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Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2010 – open
“Vodafone Mobile Clicks is an international, high profile contest for the best mobile internet startup. The best mobile internet startup is selected by a professional jury in three different jury rounds.” Portugal, for the first time and with the Mobile Monday chapter joins this competition, which started today. The price for the big winner is [...]
… now, seriously, we’re back …
Last April we had a meeting in Lisbon, with some of the MoMoPT members and the crew that organized the previous events and we’ve decide to stall the project after portuguese holidays (August). But a major event and news brought us from the grave and you should expect tomorrow more news. Meanwhile the site is [...]
… and we’re back
After a long time stalled, Mobile Monday Portugal will return this April at full steam! We’re sorry, but the past year has been full of changes for both of us (Diogo and me), so that only this year we have time and will to continue with the local chapter. Stay tunned for more details and [...]
Hands-on supports App developers…
I have to say that I’m surprised on what I saw but I confirmed it. Hands-on knows that most of the new game, application, etc ideas will come from small companies and individual persons. The main problem here is that most of them could get access to funding, help and finally access to the market. [...]
The Next Steps for MoMoPT – were back!
First of all I must apologize for this too long silence, but there has been some changes. I’m moved to the Netherlands to do a Master on New Media and VD has been busy. But the good thing is that were back and we plan to do regular updates on the site with information and return [...]
The Japanese Cellphones – To advanced for their good
I know that I’ve been writing a lot about cellphones and technologies, but I read an article about the japanese cellphones and I got intrigued. The japanese are way ahead of any cellphone company in the world, they were leaders in the second and third generation cellphones and they still are in front of the [...]
“The most addictive game on Android Market” – Colorix
Colorix is a completely new product created by Awesome Software and Mobo Studio for the lovers of Tetris-like games. Rules are simple – just arrange falling marbles on the board. Three or more marbles of the same color lined diagonally, horizontally or vertically explode and disappear from the board.
MoMo #5 – Slides
Following our last event, before holidays, here’s the talkers slides: – Mobile Games: A Practical (Business) Approach by Tiago Loureiro from VectorLab – A view on mobile marketing by João Fernandes from Monday For the next meeting we’re having an one day event. Some details here: Mobile Lisbon Summit
Mobile Applications – Past, Present and Future
We are all acquainted on applications, these days all the operators and cellphone manufactures have a App Store somewhere or they are thinking in having one. But where did it come from? Well the most simplest of applications came with our early cellphones, alarm clocks, currency calculators, agendas, etc. The developers always had an eye [...]
Music in the Mobile Area
As I former licensing manager for one of the biggest mobile content provider in the world I have my own views into the industry. In the old days, artists would have to travel from town to town to sing, then came the records which brought in the companies, managers well, a whole industry was born. [...]
Iphone VS Palm Pre
It’s good to see that the market works, even if it took some time to react and even more that the reactor is a new comer to the market, Palm. But what I’m I talking about? The new battle for the USA market and yeah, the rest of the world. In the States Verizon launched [...]
last minute agenda for today’s 4th meeting
Twice in a row isn’t a coincidence, it’s “failing gracefully” (kudos for OFFF event) – 18h00 – MoMoPT introduction by Vitor Domingos – 18h15 – Vodafone App Contest by Rui Carmo IST graduate, telecommunications professional since 1994 (Vodafone staffer from 1999 onwards), deeply involved in the roll out of fixed and mobile data services (corporate [...]
Vodafone Portugal launches a widget contest
It’s called “Concurso Apps Vodafone” and aims for innovation and creation of small web apps (widget’s) in Portugal for the Vodafone app store (soon to launch). The best 5 widgets will get prizes; €20.000 for the best, $5.000 for second place and €2.500 for the last three. The selected widgets could be monetized on the app store and the first [...]
3rd meeting slides
Following last meeting, here’s the slides for Paulo Glórias talk: iphone-livetv_momopt. Diogo Caldeira Pires, “smile, it’s monday”, is available on prezi. I would like to thank all that showed up and stayed for dinner, but specially to Paulo and Diogo for starting the debate afterwords.
Amazon launches shopping app for BlackBerry
Amazon.com Inc. has lauched its latest mobile offering, the Amazon App for BlackBerry, which is now available as a free download directly from its Web site. “Amazon App for BlackBerry is a new mobile application from Amazon that allows BlackBerry users to simply and quickly find the items they want, conduct product research, make price [...]
