iPad Owners Spend More Time Using in Bed than in Bathroom

Users of Apple's iPad and other tablets prefer to spend more time fiddling with their devices in bed than in the bathroom.

That’s the assessment of a new study by The Nielsen Co.

Nielsen recently surveyed 12,000 tablet, e-reader and smartphone owners in the U.S. to find out where and in what situations people like to use the gadgets.The study also measured how long people use their devices compared to other situations. Use while watching TV, lying in bed, hanging out with friends and family, waiting for a doctor's appointment, and in the bathroom were all gauged.

Users of tablets, e-readers and smartphones said they spend about 3 percent to 4 percent of their gadget time in the bathroom. By comparison, about 21 percent of a tablet user’s time is spent lying in bed, and 11 percent of smartphone usage is spent on the mattress, according to the survey. Sixty-one percent of e-reader owners cited bedtime as a great situation for opening an e-book. And 37 percent of e-reading time was spent lying in bed among those surveyed.

The most popular place to use tablets appears to be in front of the tube.

Seventy percent of tablet owners cited watching TV as the most popular situation for using a tablet. This was also the biggest time suck with 30 percent of a user's tablet time spent in front of the set.

The least popular situation to pull out the electronic gizmos?

Tablet owners said they are least likely to use the device while commuting. Smartphone owners are most reluctant to pull out their device during a class or meeting. And 9 percent of e-reader users surveyed say they leave their gadgets at home when shopping or running errands.

How to Remove Google Redirect Virus 2010-2011?

Google redirect virus is one of the mechanical disorders created in the computers, laptops which directly attack the users Google search main page, leaving the user to redirect and get into wrong malicious programs.

This annoying virus is specially promoted through Trojans like Msqpdxserv.sys; the virus is connected with online scam and websites which distribute other malware resulting in completely damaging your computer. It is very important to remove Google redirect virus from your computer as soon as it is detected. This virus has become very common in 2010-2011. It is very difficult to completely get rid of this virus from your computer.

Google redirect virus 2010-2011 is also known as browser hijacker. It completely removes the original main page of the web browser and does not allow the user to work on it. This in result redirects the user to move the web browser in the websites which are not required at all. This virus does not allow the user to use certain security tools and websites. A computer which is infected with annoying virus may display the advertisements which are not required by the user. This virus is capable of changing the HOSTS file.

Following steps needs to be followed in case you wish to remove Google redirect virus 2010-2011 from your PC. Manual removal of Google redirect virus consumes lot of time and one should possess a proper knowledge of the computer to perform the action properly.

• Go to start and select run. Then type regedit in the space and click ok.

• Delete all the required registry files.

• Now delete the DLL files. Go to start and select run. Then type cmd in the space and click ok.

• Then unregister all the DLL files which are not required. Finally delete them.

• You can also remove the Google redirect virus with the help of browser helper object.

• Follow the above mentioned step by step so that you can work on each of them thoroughly.

• After the computer is over with the performance of the removal procedure, clear your web browser main page and restart the computer.

• After reinstalling the computer now look for the results.

It is always advised to remove the Google redirect virus automatically because manual removal is very risky and may not remove the infection permanently. It is best to invest and get install a good spyware software or to run an anti-virus program in your computer.