There is no doubt that for some time now, both smartphones and tablets have been one of the most desired gadgets or technological objects The number of smartphones and users of these continue to increase, and with them the applications These dates are used to make review of the achievements achieved during the year, and many web pages are already are echoing the results achieved by audimetry and consumer analysis companies
One of them, Flurry, has studied the consumption habitsof users throughout the year to know the use made of portable devices It must be said that the numbers belong to the American audience, although it can help us to get an approximate idea, saving the distance, of the uses made of these devices and the type of applications that are consumed inour country
Among the data collected, it is clear that mobile phones and tablets are more used as platforms for applications than as platforms to surf the Internet Specifically, it has been recorded that users spend 81 minutes a day using applications (for usually games and social networks), as opposed to 74 minutes a day that they spend browsing the Internet through the terminal's browsers.Numbers that far exceed those of last year, when 64 minutes were spent browsing on the Internet, compared to some 43 minutes spent using applications
As for platforms, the App Store continues to be the best option for developers who want to make money Even though the Android Market has managed to outperform the Apple market this year in application downloads, the App Store continues to be the economically most profitable option According to data from Flurry, a developer of applications for the Android system earns 24 cents vs. a whole dollar earned by publishing for Apple platforms
It is also interesting to compare these data with the rest of the world, where the expansion of applications it's palpable For example, China has increased its share of downloads by 870 percent this year. It has also increased in Argentina and, even in Saudi Arabia, where there has been a flood of 527 and 388 percent, respectively. Something that makes it clear that this class of devices are winning horse, or, at least, have been during this, almost finished , 2011
Now all that remains is to imagine what things are to come, and hope that the development of applications Continue to surprise us and make life easier for us as before. There are those who believe that next year will see the implementation of NFC technology, which allows you to use the terminal as a credit card, or that of the new interaction with the devices, as already introduced the Siri app for iPhone 4S this year.Or wait for the emergence of other application markets that increase competitiveness and, therefore, the quality of the applications. We will be expectant to know what holds for us next year 2012
Via: GigaOM
Images: CraigPearce and Flurry
