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- Find apps that are now free for a short time
- Add apps to your watch list and get updates on the price
- View a graph of the price history to view price patterns
- Daily updates of apps on sale
- Direct link to the app in the App Store to purchase
- Share the find with friends so they can get apps for free too!

The following apps have been FREE for 24 hours recently:

- Flick Football for FREE saving of £0.59
- Wild West Pinball for FREE saving of £0.59
- Dark Nebula – Episode Two for FREE saving of £1.19
- Doodle Screw for FREE saving of £0.59
- Geared 2! for FREE saving of £0.59

The following apps have dropped in price recently:

- FINAL FANTASY is on sale saving of £3.10
- MasterChef Academy UK is on sale saving of £1.20
- Tap DJ – Mix and Scratch your Music is on sale saving of £0.60
- Plants vs. Zombies is on sale saving of £1.20
- Need for Speed Shift (World) is on sale saving of £2.40

Talk to us today about how you can be apart of this growing market.

What can we expect from smart phones in 2011?

Apple vs Google

I think that is fair to say that the iPhone had it’s fair share of problems last year however, it has come out the other side and flourished. The iPhone app Market is growing and is worth billions. However, this year the iPhone will have stiffer competition from one of it’s main rivals the Android. For those who don’t know Android is the smart phone platform organised and distributed by Google. It has manufacturers such as Sony and Samsung making handsets for the platform. Will 2011 be the first year that Android takes the crown as most desirable smart phone?

Android will also be taking on the iPad with various tablets from different manufactures. One tablet is available already and that is the Samsung Galaxy. With rumours of the iPad 2 being released at the end of February this will be at hotly contested battle next year.

More intelligent Apps

2011 will also see an improvement over the current apps Market as users and developers start to really understand the technology in their hand. Many apps will feature location information making you aware of events or activities in your local area. Add to this new features such as face to face communication and the movement to get free wifi everywhere (fon) and 2011 could be the first year of video chat.

In 2011 can your business afford to ignore this growing and expanding Market?

Do you need a laptop?

I am writing this article on an iPad whilst I travel to London on a high speed train. Do these enhancements in technology mean that you can now ditch your laptop? Consider what you use your laptop for and how a mobile tablet might be a better fit. At a networking event recently a lady commented to me that the iPad was great when talking to clients in person. The laptop used to be a barrier and now with her iPad that barrier was removed and she felt she. Had a closer connection with her clients because of this. Ask yourself do I need a laptop?

Rise of the mobile app

The business trend towards mobile apps is consumer driven as the public has an insatiable appetite for apps. However, not much thought has been given to how internal apps can help business practises. Could an internal app help your business as a sales tool, could an app replace your milage book, could an app act as a menu in a restaurant. The. Mobile device is a platform and it is only our imaginations that have the limitation.

Your small business can benefit from this business trend by using mobile apps to eliminate some of your office equipment and supplies. You might also benefit by creating and selling your own phone app. Ask yourself how could an app improve my business in 2011.

Steve

IDC says the growth rate of the app market will mean a 60% yearly increase in mobile application revenue.

How will you use this new medium?