Traditional home
With the arrival of white pages on the iPad, the telephone book delivered suffered another blow.
The next generation interactive app allows users to do anything, from clicking on Facebook and Twitter feeds embedded in ads to finding nearby listings via GPS.
According to the latest data, one out of every 10 Australians uses tablets.
Statistics included in the upcoming Sensis eBusiness Report show that tablet usage has risen to 12 of the total population, up 4 percentage points from a Nielsen study this year.
At the same time, Telstra is evaluating a trial where, unless requested by the head of household, Telstra has stopped providing a white-page residential telephone book in Melbourne.
As a growing sign of the digital development of traditional phone books, the new white-page app will allow users to: Use predictive text to advise users when typing search entries.
Access the touch screen interactive map including photos.
Locate the location of the list using the iPad's built-in Whereis mapin GPS.
Links to sites such as Facebook and Twitter feed, as well as business transaction times and special deals.
By 2015, the use of mobile Internet is expected to exceed the desktop Internet.
In the past fiscal year, the number of people accessing white pages via mobile phones has increased by 155. @ Sun Herald of Thomas. com.