Last week at Apps World buzzdoes the app distribution tool exhibited at the show and CEO and founder of the tool, Assaf Kolirin presented in the New Platforms and Technology Developer Zone.

buzzdoes is an automated word-of-mouth tool that turns apps users into apps distributors. All it takes is a click on the buzzdoes icon for users to recommend an app to a selected list of friends – they just need to pick the ones they want. The result is that each happy user can steer dozens of new ones your way. (more…)

This year #AppsWorld welcomes back the Facebook Developers Garage, hosted by e27, to the Asia event who will be providing hands-on, practical advice for grass-roots developers looking to get into the fast-moving and lucrative
world of Facebook development. A great opportunity for developers looking to crack the hot topic that is social media.

On Thursday 1 September at 1630 e27 will host the Facebook developers ‘meet & greet’ session which will include a talk on the latest issues for developers in social media and an introduction to Facebook’s new regional team including Alexander Klienberg (Facebook’s Head of Platform Partnerships in Asia-Pacific/Japan) and highlights of the plans for the region as well as networking opportunities. (more…)

With some of the largest app players halting their in-app sales after new Apple guidelines were re-enforced this week, does Apple run the risk of causing damage to the app start up industry before it even takes off?

Apple, who current takes 30% commission from all digital content bought through iOS apps have this week flagged up their new guidelines (released in February 2011) which requires publishers and retailers to remove all links to their own websites to prevent potential in-app sales taking place outside of the app, to protect Apple’s commission results. (more…)

Android platforms are on the agenda (literally) for this year’s Apps World Asia conference with our Droid World workshop built into our developers track. The workshop plans to look at framework and API, development and debugging tools and improving App performance & user experience amongst other aspects of android development.

The workshop is being run by Code Android – a great online community for discussion and news on the latest goings-on for android developers in Asia. It is part of the Android Developer and User Group and is built to help Android users as well as developers from Singapore, Malaysia and APAC countries to learn about the platform. On top of their informative and discussion led website their Twitter and Facebook presence has a good emphasis on knowledge sharing.

We are delighted to welcome Nokia as Platinum sponsors of Apps World taking place on the 30th Nov & 1st Dec.

Nokia will be running a workshop within the Developer Zone from 2pm on the 30th Nov, outlining plans for the developer experience and simplify its offering with a focus on the Qt development framework, where you will find: (more…)

We’re pleased to welcome Imano as one of latest exhibitors who have confirmed that they will be joining us at Apps World, on the 30th Nov & 1st Dec.

Imano will be demonstrating some of their recent apps for high profile brands such as O2, Conde Nast and Ray-Ban in the exhibition, not to mention TVGuide.co.uk, the UK’s leading TV listings app

Mark Lister, Managing Director for Imano, will be sharing his ten top tips for launching a successful mobile app to promote your brand.

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Learn how to turn your code into cash

Join Intel at Apps World in London on Wednesday 1st December for a free developer workshop to learn how to make money by selling your apps on the Intel AppUp Center.

Enrollment in the Intel AppUp Developer program is free for a limited time. Intel will be discussing revenue opportunities for Adobe AIR* and Windows* C/C++ developers, as well as how you can optimise existing iOS, Windows and runtime applications for netbooks.

Hear why you should develop for the Intel AppUp Center, learn about SDKs with live coding walkthroughs, listen to other developers already involved in the program, and talk to Intel experts in thier staffed open lab. Bring your code and questions! Want to see what to expect? View videos from past Application Labs. (more…)

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.

Follow them on twitter to win monthly prizes (more…)

Intersting article on the shelf life of apps stores looking at how developers are promoting themselves in an ever crowded market.  Bango are a mobile analytics company that provides the technology that powers commerce for businesses targeting the growing market of internet enabled mobile phone users.

Bango are Silver Sponsors at Mobile Social Media on the 15/16th March at Olympia, London.

(Bango – 03/02/10)

With the intense coverage that mobile applications continue to attract, the content developers are already starting to investigate alternative distribution channels to the App “Stores” themselves. In the rush to follow the now crowded mobile apps market, developers are starting to realise that after all their efforts to build a mobile app, to get noticed and survive they need to look beyond the app store. (more…)