SnipSnap founder Ted Mann (left) is named the winner of Mobile Monday’s demo event. Here he poses with Early Stage East founder David Freschman.

SnipSnap emerged victorious from Mobile Monday’s 5th Annual Demo Night at the Cira Center last night. Part of Philly Tech Week for the first time, Mobile Monday is one of the largest networking groups in the city, and drew over 100 people to University City to see demos by SnipSnap, Cloudmine, Interact, OneTwoSee and Communilator.

SnipSnap secured the final Switch Philly presentation slot as well as a free entry to Early Stage East with its demo by founder Ted Mann that demonstrated the product’s coupon clipping and saving technology. Via Technically Philly.

We very pleased to welcome a great team in Belarus who have prepared a fantastic debut event for their new Mobile Monday Minsk chapter. See the launch details posted below and Smile Out Loud!

An International forum “Mobile Monday: Innovations and Trends in Mobile Industry from Trend-Makers” will be held on April 30th , 2012 for the first time in the National Library of Belarus.

Valery Tsepkalo, HTP Administration Director:
“Innovations are always moving forward. Mobile Monday Minsk is our next step to create the developers’ community based on the Hi-Tech Park that will promote innovations in mobile industry, inform about the latest mobile technologies and trends in this sphere.”

Mobile Monday speakers:
- Talmon Marco – Viber Media CEO (New York)
- Marco Sakovich – Product Manager of HTC (London)
- Nikolay Ilyin – Director of Cloud Solutions and New technologies Department, the Head of Nec regional competence center (Russia)
- Vitaly Obernikhin – Product Manager of Parallels (Russia)
- Viktor Zaletov – Business Development Manager of Herocraft.

Talmon Marco, Founder and CEO of Viber Media.
Graduated from Tel Aviv University with honors, got a degree in Computer science and Management. The businessman brought to the market several innovative technologies, including iMesh (service for sharing files with more than 300 million downloads), Expand Networks (world leader in applications traffic management) and others. Currently, Talmon sets a vision of development strategy and provides global management of a fast-growing company Viber Media, developer of applications for IP-communications for 50 million users.

At the Mobile Monday in Minsk Talmon will talk about Viber project and how OTT services are changing the global communication landscape.

Marco Sakovich, Product Manager of HTC (London)
Marco graduated from the University of Belgrade, now he is getting a PhD. He has been working in HTC since 2011 as a product manager; previously he had worked as a PMP Project Manager for different mobile operators.

Marco will talk about HTC devices development and evolution of smartphones’ interface, completing all the characteristics of a new line of One from HTC.

Nikolay Ilyin, Director of Cloud Solutions and New technologies Department, the Head of Nec regional competence center (Russia), will talk about peculiarities of cloud solutions: Carrier Cloud vs. IT Cloud (“feel the difference…”).

Vitaly Obernikhin, Product Manager of Parallels (Russia), will talk about developments of a server part of mobile apps: Dedicated servers, EC2.

Viktor Zaletov, Business Development Manager of Herocraft, will analyze evolution of mobile games market.

Invited speakers also will participate in a live discussion with the entire audience. The main aim of the event is discussion, an opportunity to express your opinion, listen to a new idea, and talk about your own.

MoMo in Minsk is organized by the Hi-Tech Park with the support of HTC (Taiwan), a leading global manufacturer of mobile devices, Viber (Israel), the world’s leading developer of applications for IP-communications and Synesis, a developer of embedded systems and mobile applications.

After the forum the participants will have an after party in Coyote club from 7 p.m. till the morning (informal communication of participants with the speakers, firework, OPEN BAR, performance of Top Gun, Gabriel & Acoustic Blues). Via: Belarus High Tech Park

Nokia is on the hunt for Windows Phone apps.

The beleaguered phone maker today launched Code Warrior, a site where Windows Phone users and developers can propose ideas for apps and vote on them. Developers can then battle it out to create the best app for the challenge and earn the bounty that has been put on the app.

“Just because you’re a developer, does not mean you are innovative,” Chanse Arrington, head of Nokia’s developer and content marketing for North America, said at the Mobile Monday Silicon Valley event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. “Sometimes you need an idea.”

Arrington also touched on the tentative but increasing success of Nokia’s new Lumia 900. The company is banking on strong sales for that smartphone and other Windows Phone devices to get itself back on more solid footing in the scrum with the likes of Apple and Samsung.

In the Code Warrior initiative, bounties range from points to devices to actual cash, backed by Nokia or Microsoft. How much consumers vote an idea up or down will determine the value of the bounty.

To promote Code Warrior, a 14-city “hack-athon” tour will kick off in Houston, Texas, on May 10. Fourteen hundred devices will be offered as prizes during this tour. Via CNET News

The 4th Mobile Africa report [.PDF] produced by MobileMonday, released at the annual Innovation Africa Digital Summit, addresses the growing strength of mobile innovation practices in Africa.

also see: 2011.pdf – 2010.pdf – 2009.pdf

Overview:

The focus of the Mobile Africa report this time is on the overall innovation ecosystem, which includes a range of stakeholders: industry, entrepreneurs, government, academia, civil society, donors and multilateral organisations. The report also addresses the crucial role of innovator networks and incubators. The material is drawn from interviews with over two dozen digital media experts as well as extensive research from news and market reports.

Sustainability of the innovation ecosystem requires the right blend of bottom up entrepreneurial energy and top-down facilitation of investment policies and infrastructure. These roles are played by global+local networks of mobile startups and professionals, such as MobileMonday. They are also augmented by industry-government-academic incubator networks such as the infoDev m:Labs.

The report identifies best practices and emerging directions for mobile innovation in Africa, and highlights the increasing profile of award winners from Africa in mobile excellence competitions in the region and globally. Overall shifts in the mobile industry are tracked in areas ranging from connectivity options and apps to operator dynamics and political impacts. The report ends with in-depth analysis of the emerging opportunities, challenges and recommendations for ensuring the growth of the mobile industry in Africa in a sustainable and inclusive manner.

The questionnaire and analysis used in this report is based on the author’s “8 Cs” framework of digital media, ie. the components of a digital ecosystem include connectivity, content, community, capacity, culture, cooperation, commerce and capital. In other words, holistic analysis of digital ecosystems should address not just connectivity devices and operator tariffs, but also localised content and services, payment options, knowledge-sharing culture, multi-stakeholder alliances, RoI models and human resource capacity in technology and socio-economic development.

This report, along with earlier annual Mobile Africa reports, will be useful and informative for innovators, incubators, policymakers, analysts and all those interested in the broader development processes and impacts of new media. The report also serves as a call to action and collaboration for other researchers interested in publishing regular insightful snapshots of mobile innovation dynamics in Africa.

Information and Communication Technology Association – Ethiopia (ICT-ET) announced today that Addis Ababa has become the latest member of the Mobile Monday family during the Innovation Africa Digital Summit which was held in Addis Ababa from March 27 to 29. The Summit, which was hosted by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and Extensia LTD, brought together over 400 executives, regulators and ministers within the ICT industry across Africa.

Mobile Monday, also known as MoMo, founded by Finland’s mobile enthusiasts Vesku Paananen (‘the father’ of ringtones) and Peter Vesterbacka (marketing wizard of world’s all time biggest mobile game Angry Birds) in 2000 and internationalized by Jari Tammisto, is a global network of passionate mobile developers, influencers, and investors aiming to develop the mobile ecosystem locally and globally. There are currently over 140 chapters around the world and Addis Ababa is the newest chapter. ‘We welcome Addis Ababa to the Mobile Monday family and look forward to continuing our collaboration with ICT-ET on this important initiative’ said Jari Tammisto CEO and President of MobileMonday Global.

ICT-ET aims to expose, engage and enable the private sector within ICT in Ethiopia which includes Information Technology, Communication Technology and Broadcasting Technology. ‘Our main goal currently is to expose Ethiopia’s ICT sector to the world and vice versa. Our current efforts include various events we’ve facilitated such as the Diaspora Dialogue, Innovation Africa Digital Summit with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and G-Ethiopia with Google. Joining the Mobile Monday family will now help put Ethiopia on the global ICT map which is also necessary to attract investors to the ICT Park in Addis Ababa.’ added Seyoum Bereded, President of ICT-ET.

Mobile Monday was launched officially in Guangzhou on the evening of the 19th at Beta Café. The attendance rate exceeded our expectation, with more than 60 participants from various fields such as IT, media, advertising, and product design.

One could tell that Mobile Monday is a much-celebrated international event as we had participants of other nationalities as well. The founder of FIT Input method and Cloud Notebook, Mr. XiaoDan Wu,  and the founder of 21st Century New Media, Mr. JianXing Li, two magnates of the mobile community were part of the crowd too.

We were delighted to hear from attendees that overall the event was inspiring as well as interesting. As the leading organizer of Mobile Monday Guangzhou, ifanr promises to bring more exciting events about current mobile trends for the local IT and media community. Full Report Here.

GoMobile will be held in Kuala Lumpur from the 10-13th of May 2012 at the KL Convention Centre. This annual conference, expo and awards event is dedicated to the development and promotion of mobile lifestyle in Malaysia. Leading mobile companies will come together for 3 days to reach and engage the growing mobile generation.

This year GoMobile promises to be exciting, interactive and spectacular.
Since the inaugural launch debut in 2008, GoMobile has grown into a leading regional event that celebrates the mobile lifestyle with over 200,000 attending delegates over the last four years. GoMobile is 3-events-in-1, namely the GoMobile Expo, the GoMobile Conference and the GoMobile inOvation Awards Night. This is the only dedicated consumer gathering for mobile in this region.

Partners who wish to get involved – Contact Us Here for opportunities kit

At GoMobile Expo, consumers
- Are exposed to the mobile lifestyle.
- Experience and learn how to enrich their lives using mobile and internet technologies.
- Touch and feel the latest mobile technologies, services and gadgets.
- Purchase the latest mobile devices and accessories

GoMobile Conference is a 1-day conference, on May 10th, that enables businesses and consumers to explore the vast possibilities that arise from an increasingly mobile lifestyle. Register to Attend with MOMO promotion code for a 30% discount. Under the theme “Reaching The Mobile Generation” review planned Agenda Details Here.

The mobile industry celebrates its successes. The spectacular and exciting gala dinner will bring together the key players of this exciting industry for an evening of recognition and achievements with prestigious awards presented in categories ranging from mobile devices to services and contents.

For full details visit: http://www.gomobile.my We Look Forward to See You There!