to recreate the make-up of Frank ‘n’ Furter from the Rocky Horror Show (which was terrifying) and decorating Easter cake pops, which had a very messy outcome.

For their most recent challenge, our gossip loving girlies ventured to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Ice Rink for a very cool day…

Gill Harvey and Laura Boyd met up with Dancing on Ice stars Maria Filippov and Suzanne Shaw, who were in the capital to promote their upcoming Professionals on Ice show.

Maria, who skated with Shayne Ward on this year’s DOI, kindly offered to teach Laura and Gill a simple routine, roping in her adorable friends, Polly, Peter and Paul to help out. Watch the video and all will become clear.

Maria glided gracefully across the ice, showing the girls how to bend and spin, making it look as though it would be the easiest thing in the world to master.

In reality, that wasn’t quite the case for our wannabe ice queens, who stumbled and slipped their way through the movements in a manner that made Joe Pasquale look like Christopher Dean.

Nevertheless, former DOI champ Suzanne had to pick a winner – but who took the ‘I managed to stay up on the ice’ crown? All will be revealed in the video player above.

Laura and Gill had a fantastic time with the girls but can’t wait to let the pros take over when Professionals on Ice comes to Murrayfield Ice Rink on May 24-26.

Suzanne explained that the show, which she is producing, will feature some of the most loved and familiar faces from DOI and the skating world, performing incredible routines to hit music.

It’s a chance for fans to see the professionals show off their skating skills, without the celebs by their sides, and it promises to be quite a spectacular for all the family.

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