So, we have listened to all of the feedback we have received so far, and as we are now making progress with the plans for the day,we wanted to let you know what the current situation is. Most importantly, we will be starting a little later this time (no-one wants to get up early on [...]
First, have you checked out who else is attending via the sign up lists on the facebook event and linked-in? Probably worth familiarising yourself with who says they are coming and see who you know, or whose name seems familiar. And now for some more links that have appeared over the last few days. Over [...]
Over on the FaceBook event page wall, a question was asked what is the platform for the Hackathon?. In case it is not 100% clear, you are free to develop on any platform; iPhone, Android, Symbian, Maemo, OpenMoko, Qt, Palm Pre, Mobile Python, Java etc. As was mentioned here, we have allocated space at the [...]
Due to the generous sponsorship of Nebula we hope to have enough bandwidth on the day. The exact details of how the network is configured will be detailed on the day (as details are still being finalised) If you want to use a wireless connection, Vanha has one available (but remember that will be shared [...]
The people over on Google’s Android Team have heard of the upcoming MobileDevCamp here in Helsinki and have generously provided an Android Dev Phone 1 as a grand prize for the best application developed during the Hackathon. Note: This is the fully working SIM unlocked handset! We realise that developing something in a day (or [...]
If this is a free event, why are we asking you to sign up? The primary reason is to make sure that we are able to ensure that there are sufficient budget allocated for refreshments (don’t want to repeat the LeWeb experience if we can avoid it). Secondary reasons are; make sure we have enough [...]
Our intent is to create an event for developers to come and share knowledge and experiences. The idea being to learn something new or get something done, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. But developers don’t work in isolation (or at least they should not), they work in collaboration with; Designers, both; User Experience designers [...]
