Smartphone ownership has risen to 70 percent of...

Smartphone ownership has risen to 70 percent of consumers in France, Germany, the U.K. and U.S., from 64 percent a year ago, according to a an “infographic” released by Futuresource as part of its “Living With Digital” research series (http://bit.ly/1luXIEY). It defines an infographic as a “snapshot” of the latest round of Living With Digital research, now in its eighth year, based on interviews just completed with 4,000 consumers in those four markets. Other results: (1) About a third (34 percent) now own a connected TV, up from 23 percent in 2013; (2) Forty-five percent now own a tablet, up from 36 percent last year.