U.S. teens' passionate embrace of smartphones and a "mobile first" mentality to the Internet shows no signs of slowing down. According to the latest Pew Research on .teens and technology:
- 37% of teens in the U.S. have a smartphone....
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Apr 1, 2013Reuters
(Reuters) - With smartphone and tablet users getting younger, new apps can help parents of 2-to-13-year-olds monitor and control their children's use of the Internet.
A Pew Research Center study shows that more than one-third of America...
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Mar 29, 2013Associated Press
According to research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, one in four teens is a "cell-mostly" Internet user. Texting among teens increased from about 50 texts a day in 2009 to about 60, with the number running into hundreds for some.
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Mar 13, 2013Marketplace Tech
The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project has a new study that looks at teens and their use of computers, tablets and smartphones. Looks like smartphone use by teenagers is skyrocketing. As of late last fall, 37 percent of U.S. ...
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Mar 13, 2013AP TV
More young people have smart phones -- and they're often using those phones as the primary way they access the Web, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. How much should parents monitor?
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Mar 13, 2013Associated Press
Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety -- but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access.
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