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More Than Half Of Smartphone Owners Use Banking Apps

Another survey conducted by Parks Associates in Q3 2015 of 10,000 U.S. broadband households, also demonstrated consumer app use. 80% of smartphone owners use social networking apps at least once a day and 35% spend an hour or more on this activity, according to the study.

From the article "More Than Half Of Smartphone Owners Use Banking Apps" by April Berthene.

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