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Released: July 12, 2011
As smartphones proliferate, some cut computer cord
Source: Cecilia Kang, Washington Post (Free Registration)
A third of all American adults own a smartphone and for many minority and low income users, those mobile devices have replaced computers for Internet access. The findings released Monday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project highlight the breakneck speed consumers are adopting smartphones — faster than just about any high-tech product in history. A quarter of Americans with smartphones use the devices as their main way to get onto the Internet, the Pew study found.Read Full Article: As smartphones proliferate, some cut computer cord
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