The use of mobiles phones is increasing with each passing day and they have become a necessity among people of all ages and groups. The mobile phones of today are no longer considered as a mere device for communication but now they serves as multi use device. No matter whether you want to click a picture, record video, store your files, listen to music, play games or perform any other function, the mobile phones proves to be all in one gadget. The various features of mobile phones are further enhanced with the use of applications that are either available for free or for a price at various application stores.
Applications are popularly known as app and some of the most popular app stores are Apple App Store, Amazon app store, BlackBerry App World, Google Play, Nokia Store and others. Various types of application related to widgets, entertainment, lifestyle, photography, tools, communication, utilities and others are present on these store among which Games is the most popular category having 33% of the share.
As per the ABI research of May 2010, the application stores will have their peak in the year 2013 after which it will slowly decline as the subscribers will migrate to the apps of social networking. Other details and statistics related to apps are given in the following infographic.
Via:- http://www.topapps.net/windows/how-mobile-apps-have-changed-the-world.html/
