What PDA owners do on their PDAs

Activity	% of cell/PDA users who have ever done this	% of cell/PDA who do this on typical day
Send or receive text messages	58%	31%
Take a picture	58	15
Play a game	27	8
Send or receive email	19	8
Access the internet for news, weather,sports, or other information	19	7
Record a video	18	3
Play music	17	7
Send or receive instant messages	17	6
Get a map or directions to another location	14	3
Watch video	10	3
Souce: Pew Internet

Published on: March 22, 2008 Department: Handhelds, Mobile usage

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