Fresh and Mobile

If we make a simple comparison with what happened to the native desktop environment app (windows/mac) VS web app (office live/google
apps/etc.) we see that applications tends to go over the cloud. Even more, OS are going that way.
Chrome OS will be the consistent evolution of the new generations of apps that live in the clouds vs native apps that runs on the device itself.

Although mobile native apps are very popular, it seems that html5+javascript API tends to fill
the technological gap between the 2 solutions. We saw more & more of web app that runs perfectly on mobile devices (Google apps, facebook,
etc.). And as soon as we’ll get a complete strong (4G) data coverage on cities, mobile web apps will become definitely more powerful.

When we see services such as onlive, and huge 3D games that runs on the cloud and could be played with just a TV, it’s easy to
understand that , yes everything will be on the clouds (remains me infosphere / noosphere from SF books).

Native mobile app is just the starting point of the mobile development. Finally the same that
happens to the desktop world, with just a few years behind…
And as soon as Web apps will be incorporated into an app-store (same as did google with
their app marketplace & RIA web apps for example) we will see a huge increase of web-apps.
So, yes, applications will become web-only.
Now the question is when?

Apple is striking again on the mobile market by introducing iAd.
iAd is a way of integrating ads straight in the apps on the iPhone/iPad. It means, you can integrate little ads app in your app!
So ads become more interactive (even it’s done in html5, no flash some effects and interaction are quite impressive) and visually strong.
And because iAd is part of the OS itself, you can click on a ad banner from your app and it will load on a modal window. So it’s easy to come back to what you were doing.

“Just like the iPhone app store, there will be a simple revenue split.
Developers will keep 60% of revenues, however, rather than the 70% they
are awarded for iPhone apps. In return, Apple will host and deliver all
of the iAds.”

Yeah Developers will love it.
According to a study from Bernstein Research, the iAd platform could generate 18$ gross income for every iPad/iPhone/iPod touch.
Apple Stock will love it too.

AdMob, recently acquired by Google, provide some interesting stats [PDF].

ALL HANDSET MAKERS TOP 10 :

1 – Nokia . . . . . . .   432 Million 38  %
2 – Samsung . . . .    227 Million 20  %
3 – LG . . . . . . . . . . 117 Million 10  %
4 – SonyEricsson . . . 57 Million   5  %
5 – Motorola . . . . . . . 55 Million   5  %
6 – ZTE . . . . . . . . . .  50 Million   4.5%
7 – Kyocera . . . . . . . 45 Million    4  %
8 – RIM  . . . . . . . . .  35 Million    3.5%
9 – Sharp . . . . . . . .  29 Million    2.6 %
10 – Apple . . . . . . . . 25 Million    2.2 %
Others . . . . . . . . . .  56 Million    5%
TOTAL . . . . . . . . 1,130 Million (1.13 Billion)

Smartphones sale:

1 – Nokia . . . .  68 Million    39%
2 – RIM . . . . .  35 Million    20%
3 – Apple . . . .  25 Milllion    15%
4 – HTC  . . . . .  8 Million    5%
5 – Others . . .  35 Million    21%
Total  . . . . . . 175 Million

Smartphones OS:

1 – Symbian . . . . . . .  45%
2 – RIM . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
3 – Apple . . . . . . . . .  15%
4 – Windows Mobile . .  6%
5 – Google Android . . .  4%
Others . . . . . . . . . . . 10%

Source

According to ChangeWave, Android Usage increased 200% Over Past 3 Months.
On the smart phone market, RIM is still #1 (39%), then Apple (31%), Palm (6%).
Since the release of Motorola Droid, the coming of Nexus One, Android has a strong fleet coming.
We can also count that major careers will also try to push Android phones as much as possible.

Source : RWW

Bada is the new OS developped by Samsung for mobile phones.
So why Bada ?

• Samsung bada is a new open platform that enables a richer user experience in applications on Samsung mobile devices.
• Samsung design principles aim to deliver simple, intuitive, and innovative user experiences
  through innovative visual design. Samsung bada includes a next
  generation UI framework with feature sets and design elements that
  facilitate leading-edge user interfaces for every bada application.
• bada includes integrated support for service-oriented features to enable the development of connected applications
• Samsung is deeply committed to the developer community and the application store. With a series of developer days, the developer challenge, and the opening of the application store, Samsung is establishing an environment to encourage innovation and creativity among bada developers.
• The bada-powered devices will become a significant force in the market in 2010.
• Samsung Application Store starting in the first half of 2010

So nothing new under the sun..or not?

The Windows app store a.k.a Windows mobile marketplace is open. On the same line of iTunes appstore, Android store and Adobe market place.You can buy your app online and the you get a link for downloading it.

Yes it’s done, In Flash CS5, you can export you as3 coded application into a native iPhone application. This is a great news from Adobe Max, and it will boost the number of new application for  iPhone. It’s great, remember how many flash developer and flash application exist compare to the specific iPhone SDK developer. So now, you can produce a RIA usinf flash/flex and distribute it to every devices (phones,desktops, browsers) you want.