Mobile application is the development of programs that
can be operated by users of devices such as mobile phones, palm-tops,
personal digital assistants and the like. Mobile application is gaining
in importance these days as the functionality of these devices is
on the rise. What people could do only with a personal or notebook
computer a few years ago is now possible on a mobile phone because
of mobile application.
Examples of such applications are programs that allow for payments
to be made by cell phone, software for tracking sales objectives,
meetings and performance, personal database that assists in organizing
one's contacts, tasks and appointments in order, secure password
storage, parcel tracking software, software that lets the user to
connect to a remote meeting/conference hall etc. Mobile applications
are a promising new way to create and mange data.
The various technologies used in mobile application include Java,
Symbian, Android Mobile, Windows Mobile, and BREW. As Java is platform
independent, you can expect a reasonable performance from your java-enabled
phone. The advantage of using Java is that it is quick and runs on
many platforms. The Symbian platform is reputed for its undeniably
large market share. It is open-source software sponsored with application
technology and know-how from Nokia, Docomo and Ericsson. Android
is a mobile operating system that has been developed by a consortium
of manufacturers such as Google, Qualcomm and Motorola etc. It is
a combination of Java, Linux and C, C++. Windows Mobile was originally
developed for palmtop computers and smart-phones but was later extended
to a number of other devices. The advantage with using Windows Mobile
is that the .NET framework can be used on the device. BREW is the
technology that is used for hosting advanced applications on CDMA
phones.
The applications might face some issues in the execution mode for
which purpose a debugger is installed on mobile devices. These debuggers
can be helpful in rectifying a particular problem or run-time error
and preventing it from being repeated. If mobile applications are
developed at the current rate, then they might soon replace all other
modes of computing except servers, workstations, mainframes and supercomputers.
But for that to happen, there needs to be a sea change in the processing
power of mobile devices and their energy sources. There needs to
be a universal protocol of application development so that the devices
of multiple vendors can support the application as a local program.
Also, security features that are beyond compromise need to be developed
so that mobile application may become the order of the day; mobile
devices are as susceptible to viruses and other software vulnerabilities
as any other computing system.
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