When Apple announced that users had downloaded over one billion applications from their website in 2009, it was clear a new industry had been born. And while competition has increased, Apple still reigns over an expanding market. According to most estimates, the company may hold as much as seventy-five percent of the market.
Why is Apple dominating the industry? One easy explanation is that they were the first company to truly invest in applications. As a result, they have the largest current catalogue of any Smarphone maker. At last count, they offer over one hundred thousand applications at their famous Apps Store. That is about three times as many apps as their closest competitor.
But one area that Apple and the iPhone have yet to capitalise on is apps videos.
Why is this? Well, the device itself is not designed to capture video images. However, there are a few new third-party applications that give users the ability to record video on an iPhone. Let us take a moment to review the most popular video apps.
Even though it is extremely popular, 12 seconds is not really a video application. What it actually does is let users record 12 seconds of audio and add the recording to still photos.
The iPhone Video Recorder, on the other hand, does exactly what you might expect. It captures up to four minutes of video images in compressed MPEG4 format. The application is considered quite pricy at about twenty pounds. Still, it is the best option for users who want to record video on their iPhones.
