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.

The Globe + Google Developers Workshop

As a developer, I signed up for the Globe + Google Developers Workshop and decided to book  a flight from Zamboanga to Manila for a short weekend vacation and to attend the event.

Yesterday, June 20, 2009, the event was held at the UP-Ayala Technohub, Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City, and the conference room was jam-packed with developers. I arrived around 12:20pm and signed the attendance sheet. I looked for a place where I can clearly see the screen and of course a spot with a power outlet. WiFi was on. Me? Plurking and Facebooking while waiting for the event to start. Eventually, the WiFi connection went down. Lucky me I have my Globe Visibility Kit ready.

Aileen Apolo then welcomed the participants and the speakers from Globe Telecom and Google. Read more…