The journey of mobile phones can be traced back to the year 1946 when an attempt was made to make a call using mobile phone. Since then, mobile phones have been budding year after year and today they have become a requisite in human life. Stepping out of home without a mobile phone makes one feel curtailed and this is the reason why an augment has been seen in the demand of cell phones.

When mobile phones were in their stage of infancy the only concern of the technologists was to use this device for making calls. Later on, novice features were added to the mobile phones by the manufacturing companies and now they have taken the shape of a versatile gadget. One can carry out a variety of tasks such as making calls (former function), listening music, clicking pictures, browsing internet, video calling (latest invention) and many more.

An increase in the numbers of functions of cell phones has boosted the demand of mobile app development professionals. These days, every cell phone manufacturing company wants to get an edge over other companies and one of the best ways to do so is to design new applications for the mobile phones. Keeping in mind this growing trend in the technological sector, leading universities such as Harvard University and Stanford University have launched courses in mobile app development.

Students who are fascinated about gadgets and want to make their career in some interesting field should consider enrolling themselves for these courses. It is true that these courses are new in the world of technology but they are going to stay in the market for long. By taking admission in application development courses one can easily make a stable career with handsome salary.

Presently, the course for application development for mobile phones is being offered as online course. Thus, students from every nook and corner of the world can join it if interested. Being an online course, the instructors employ different media and techniques for delivering the lecture. Some of the most popularly chosen methods include video and audio clips, lecture notes, examples and many more.

The recent market trends reveal that products by Apple such as iPhone and iPad are in huge demand amongst users. Thus, various institutes are offering training exclusively for getting hands on experience in areas of iPhone or iPad application development.

Application development is definitely a lucrative, innovative and adventurous career and it is worth given a consideration by individuals aspiring to make a career in the technological sector.

Author's Bio: 

LeewayHertz is a leading iPhone application development company; it designs iPhone apps and other mobile app development. LeewayHertz have specialists to build server side solutions, using Cloud Computing or Webservices APIs.