Smartphone, internet use at record high in US: survey Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2017 - More than three-fourths of American adults now use a smartphone, helping to boost internet adoption to a record level, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center survey found 77 percent owning a smartphone in late 2016, more than double the level of 2011, when 35 percent said they used such devices. The rise was fueled by a "sharp uptick" in smartphone use by those with low income ... more

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