Sunday 12 January 2014

10 app trends for 2014: privacy, wearables, education & more

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/10/app-trends-2014-privacy-wearables-education / iOS Android smartphone smart phone pad tablet iPad iPod Google Apple app application hand mobile cell device free-to-play gaming evolution free to play iOS versus Android sharing economy regulation apps industry industries entertainment publishing game games enterprise education sector attracted big investment generated lucrative acquisitions billion billions dollars revenue revenues privacy regulation Dotcom dot com dotcom-style bubble pop 2014 big trends trend apps developer developers startup startups brand brands create creating release releasing crash relatively small number apps make making big money rubbish spare time hobbyist projects project startup startups raise raised seed venture financing catch on users money photo-sharing photo sharing health tracking health-tracking tools tool freemium games messaging apps overstuffed category cull 2014 search audience business model good technology acquihirers Facebook Snapchat hack security ID privacy password passwords mobile free-to-play gaming free to 2 play f2p freemium software free games messaging apps WeChat Line KakaoTalk WhatsApp Kik Snapchat the Blackberry mail BBM Facebook Myspace games game shop shopping music video social networking network education device /