College student interest in tablet ownership freezes
"gadget petting zoo" by flickr user Jenica26, cc license For college students, smartphones and laptops have begun to take on the roles companies had envisioned for tablets, according to a recent study by Ball State University's Institute for Mobile Media Research. The survey of 1,800 college students over the past five years shows that college students have increased their cell phone consumption of entertainment, use of social media and online shopping.