Pew: 68% of U.S. adults now own a smartphone, 45% have a tablet

More than two-thirds of Americans now own a smartphone, and almost half have a tablet.

The latest findings come from American think tank Pew. More specifically, the organization found that 68 percent of U.S. adults now have a smartphone, up from 35 percent in 2011, and tablet computer ownership has grown to 45 percent among adults, up from 4 percent in 2010.