The organizers of the App Developers Conference also just announced a new aspect to the conference called Kidscreen iKids Summit on October 26.  Some of the biggest brands in children’s entertainment will be looking for app development partners.  A full list will be available in September, but I’m told the list is full of heavy hitters that will be talking openly about their app strategies for 2012 and discussing where they need partners to help.

App Developers Conference is partnering with Kidscreen, the leading international trade publication serving kids entertainment professionals, bring the iKids Summit to life.  This part of the event aims to be a great place for brand-owners, app developers and digital agencies to meet, discuss partnerships and explore possible licensing opportunities. See the show site for compete show details:  http://appdevconf.engagedigital.com/

Socialize Mobilize is now an official Media Sponsor for the App Developers Conference on Oct. 26-27, 2011 in Santa Clara, California.  If you’re a developer or brand, this is going to be a great show. Use the discount code “mobilizevip” to save 15% when you register.

With more than 80 confirmed speakers, this show is the place to gain the latest information on app development, marketing and revenue. Conference tracks include:  Platform Wars, Programming and Design, Marketing and Revenue and Kidscreen iKids Summit. Walmart and Pandora are keynoting. Speakers include: Bump, Netflix, Smule, Flurry, Pulse, Chomp, Yelp, OpenFeint, Churn Labs, Nissan, Barnes & Noble, Nielson, BMW, Microsoft Win Phone 7, Samsung, AT&T, Qualcomm, Intel Capital and dozens of others.  A hackathon takes place Oct. 27th and is free to developers.

Mobile developers Mobile (and aspiring) mobile developers –  Join my friends at WIP (I’m an informal advisor) for the The Muther! of All Hackathons + DevCon on Friday, June 24 to Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This is going to be one muther of a hackathon…

The Muther! of all Hackathons + DevCon is coming and YOU don’t want to miss it! This will be a real mashup where Hackathon meets DevCon in a fun, informative format!  The real world doesn’t focus on a single technology, phone or solution, so neither will the Muther!

Join hundreds of New developers, Experienced developers, Tool companies and Carriers, Investors and other mobile fanatics for a two day adventure of Master Classes, UnPanels, Coding, New APIs, Prizes, a BBQ and more. Innovation trumps sleep. Always.

For more information and to sign up: http://wipconnector.com/wipjam/entry/the_muther_of_all_hackathons

Qualcomm will be hosting the Uplinq™ 2011 wireless ecosystem conference on June 1-2, 2011 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, and Socialize Mobilize has 10 free tickets to give away! (more…)

There’s another great conference coming up for developers.  “Web Directions Unplugged” will take place in Seattle May 12 and 13, and it’s targeted at folks that are designing and developing apps and games using HTML5.  They’re offering a 30% Discount for the Socialize Mobilize community with the code “socialize,” making the show just $695. (more…)

Over the years, users have spent tons of money on personalizing their mobile phones.  Even in the early days of feature phones, mobile users proved with their wallets that they were willing to go to great lengths to customize their mobile devices…  Mobile ring tones, ringback tones, wallpapers, phone skins, unique cases.  While a lot has changed in mobile over the years, one thing has remained the same… Users love to ‘pimp their phones’, and companies are lining up to help… One of the areas that seems to really be heating up is around homescreen personalization – particularly Android. (more…)

Socialize Mobilize is a media partner for the forthcoming APPNATION conference in San Francisco, CA. on April 27-28, 2011.  Socialize Mobilize readers receive 25% off full conference registration by using code APSM25.  I hope to see you there… Here is more information on the event: (more…)

Today is the last day for developers to submit their apps to the AppCircus Spotlight on HTML5, the world’s first HTML 5 mobile app competition, sponsored by Zeewe (a mobile app web store from Movile and the best source of mobile web apps I’ve seen to date).  I’m excited by this contest on several fronts…

As smartphones evolve to support more advanced web technologies, one of the greatest untapped opportunities for mobile developers is HTML 5, which allows developers to write an app once and have it run on multiple mobile devices across OSes.  (more…)

As I mentioned in my last post, my biggest complaint about the Motorola Atrix 4G was AT&T’s requirement of a $40/month tethering plan to use it with the Motorola Laptop Dock.  Fortunately, I’ve found an easy to circumvent… (more…)

Open Mobile Solutions (one of the companies I advise) is looking for mobile app developers and panelists for its Developer Pitch Sessions at CTIA in March.  The last Developer Pitch Sessions at CTIA was really good.  This year is sure to be even better.  The sessions are as follows: (more…)