Those Web usage statistics, gathered by mobile ad network Chitika, were offered up in a blog posted Thursday by the company.
The drop in Web use by Research in Motion BlackBerry devices came at the same the company saw a decline in sales. IDC recently said that second quarter 2012 market share for BlackBerry smartphones shipped to retailers dropped to 4.8% -- a 41% decline from the same quarter in 2011.
BlackBerry device Web usage is a small share overall--about 1% of all mobile traffic in July 2012. Apple's smartphones and tablets now account for a "staggering" 63% of all mobile Web traffic, Chitika said.
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