Smartphones owners can’t keep their content on their phone, a Parks Associates survey of broadband households found.
Thirty-five percent of smartphone owners stream music to speakers, and 24 percent stream video to a second screen, such as a TV or PC, Parks said.
From the article "Everybody’s Doing It: How People Use Their Smartphones" by Joseph Palenchar.
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