Developer World » mobile application http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp Sony Ericsson Developer World Wed, 16 May 2012 07:55:59 +0000 en hourly 1 Ericsson kick-starts EAA 2012 with mini-challenge http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/2011/08/29/ericsson-kick-starts-eaa-2012-with-mini-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ericsson-kick-starts-eaa-2012-with-mini-challenge http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/2011/08/29/ericsson-kick-starts-eaa-2012-with-mini-challenge/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:16:27 +0000 Joe Padre http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/wp/?p=3791 Developers, are you up for a challenge? We’re proud to team up with Ericsson to co-sponsor this year’s Ericsson Application Awards (EAA), and we’re very excited to announce the first mini-challenge for EAA 2012, which starts September 14. By taking part in the EAA competitions, developers have a unique opportunity to gain exposure within the telecommunications world, as well as a chance to reach out to customers through Ericsson’s marketing channels, PLUS the opportunity to win Sony Ericsson phones and €15,000 in prize money.

Ericsson Application Awards 2011

The winning team from last year, Team HipSnip, has already benefitted from the EAA spotlight, as they have been able to secure angel funding for their business. You can read about their inspirational journey in this article on the EAA guest blogger site. Now that the doors for success have opened up for Team HipSnip, are you ready for your turn? If you are up to the challenge, take part in the first mini-challenge, which begins September 14. Learn how to get started here.

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You can take a look at what came out of the workshop in the short video. Particularly exciting is the ‘Propane Photo Booth’ – where Illutron managed to connect the camera flash of an Xperia™ smartphone up to a gas canon, with impressive results.

If you’d like to take a closer look at some of their experiments, and have a look at the source code used to create all this madness, then hop over to the Illutron website.

We’re looking forward to seeing the rest of the film, when it’s released in a month’s time.

You can find out more about Xperia Studio by following them on http://twitter.com/xperiastudio

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With the Skype application, users are able to make free video calls between supported Android™ phones, PCs, and even some TVs on WiFi or 3G. You can find more details, information and support materials on the Skype blog page or Skype website. Download it today and get your Skype on!

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]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/2011/08/04/skype-video-support-comes-to-sony-ericsson%e2%80%99s-xperia%e2%84%a2-smartphones/feed/ 3 Srikar Kasarla at SEE09: “Open source is the future of mobile. Here’s how to make money from it.” http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/2009/10/23/srikar-kasarla-at-see09-open-source-is-the-future-of-mobile-heres-how-to-make-money-from-it-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=srikar-kasarla-at-see09-open-source-is-the-future-of-mobile-heres-how-to-make-money-from-it-2 http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/2009/10/23/srikar-kasarla-at-see09-open-source-is-the-future-of-mobile-heres-how-to-make-money-from-it-2/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:52:57 +0000 Karl-Johan Dahlström http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/developerworld/?p=123 Srikar Kasarla, Partner Manager

Srikar Kasarla, Partner Manager

Srikar Kasarla is working as a Partner Manager in the Content & Services team here at Sony Ericsson. At the Symbian Exchange Exposition in London next week he will be talking about “Shortening the path from code to cash” . I grabbed him in the corridors of the Sony Ericsson Lund office and asked him a few questions about his talk.

Developer World: So, what will you talk about?

Srikar Kasarla: I will be talking about open source as the future for mobile development and what new business models this shift opens up for.

DW: What kind of business models?

SK: We’re seeing a growth in mobile advertising and service subscriptions for example.

DW: Sounds like mobile is moving in the direction of the web. What benefits are there to working with the Symbian platform in this environment?

SK: One big benefit is the fact that you have multiple application stores compared to other platforms. This competition is very good for the developers. It also makes it possible to target different markets. Another benefit is that different application stores can have different philosophies behind how they accept application submissions. Sony Ericsson has chosen Quality over Quantity, with a fast approval process and free submissions.

DW: OK, that’s certainly sounds like a short path between code and cash?

SK: Yes, we are working hard to make sure applications are reviewed as soon as possible after submission. But we welcome feedback from developers on how to make things even better so I’m looking forward to SEE to meet the people behind the code.

Don’t miss Srikars talk if you’re attending SEE09: “Shortening the path from code to cash“, it’s the 27th of October at 16:30-17:00.

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Our application store has been open for application submission since July and the first applications have been available on PlayNow™ arena for a couple of weeks.

One of the first applications that went through our submission process was an ebook reader from GoSpoken. I asked Rebecca Williams at GoSpoken a few questions about their experiences as a mobile application development company and about selling their Michael Jackson ebook on the Sony Ericsson application shop, PlayNow™ arena.

Developer World: Tell us a little about your company and the application you submitted?

Rebecca Williams: The idea of GoSpoken is to read or listen to your favourite books whenever and where ever you are; simply books on the go. We launched GoSpoken last April (08) at the London Book Fair with 8 audio books on our mobile site. Since then we have grown to a catalogue of over 6,000 ebooks and audio books (25,000 by the end of the year) for download direct to mobile including bestselling authors such as Stephen King, James Patterson and Sophie Kinsella. Bestselling author and ex SAS operative Andy McNab is an enthusiastic business partner and last year Lord Ashcroft’s investment companies invested in GoSpoken to allow us to expand into new territories.

The app we have live on Fun & downloads and PlayNow™ arena is our ebook reader which downloads onto any JAVA-enabled handset. Each book comes with its own reader which means you don’t need to download the ereader and then the content. It comes all at once so you have quick and easy access to your content.

DW: What was your biggest challenges when developing the app? Any advice to other developers who’s thinking about selling an application?

RW: The biggest challenge was to create an ebook reader which serves many handsets whilst being easy to use. We speak to our customers as much as possible to understand how we can improve it and we are constantly developing it from their feedback. I personally love the night mode (white text on black background) which means I can read in bed at night without waking my husband! My advice to other developers is; whatever the application it must be easy to use or you will turn customers off very quickly.

DW: What can be improved from our part when it comes to selling and developing the application? Any feedback to Sony Ericsson?

RW: We have a great relationship with Sony Ericsson and the process of going live on your platform has been quick and painless. We are already talking about how we can best promote books to your customers, particularly on your large screen handsets which are ideal for reading books, and offer our full catalogue rather than selected titles; so watch this space!

It would be great to have access to real time reporting and be able to pre-load new handsets with free books or exclusive content.

Thanks, Rebecca, and good luck with your application!

Erik Starck
Community Manager, Developer World

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