Mobile

Nearly half (47%) of American adults get at least some local news and information via their smartphones or tablet computers.

31% of text message users prefer texting to voice calls, and young adults stand out in their use of text messaging.

The internet provides access not only to information, but also to each other, and Pew Internet’s research documents how this has transformed the health communications landscape over the last 10 years.

Director Lee Rainie spoke about how the technology revolution has changed the way people interact and create communities.

55% of smartphone owners use their phones to get location-based directions or recommendations, while geosocial services and location-tagging features are less popular.

Mobile devices help solve problems, but also create new annoyances.

How the internet is transforming health communications by providing us with access to information and each other.

More than a third of adults own a smartphone.

A quarter of smartphone users go online mostly using their mobile device.

By every key measurement, college students lead the way in tech and gadget use. But community college students do not use digital tools as much as four-year college students and graduate students.