Here's What People Are Actually Doing With Their Cellphones

Here's What People Are Actually Doing With Their Cellphones Most Americans still don't use the mobile Internet, but it's growing rapidly, according to new research from Pew. Some 34% of cellphone owners polled this year send and receive email on their mobile devices, up about one-third from 25% last year. Some 38% "access the Internet," also up from about 25% last year. And a third of cellphone owners play music on their devices, up more than half from last year. Thank Apple's iPhone -- and Google Android phones with better music players -- for that one. Also in Pew's research: 54% have used their mobile device to send someone a photo or video 23% have accessed a social networking site using their phone 20% have used their phone to watch a video 11% have purchased a product using their phone 11% have made a charitable donation by text message 10% have used their mobile phone to access a status update service such as Twitter  Read »