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Smartphone owners are “the new majority”Posted by RJ and Makay on May 09, 2012 |
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Smartphone owners now represent the majority of the mobile phone market in the U.S., according to a new Nielson report. The nation’s smartphone users totaled 50.4% of the mobile phone subscriber market in March of this year, up from just under 50% in February and 37% in March 2011. Research firm Canalys issued a recent report that said smartphone shipments in 2011 outnumbered shipments of computers and tablets combined.
Three-quarters of Americans say they use their smartphones while on the toilet, according to a new 11mark “IT in the Toilet” survey. Of those aged 28 to 35, the percentage rises to 91%. The most common activities included talking, texting, shopping, using apps and surfing the web. Only 47% of survey responders aged 65 or older admitted to using their mobile devices while on the throne. Equal numbers of men and women engage in the habit.
For business purposes, wealth managers prefer Apple mobile products over Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry devices, a new Aite Group survey reveled today. Aite polled 402 financial advisors, of which 45% said they would choose an Apple iPhone or iPad, while 14% preferred a BlackBerry.
