Vita, Brits, Baftas, Oscars, SOPA, Kinect and more in Buzz#12 report

The latest Harris Buzz research report will be released later this week. I will post a link to it here.

Here's the list of news stories and launches we've asked the UK general public about in the latest edition:

1.       Google, Wikipedia and other sites “go offline” for SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) protest

2.       File-hosting site Megaupload taken down

3.       Brits (UK music industry awards)

4.       Prime Minister talks about backing “winners” for UK film industry

5.       Resident Evil 6 video game trailer released

6.       Microsoft launches Kinect for PCs

7.       Facebook unveils plans to float shares to raise $5bn

8.       Facebook rolls out “Timeline” profile format

9.       Sony to release Playstation Vita handheld gaming device

10.   Oscars (US film Academy Awards)

11.   US firm Netflix launches movie streaming service in UK

12.   Baftas (UK film/TV academy awards)

13.   Sky News clamps down on the use of Twitter

Tablet research - new Buzz report includes a tablet round-up

Click here to download the latest Harris Buzz report. Now in its 7th edition, like all prior Buzz reports, it looks at UK consumers' buzz for the latest devices and launches in entertainment and technology.

This new edition is a tablet special - including iPad 2, Motorola Xoom, PlayBook, HTC Flyer and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

But there is much more than tablets. We have a first look at the new handheld gaming platform, Sony Vita, plus a first look at the buzz for Nintendo's Wii U. We also look at the Apple iCloud announcement and a range of top video games, including LA Noire, Portal 2 and Fable III.

See the post immediately below for a full list of everything covered in the latest edition.

Hope you find it interesting. If you want more detail, feel free to contact me - details on right-hand pane.

Tablet research - Tablet special Buzz coming soon in early July

A quick post to alert you to the July edition of Harris Buzz. This will be a free report to download and I'll post a link on this blog for you to download.

The July edition of Harris Buzz is a bit of a tablet special. We have reprises of all the major competitors to iPad and iPad 2, both of which we covered in previous editions of Buzz and you can download any of the previous reports here.

In the July Buzz edition we will be looking at:

LA Noire video game

Portal 2 video game

Fable III video game

HTC Flyer tablet device

Motorola Xoom tablet device

Blackberry Playbook tablet device

Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet device

Nintendo 3DS

Orange/Barclaycard launch “pay-with-mobile” Quick Tap payment service

Twitter users warned over super-injunction infringements

Apple announce iCloud music streaming and online media storage service

Nintendo unveil new “Wii U” console (follow-up to Wii)

Sony unveil new “Playstation Vita” handheld gaming device (follow-up to PSP)

The report should be available to download for free next week.

Get in touch if you have any queries - my contact details are on the right-hand pane.