The Growth of Programs on Mobile Devices
Paradigm shifts occasionally occur in the long march of technology development. The discovery of electricity, the very first land-based phone, the first mobile telephones, and more recently, the development of Apps. Cell phone manufacturers were caught off-guard when Apple burst onto the scene with its original iPhone in 2007. Promoted as a combination of phone, music player and Internet communicator, the iPhone opened up to third party developers to create native Applications. Thousands of developers rushed into develop various Software - called Apps - that may run on the iPhone. A billion dollar industry was born overnight. Not long afterward, Google introduced its Android system in 2008 using a similar strategy. Other players will also be joining the App bandwagon. The addition of tablet devices has fueled further the growth of the Program industry. Programs have dramatically transformed the mobile sector, turning a voice-device to a multi-channel device that may be used in ...