Gear App Challenge started

As already announced here , today starts the Gear App Challenge Samsung for Tizen based Smart Watches.

The Challenge is divided into two rounds. The first round has already started yesterday and goes up to 17.7. Thereafter Apps rewarded with $ 2,000 each the top 200 ().
For the second round, the developers get time further improve their already award-winning app. At the end of this round of Samsung are the 40 best apps from the pot award of $ 850,000, a detailed breakdown is not available. It will be there but only one 1st and 2nd places excellent. In addition, the apps are advertised at Samsung Apps, which increases the sales figures strong (can).

In addition, 10 other apps can be chosen from the audience by voting.

The first and second place and the winner of the public voting will be announced on a Samsung Developer Conference in mid-November 2014.

Quelle: http://gearapp.challengepost.com/

Tizen App Challenge – Deadline to 8:12. shifted

On the Twitter-Account have the admins of Tizen App Challenge the rumor confirmed that the deadline for the Tizen App Challenge will be moved.

Instead, as planned, on 1 November is now the 8th December, the new deadline. Thus, developers now have more time to adapt their apps and larger projects should benefit from the extension.

Tizen now in Remote Test Lab

As of today, developers can use the Samsung Remote Test Lab Tizen test their apps at home without having a physical device. As a test device the current Tizen RD PQ is used with Tizen 2.2, the device is technically based on the Galaxy S3.

So if you have not had the opportunity to get their hands a device that is now able to more easily test their apps on a real device, totally free of charge. The device is connected to the test labs in Korea, Poland, UK and India.

Tizen App Challenge 2013 has officially begun

Today, the Tizen App Challenge officially begun. After the actual start because of the new Tizen SDK 2.2 moved was, today was the official launch. Developers now have the opportunity to present their apps to 01 November submitted.

Besides a juicy prize money, the Grand Prize winner will be in addition to Tizen Conference 2014 or Tizen App Challenge Zeromnie invited. Furthermore, to U.S. $ 2,500 for travel and housing are provided. Continue reading

Sync Android contacts without Google!

One of the most comfortable features of Android is the ability to synchronize their contacts through the Google account between multiple Android devices. So one has to its smartphones and tablets getting the same data available and save yourself the hassle of double maintain. The snag is that you have to entrust their data to a server by Google, over which one has no control. Continue reading