Skype for Android now with Video Calling!

The latest update of Skype for Android now allows you to do video call  over Wi-Fi or 3G on Android phones!

Now, time to update your Skype on your Android devices! Make sure to read the details on the site and check if your device is supported by this new version.

Exploring The New Google+

It’s the recent buzz in the social web, the Google’s social networking site – Google+. Launched last week, I got an invite few hours after it’s initial launching from GTUG friends.  Currently, Google+ is in limited field trial which means you can publicly sign-up as of yet. You need an invite from a Google+ user for you to get in; ( leave a message if you want an invite.)

It is actually dubbed as the Google+ project: Real-life sharing rethought for the web. Many speculates it to be the Facebook killer. Also, many suggest that it is the combination of Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Who knows? Just let Google+ surprise us as it is gaining grounds on the social web. Read more…

How to publish your App in the Android Market

If you’re planning to dive into Android development and want to make money from your Android App or just want to share your apps for free in Android Market, you need not to worry since doing so is easy.

All you need to do is sign-up as a Developer or Publisher, follow the signup process, and prepare $25.00 to be paid as your one-time Android  -  Developer Registration Fee using your credit card. Google uses Google Checkout to process your payment. Read more…

Digital Stethoscope Concept, Already Implemented

I was browsing earlier my archive email and found a backup copy of our final project for our CS356 – Technopreneurship class with Ms. Mau Bello in Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) last 2008. Our final project was to create, present, and pitch an IT business concept to a panel of judges.

Our project was about creating a Digital Stethoscope using mobile phones since the trend of applications are going mobile. Here’s our presentation that time:

I thought of looking for this document because I was planning to pitch this idea and get some funding for the development but unfortunately this concept is already available since 2010. Sad but I guess they first had the resources to implement it. Read more…

Globe Labs’ MobApp Hunt 2011

Globe Labs, once again, is calling for local developers to join their mobile application development contest – the MobApp Hunt 2011. Target devices are of Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone platforms.

MobApp Hunt 2011 is your venue to develop and commercialize your mobile applications for these three most popular platforms in the market. Globe Labs will provide you tools for ease of development, showcase your application commercially and reward you.

Joining MobApp Hunt 2011 will give you the opportunity to attend trainings and workshops, have your applications available to end users and be awarded P50,000 for every application published in myGlobe Free Apps or iTunes on or before August 22, 2011.

If you’re a local mobile application developer and wanting to take the chance to win the prize, visit the official contest website for more details and schedule. Deadline for submission of proposal is on May 23, 2011, Monday.