Mobile application development is a process of developing software for small low-power handheld devices like:
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
• Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDA)
• Smartphone
Three Points to Justify Mobile App Development Importance:
1. Accessibility - Trouble-free accessibility to information while you are away. Entrepreneurs use it to control their business. Access your files and data by using mobile app.
2. Market growth - The Application development market is growing at a rapid rate.
3. Market Shift- Conventional way for buying a product is now gone. Nowadays, people use to search for a product over the internet and order directly from home.
Six Online Mobile Apps Stores:
1. iPhone App Store - Download application for iPhone, iPod and iPad. On July 11th, 2008, Apple open apps store for third party.
2. Ovi store for Nokia - Nokia is one of the largest Smartphone sellers. Here, you can find apps for Nokia supported OS platform.
3. Windows Marketplace - In 2009, Microsoft Corporation released a complete new mobile platform Windows Mobile 6.5. In a very short span of time, it has acquired 6% market share of Smartphone industry. If you are willing to download apps for Windows mobile, Windows Marketplace is a right place.
4. Android App Store - Historical success of Android led heavy requirement of supported apps. Just like Apple and Nokia, Google has also set up an online store.
5. LG Mobile Application store - It is not very big store, but it contains 1400 quality apps.
6. BlackBerry App world - From here, you can download application for BlackBerry phone and tablet.