Nearly half of Canadians now use a smartphone - Ipsos

TORONTO - The sight of Canadians hunched over their smartphones as they get around is only going to increase says a report from Ipsos Reid. In its most recent wave of Mobil-ology, a syndicated study of the mobile market in Canada, it found that 47% of Canadians now report using a smartphone, significantly up from last year, when 34% reported using such a device. Tablet device use has also jumped with 21% of Canadians now using these devices, an increase from just 10% a year ago. “When we began tracking in 2011, the market was still relatively young. However, with...