Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
Tech

Most British smartphone users not downloading new apps

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Aug, 2014 08:16 AM
  • Most British smartphone users not downloading new apps
If you have lately been bombarded with apps, read this. According to a latest report by global consulting firm Deloitte, nearly 31 percent of smartphone users in Britain do not download any apps within a month of their launch.
 
For those who download apps, the average number has declined from 2.32 to 1.82.
 
"We are reaching a limit in the UK in the volume of app store downloads," Paul Lee, head of research for technology, media and telecommunications at Deloitte, was quoted as saying.
 
The study showed a step decline in mobile application downloading.
 
It also revealed that nearly 90 percent of people never pay for an app.
 
One reason could be that "once people download their preferred apps like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, they are less likely to get new ones".
 
An increasing number of smartphone users over age 50 have a decreased demand for apps.
 
"The new adopters of smartphones use them mostly for text messaging. When you look at who uses IM (instant messaging) services like WhatsApp and WeChat, it tends to be younger age groups and it declines very steeply with age," Lee told Huffington Post.

MORE Tech ARTICLES

App to gauge happiness

App to gauge happiness
Using a smartphone app, researchers have unlocked what triggers happiness in people's lives -- and the key is to keep your expectations low....

App to gauge happiness

Soon, pee to power your smartphone, tablets

Soon, pee to power your smartphone, tablets
NASA astronomers are trying to turn pee into pure drinking water. Back on earth, pee can soon be commercially used to charge smartphones and tablets....

Soon, pee to power your smartphone, tablets

Gear up for Galaxy Note 4 in September

Gear up for Galaxy Note 4 in September
Samsung Electronics will unveil the Galaxy Note 4 in Berlin Sep 3, the Korea Times said...

Gear up for Galaxy Note 4 in September

I-pad technology decodes how brain decides on food

I-pad technology decodes how brain decides on food
A 'flypad' touchscreen technology similar to what is seen in i-pads has provided crucial insights into how our brain decides what and how much to eat....

I-pad technology decodes how brain decides on food

LG to ship 60 mn phones in 2014

LG to ship 60 mn phones in 2014
South Korean firm LG Electronics will ship 60 million smartphones in 2014, with good sales of its flagship G3 model pushing up the numbers...

LG to ship 60 mn phones in 2014

Student files action lawsuit against Facebook

Student files action lawsuit against Facebook
An Austrian law student has filed a class action lawsuit at a commercial court in Vienna against Facebook over privacy violations....

Student files action lawsuit against Facebook