BUZZ ISSUE-U:BEE ONLINE #02

your smartphone?
on
have become such a part of our
They
travelling or day-to-day life
studying,
them.
without
assistance such as Email,
productivity
and contact databases, but
calendar,
mobile games, factory automation,
as
and location-based services,
GPS
and ticket purchases,
order-tracking,
that there are now millions of apps
so
APP
DESIGNING
AS A HOBBY
'App' is short for
'software
"PERFECT FOR
application' and
was PARTIES listed as word AND
CELEBRATIONS"
of the year in 2010!
BY TOBY SPENCER
Can you imagine life without the apps
what is a mobile app?*
So
mobile app or mobile application is
A
everyday life, it's hard to imagine
a computer program or software
application designed to run on a
In real terms, they are actually a very
mobile device such as a phone/tablet
*credit to Wikipedia
recent addition to our lives. But their
impact has been astounding.
or watch.
Apps were originally intended for
the public demand for apps caused
rapid expansion into other areas such
available.
Apps are generally downloaded from
application distribution platforms
which are operated by the owner of
the mobile operating system, such as
the App Store (iOS) or Google Play
Store.
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