Apps/Smartphones

Apps are ubiquitous/common in our society as most of us are armed with smartphone for variety of uses. Undeniably, too many**
of us are preoccupied with our smartphones for surfing, checking on our social media, play games, photography, audio and video*
entertainment and schedule management. In fact quite a number of us guilty of abuse such gadget to the point we****
endangering ourselves while________________(engross) in them though we are walking, driving and doing other menial tasks.
Experts are even warning us of ___________________________(addict) to ___________________(use) apps.
A mobile app is a computer programme________________(design) to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile
devices. Apps are usually available through application distribution platforms, which began appearing in 2008 and are typically
___________________(operate) by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows
Phone Store, and BlackBerry App World. Some apps are free, while others must be_______________(buy). Usually, they are
downloaded from the platform to a target device, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry, Android phone or Windows Phone, but sometimes
they can_____________________(download) to laptops or desktop computers.
Mobile apps __________________originally ______________(offer) for general productivity and information retrieval, ______
(include) email, calendar, contacts, and stock market and weather information. However, public demand and the availability of
developer tools drive rapid expansion into other category such as mobile games, factory automation, GPS and location-based *
services, banking, order-tracking, ticket purchases and recently mobile medical apps. The explosion in number and variety of apps
___________________(make) discovery a challenge, which in turn ___________________(lead) to the creation of a wide range of
review, recommendation, and curation sources, including blogs, magazines, and dedicated online app-discovery services.
Examples of great apps ______________________(use) by smartphone and tablet users are innumerable here. Google Maps helps
you avoid being perpetually/endlessly_________________(lose) and _________________(take) wrong turns with the app _______
(direct) you. With Spotify, all the recorded music is available at your fingertips for US$9.99 monthly. _____________(buy) CDs was
great but this is a way, way better deal as the choices are nearly unlimited with millions of songs available for your listening pleasure.
The smartphone camera will never rival a real camera, but ________________(have) it always available in the pocket has produced
some amazing sunset, family snaps and travel shots I couldn't have nabbed without it. Though I no need to tell people where I ***
eating, I am like it when they were envious of me when I am posted shots of killer ice cream cones from Baskin Robbins. Social**
media like WhatsApp and Facebook fun, addictive and unsurprisingly indispensable. I enjoy get feedback to my posts, in the form**
of likes, and prefer that to the alternative: nobody commenting on what I doing. I am love a physical newspaper, but those**
endless smartphone alerts keeps me inform and more up to date than ever. Games: No Candy Crush Saga or Solitaire? Please. I**
can not imagine __________________(wait) for a bus or someone without fiddling/playing with the smartphones to while the time*
away. Thus, apps beyond the shadow of doubt have become part and parcel of our life.
The popularity of mobile apps has continued to rise, as their usage has become___________________(increase) prevalent/common
across mobile phone user. A May 2012 comScore study was reported that during the previous quarter, more mobile subscriber***
used apps than browsed the web on their devices: 51.1% vs. 49.8% respectively. According to market research firm Gartner,
102 billion apps will downloaded in 2014 and 91% of them will free but they will still generated US$26 billion, up 44.4% on 2013's***
US$18 billion. An analyst report estimating that the app economy creating revenues of more than 10 billion per year within the**
European Union, while over 529,000 jobs have created in 28 EU states due to the grow of the app market. Hence, the immense**
effect of apps on us are unbelievable. Just do not be slave to the apps but master make smart use of it.*****