Email, Weather, and Search Top Mobile Internet Use
Telephia has reported that email, weather and search websites are the most popular categories among consumers logging online via their mobile phones. According to Telephia's newly launched Mobile Internet Report, 4.8% of the 191 million U.S. wireless population accessed web email sites in June 2005. Weather-related sites posted a reach of 3.9% of the total wireless audience, while the Search category attracted 2.9%. The Sports category came in at the No. 4 spot, with a total reach of 2.5%, while the News/Politics category attracted 2.1% of wireless consumers logging on via their wireless devices.