Smartphones and wireless phone applications topped a number of lists published this week of the year’s top technological trends.

Both smartphones and wireless phone applications moved firmly into the technological mainstream this year, the Washington Post and the San Francisco Gate reported in separate year-end reports. Internet-enabled wireless devices have become so firmly established, the newspapers noted, they now seem set for universal adoption sometime in the near future.

"If you don’t have a smartphone, you won’t be in the mainstream," Terry Stenzel, AT&T vice president and general manager for Northern California/Reno, told the Gate.

New user-friendly hardware such as the iPhone and new sources for wireless phone applications such as the Apple App Store helped expand the popularity of smartphones beyond the traditional realm of businesses and into consumer markets, both newspapers wrote.

As smartphone manufacturers sell an increasing number of units to consumers, this could in turn create greater need for cell phone management among businesses as employees get an increasing percentage of their work done on mobile devices. Many firms may seek out telecom software and other solutions to help manage smartphone expenses and deployments.

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