The seemingly obvious answer to this question is a resounding “YES”. The depth of Mobile penetration in our twin sister isle cannot be denied. Cell phones are now a must-have for even children in pre-school. Moreover, it is not uncommon to see a baby pretending to make a phone call long before he or she could even walk.
We always seem to be, however, a few years behind 1st world countries when it comes to adapting the latest technology. For example the term “crackberry” (an addiction to Blackberry) has been used in technology circles for well over six years. In fact, some overseas hotels have had in the past special facilities for persons to “check-in” their Blackberry phones to help curb this addiction. Several years later we in Trinidad and Tobago are only now in the BBM and email phase. Crackberry addicts are everywhere. Everything is BBM. It is this craze and addiction that are holding us back from moving into the realm of real mobile applications. True, there are indeed blackberry apps but the question must be asked, “Who really uses a Blackberry to do anything other than BBM or email?”.
Having said that, we are gradually seeing more and more persons identifying themselves with Apple-mania i.e. Iphone, Ipad, MacBook Pro etc. While for many this adoption is more a fashion statement than anything else, it will indeed do us much good. When you think of Apple technology your mind is opened up to more than just chat and email. This trend will mean an opening into the world of real mobile applications.
So the answer is indeed yes, it is just a matter of when.