40% of Americans do web surfing, e-mail or IM on their phones

When it comes to cell phones, available features are significantly less important than their adaption by users. For example, almost every dumbphone can run apps to some extent – but how often do you see a J2ME app running on such a device?

BrightHand now reports on an interesting study:

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More specifically, 40% of adult cell phone owners now do web surfing, e-mail, or instant messaging (IM) on their phones, up from 32% last year, say results of the study from Pew Internet.

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Yet non-voice cell phone apps are also growing fast among 30- to 49-year-olds. For instance, 39% of this older group now use their phones to record videos, an 18-point rise over 2009.

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