CELL PHONES: WTF ARE 'APPS'?

WHAT A BUNCH OF MAROONS!






I don't own a cell phone and never will.

I am a bit confused, but APPS seem to be nothing more than simple internet connections.

Oldcatman
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****Not every smart-phone user is going crazy buying apps!

An estimated 73.3 million people in the United States own smart phones, or about 31 percent of mobile users, according to eMarketer.

So how many of them are downloading apps?

According to Ask.com and Harris Interactive, 69 percent have downloaded an app. About three-quarters of men have downloaded an app while 62 percent of women said they have downloaded an app.

In another recent survey, this one by American Express, 60 percent of smart-phone users who download applications only do so if they're free. Young professionals - age 30 and under, with a college degree and earning at least $50,000 - were more willing to pay for for an app, with 1 in 5 spending up to $3 per app.

Men, more so than women, were also willing to pay for an app, spending $13 per month downloading music, movie and game apps. Women only shelled out $5 per month.

On the other hand, it found that women downloaded triple the number of games than men did per month. Men preferred music apps.

San Francisco Chronicle