If one thing is clear about today’s tech trends, it’s that smartphones and tablets are becoming increasingly popular among most segments of society. In fact, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, half of all American adults now own a smartphone or tablet, and use it to access the internet.
John Gold, reporting for NetworkWorld:
“Even with the broadening population and wide range of competing activities, mobile owners are drawn to news on their tablets and smartphones,” Project for Excellence in Journalism deputy director Amy Mitchell said in a statement. “The evidence is also mounting that mobile devices are adding to, rather than replacing, how much news people consume.”
The study also reveals that the tablet market in particular has expanded significantly in the past year – and interesting, the iPad has shrunk from dominating 81% of tablets owned in the U.S. in 2011, to 52% in mid-2012. Looks like the time is ripe for Apple to release that iPad Mini everyone has been talking about!
Although the iPad’s market share has shrunk, the overall tablet market has doubled in size in the past year, while smartphones ownership has increased 9 percent. The future is mobile, folks!
