Mobile Apps

With Smartphone usage set to reach 50% of the mobile phone market by 2012, mobile apps are now more important than ever.

With the three main Smartphone platforms - iOs (iPhone and iPad), Android and Windows Mobile competing for market share, one thing is very clear - that all three will have a significant importance for many years to come.

The main difference between an app and a web application or website that is specifically designed for use on a mobile device, is that the app has access to the resources on the device, such as the GPS sensors, the motion detectors and the device's storage space.

There are so many different possibilities for apps - from an adapted website or desktop application, to applications that are completely unique to mobile devices, using for example it's ability to know precisely where it is.