Smartphones overtake computers in internet usage � Survey

77% of internet users in Botswana now access it through smartphones
77% of internet users in Botswana now access it through smartphones

Smartphones have overtaken portable computers as the most popular device for accessing the internet, according to Statistics Botswana (SB).

Since their arrival, smartphones have taken the upper hand in the market, by becoming bigger and laptops becoming lighter.

Latest data on Information Communication Technology (ICT) shows that in 2014, smartphones were the most favoured devices to access internet, accounting for 77.3% of the 494,000 total individuals who used the internet.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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