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Ahmedabad

BlackBerry PlayBook Developer Challenge

The 2011 BlackBerry Developer Challenge for Best Flash/AIR Mobile App for BlackBerry PlayBook is now open and accepting submissions for the competition in the challenge. The challenge focuses on finding the best apps by quality, innovation, creativity and compelling user experience. Prizes: The challenge is bigger and better this year, with fantastic prizes. Win more prizes as the same application can be submitted to the Developer Challenge being organized at both the global and India regional levels: * Prizes at India Regional level: o First 10 winners will receive one BlackBerry PlayBook each o Next 10 winners will receive one …

Detroit

MoMo Detroit – July 11th – Mobile Commerce / Mobile Banking

Forrester Research indicates that mobile commerce is expected to reach $10 billion by the end of 2012, and will experience annual compound growth at the rate of 39% over the next 5 years. Recent studies are filled with statistics that indicate significant growth in all areas of mobile commerce, such as: 41% of smartphone owners have made a purchase from their mobile phone (Chadwick Martin Bailey) 74 million consumers in the U.S. shop from their mobile devices (InMobi) 13.1 million consumers access retail content via mobile phones with 8.2 million of them visiting mobile commerce websites (ComScore) Again from Forrester, …

Sydney

MoMo Sydney – July 4th – Mobile Developer Blitz

The State of (Mobile) Web Development Report We’re honoured to have John Allsopp (of Web Directions fame) come to Mobile Monday Sydney to tell us about the findings of this survey which focusses on mobile web & application development related aspects gathered from over 1,300 professional web develops and designers earlier this year. Mobile Developer Blitz We’ve invited three mobile developers to come and do 3 minute spots on what they’re doing and their experiences. 1. GoCatch – Their innovative Taxi App 2. Atlassian – Getting developer info (bugs, crash reports, stats etc) from mobile apps 3. Jeppesen – A …

Vienna

MoMo Vienna #11 – Usability and Design Thinking

Our next MoMo on June 27th will be all about usability and User Experience in the mobile world. We will have three awesome keynotes:

  • Learn how great user experience drives business success from Usecon (Peter Strassl)
  • Gain insight on a how mobile products need to be designed to reach an elderly target group from Emporia. You will be surprised that there is a lot more than just big letters on a display 😉
  • Microsoft Austria will allow us a glimpse into the future of user experience with Kinect (Andreas Schabus Microsoft Austria)
Global

Mobile Monday Michigan Announces Grand Rapids Chapter

Mobile Monday Michigan Friday announced the mobile technology and networking group’s expansion in West Michigan with a new chapter, Mobile Monday Grand Rapids. Mobile Monday Michigan is the state’s branch of the Helsinki, Finland-based International Mobile Monday organization. MoMo Michigan is sponsored state-wide by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, the state’s non-profit trade association for the mobile technology industry. “Our chapters in Detroit and Ann Arbor have quickly grown to the point where we have almost 800 members between them, and we’re getting many inquiries from people working in mobile technology in West Michigan about participation,” said Mobile Monday …

Tallinn

Thank you for great event “Mobile Development Requires Agile Approach?”

MobileMonday event “Mobile Development requires Agile approach?” on 06.06.11 in Technopolis Ülemiste / Smart Business City, Tallinn was a blast! Thank you all for participating and taking the time to come inside even as it was nice weather outside. Mobile Monday Estonia team, Agile.ee and DevClub hope that you enjoyed the event. Now it is time to look back and make public all the materials presented.

Kampala

MoMo Kampala Presents: Battle of the Gadgets

Mobile Monday Kampala invites you to the ‘Battle of The Gadgets’ this Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Mara Foundation Headquarters.  Come witness the Clash of the Cellular Titans as the captains of mobile phones in Uganda square off and strip bare the gadgets that we all take for granted.

Lined up for the evening we will have Samsung, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, ZTE and Android all put together in a cellphone arena for your viewing and sampling pleasure.

Plus, bring your own mobile phones fully charged and ready to enter the arena to show us what you can do with your gadget and what your gadget can do for you!

Battle of the Gadgets, will be hosted by Mara Foundation on Monday 20th June starting at 5:30 PM. The one and only Simon Kaheru will be Master of Ceremonies for the evening.  A splendid time is guaranteed for all!    Seating is limited so don’t miss out.

Daniel Stern

 

Zurich

MoMo Zurich – July 4th – Social Media Hype or Revenues?

MoMo #25, Social Media – Is it all hype or are there real revenues to be made? When: Monday July 4th, from 6.30pm. Where: HyperWeek, Rue de La Colline 10, 1205 Geneva Will you join us? Register your place now. RSVP here! How has social-media impacted different industries and our lives today? Will the Groupon model continue to succeed? What other interesting concepts exist for social-media (eg social gaming, virtual goods, group messaging, corporate social-media.) Come and listen to the fascinating perspectives of leading entrepreneurs, and digital-media experts who are harnessing the power of social-media in their organisations. Discuss with …

Global

Mobile Monday Debuts in Senegal – Hello Dakar!

The First Mobile Monday Chapter for French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa When: Monday June 27th, 6 pm Where: JokkoLabs – 65 – 66 Résidence Machala Nord, Liberté 6 extension Laurent Kiba, chief of Mobile Payment at Orange Senegal, will present on “Mobile Money : Prospects and Challenges for Senegal”. Program: 6 pm – Presentation of Mobile Monday 6:25 pm – Presentation by Laurent Kiba followed by Q&A 7:30 pm – Cocktail List of the organizers: Christelle Scharff, Associate Professor, Pace University, NY, USA, and Mobile Senegal, Dakar, Senegal Alex Grouet, Regional Director, Mira Networks and Strategy, Dakar, Senegal Mame Goumba Mbow, Software Engineer, …