Mobile Development Trends 2011

The whole universe is going mobile with the smart handsets. Technology is ever changing and so is mobile application development. No matter how fine the mobile app is, it tends to get outdated with a finer discovery; thereby we have had Blackberry, iPad, 3G iPhone, touchscreen SmartPhones, Android powered mobile and so on. However, it is obvious from the evolution that people are gradually leaning towards mobiles phones having web access. According to the experts, more than 85% of mobile users will access Internet on the go from their mobile handsets in 2011.
Given below are some mobile development trends in 2011:
Mobile development platform:According to a survey conducted by Urban Airship, maximum mobile developers will be inclined to develop new models on iOS (90%), followed by Android platform (73.8%). Blackberry (22.2%) seems to be a distant favorite after Windows Phone 7 (24.4%), for the developers in 2011.
Development for Touchscreen:Who doesn't want to grip the world with a few touches? 2011 mobile development will experience a striking switch to touchscreen phones from all other apps. Mobile developers are therefore constantly shedding their sweat to make websites, which can be navigated and explored with fingertips.
Mobile SEO:With web-enabled mobile phones, the concept of SEO will change widely in 2011. Mobile browsers have a different set of algorithm, compared to desktop browsers. Thus, it has become very important that IT entrepreneurs and tech savvy professionals realize the need for mobile SEO to meet new challenges.
Mobile advertising:Advertisements follow the footsteps of traffic flows and this is applicable for mobile phones as well. Since the whole world is going mobile with web-powered handsets, business houses see more revenue from advertising in this medium. However, the advertising strategies should be developed keeping the limitations and size of the phones in mind.
It's time for video calling:In 2011, mobile communication is expected to reach its next level with video calling. With iPhone 4 Face Time Video Calling and Android Smartphone Skype, the era of video calling has witnessed a vast growth in the year of 2011. According to a study, it can be assumed that Smartphone video calling technology will connect more than 29 million users by the end of 2015 and the evolution is already on.
Constellation of technologies:Gone are those days, when you needed to carry your iPod, mobile phone, Camera, mp3 player etc. every time you went out. With the introduction of Tablets and Smartphones, the need for specific technology has been replaced by a centralized one. One Smartphone can serve the purpose of all the aforementioned services at once.
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