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Computers are being neglected. Data from the American research firm Flurry Analytics shows that Americans spend more time using mobile apps than they do on browsers. According to statistics, in 2011, U.S. internet users spent 81 minutes per day using mobile apps, while spending 74 minutes using browsers ； A year earlier, they spent 66 minutes per day on mobile apps and 70 minutes on browsers. Obviously, traditional desktops and laptops have begun to be neglected. Not only in the United States, but users around the world are obsessed with various mobile apps. Statistics show that in 2011, while the total number of app downloads increased, the share of users from the United States dropped from 55% in January to 47% in October of that year ； Downloads by Chinese users surged by 870% in 2011. China quickly became Apple’s second-largest market in 2011. Smartphones fill up idle time. According to a Nielsen survey, 93% of users like to use their smartphones to pass the time at home; they prefer to keep their smartphones with them at all times while using the bathroom, watching TV, or reading newspapers. 79% of people use smartphones for shopping; they use them to search for discount information, select items they like on online stores, or complete payments directly online. Rather than sitting in front of a computer, the joy of shopping is perhaps better experienced while in bed. 77% of people prefer using smartphones for searching. Whenever they need critical information, the first thing that comes to their mind is to use their own phones.