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Gartner 2012 Top 10 Consumer Mobile Apps List & What Gartner Missed!

Mobile Content Today  Nov 19 09

Anyone who knows me knows that I love lists (lists of pretty much anything amuses me), predictions for the next year, and conspiracy theories. As you might guess, I don't much believe in some of these despite their entertainment value. Gartner Research is usually a good source of lists and predictions (not to mention magic quadrants). And, in this item, I'm even going to count them among conspiracy theorists since they use the term "killer applications"...

Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Consumer Mobile Applications for 2012

However, don't be fooled by the title. Gartner doesn't actually name a single app. Full story...

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