According to Nielsen research, a significant percentage of mobile phone subscribers have moved to smartphones during the last year. In fact, the percentage penetration has increased in every age group. So What? 25-34 year olds have the highest smart phone adoption rate of any age group. Over the period analyzed (3rd quarter 2010 through 3rd quarter 2011) their adoption rate rose by 50% from 41% to 62%. 18-24 year olds and 35-44 year olds were close behind those aged Read More …
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There is an App for That (#0539)
The Pew Research Center recently released the results of a survey conducted by their Center’s Internet & American Life Project, which was a national survey of the state of apps culture conducted from July 25-August 26. Among the findings: Half (50%) of all US adult cell phone users now have apps on their phones (up from 42% in April) Three-quarters (75%) of all US adult tablet owners now have apps on their tablets So What? What computing devices American adults use is also Read More …
Will Talking by Phone Disappear? (#0309)
When I was a child people who wanted to talk to someone else either physically went where that person was or picked up a phone and called that person. The phone we used to place the call was either a home phone or a pay phone. In the 1980s it seemed every home had a phone and everywhere that was not a home had a pay phone. It was only when I was a teen in the early 1990s that I moved into the leading edge world of being able to be contacted without a phone. A beeper, Read More …