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People prefer to go online on mobile phones over PCs
By SiliconIndia   |   Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 23:07 Hrs   |    1 Comments
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People prefer to go online on mobile phones over PCs
Melbourne: Mobile phones had greatly evolved over the years. More than make it possible to make calls and send messages, the constant advancement in mobile phone technology led to the development of mobile web surfing. Internet browsing using cell phone is now a trend and it is foraying into the territory of PCs. Most of the mobile phone users now prefer checking their mails on their handsets instead of computers, according to a latest study.

According to the study Sensis e-Business Report, half of users in their 30s accessed the web using their mobile device while at work or at home even though they had access to a computer. Checking emails and searching for information are the two most popular reasons for accessing net over mobile phones.
The behavior comes as a result of the thriving smartphone market, which got a boost with the release of the iPhone more than two years ago.

Christena Singh, author of the Sensis e-Business Report, said mobile Internet use has become mainstream with use common across a wide age range.

"While younger Australians are more likely to use mobile internet, half of Australians in their 30s are using mobile web, while more than four in 10 log on when they are in their 40s," news.com.au quoted her as saying.

The most popular information accessed on mobile devices are maps and directions (67 percent), the weather (64 percent), news sites (59 percent), social networking sites (56 percent) and sports results (46 percent).

Technology analyst Gartner said that the install base of computers - about 1.78 billion worldwide - will be exceeded by the mobile device, which is expected to hit 1.82 billion by 2013.

The Sensis e-Business Report, based on interviews with 1000 consumers, shows children are accessing the Internet at a very young age. About 26 percent of children aged five-years old and younger are said to be using the Internet, with the figure rising to 46 percent for children aged six to 10.

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1: That's true. With more internet enabled phones, people today like to access internet through their handsets.
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