Study: More students using smartphones

They may cost several hundred dollars, but more college students are willing to pay for smartphones than other demographics, according to a Ball State University study released this morning.

The study - which surveyed 300 college students - found that 27 percent of the participants owned smartphones, which is 8 percent higher than the national average.

The study was part of a series of research projects involving mobile communication among young adults that began in 2005, according to a press release.

For more of this story, read tomorrow's edition of The Ball State Daily News.