Yes, it’s the dreaded year 2012 9atleast for some) in the news today and it’s not about the movie.
Gartner, the research firm has just released a list of top 10 mobile applications for the year 2012.
Gartner listed applications based on their impact on consumers and industry players, considering revenue, loyalty, business model, consumer value and estimated market penetration.
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The top 10 consumer mobile applications for 2012 include:
- Money Transfer
- Location based services
- Mobile search
- Mobile browsing
- Mobile health monitoring
- Mobile payment
- Near Field Communication services
- Mobile advertising
- Mobile instant messaging
- Mobile music
If you were looking for something revolutionary, then you are probably feeling like how I feel – ‘meh’.
Yes, it’s true we are just getting started with some of these technologies (as Gartner points out) which are already available to iPhone users.
But, there is definitely a glaring omission – Augmented Reality. iPhone users have already started seeing AR apps that are totally revolutionary and I think it will be a big player by 2012.
Gartner’s list is not just for existing smartphone platforms but I believe they are addressing the general mobile phone market which is still ways behind the curve.
What do you find missing in this prediction?
[via Gartner]
