World’s leading
mobile manufacturer, Nokia is living up to its promise to connect the next
billion to the internet using its platform, the Nokia phone. One of the moves
is to push for the development of quality applications for their S40 mobile
platform. And Nokia is doing just that.
The Head of
Nokia’s Ecosystem Developer Experience (EDX) for West Africa Teemu Kiijarvi
said developers across the world stand a chance of winning a total of one
million euros just by building apps and entering them for the competition tagged
create4millions contest. Mr. Kiijarvi
said the deadline for the submission of apps for the contest is now November 1.
Speaking further on the choice of the S40 mobile platform, Mr. Kiijarvi it is
the world’s largest mobile operating system and this aligns with Nokia’s
strategy of connecting the next one billion people to the internet via mobile.
According to him,
Nokia is challenging developers to submit apps on social networking, games and
entertainment, life improvement as well as news and locally relevant
information apps. The winners in the global competition will share one million
euros in price money.
Mr. Kiijarvi also
disclosed that Nokia is also running a local version of this competition and
the best application from West Africa will receive a prize of 5000 dollars and
all the best 3 applications from West Africa will get an all-expense paid trip
to Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona Spain to present West African
developers. There are also special prizes that will be awarded to apps
showcasing the best touch feature in an app; the best location-aware app; and
the best overall Series 40 web app.
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