Mobile applications have become integral to modern life, making tasks easier and keeping people connected constantly. Early mobile apps provided basic functions like calculators and cameras, but as phones developed more advanced operating systems, users could install a wider variety of third-party software for GPS, cameras, games, and more. Now, mobile apps provide a vast array of entertainment, social media, finance management, and educational options. The number of mobile app users grows dramatically each year and will likely surpass 4 billion by 2017 as apps continue to permeate daily activities.

1. More Access
Easier Life

2. Mobile Applications have
been developed to assist in
making our lives easier.

3. The first mobile applications were typically
calculators, cameras, note editors, calendars,
and small arcade games.

4. Standard cellphones
do not allow
development and
installation of third
party software due to
its conventional
programming
software.

5. However the
operating
system of
modern phones
allow this.

6. Old mobile phones consisted of a
handful of various other electronic
devices with different operating
functions.

7. Development of new software allows
installation of GPS navigation, high definition
camera, weather and scientific calculator
applications.

8. Old mobile phones did not
have many operations for
entertainment usage
mainly consisting of only
Tetris, Pong and Snake.

9. Modern day mobile
phones consist of
entertainment apps
extending from social
networking, variety of
games, music and
sports.

10. Revolution of
mobile
applications
help us stay
connected to
the world 24/7.

11. Mobile phones integrated so
commonly in our lives it assists
with our health and fitness.

12. Assists on managing
personal finances.

13. New trend of
integrating
educational/e-book
applications into
educational systems
as well as personal
learning.

14. Messaging
applications are
already outgaining
subscribers to
major wireless
carriers in many
countries.

15. Messaging apps will increase to
approximately 1.5 billion users
next year.

16. Average smartphone user
has installed 26 applications.

17. Approximately
1.2 billion
people were
using mobile
applications at
the end of
2012.

18. This number is
to grow 29.8 %
each year. 4.4
billion app
users by 2017

19. Apple App and
Google Play
stores have
over 800,000
applications
EACH.

20. In 2013, approximately
56-82 billion apps were
downloaded world
wide.

21. Mobile applications have become a
major part of our everyday lives.

22. References
• www.cio.com/article/744088/Mobile_App_Revolution_Rival
s_Industrial_Revolution
• http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8491606/the-
app-revolution
• http://www.uky.edu/~jclark/mas490apps/History%20of%20
Mobile%20Apps.pdf
• http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-
mobile-stats/e#appusers
• http://mashable.com/2013/09/05/most-apps-download-
countries/
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