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Mobile apps market expected to boom

Published 02/26/10

COLLEGE PARK - Mobile app downloads and sales are booming, as more and more people shift from using their computers to using their phones to access the Internet, read books and play games.

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Gartner Research of Stamford, Conn., recently announced a prediction that 4.5 billion mobile applications will be downloaded globally this year. That's up from 2.5 billion in 2009 — an 80 percent increase.

Growth is expected to come from all age groups, particularly the younger demographic, said Gartner Research Vice President William Clark. That's not surprising: 80 percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are...

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