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It seems that the news is inundated with articles about smartphones. Apparently, smartphones have become so popular. So have technologies that go with them. From the headlines, you can see the mentioning of mobile operating system and app.
We learnt the word "app" a few days before. And here it is again, used in a word play "APP-POCALYPSE"
Apocalypse is phophetic revelation, something that is predicted to happen by a prophet or by god. APP-POCALYPSE is the combination of the word APP + APOCALYPSE, which is used in the highlighted headline, to mean that mobile apps are predicted to continue to exist and stay popular.
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It seems that the news is inundated with articles about smartphones. Apparently, smartphones have become so popular. So have technologies that go with them. From the headlines, you can see the mentioning of mobile operating system and app.
We learnt the word "app" a few days before. And here it is again, used in a word play "APP-POCALYPSE"
Apocalypse is phophetic revelation, something that is predicted to happen by a prophet or by god. APP-POCALYPSE is the combination of the word APP + APOCALYPSE, which is used in the highlighted headline, to mean that mobile apps are predicted to continue to exist and stay popular.
I feel a little bit confused about the meaning of the world app-pocalypse.
ReplyDeleteAs I know 'apocalypse' means the destruction of the world, the end of the world.
Therefore, I think 'app-pocalypse' means the end of the app. Is this true? Could you explain for me?