iPhone helps spread Safari

Apple's Safari browser, which runs on the iPhone and iPod Touch, is the second most popular mobile browser in the UK, research has found.


According to the web analytics firm Statcounter, the iPhone has three times the internet browser market share of its nearest rival BlackBerry in the UK, but still lags behind Nokia.


"The iPhone is more than living up to its claims of being a user-friendly internet browser, unlike many other mobile phones," said Aodhan Cullen, head of StatCounter.


"The iPhone is already the number one mobile browser in the US and number two globally despite having a significantly lower market share of overall phone sales," Cullen added.


The iPhone was released in the UK last November. Mobile phone operator O2 has said that it is the fastest-selling device it has ever launched in the UK.

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