Smartphones are some of the most advanced developments in the modern world and this is because of its wide usage among many individuals, especially the younger generations. For many, smartphones have become a part of their daily lives and this has ensured that they remain among the most popular modes of communication. The globalized world has ensured the wide distribution of smartphones and as such, smartphones have come to be used in such modes of communication of social networking, transacting business activities, making calls, as well as instant messaging. It is, therefore, important for studies to be conducted concerning this technological development and its effect on the lives of its users.Smartphones are among the greatest creations of the twenty first century and that through them, there has been an evolution in the way the current generation interacts and communicates. It can be further said that smartphones are among the determining factors of where the human society is headed since its use has gone viral all over the world. It is yet to be seen how its later development is going to affect the future societies as better versions of smartphones are developed and put into the market.

Effectiveness and efficiency mobile-based applications provide to capture geolocation data and customer data, and quickly upload to a processing server without users having to use a desktop system

Pedometer application is able to transform the iPhone into a pedometer that is sophisticated; the free version of the application limits the user on the distance that can be measured. The application is able to keep a log of the previous journey and is able to record a lot of statistics that is useful like average speed and calories that are consumed. The user interface for pedometer application has more user friendly compared to other pedometers that are built and costs between $5 and $100. The Pedometer can have new features that will keep the track of the user enabling the user see whether 10,000 steps are reached on a daily basis as recommended; this iPhone application will help the user improve the overall health and fitness (Eyre, 2012).

Instapaper accelerometer is powerful and has an ingenious implementation that include tilt scrolling; the application will present the display in a neat format that is easy to view. The user is able to read what is displayed without having to touch the screen, when tilt scrolling and the user can also pan through a specific story by simply tipping the iPhone slightly or further back for readers that are fast. The application can be enabled with highlighting in-application where the user can tap and drag the text present in the normal IOS fashion as well as the define, share popover pop over, or a copy of the normal iOS. The new item present on the list now is the list-highlight; the user taps the device, and the highlighted text will be marked in yellow; tapping the application will make another popover pop over in a different style, and the user will tap the button to enable the removal of the highlight. Other features for improvement include classical Instapaper touches such as pull-to-refresh, video support, tools that enable the user sort, filter and manage the reading que, and new ways that the iPhone user can paginate articles by zipping left or right swiping from one page to the other.

Evaluate benefits realized by consumers because of the ability to gain access to their own data via mobile applications.

Examine the challenges of developing applications that run on mobile devices because of the small screen size.

Describe the methods that can be used to decide which platform to support, i.e., iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, or Android.

Mobile applications require high availability because end users need to have continuous access to IT and IS systems.

Discuss ways of providing high availability.

Mobile devices are subjected to hacking at a higher rate than non-mobile devices. Discuss methods of making mobile devices more secure.

Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.