Half of us will soon have a smartphone, Ericsson says

Half of us will soon have a smartphone, Ericsson says
Aug. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Nearly half of all New Zealanders with a mobile phone will be using a smartphone by the end of the year, according to research by global telecommunications technology and services company Ericsson. Smartphones have already penetrated a third of the local cellphone market, and its finding suggest that will have risen to 45 percent by year's end, as New Zealanders follow the trends seen in other parts of the Asia-Pacific region. The Ericsson figures compare New Zealand uptake of smartphones and tablets with Australia, S...