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September 2011
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Dear !
Are you back?
We hope so! Cause we do not want you to miss our back-letter!
And if you chose August to take your holidays you might have missed a few things:
Back in the game! A prize for the first person to recognize our hidden character or guess who will win the patent war!
Back to Square One for WebOS with HP looking to sell the OS (and its developer community?) while Microsoft and the Android community circle around!
Backend! Best joke from my Turing Festival presentation in Edinburgh written and presented entirely from a browser. Next year the Fringe!
BCK? With Google's acquisition of Motorola we wonder if we'll see a NXS, a GGL and a UTUB in the market soon, or is it just about patents?
Back to school! With a new series of webinars on Android development sponsored by Immersion. Register quickly!
Back to Back conferences! London Mobile week is hitting us from Sep 30th to October 7th with OTA, MMA, Planet of the Apps, and Droidcon!
Backward? Some of the patent practices in the mobile space, heard of Lodsys anyone, let us know!
Baksheesh We always have good deals for our readers! 2 tickets for Transfer Summit on Monday in Oxford UK, Email me for more info! Read further for many more great deals!
Back channel! As Google releases a preview Android SDK add-on for its Google TV.
Back home! As Steve Jobs resigns as Apple's CEO.
Bak Bak! (Look Look! in Turkish) Nokia announces Symbian's latest update Belle with NFC support (and yes NFC is big in Turkey)
Backdoor, front door! As CyanogenMod founder goes from custom ROM to Samsung and Comex from jailbreaking to Apple.
Back next month! If you enjoyed this newsletter feel free to share it and see you next month!
Best,
Thibaut
WIP / Wireless Industry Partnership
The "Connector" for the mobile and wireless industry
Twitter: @wipjam @thibautr @CarolineWIP @caaarlo
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You can find us at these upcoming events:
Harper, Thibaut:
Transfer Summit
Sept. 5-8
Oxford, UK
More Info
Thibaut:
Startup Weekend
Sept. 9-11
London, UK
More Info
Caroline:
Verizon Developer Community Conference
Sept. 13-14
Las Vegas, NV
More Info
Thibaut:
SDP Global Summit
Sept. 20-22
Berlin, Germany
More Info
Caroline:
GSMA Women in Mobile
Sept. 21
New York, NY
More Info
Thibaut:
Mobile Monday Developer Summit
Sept. 26-28
Bucharest, Romania
More Info
Caroline, Teresa:
Intel AppUp Elements
Sept. 28-29
Bellevue, WA
More Info
Thibaut, Harper:
Over the Air
Sept. 30-Oct. 1
London, UK
More Info
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IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
We're halfway through our Back to School Webinar series, sponsored by Immersion -- which means there's still a bunch of great webinars on Android development for you to take part it! Coming up between now and September 9, we've got sessions covering adding haptics to your app, location-based services and mapping, NFC, privacy and cloud APIs, and more, from leading companies like Cisco, Neustar, Verizon and Immersion. Register now!
And, if you've missed any of our earlier sessions, don't worry! You can view recordings of all the sessions on the WIP Connector site.
SEE YOU IN LONDON FOR DROIDCON
 Preparations for Droidcon, the UK's leading Android developer conference, are in full swing. Join us in London on October 6 and 7 for two days full of sessions that will cover Android, Android Development, Android Applications and the ecosystem that has grown up around the Mobile Platform. Droidcon showcases the latest in Android development and applications, exploring the new fields of usage for Android, latest coding techniques and showcasing the latest applications from the community. See speakers from Google, Bluevia, Sony Ericsson, Inmobi, Cisco, RIM, Urban Airship and more. Get signed up now!
NEED A FREE PASS TO CTIA? THEN JOIN US AT WIPJAM!
 The next stop on the WIP World Tour will be San Diego on October 12, for a WIPJam at the fall CTIA show. Join us for a full day for developers where you'll get the skills and make the connections you need to improve your apps and build your success. Be there if you want to:
- learn how to get started in the booming mobile enterprise market
- find new APIs and tools to build better, more engaging and more successful apps
- get the info you need to work smarter, faster and better
- meet other great developers and contacts from the most innovative and important companies in the mobile industry
Don't have a pass to CTIA? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Everybody who signs up for the WIPJam on our site will get a free CTIA pass. So register now and we'll see you in San Diego!
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 Peter Vesterbacka is the "Mighty Eagle" of Rovio, and can be found at mobile events all over the world in his red Angry Birds sweatshirt and carrying some of the plush toys inspired by the game. He's also a longtime friend of WIP, and a genuinely nice guy who's happy to share the lessons he's learned in his long career in the mobile industry with other developers and entrepreneurs. So what are some of the lessions you can learn from Angry Birds and Rovio's success?
- Be persistent! Rovio had made more than 60 other games before Angry Birds!
- Stand out! The Angry Birds icon is bright red so it would stand out in the iTunes App Store, ahead of other dark-colored apps.
- Adapt yourself! The Android version of Angry Birds is free and ad-supported; the iPhone version is a paid download. Be prepared to change your approaches, rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
- Use the right tools! In the game, if you need to break through wood, you use a yellow bird; to break glass, blue ones are best. In your work, make sure you're choosing the right tools to hit your targets.
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What Makes A Great App? Take Our Survey!
What are the components that go into making a successful app. Is it a good idea? Good planning? Good market research? Good marketing? Practice? Having investment? Take our survey on what makes a great app and let us know. We're also looking for some apps to feature as case studies, so if you're interested, get in touch with Caroline.
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API Catalog
Need an awesome API to take your app to the next level? Check out the API Catalog on the WIP site! It lists tons of great APIs you can utilize in your apps and services, running the gamut of services from messaging and billing to advertising, mapping, payments, text to speech, and more! Whether you're looking to build a mashup or find the best provider to meet a specific need, you'll find it in the API Catalog.
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Mobile Community Calendar
The WIP Mobile Community Calendar is the most comprehensive listing of developer and mobile industry events on the web. If you're looking for a conference where you can learn about the latest new technologies, networking opportunities, or contests and hackathons, you can find it there!
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4G World 2011
October 24-27
Chicago, Illinois
4G World 2011, the premier wireless industry event, brings together business and technology thought leaders and innovators from across the wireless ecosystem. With over 200 exhibitors and sponsors and 175+ speakers, 4G World delivers unprecedented opportunities to gain unique insights into the latest technology innovations and business trends. Learn about the latest advancements in mobile broadband solutions and applications from the operators and vendors who are deploying them.
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App Developers Conference
October 26-27
Santa Clara, Calif.
The App Developers Conference is the essential event for everyone building and selling apps for emerging devices. From smart phones to smart cars, applications and connectivity are driving the consumer application market forward at warp speed. This event brings development professionals together with the platforms, tools, services, and brand marketers that are working to connect people, places and things.
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Over the Air 2011
September 30 to October 1
Bletchley, UK
Over the Air is a unique tech-agnostic event for and by the developer community, featuring technical workshops where attendees can roll up their sleeves and tinker with new platforms, operating systems, APIs & SDKs; and tutorial sessions that feature real business cases, new insights and a healthy dollop of inspiration. Attendees are invited to stay overnight so that they can work on ideas, apps and hacks on the fly - to be entered into the various hack-a-thon competition categories and demo'ed on the second day. It's a great vibe of bean bags, gadgets, knowledge sharing, hacking & lots of good geekery.
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Cisco's Cius tablet is an Android tablet that's designed from the ground up for enterprise users, and the Cius Developer Program wants your input on how -- or if -- it should run a developer contest. If you're interested in a contest about Cius apps and other Cisco mobile developer technologies, let them know. If not, that's fine, too, they still want to know! 
