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A Mobile Developer Lab the Size of a Country!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:12:12 +0000

Last week we attended with Bertrand Dufresne the 2012 edition of Mobilism in Amsterdam, an awesome event set up by many great people, among them Peter-Paul Koch, Stephen Hay and Krijn Hoetmer.

One of the most inspiring and useful ideas we brought from Mobilism was the creation of a mobile testing lab, covering a wide array of devices, allowing companies of all sizes to offer access to devices from different brands and models. This idea was presented by both Remy Sharp and Jeremy Keith, and it has taken the form of a physical testing lab set up in Brighton, UK, as described by Jeremy himself.

Of course, Switzerland is a country, and slightly bigger than Brighton, but as a country, it is not that big after all. Imagine an online database of devices, including their geographical location, helping developers to share devices with each other, to reserve time slots, and this not only in Geneva or Zürich, but all over the country.

Very often we developers would love to be able to test our latest app in some weird combination of mobile OS or browser or technology, and we wonder whether someone has such a device to lend for a little while, the time of debugging our code or testing our site. That’s the whole spirit of this project.

So far the idea, thus, is to start the discussion and start collecting information. Towards this goal, I’ve opened a project site to share conversations, files and other items of interest around this idea.

If you want to join this effort, please contact me and I’ll open a account for you to the project. We would love to have a large array of devices for testing, and if we all collaborate, we could have a country-wide database of devices! I think this is a goal that will provide lots of utility for all of us.

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Introducing the Henri Dès iPhone App: La Radio HD!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:20:02 +0000

We are extremely happy to announce the immediate availability of the Henri Dès iPhone application on the App Store. This is the result of a collaboration with our dear friends Fabien and Sena from We Studio Lausanne, and is a mobile frontend for the Radio Henri Dès website, also created by We Studio.

This application streams more than 250 songs in high definition, without ads or interruptions, non-stop 24/7! It also provides quick access to the songs by Henri Dès in your iOS device, and shortcuts to buy more from the iTunes store.

[Henri Dès][4] is a Swiss singer and songwriter immensely popular with children in francophone countries. He represented Switzerland in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Retour”, earning the fourth position. Publishing since 1977 under his own label, Marie-Josée Productions, he has written, recorded and released 25 records, and has toured extensively in Switzerland, France, Belgium and Canada.

We are very happy, please go and check it out on the App Store!

[4]:http://itunes.apple.com/ch/artist/henri-des/id39893482?l=enSimilar Posts:

Swiss App Awards 2012 Winners!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:49:07 +0000

We proudly present the winners of Swiss App Awards 2012:

Best User Experience App: Pilotifant for iOS, by WIRZ/Millform AG
Most Downloaded App: SBB Mobile for multiple platforms, by SBB AG
Best Web App: AppAware for Android, by 42matters AG
Best Game App: MonsterUp for Windows Phone, by kariosgames.com
Best Bank App: MoneyBook for iOS, by noidentity gmbh
People’s Prize: [Swisscom Fan-Glocke][8] for iOS, by Swisscom AG/DU DA Group/Saatchi&Saatchi
App of the Year: Pilotifant for iOS, by WIRZ/Millform AG

Interestingly enough, the contest was truly cross-platform, and there were winners on iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other platforms.

Congratulations to all, and thanks to everyone who contributed apps and/or came to the ceremony! You can check more pics of the ceremony in the album in our Facebook page. Check it out!

[8]:http://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/fan-glocke/id488729620?mt=8Similar Posts:

Tonight is Swiss App Awards 2012 Night!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:16:52 +0000

We are thrilled to remember you that tonight will be held the ceremony of the first Swiss App Awards! It will be held from 18:30 at The Millennium Room of the Hotel Marriott (Neumühlequai 42, Zürich). We are going to celebrate the incredible quality and work that the Swiss are injecting into mobile app stores!

Adrian, member of the jury, will be posting news, photos and videos on our Twitter account and on our Facebook page. You can also follow the official Twitter account of the Swiss App Awards for more information.

Just as a reminder, here are the nominees in each category:

Best Game App

Herbert the Misanthropical Fly, Etite
Memory pour enfants Bimbadaboum, Atipik Creative Factory
MonsterUp, Kariosgames.com
Pilotifant, Millform AG
Pingwin Adventures, FEINHEIT GmbH

Best User Experience App

Koubachi, Koubachi AG
Memory pour enfants Bimbadaboum, Atipik Creative Factory
Pilotifant, Millform AG
SBB Mobile, SBB AG
Stations – Swiss Public Transport , André Horstmann

Best Bank App

BudgetBook, noidentity gmbh
MoneyBook, noidentity gmbh
Swissquote, Swissquote
UBS Mobile Banking, UBS AG
UBS KeyClub, UBS AG

Best Web App

AppAware – A Social Network for App Discovery, 42matters AG
Kooaba Déjà Vu, kooaba AG
Mobility Car, Mobility Cooperative
QUENTIQ Tracker, Quentiq
Spocal, Spocal

Most Downloaded App

20 Minuten Online .ch, 20 Minuten
local.ch, local.ch
SBB mobile, SBB AG
Swisscom Fan-Glocke, Swisscom AG
TCS, Touring Club Schweiz

App of the Year

Koubachi, Koubachi AG
Memory pour enfants Bimbadaboum, Atipik Creative Factory
MonsterUp, Kariosgames.com
Pilotifant, Millform AG
SBB mobile, SBB AG

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Swiss App Awards Nominees!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:20:07 +0000

The jury of the Swiss App Awards has just published the official list of nominees in each category!

Best Game App

Herbert the Misanthropical Fly, Etite
Memory pour enfants Bimbadaboum, Atipik Creative Factory
MonsterUp, Kariosgames.com
Pilotifant, Millform AG
Pingwin Adventures, FEINHEIT GmbH

Best User Experience App

Koubachi, Koubachi AG
Memory pour enfants Bimbadaboum, Atipik Creative Factory
Pilotifant, Millform AG
SBB Mobile, SBB AG
Stations – Swiss Public Transport , André Horstmann

Best Bank App

BudgetBook, noidentity gmbh
MoneyBook, noidentity gmbh
Swissquote, Swissquote
UBS Mobile Banking, UBS AG
UBS KeyClub, UBS AG

Best Web App

AppAware – A Social Network for App Discovery, 42matters AG
Kooaba Déjà Vu, kooaba AG
Mobility Car, Mobility Cooperative
QUENTIQ Tracker, Quentiq
Spocal, Spocal

Most Downloaded App

20 Minuten Online .ch, 20 Minuten
local.ch, local.ch
SBB mobile, SBB AG
Swisscom Fan-Glocke, Swisscom AG
TCS, Touring Club Schweiz

App of the Year

Koubachi, Koubachi AG
Memory pour enfants Bimbadaboum, Atipik Creative Factory
MonsterUp, Kariosgames.com
Pilotifant, Millform AG
SBB mobile, SBB AG

Stay tuned for more information in the official Twitter account of the Swiss App Awards as we approach the day of the ceremony, on March 21st!

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Swiss App Awards – Don’t Forget!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:36:18 +0000

The deadline of the Swiss App Awards is approaching! Don’t forget to submit your application using the form before January 15th!

The event will be held in Zürich, on January 27th, 2012. You can submit your application (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, web, any kind and in any language!) or just register as an attendee on the website of the event. You can also follow the official Twitter account of the Swiss App Awards for more information.

We look forward to see your applications!

[6]:http://www.trifork.com/Similar Posts:

Trainings 2012: Advanced iOS, Mobile Web Apps and Node.js

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:08:48 +0000

We are thrilled to announce new training sessions in Switzerland and South Africa this year:

Advanced iOS: this training is for experienced iOS developers, looking to increase their knowledge with insider tips and tricks about the following subjects:
- Building iOS 5.x universal applications, compatible with version 4.x of iOS.
- Advanced user interface design for the iPhone and the iPad
- Integrating your application with Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.
- Performance enhancements using Core Foundation in your applications.
- Using Instruments to find performance problems.
- Major ninja-level optimizations.
- 2D graphics and animation: Quartz and Core Animation.
- Video, audio, the iPod library, AirPlay, etc.
Mobile Web App Development: targeting web developers who want to take their existing knowledge to the next step:
- Build mobile web applications such as to-do lists, a location-based social networking site and other apps using Sencha Touch, jQuery Mobile.
- Learn how to integrate data from remote APIs in your mobile web apps, and how to organize your code and your architecture for the best results.
- Package those applications using PhoneGap and [PhoneGap Build][9] and distribute them over the major mobile application marketplaces.
Web Development with Node.js: this is our new training offering, for web developers who want to learn more about [the latest and greatest web framework of the moment][9]:
- Learn how to create common web applications such as a blog, wiki, and management systems with backend databases, using the standard Node.js toolkit.
- Learn about other tools like npm, Express, Vows, MongoDB, Persistence.js and more.

All trainings are 3 days long, and they include lunch and snacks during the day. All trainees will receive a ~100 page booklet written by Adrian with the most important aspects of the training, in PDF, ePub and .mobi (Kindle) formats. These trainings will take place throughout 2012 in Geneva and Zürich.

More information about dates and locations soon! We hope to see you soon!

Update: we forgot to mention that the trainings in Geneva will be given in French, while in Zürich they will be in English. We are also going to offer these in South Africa!

[9]:http://nodejs.org/Similar Posts:

Announcing EERV cal, an iPhone, Android and Web Application!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:10:40 +0000

We are ecstatic to announce the general availability of the EERV cal mobile application, created with Sencha Touch and PhoneGap, and available as an HTML5 web application, and also on the [App Store][6] and the Android Market!

This app has been built for the local protestant church, the Eglise évangélique réformée du canton de Vaud (EERV), and features the complete agenda of events proposed throughout the region.

Check it out on the [App Store][6] the Android Market or install the web app directly from your browser!

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[6]:http://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/eerv-cal/id483342559?l=en&mt=8Similar Posts:

Swiss App Awards 2012 – Submit your app now!

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:18:38 +0000

I’m honored to announce that I will be part of the jury of the next Swiss App Awards 2012, to be held in Zürich, on January 27th, 2012!

The event is a gathering of the many designers, developers and companies that contribute to excellence, innovation and achivement in the Swiss app development landscape. The Awards show is looking to celebrate the most outstanding apps developed or updated in 2011 and owned by Swiss companies. The apps that will be rewarded at the Swiss App Awards 2012 are not only innovative but do also demonstrate excellence both on technical and design related features.

I will be sharing the duty of jury with:

Janne Jul Jensen, PhD and expert in UX design;
Katja Neumann, usability engineer at Zühlke;
Jørn Larsen, co-founder and CEO of Trifork; and
Martin Coul, founder of the Swiss Mobile Basecamp.

You can submit your application (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, web, any kind and in any language!) or just register as an attendee on the website of the event. You can also follow the official Twitter account of the Swiss App Awards for more information.

We look forward to see your applications!

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Student application on the App Store: TroisXRien

Adrian Kosmaczewski — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:51:01 +0000

Remember Sudokulus? It’s the application created by one of my students in a previous training. Well, today I have the pride and the joy to announce the second application created by one of our students, and published on the App Store!

The application is called TroisXRien, and it is an application that kids can use to learn arithmetics; select one or many exercises, and kids repeat them until they don’t make any more mistakes! Parents can follow the evolution of their kids closely, as the application can send them an email when the training is done.

A very nice idea, beautifully illustrated – Vincent is not only a great school teacher, but also a tremendous cartoonist! (by the way, he’s the author of these drawings about akosma that you can check in our Facebook page )

Congratulations Vincent! Let’s give his app some download love! It already features lots of 5 star ratings, let’s give him more of them!

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