Facebook and Google Maps Two Most Downloaded Apps Over Smartphones
Speaking about smartphone(s), it always reminds us of the apps that support them. As quoted from detikinet last friday, Nielsen announced that started from iPhone to Androids, there are two kinds apps that dominate the smartphones platform. The two apps are Facebook and Google Maps.
The survey – which is named ‘App Playbook’ – was taken from 4.200 American already downloaded the apps for the last 30 (thirty) days. The survey noted that 21% mobiles users in USA use smartphones in the last quarter of 2009, the number is increasing 14% compared to the same period in 2008
Here is the list of Nielsen’s survey result along the non-game apps downloaded the most :
- iPhone : Facebook (58%), iTunes (48%), Google Maps (47%)
- Android : Google Maps (67%), Facebook (50%), Weather Channel (38%)
- Blackberry : Facebook (51%), Google Maps(34%), Weather Channel (28%)
7digital music store hits BlackBerry
BlackBerry users have been tucking into their App World for a while now, but unlike iPhoners with their iTunes, there’s been no music store to keep them rocking their 3.5mm headphone jacks.
- Blackberry Music App
Now 7digital, the online MP3 store, has stepped in with a jazzy new BlackBerry app that serves as both store and player for owners of the BlackBerry Bold, Curve 8900 and Storm, with the Curve 8520 on its way.
