Man they sure have money to spend, go google!!! i hope we finally have a unified open platform for developers, this is really good news for us all.
On Nov 15, 11:04 am, "Subir Pradhanang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > *Google Announces $10 Million Android Developer Challenge * > Challenge to Inspire Innovation and Improve Mobile Experience > > MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (November 12, 2007) - Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today > announced the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million to > developers who build mobile applications for Android(tm), the first complete, > open, and free mobile platform. The Challenge is designed to support the > developer community and spark innovation on the Android platform by awarding > cash prizes ranging from $25,000 to $275,000 to developers whose > applications are picked by a panel of judges. > > "We've built some interesting applications for Android but the best > applications are not here yet and that's because they're going to be written > by developers," said Sergey Brin, Co-founder and President, Technology, > Google. "We'd like to reward these developers and recognize them as much as > possible." > > "We believe that the Android platform offers developers a unique opportunity > to create truly innovative mobile software," said Andy Rubin, Google's > director of mobile platforms. "We're challenging developers to stretch their > imaginations and skills to leverage the full capabilities of this new > platform and to create something amazing." > > Android was announced on November 5 by the Open Handset AllianceTM, a group > of more than 30 technology and mobile industry leaders committed to > fostering innovation on mobile phones and offering a better consumer > experience. The Alliance will provide developers with a new level of > openness that enables them to work more collaboratively. Today, the Alliance > released an early look at the Android software developer kit (SDK) that > includes the documentation, sample projects, development tools, emulator, > and libraries that developers will need to build an Android application. > Today's Android SDK announcement can be found on the Alliance > blog:http://android-developers.blogspot.com. > > The $10 million total in the Android Developer Challenge will be distributed > equally between the Android Developer Challenge I and II. Submissions for > Challenge I will be accepted from January 2 through March 3, 2008, and the > 50 most promising entries will be recognized by end of March with each > receiving $25,000 awards to fund further development. These 50 entries will > then be eligible for even greater recognition by applying by May 1, 2008 for > ten awards worth $275,000 each and another ten worth $100,000 each. > Recognition for the top apps among those entries will be announced by end of > May 2008. Challenge II will launch after the first handsets built on the > platform become available in the second half of 2008. > > A panel of technology and mobile experts selected from the Open Handset > Alliance member organizations and the industry in general will judge all > qualifying entries. Awards will be given to the developers whose > applications leverage all that the Android platform has to offer in order to > provide consumers with the most compelling experiences. Developers retain > all intellectual property and other rights to their applications. Interested > developers should: 1. Download the SDK > athttp://code.google.com/android/download.html2. Build a great app. 3. Submit > an application between January 2 and March 3, 2008. > > Additional information about the Android Developer Challenge can be found > athttp://code.google.com/android/adc.html > > About Google Inc. Google's innovative search technologies connect millions > of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by > Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top > Web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising > program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while > enhancing the overall Web experience for users. Google is headquartered in > Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For > more information, visitwww.google.com. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
