Qu Huang Ralph

Introduction  Mobile applications are developed today for use on mobile devices, smartphones, and tablets. They come in different categories for different uses.  Today, varieties of systems are compatible with these mobile applications, typically Apple and Android systems, which are occasionally updated.

Overview  Mobile applications date back to the end of the twentieth century.  Operating systems for smart phones such as Windows Mobile, Android, Mac iOS are open to the market unlike the cnventional programming of standard cell phones.  Manufacturers tried to make their products more attractive for customers by introducing more and more applications.

What is Mobile Applications?  Mobile applications are basically mobile versions of websites, games, and anything that a person may need access to from a mobile device.  Some famous examples of mobile applications are Facebook, bank apps, Shazam, games, and Instagram. Each serves its own purpose, and are rated in the App Market.

How is it useful?  Mobile users demand more choice, more opportunities to customize their phones and more functionality  Mobile developers want the freedom to develop the powerful mobile applications users demand without restrictions.

Remember the Brick?

The Brick  The Motorola DynaTac 8000X was the first commercially available cellphone.  First marketed in 1983, it was 13 x 1.75 x 3.5inches in dimension and weighed about 2.5 pounds and allowed you to talk for a little more than half an hour.  It retailed for 3,995 plus hefty monthly services fee and per-minute charges.

History of the first apps  First generation mobile phones were designed and developed by the handset manufacturers.  Competition was fierce and trade secrets were closely guarded. They didn’t want to expose the secrets of their handsets, so they developed the phoe software in-house.

History of the first apps  Nokia was famous for putting the 1970s video game Snake on some of its earliest phones. Other followed adding games like Tetris and Tic Tac Toe.  These early phones changed the way people thought about communcation. As mobile phone prices dropped, batteries improved, reception areas frew, and more and more people began carrying these handy devices.

How does Mobile Applications work?  Mobile applications developed over time from a standard call, text, and games only phone using something called WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). Customers demanded that their phone be able to have more functions, and what better than the internet? WAP was a very basic version of HTTP, and designed to work with the compatibility of the mobile device itself.

Summary of Mobile Applications  Basically, the mobile applications came from customers’ demand on manufacturers. Mobile applications developed slowly over time and with much developments and now is one of the top uses for a smartphone besides the internet. Mobile applications nowadays are much more convenient for consumers, and is still in the process of improvement.