China has more people going online with a mobile device than a PC


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 22 Jul 2014

ON THE GO: The number of China's Internet users going online with a mobile device — such as a smartphone or tablet — has overtaken those doing so with a personal computer (PC) for the first time, said the official China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) on Monday. — Reuters

BEIJING: The number of China's Internet users going online with a mobile device — such as a smartphone or tablet — has overtaken those doing so with a personal computer (PC) for the first time, said the official China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) on Monday. 

China's total number of Internet users crept up 2.3% to 632 million by the end of June, from 618 million at the end of 2013, said CNNIC's internet development statistics report. 

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