According to a detailed survey of news use on mobile devices by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, half of all U.S. adults now have a mobile connection to the web through either a smartphone or tablet, significantly more than a year ago, which has major implications for how news will be consumed and paid for. 22% of U.S. adults now own a tablet device, twice as many as a year earlier. Another 3% of adults regularly use a tablet owned by someone else in their home. And 23% of those who don't have a tablet, plan to get one in the next six months. In addition, 44% have smartphones, according to the survey. The Growing Mobile Landscape (US Adults) U.S. Adults Own Get News On Their Device Tablet 22% 64% Smartphone 44% 62% Either tablet or smartphone 50% 66% Source: Pew Research, October 2012 64% of tablet owners and 62% of smartphone owners say they use the devices for news at least weekly, tying news statistically with other popular activities such email and games on tablets, and behind only email on smartphones. A third of all U.S. adults now get news on a mobile device at least once a week. Tablet Content Activities (% of Respondents) ActivityDailyWeekly Send or Receive email 44% 65% Get news 37 64 Play games 34 60 Use social network sites 34 56 Read books 18 43 Watch movies 12 38 Shop 7 36 Read magazines 6 22 Source: PEW Research, October 2012 Nearly all mobile users use the devices for the latest new updates, and 73% of adults who consume news on their tablet read in-depth articles at least sometimes, including 19% who do so daily. 61% of smartphone news consumers at least sometimes read longer stories, 11% regularly. Preferred Device For Getting U.S. News (% of Total) Device% of Respondents Preferring Desktop/laptop 19% Print publications 18 Tablet 5 Smartphone 4 All the same 8 Don’t like ads on any 6 Source: PEW Research, October 2012 However, while mobile technology allows people to get news anywhere, and any time, most people get news on these devices when they are at home. The use of news apps on mobile devices, which many publishers hoped would be a way to charge for content, remains limited. Most people still use a browser for news on their tablet. A summary of the detailed findings of the study shows that: