8 in 10 Smart Device Owners Use Them on Vacation

When they go on vacation, 8 in 10 smartphone owners say they take their devices along and use them all the time, compared to slightly more than 1 in 10 who take them but rarely use them.

3 in 5 Mobile Users Have Redeemed a Coupon on a Device

57% of respondents to a survey reported having redeemed a coupon, code or voucher by mobile.

Source: IAB

Two Out of Three Mobile Users Price Compare in Stores

Two-thirds of mobile device owners say they check their device while shopping in a store to see if there is a cheaper price elsewhere.

Source: Linkable Networks

40% of Mobile Searches Said Conducted While Watching TV

According to new survey results, 40% of mobile searches are conducted while users are watching TV.

Source: iAcquire 

More Than Half of Mobile Users Have Their Phones

52% of mobile phone owners always keep their device within arm's reach, and another 30% do so most of the time. And more Americans aged 12 and up use a cell phone (30%) than a dedicated alarm clock (22%) or clock radio (15%) to wake up in the morning.

Source: Arbitron and Edison

3 in 4 Young Smartphone Owners Check Them As Soon As They Wake Up

89% of 18-24-year-old smartphone owners reach for their device within 15 minutes of waking up, and 74% reach for it immediately after waking up. Among all smartphone owners surveyed (iOS and Android users aged 18-44), 1 in 4 could not recall a time during the day that their device was not within reach or in the same room.

Source: IDC

Mobile Phone Users Searching for Business Info and Buying Too!

Almost 86 million people use their mobile phones to seek local business information in the US and mobile searchers are more likely than PC and laptop searchers to make a purchase.

Source: comScore