Is NFC Hot in 2011 ?

Here are some facts:

In 2 Weeks, Google I/O had more than 0.5 million views &
NFC is the #1 subject in audience:

* ANDROID Momentum:
Google I/O 2011: Keynote Day One : > 300 000 views
http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers#p/u/11/OxzucwjFEEs

* CHROME Momentum:
Google I/O 2011: Keynote Day 2 : > 200 000 views
http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers#p/u/17/MiYND_zvIc0
http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

* NFC on ANDROID Momentum:
Google I/O 2011: How to NFC : > 65 000 views
http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers#p/u/79/49L7z3rxz4Q
http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

* ANROID Momentum:
Google I/O 2011: Honeycomb Highlights : > 30 000 views
http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers#p/u/144/sTx-5CGDvM8

Conclusion:
* NFC is, by far, the #1 HOT Topic at Google I/O 2011 !

Reference: "2011: the NFC year for Mobiles ?"
http://mobinear.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-nfc-year-for-mobiles.html

2011 Apps Stores Market

2011 Apps Stores Market Data (in million downloads per day):

1. Apple / iOS / iPhone / App Store: ~10M/d
10 000 million (http://www.apple.com/itunes/10-billion-app-countdown/) in 2.5 years (10 July 2008: http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/app-store-launches-upgrade-itunes-now/)

2. Google / Android / Android Market: ~5M/d
3 000 million (http://www.androlib.com/appstats.aspx) in 2 years (22 Oct. 2008: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/10/android-market-now-available-for-users.html)
300 000 Android phones activated per day (http://www.clickonf5.org/mobile/300000-android-phones-activated-daily/10053)

3. Nokia / Ovi (including J2ME & Symbian): ~3.5M/d
3.5 million / day (http://www.forum.nokia.com/Distribute/Ovi_Store_statistics.xhtml) in 1.5 years (26 May 2009: http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1317441)

4. RIM / BlackBerry / App World: ~1.5M/d
~ 1.5 M / d http://www.berryreview.com/2010/09/27/blackberry-app-world-1-5-million-apps-downloaded-a-day/ in 2 years (1 April 2009: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/RIM-Launches-BlackBerry-App-World-NASDAQ-RIMM-968860.htm)

5. Samsung / Bada / Samsung Apps: < 0.1 M/d
2 million (http://www.telecompaper.com/news/samsung-apps-downloads-hit-2-million) in 1 year (16 Sept. 2009: http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2009/09/16/samsung-application-store-launched/)
5M Bada devices (http://www.intomobile.com/2010/12/13/samsung-5-million-bada-smartphones/)

6. MicroSoft / Windows Phone 7: < 0.1 M/d
1.5 M units sold (http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/2010/dec10/12-21AchimBergQA.mspx)

7. HP / Palm / HP webOS: < 0.1 M/d
>1M in 2009: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/palm-app-catalog-hits-a-million-downloads/
30 M downloads in total (http://www.precentral.net/palm-app-catalog-tops-30-million-downloads)

8. MicroSoft / Windows Mobile: < 0.1 M/d
Superseded by Windows Phone 7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Mobile


9. MeeGo (Linux from Moblin (Intel) & Maemo (Nokia)): 0 M/d
No Device Yet but Soon: http://meego.com/


NB: GetJar claims 3 million / day, 1 000 million (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/07/29/independent-mobile-app-store-getjar-now-seeing-3-millions-downloads-per-day/) in 6 years (2004: http://www.getjar.com/about/frequently-asked-questions/)