Mobile application

  Mobile application: 

A mobile application is a software that runs on a mobile device such as a cell phone or MP3 player that will allow the device to perform specific tasks that are typically restricted to PCs.

• It also known as downloadables, mobile application are common on most phones, including inexpensive, entry-level models.

  Types of Mobile Application:

   Mobile Applications are mainly divided into two types :

1. Pre-Installed Application
2. Mobile Application such as SMS/MMS clients, browsers and music players, come pre-installed on mobile phones.
3. Downloadable Application

For example, user downloads applications over the wireless network and then install the application themselves, or have them loaded and installed in the mobile operator's store.

From the technical point of view, mobile application is to be differentiated by the run time environment in which its   executed :

• Native platforms and Operating Systems such as Symbian, Windows Mobile and Linux.
• Mobile Web/Browser runtimes, such as Webkit, Mozilla/Firefox, Opera Mini and RIM.
• Other mangaed platforms and virtual machines, such as Java/J2ME, BREW, Flash Lite, and Silverlite.