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Stunning: Every Second Person In The UK Owns A Tablet

Well, maybe not that stunning - but we spotted this stat today, that half of all Britons now use a tablet (Source) - we had spotted some e-reader statistics in the past that had stunned us as well - but this one is definitely a huge, impactful trend.

"Between 12m and 13m tablets have been sold in the UK this year, an increase of more than 50pc on 2012, according to research from Deloitte. This means that by the end of January, 50pc of Britons will own or have access to a tablet, up from 36pc in the summer." (Source)

Building some stuff - any stuff - test it on a tablet first. That is just the way it is going to be, or maybe the way it is.

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