Apps World (www.apps-world.net), which runs from the  30th of Nov – 1st of December at Olympia, London, is one of the first events to cover the emerging global TV App Store marketplace.  Apps World closely examines how Pay TV and consumer electronics companies have already started to integrate app store models into their services, and how open developer models can open new market ecosystems and revenue streams for content providers.

Leaders in the Pay TV market will be discussing the next generation of TV App Store at Apps World.  TV Apps are a logical extension of the smartphone world, and an app store on the TV could revolutionise how we watch and engage with TV content and finally resolve consumer demand for a-la-carte programming.  The question is whether operators will embrace them or get cut out of the equation altogether. (more…)

With service offerings from music and messaging to advertising and social media built within a open API,  IMImobile seems well placed to place the operator at the heart of consumer activities. IMI have partnered up with Apps World as Platinum sponsors, and will be exhibiting at the show.

IMImobile launched their  DaVinci Social service earlier in Jan this year, aiming to provide a seamless experience across the handset, WAP and Web enabling
consumers to remain in full control of their digital social-lives.
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Location based services and mobile advertising are some of the key areas of expertise that NAVTEQ brings to the Apps World event.   The NAVTEQ developers network allows developers to connect and harness location based applications over multiple devices and platforums.

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Apps World Workshop pass Registration is now open!

The event will take place on the 30th Nov & 1st Dec at Olympia, London and will adopt a workshop style education format with the aim to address the entire app ecosystem, and the challenge of delivery, development and design of apps across multiple platforms.

A truly international event, Apps World will bring together leading operators worldwide, and is the first show to draw in parallels between the emergence of the TV apps store, and the challenge to IPTV and pay TV operators, and the challenges mobile operators face, device manufactures and the emergence of the tablet apps marketplace.

Workshop passes allow delegates to mix and match between the different workshop zones and sessions as they like throughout the day – creating tailored agenda’s to maximize visitors event experience.

Your workshop will gain access to the below workshop Zones:

Developers Zone
Marketing Zone
TV Apps Zone (Day one)
Handset & Operators Zone (Day two)

One or Two day passes available.  For full details of what your pass will include visit here.    Early bird available until 29th September

Register Today!

Facebooks exec Eric Tseng, speaking at a recent Mobile event announced that Open Gragh, the technology that allows viewer to “like” website news stories, articles, features and other content will be heading to the mobile phone platform..

This new function on apps, will allow developers to feature the “like” button, allowing the users to vote in a very public way if they like the application.  This tool will become a very influential tool for the world of app promotion.

No time frame has been set for when this feature will be released, but watch this space…

Apps World are looking for Official Bloggers to cover the show being held on the 30th Nov & 1st Dec at Olympia, London.

All App World Official Bloggers will receive:

•    Logo and link on event website as Official Blogger
•    Access to all workshop areas over the two days
•    Access to the exhibition
•    Access to Press/Bloggers area with light refreshments
•    Free Wi-Fi

Bloggers Passes are limited and are subject to approval.

In return for your Blogger/Press pass we ask the below in return:

* Display of an event banner/Blogger Supporter badge on your main website
* Post at least two blogs pre show about the event

For more details on becoming an Official event blogger, please email Ian (@) sixdegs(dot).com.

For full event details for Apps World visit www.apps-world.net

Apps World are pleased to announce that MPEGIF & DTG will be supporting the Apps World event taking place on the 30th Nov-1st Dec as Media Association supporters.

MPEGIF is an independent and platform neutral not-for-profit organisation facilitating and furthering the widespread adoption and deployment of MPEG and related standards in next generation digital media services.

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“The rapid growth of the Web-enabled CE devices are the foundation for a vibrant TV Widget Market, which is projected to 83.4 million by 2014.”

In-Stat June 2010

Other research findings by In-Stat include:
•    By 2013, TV applications have the potential to generate over $1.7 billion in annual revenue
•    Households with adults under 40 years of age have the highest interest in using TV widgets
•    Screen control, news and entertainment information have broad appeal across all age groups
•    TV widgets, such as multi-session games, are highly valued by small user segments.  These represent a significant revenue opportunity
•    There is substantial interest in TV widgets that enable local online purchases, such as pizza delivery or movie tickets
•    Viewing YouTube videos on the TV are favoured only by households in the 18-24 age group

Discover more about the evolving App Platform that is TV at Apps World, Apps TV Workshop Zone

WSJ yesterday revealed  RIM’s plans to launch a BlackBerry touch –screen smartphone to rival Apples iPhone & iPad.

The new smart phone is said to have a slide-out keyboard, and will let users swipe through screens and expand images with their fingers.

Rim are also testing a tablet device as a larger screen companion to the BlackBerry phone and could be available by the end of the year

For the full story visit WSJ here

Bored with iPhone OS?  Frustrated by Apple’s death-grip platform control?

Well David “planetbeing” Wong may have an answer for you. He’s successfully dual-booted Android on an iPhone. Yes, really! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers look on, in slack-jawed amazement.

It would appear that a way to run the Android OS on an iPhone has been discovered.  This is massive news for iPhone users waiting for the new iPhone OS 4.0 and all the features that are available with that platform.

Googles platform has been hard on the heels of Apple for quite sometime, and despite some good features has so far been shunned in favour of the iPhone OS.  Android however has seen a growing interest over the past few months with many predictng 2010 to be the year of Android.  The Android App sotre now has in the region of 30,000 apps with 9000 apps added in March alone.

News of a way to run Android on an iPhone will only fuel speculation that Android is becoming the must have OS for your smart phone.

For more information on this story visit http://blogs.computerworld.com/15980/android_on_your_iphone_theres_an_app_for_that?source=rss_blogs.