Cell Phones Becoming The Go-To Device for Online Activities, Banking and More [STUDY]

As smartphone use becomes more common, people are increasingly using their phones to take pictures, check their email or do online banking. That's what a new study reveals, hinting once again that phones have become so much more than just calling and texting devices.

"Cell users now treat their gadget as a body appendage," Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, told Mashable. "There is striking growth in the number of people who are taking advantage of the growing number of functions that these phones can perform and there isnt much evidence yet that the pace of change is slowing down."

The study, released yesterday by Pew Inte…
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