Smart phones and tablets are now
an essential part of our lives. These gadgets are faster and more convenient
than your standard phones, PC’s and laptops, the apps that we download and use
is what makes them so useful.
Apps are defined as certain
software that is designed to operate specifically on all versions or models of
tablets, smart phones and mobile devices; the term app is a shorter version of
Application Software. Apps are easily available through various platforms that
distribute applications, the more established of them are the Google App Store,
Blackberry App World, Apple App Store and the Windows Phone Store.
Apps can be easily downloaded
onto your gadget; certain apps have to be bought while other apps are free. The
prices differ according to the different smart phone manufacturers. Apps were
initially designed for standard functions like email, contacts, calendar,
productivity and information retrieval.
Today you can find apps that can
be used for gaming, GPS, online shopping, banking, ticket purchases and the
more recent health, fitness and medical purposes. In fact you can have an app
for just about any product or service that you can think of, the number of apps
also made their discovery a bit of a challenge.
This is why apps require things
like reviews, recommendations, duration sources, magazines, blogs and services
dedicated to app discovery. Apps however work differently on different devices;
this will depend on the battery power, the processor, the hardware
specifications, operating systems and the screen size.
Our society today is not very
patient; we want to have whatever we need as quickly as possible. Apps deliver
all the information that we need and we don’t have to wait for it. We can also
use them to store a lot of information like catalogues, music and videos. Way
back in 2009, only 23% were using smart phones, today however more than 35% own
and use smart phones. This goes to show how useful apps are and why people are
so eager to purchase a smart phone.
The apps that one can store on
their smart phones ultimately offer some value to the user- apps can
dramatically change the way you use your tablet or smart phone. Apps are a
great way to personalize and interact with our phones; they also allow you to
store and modify data using complex calculations like graphs or charts.
Basic functions like text
messaging, calling or GPS can be integrated with you online social media
accounts or camera through the use of apps.
Apps do not always require an internet connection, while some apps can
only work online, there are many others that function offline.
Businesses too have realized the
importance that apps have in helping them operate. Businesses can use apps to
promote a brand, service or product and stay in touch with their consumers.
This brings our attention to another kind of app; this is the e-commerce app.
These apps allow people to shop for products online and purchase them as well.
There are apps that let you
manage your life like Ever note, and then you can read E-books on the Play
Books app. These are just some of the more popular apps only on the Google Play
Store, image how many more options you have on the Apple App Store and other
major application distribution platforms.
Certain apps are free, like most
of the live wall papers available on the Google App Store. Most app developers
offer a free trial version of their apps that have to be paid for later on.
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