Not too long ago, smartphones were either for the business crowd or for tech-savvy males, ie. geeks, but it turns out that women are snapping them up as well. Research firm Nielsen Mobile estimates the number of American women using smartphones is growing at a faster pace than among men, doubling last year to 10.4 milion, while one in three iPhone buyers is a woman.
According to the NYT, the newly launched iPhone could accelerate this trend. What do women use smartphones for? Many use them to schedule their lives and the lives of their families, as well as to keep in touch with friends, so the calendar and email functions tend to be popular. AT&T (NYSE: T) has found they are
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