This document discusses mobile software development and the mobile industry. It provides statistics on smartphone platform market shares in 2009 and 2010, with Android growing significantly. It also discusses developing mobile apps with Java or Objective C, and for cross-platform development. The document notes that mobile content usage is led by browsing, apps, and social networks/games. It concludes with a discussion of career opportunities in mobile development.

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Mobile Software Development
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About
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Mobile Revolution
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Phones
417,000,000 devices sold in 3 Quarter
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Smartphones 19.3%
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Feature Phones vs Smart Phones
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SmartPhone Platforms
Symbian
Google (Android)
Apple (iOS)
RIM (Blackberry)
Windows Phone
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SmartPhone Platforms
3Q-09 3Q-10
Symbian 44.6% 36.6%
Google (Android) 3.5% 25.5%
Apple (iOS) 17.1% 16.7%
RIM (Blackberry) 20.7% 14.8%
Windows 7.9% 2.8%
src: Gartner 7
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Mobile Content Usage
Browsed 35.3%
Downloaded Apps 33.4%
Social N/W – Blog 23.5%
Games 22.6%
src: comScore
US Figures - Nov 2010
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Develop With
Java Objective C
Cross-Platform
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Java Mobile
Java ME Android
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RIA Platforms
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Browser Based Or Native?
HTML5
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Tablets
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Application Stores
* Apple 300,000 apps * Android 130,000
* Nokia 25,000 * BlackBerry 18,000
Game: Non-Game:
Free apps downloads 10x of paid apps
Src: Distimo 14
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Enterprise & Biz Mobile Apps
Early Days
Indian Cos Likely To Be More
Active in this space
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Mobile Software Quality
Slow, Often Crude & Unreliable
Rapidly Moving Technology
Little Collaboration Or
Standardization
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Student / Career Perspective
Must-Have Skill In The Near
Future
Get In Early, Differentiate
Play with the tech
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Survey
Mobile Apps development to surpass apps
development on other platforms over next 5 years?
Yes - 55%
Software Development area most in demand?
Mobile tops with 40.5%
src: IBM DeveloperWorks Survey Oct 2010 18
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