iPhone and Android Will Dominate Phone Cell-Market in 2015
Ovum research firm projected that the total amount of the downloadable mobile application in the Asia Pacific region will reach 5.3 billion later in 2015 later. The majority came from the Apple iPhone and mobile users Google Android. From these approximate figures, a total of 597.15 million applications, or approximately 11% of them will be controlled by the iPhone. The total downloaded apps will only be rivaled by other mobile users that use the Android operating systems.
“Apple iPhone will dominate the smartphone market segment of high end within the next five years. However, this dominance will remain under strong competition from Android-based handsets,” said Ovum analyst Adam Leach, as quoted from the AFP on Wednesday .
According to Leach, the presence of Google Android started two years ago have become a new phenomenon and allow every handset maker creates an interesting alternative to the iPhone. In fact, Leach said, a handset that uses Android platform looks like iPhone clone. “Android-based device offers a wider freedom with the available content . And perhaps more interesting than the device with content that is only approved by Apple alone,” he added.
Apple and Google : We Hate Adobe
Steve Jobs confrontation against Adobe is getting more and more clearer by time. Apple has even encourage developers to ignore Flash Player technology for all devices and start turning into HTML5 for website, software and application designs.The urge was clearly declared in apple’s official website. The demo showed various capabilities of HTML5. The HTML5 standard is opened, dependable, very secure and very efficient, said Apple.
Apple added that HTML5 enable website developers and designers to create a better pictures, better typography, better animation and better transition. HTML5 (Hypertext Markup Language) is the latest programming language which is created to reduce the necessity of using plug-in or adds-on which nowadays are offered by Flash.
Steve Jobs had previously said that Flash is only compatible for PC and Mouses devices. Flash is too old-fashioned and definitely un-compatible for touchscreen. Flash is also very susceptible to virus.
But Apple is not the only one hating Adobe Flash, Read more
Android Smartphone Shift iPhone Away in US
CALIFORNIA – Android has slowly drift the iPhone aside, at least that was the data taken from Data AdMob America.
Though iPhone is – in general world market- the most popular smartphone, but the survey revealed that until March 2010, the android users in America has increased significantly up to 46%. On the other hand, iPhone dominated around 39% in smartphone market.
IPhone today is taking almost 46% OS share, and Android is participating 25% of the OS. Android’s apps advancement is predictably will shift the iPhone’s. In 18 months, android’s market apps has reached fifty thousand apps. In December 2009 android’s apps were only 16.000 available. Off course compared to iPhone, android apps are still far behind in quantity. Apple so far already has 190.000 apps available in Apple app store. (source : TechCrunch Online)
