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Probably one of the biggest challenges facing any aspirant mobile developer is just how to break into the market. In addition to the programming knowledge and an understanding of how platforms, ecosystems and the mobile value-stack work, the developer also needs access to appropriate facilities, business insights and infrastructure. Solving that problem for South African [...]

Checking out African app-titude at Apps World Africa Who cares about smartphone apps? Short answer: Everyone! The app is really what makes the smartphone come alive and change to become a unique tool for each user. Given the importance of apps, people around the world are focusing a lot of attention on the topic, and [...]

We’ve discussed how mobile phones can play a role in alleviating poverty and we’ve looked at how Nokia is turning its attention to connecting another billion people to ICTs (Information and Communication Technology, of course). A key part of that ties back to the ecosystem, which we’ve discussed here. Getting that next billion fired up [...]

In many countries around the world Nokia’s Ovi store and application friendly hand sets are spurring mobile application development through a collaborative environment called the ‘ecosystem.’ Especially in Finland, the home of Nokia, there has been a rippling effect with mobile application development spurring new business creation across the country. Industry observers have dubbed this [...]

As we have discussed in previous blog posts, where mobile phones are concerned, it’s all about the apps. More than that, at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress, it was made clear that it is also all about the ecosystem which allows devices, operating system and apps to come together and create the user experiences [...]