Community Developer Programs for Smartphone and Tablet App Development
Written by LBSzone
Thursday, 13 October 2011
The following are some useful Dev resources from all the major
platforms for those thinking of creating mobile apps for a variety of
devices and platforms.
Apple iTunes
Apple has a community resource for developers interested in publishing to the iTunes store from the developer program housed athttp://developer.apple.com. Here’s developers will find a gateway to the iOS Dev Center as well as a pointer to the iOS Developer Program -http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/ where developers have everything they need to develop, test, and
distribute their apps – note, there is a $99 annual fee for membership.
Palm
Developers interested in creating and publishing apps for the Palm Web OS will find resources at developer.palm.com.
The community dev resource offers access to information about the 3.0
SDK as well as information on joining the developer program Developers
can also find information on downloading the latest tools and SDKs as
well as the latest developer guides and docs. Of particular interest is a
resource for iOS developers to enable them to quickly create and port
apps to the Palm environment -see HERE
Ovi
Ovi is the marketplace developed by Nokia for users of Symbian, QT, and other Nokia powered mobile devices. See http://info.publish.ovi.com/.
Resources here for developers include a gateway to Forum.Nokia, the
Nokia developer community portal, Ovi publisher docs, news alerts, tips,
and much more.
Android
Android Market – https://market.android.com/apps/ This is the resource for Android device users seeking out apps. Browse
for new additions as well as popular free and paid for apps. Developers
wishing more information on how to develop for the Android Mobile OS
should start at http://developer.android.com/index.html.
Resources here include documents, SDKs, reference guides, community
resources and anything needed to publish apps in the market.
Blackberry
Blackberry (RIM) maintains some fine dev resources including the developer home portal (US) at http://us.blackberry.com/developers/resources/.
This resource provides access to the latest downloads, docs, tools,
news, event information, community resources, and more. The developer
blog is also packed with useful information for mobile developershttp://devblog.blackberry.com/
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data-
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup.
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".
Suggested Reading
The Underground Guide To The iPhone:
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile
revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to
materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration
of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your
device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning.
Good Mobile Messaging: Executives and professional field forces spend an increasing amount of time on the road tending to business.
Mobile Apps - Native or Web?:
You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled
with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards
such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app
for the devices I want to target?
Location summit 2012 - Back for its third year, the Location Business Summit will bring
together senior level executives from across the whole breadth of the
location ecosystem to discuss strategies, form partnerships, compare
trends and forge new business ventures. May 22-23, 2012, Amsterdam
WhereCamp Berlin 2012 - For those passionate about geographical specialties, WhereCamp Berlin
is gathering its attendees on the 22nd and 23rd of June. Everyone is
free to present and share topics, news and trends
