In a survey of 300,00 mobile consumers, with 88% of them using one of the top 5 most popular mobile operating systems, smartphones are the number one choice where these people go to find the latest information on breaking news. With 30.30% of consumers heading to their smartphone for the latest info, the home PC is a close second with 29.29% of the total.
Television, the one time top place to find breaking news, was third with 21.21% followed by 12.12% for radio (which, going back even further, was the place to hear news break), 4.04% for magazines and 3.03% for radio.
With multi-platform apps available for many news sources like the Associated Press, Reuters, CBS and The New York Times, catching up on the hot news stories of the day is a very easy task using one's smartphone.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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