HTML5 is here, and with it, web applications take on power, ease, scalability, and responsiveness like never before. HTML5 on Metro lets developers learn how to use HTML5 tools to build Windows 8 applications with unparalleled functionality, speed, and responsiveness.
Featuring Giorgio Sardo: Giorgio is a popular speaker worldwide and in the last 5 years he has presented at many conferences about HTML5, the Web and Mobile Platform. He is the mind behind many beautiful HTML5 applications and games at beautyoftheweb.com and Cut the Rope for IE.
Agenda:
930 AM Registration and Breakfast
10 AM Behind the Scenes of Cut The Rope IE
11 AM Getting started with Window 8 Metro Apps
12 PM Lunch
1 PM Metro for HTML/JS Developers
2 PM Responsive App Design with CSS3
3 PM Break
330 PM Client + Cloud integration with Azure
Event Details
When: Thursday 10th May, 2012
Time: 9.30AM – 4.30PM
Where: Level 7, NTUC Auditorium, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989
Register here.
Singapore’s MoVend, a mobile in-app payments platform, is working with Nokia to rescue the Windows Phone.
They’re organizing a contest for developers to integrate MoVend into their apps, hence providing Windows Phone 7 with a real in-app payment solution they lack.
Despite the recent marketing push, it still lags behind iOS and Android in market share. According to Gartner, Windows Phone is capturing only one percent of market share in Asia for Q3 2011, lagging behind even Symbian and Blackberry. Read more
Campfire is for developers, designers, UX experts and entrepreneurs in the web technology space. Happening for two days from April 13 – 14, the conference covers topics like Cloud or Big Data, 10 Key HTML5 Features you must know, Gamification for Success and Building Brand Equity.
Speakers include:
Rob Miles is a lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Hull in Great Britain where he teaches C# programming, Software Engineering and Embedded Development. He is the author of a number of books on XNA game development and a text on the .NET Micro Framework and is just finishing off a book about development using the Kinect sensor.
Shane Morris is one of Australia’s most respected user experience professionals. He will be presenting about best design practices. Shane has taught user experience topics around the world and is a key contributor to “101 Things I Learned in Interaction Design School” at ixd101.com. Hear him talk on day one about Prototyping and the Metro Design Language.
Hammad Rajjoub works as an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft Singapore. In his previous role he was a Vice President at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. His areas of interest include Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Design Patterns and Quantum Computation. He is frequently invited to speak at technology conferences.
Learn about latest skills essential for all technologists, centered around the diversity of devices and interaction technologies that are transforming access to information. Join the conversation at Campfire.
Event Details
When: Friday-Saturday 13-14th April 2012
Where: *SCAPE Orchard Link #04-01 Singapore 237978 [map]
Register here.
If you are a HTML5 developer with some bright ideas for apps, Microsoft wants to give you a Nokia Lumia 800. The only condition? You need to submit some approved apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace.
You must also be based in Singapore.
Here are the steps to own your Windows Phone: Read more
Joining Internet behemoth Google in the increasingly crowded near-field communication (NFC) hot tub is mobile company Sony Ericsson, who is putting NFC chips into its Android phones, the Times of India revealed (see also uses for NFC).
A while back, we reported that a tech blogger discovered some NFC functionality on the Google+ mobile app. Google has also been actively implementing the technology for its Google Wallet and Google Places services. Read more
Filed under Innovation & Technology, Mobile, News Stop, Retail, Technology, WebTags: american express, Apple, Google, google places, google wallet, HTC, Intel, iPhone, Mastercard, Microsoft, Motorola, nfc, Nokia, PayPal, Samsung, Sony Ericsson
Quid, a San Francisco-based data collection and visualization firm, has received a Series C funding of US$10 million from an international slate of investors, some well-known (see press release). Read more
Filed under Funding, Innovation & Technology, News Stop, Technology, Venture Capital & Private Equity, WebTags: Atomico, Charles Lho, endeavour vision, founder's fund, IDA, IIPL, Infocomm Investments, Microsoft, Niklas Zennstrom, PayPal, peter thiel, quid, ron conway, Skype
Singapore-based iGlobe Partners has participated in a US$12 million Series-B financing round in Unity Technologies, it was announced yesterday. The company has developed a 3D game development platform and counts Cartoon Network, Electronic Arts, LEGO, Microsoft, and NASA among its users. Read more
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Here you can find some interesting startup news from China, not only in its capital, Beijing, but also other startup hubs such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, and many more.
(1) According to a local report, Baidu is stealthily developing its own Mobile OS(codenamed Qiushi which means fruits in autumn) which is based around Android and will be released by year-end. Baidu dismissed the rumor by referring Qiushi as an under-developing mobile ad product. Read more
Filed under News StopTags: Alibaba Group, App Annie, Around Asia, Baidu, Bambook, Bing, Find Japan, FTuan, IDG Capital Partners, Jason Zeng, Key China Startup News This Week, Key Startup News This Week, Lin Nin, Meituan, Microsoft, Mobile Box Computing, Northern Light Venture Capital, Nut Shell Electronics, NYSE, Qiushi, Sequoia Capital, Shanda, Sina Corp, Sina Weibo, SNS Douguo.com, StartupWeekend Beijing, Taomee, TenCent
Large enterprises, SMEs and startups in Singapore and Malaysia can now enjoy Office 365, Microsoft’s new cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite.
The service, launched on June 29, offers features like Office Web Apps, which allows users to view and edit Office documents, as well as the ability to integrate voicemail with email, calenders and contacts. Read more
Yesterday was a big day for four teams from various institutions here in Singapore. Participating in the Software Design finals of the Singapore leg of Imagine Cup were teams Bliss-Zard (Nanyang Polytechnic), Credit Mobile (National University of Singapore), ElderGuardian (Temasek Polytechnic) and The Strides (Nanyang Polytechnic).
Team ElderGuardian took the first spot and will be heading to New York City this July to compete in the worldwide finals against other student teams from more than 100 countries and regions around the globe. Read more
