Planet of the Apps
When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the iPhone in 2007 probably few would have guessed that it would have been the catalyst for a revolution unparalleled in the history of computing. The rate of mobile computing adoption has since out-paced both the 80s PC and the 90s internet booms.
Mobile computing is now poised to change practically everything about our lives from the way we connect, to the way we shop, read and consume media and more. Sales of Tablets and Smartphones have now exceeded that of PCs with the smartphone industry now emerging as the world’s leading industry.
But what really drove this revolution has less to do with the smartphone in itself and more to do with the software that it ran on the phone aptly christened as ‘apps’. Apps gives the smartphone its ability to be the equivalent of a technological Swiss knife and converge the functionality of what was many separate devices into just one single device.
App downloads now number in the billions and have made Apple a huge fortune, and along the way, have turned some app developers with the right app ideas into overnight millionaires. Though, ironically enough, when the iPhone first launched in 2007 it wasn’t even supposed to have an iTunes app store. Steve Jobs felt that web applications would be adequate for most users. It was only after the launch of the iTunes app store in 2008 that the iPhone really began to come into it’s own and users could really understand its full potential.
Apps leveraged all the hardware sensors built into the smartphone including the GPS, Gyroscopic sensor, accelerometer, camera and allowed apps to be very powerful. It was only a matter of time before Apple’s competitors jumped on the bandwagon with the release of their own app stores with Google’s Android operating system releasing the Android marketplace and Blackberry and Windows following suit with App stores of their own.
Apps have already disrupted multi-billion dollar industries including gaming, retail, media, publishing, travel and photography. The release of apps has continued to skyrocket with users eagerly lapping them up. Smartphone and tablet users now spend over an hour and a half of their day using apps as more users substitute websites for apps.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most useful apps in their class in a poll at the office below. Indian Weekender has launched an app of it's own app for iPhone and Android devices which includes a variety of content including the latest news, business directories, events, videos and even Loyalty stamps and Coupons discount for selected stores.
Newsreaders
Pulse
Flipboard
Productivity
Evernote
News
CNN
3 News
Stuff
NZ Herald
Indian Weekender
Entertainment
Angry Birds
Doodle Jump
Cut the rope
Fatbooth
Communication
What’s app
Viber
Tango
Music
Spotify
Soundhorn
Shaazam
Figure
Social media
Facebook
Pinterest
Instagram
Shopping
ASOS
Trade Me
Grab One
Utility
Vodafone
2 Degrees
Hospitality
Jamie Oliver
Wendys
Menus
Subway
Rohan de Souza is Director at App La Carte, an app solution company for businesses and Moa Creative an app development agency that develops apps for some of the world's biggest brands.
When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the iPhone in 2007 probably few would have guessed that it would have been the catalyst for a revolution unparalleled in the history of computing. The rate of mobile computing adoption has since out-paced both the 80s PC and the 90s internet booms. Mobile...
When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the iPhone in 2007 probably few would have guessed that it would have been the catalyst for a revolution unparalleled in the history of computing. The rate of mobile computing adoption has since out-paced both the 80s PC and the 90s internet booms.
Mobile computing is now poised to change practically everything about our lives from the way we connect, to the way we shop, read and consume media and more. Sales of Tablets and Smartphones have now exceeded that of PCs with the smartphone industry now emerging as the world’s leading industry.
But what really drove this revolution has less to do with the smartphone in itself and more to do with the software that it ran on the phone aptly christened as ‘apps’. Apps gives the smartphone its ability to be the equivalent of a technological Swiss knife and converge the functionality of what was many separate devices into just one single device.
App downloads now number in the billions and have made Apple a huge fortune, and along the way, have turned some app developers with the right app ideas into overnight millionaires. Though, ironically enough, when the iPhone first launched in 2007 it wasn’t even supposed to have an iTunes app store. Steve Jobs felt that web applications would be adequate for most users. It was only after the launch of the iTunes app store in 2008 that the iPhone really began to come into it’s own and users could really understand its full potential.
Apps leveraged all the hardware sensors built into the smartphone including the GPS, Gyroscopic sensor, accelerometer, camera and allowed apps to be very powerful. It was only a matter of time before Apple’s competitors jumped on the bandwagon with the release of their own app stores with Google’s Android operating system releasing the Android marketplace and Blackberry and Windows following suit with App stores of their own.
Apps have already disrupted multi-billion dollar industries including gaming, retail, media, publishing, travel and photography. The release of apps has continued to skyrocket with users eagerly lapping them up. Smartphone and tablet users now spend over an hour and a half of their day using apps as more users substitute websites for apps.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best and most useful apps in their class in a poll at the office below. Indian Weekender has launched an app of it's own app for iPhone and Android devices which includes a variety of content including the latest news, business directories, events, videos and even Loyalty stamps and Coupons discount for selected stores.
Newsreaders
Pulse
Flipboard
Productivity
Evernote
News
CNN
3 News
Stuff
NZ Herald
Indian Weekender
Entertainment
Angry Birds
Doodle Jump
Cut the rope
Fatbooth
Communication
What’s app
Viber
Tango
Music
Spotify
Soundhorn
Shaazam
Figure
Social media
Facebook
Pinterest
Instagram
Shopping
ASOS
Trade Me
Grab One
Utility
Vodafone
2 Degrees
Hospitality
Jamie Oliver
Wendys
Menus
Subway
Rohan de Souza is Director at App La Carte, an app solution company for businesses and Moa Creative an app development agency that develops apps for some of the world's biggest brands.
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