IoT
The internet was invented in the 1980s and later became widely available. Almost everyone moved toward having a presence on the internet and started creating their own static web pages. Eventually, the static content became dynamic and could be generated on the fly, based on context. In nearly all cases, a browser was needed to access the internet. There were a plethora of browsers available, and without them, using the internet was a challenge.
During the first decade of this century, there was an interesting development that was emerging—the rise of handheld devices, such as mobile phones and tablets. Mobile phones started becoming cheaper and were available ubiquitously. The hardware and software capabilities of these handheld devices were improving considerably, and so much so that people started using browsers on their mobile devices rather than on their desktops. But one particularly distinct change was the rise of mobile apps. These mobile apps were downloaded...