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Smartphones, Smartphone Apps and What Make It Works

With the invention of mobile phones the way we communicate with each other and how we lead our life has changed tremendously.  The progress of the mobile phone also has come a long way; phones are getting smarter and are able to pack functions in a small frame. Such phones, also known as smartphones, allow us to do lots of stuff in a blink of eye.

The main different between a mobile phone and a smartphone is in the capabilities. A mobile phone will allow you to do simple phone calls, send SMS or MMS, managing contacts, simple event calendar reminder and keep simple notes. A smartphone, on the other hand, has all the above and on top of that run a whole lots of applications like wayfinder, complex gaming and even watch high definition video shows.

There are many smart phones in the market nowadays, many are using the touch screen technology like the Apple iPhone, and Apple is releasing the latest version of its iPhone 4G in a few weeks time, and there are the QWERTY phone like Blackberry Bold 9700. All these to cater to different users’ preference.

What make a smart phone tick are the applications that can be installed in it. Depending on the operating system that the smartphone runs on, building a smartphone app is not difficult. All you need is a development phone and an app development kit and you can start building your very own app to share, and even selling it for a fee.

For example, to develop an iPhone app all you need is to

  1. Join the Apple iPhone Developer program (which is cost at $99)
  2. Get an iPhone or iPod touch, a Mac
  3. A Non-Disclosure  Agreement
  4. The iPhone SDK and
  5. A notebook to write on

While the smartphone manufacturers are making money from the sales of these phones, it is also time that you start developing useful apps for these smartphones and sell them to those who will find meaning use of it to make some income from it. Remember, you have to do some research as to what kind of challenges that people find most in their daily life and if the apps that you built can help them minimize or solve some of their challenges then people will want to buy these apps from you. Always think of providing value first before making money. Once people see your value then money will automatically come to you.

Who knows, if your apps is popular with smartphones users you can also make a fortune out of it.