We can’t believe Apps World North America 2013 is  over!  Thank you to everyone who visited/spoke/exhibited and helped to make it a great two days showcasing the most innovative and exciting developments in the mobile app industry. We’re already looking forward to next year’s show, but here’s our photo highlights of 2013 – with special thanks to our photographer May Suen:

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Welcome to day two of Apps World North America 2013, we hope there aren’t too many sore heads following last night’s official show party in downtown San Fran, thanks to everyone who came and helped make it such an excellent event.

It’s time to get the game-faces back on this morning, as we have a whole heap of top-level apps industry discussion to look forward to. Here’s a short selection of some of the in-depth, not-to-miss sessions you can catch today. (more…)

Good morning to all developers, mobility specialists, mobile marketers and app industry professionals! The waiting’s finally at an end; Apps World North America is up and running at the Moscone Center West.

Day one of Apps World promises great excitement, with vaunted speakers doling out spoonfuls of sparkling content on a variety of topics.

From monetisation to mobilisation, expertise will be provided by companies such as Twitter, CBS Interactive and National Geographic among others across 10 conference tracks, alongside a free exhibition hall with over 150 exhibitors. (more…)

Mobile purchases should be simple and secure. You make them on the move, while you’re running
between meetings, finishing your presentation, and gobbling up a sandwich. You want things to be
simple, fast, and hassle-free, and you don’t want nasty surprises in your bank account at the end of
the month.

So if someone is about to make a digital purchase, what’s the best way to lose that customer?

One good way is to create a hassle: make it difficult to complete that purchase. Cause a disruption.
Force her to throw away that sandwich so she can fumble in her wallet for her credit-card.

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Major telecoms carriers AT&T and Verizon, payment providers Capital One and MasterCard, along with industry analysts Yankee Group and Strategy Analytics will all be present giving their varied expertise at the mobile payments event and conference at Apps World North America, on February 7-8 at Moscone Center West, San Francisco.

There’s a huge race on for mind and market share in the mobile payments space, with banks, operators, platform owners and card issuers all fighting for a piece of the action.

The one-day mobile payments event will be of interest to anyone looking to incorporate a payments solution, in both the enterprise and consumer spheres.

Highlights of the first day’s track will include a panel on understanding the market opportunity and challenges for payment acceptance apps lead by CreditCall‘s Sian Bosley with expert contribution from MasterCard, PayPal and Intuit.

Other must-see discussions include  Michael De Jongh, mobile billing and content at MACH, examining the threat of OTT players in mobile payments; Jeppe Dorff, head of transaction services at Rogers Communications, looking at challenges with implementing NFC infrastructure; and a panel on the overall mobile payment ecosystem featuring contributions from representatives of Wells Fargo, AT&T Mobility and Verizon among others.

To find out on how to register for the mobile payments event at Apps World please click here.

It’s a give away bonanza at Apps World in San Francisco on 7-8 February, with many of the key apps industry players keen to woo the North American developer community with top prizes, competitions and free-to-attend developer briefings.

The event includes four jam-packed developer conference tracks, where some of the leading names in the industry will share their insight and experience on the technical and business related challenges developers face. Not to mention a load of special theatre sessions from the likes of Microsoft, Rackspace, Enyo and Intel. (more…)

TV App developers will be heading to the Moscone West on 7 & 8 of February for the free TV Hackfest taking place as part of Apps World, agile web evangelist Moovweb has just been announced as a sponsor of the two day hackathon.

Moovweb is pioneering a fundamentally new approach to front-end development. Using the Moovweb platform, developers and designers can transform websites for mobile, tablet, television, or any post-PC touchpoint without the need for APIs or backend integration. The Moovweb platform has served billions of mobile page views for high profile customers such as Macy’s, Accenture, TicketWeb, Chico’s, Cox Communications, and dozens of other businesses. (more…)

Apps World is pleased to announce the Intel Enterprise App Developers Theatre at the San Francisco event on February 7-8, which runs for both days and examines various developer opportunities with Intel’s software tools.

Enterprise applications are of course a hugely lucrative and profitable space, with issues such as bring your own device (BYOD), mobile device management (MDM) and enterprise mobility impacting the vast majority of workplaces. But what of how the apps are developed, and the best practice surrounding it? The Intel Developers Theatre will try to shed light on the issues surrounding enterprise app development, in particular how to engage the developer community and how to quickly build mobile-ready back ends.

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Secure your room today before your preferred hotel is sold out

We have teamed up with a number of hotels within the Moscone area to offer all Apps World visitors discounted rates for your stay during the event.

A limited number of rooms are available within the room block so we do advise making your reservations sooner that later as the city is very busy during the event time. (more…)

This week we are excited to announce even more leading technology players have joined Apps World North America as Silver Sponsors. If you’d like to come and meet them in our free-to-attend expo at the Moscone Center West on 7&8 February, book your pass here.

Silver Sponsors
Stackmob -  the industry’s premiere, cloud-based mobile platform that helps developers create a mobile business by letting them easily build, deploy and grow full-featured applications right from the start.

MCSaatchi Mobile - the leading full service mobile marketing agency. M&C Saatchi Mobile’s mission is simple: to help brands engage with their customers using creative mobile solutions.

Shinobi Controls - the premier component provider for iOS. Reduce the time, cost and effort needed to develop stunning interactive apps!

Singly - the fabric for today’s most connected apps, empowering a new class of developers to create powerful new apps.

Intersog - an IT outsourcing company, offering top-quality software development, outsourcing and out-staffing services in Ukraine

mblox - helps brands, agencies and solution providers create meaningful connections with their customers on mobile devices anytime and nearly anywhere.

Biz Happy - a free app where you can search and save your favourite businesses to get updates, deals and a whole lot more!

We’re also very pleased to welcome and announce the following industry leaders as exhibitors at the show;

Adev
Validoc
Comboapp
ZooZ
Vision Objects

Want to join Apps World North America as an exhibitor or sponsor? Contact the team today at enquiries@sixdegs.com or +44 117 973 2353