">
TechMoran
  • About Us
  • Deals
  • Jobs
  • Motoring
    • Money
  • Pitch Your Startup
  • Submit Your Post
  • Freelance Gigs
  • Travel
  • Men’s Corner
  • Dating
Monday, January 25, 2021
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition
No Result
View All Result
TechMoran
">
Home Mobile

Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013 Applications Open | Kenyan Mobile Developers Have A Chance To Win Kshs 68million

Milcah Lukhanyu by Milcah Lukhanyu
8 years ago
in Mobile
6 min read
0

samsoApplications for  Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013, a global app competition aimed at finding new applications utilising group communication function, are open giving chance to Android app developers in Kenya to win over Ksh 68 million.

According to Samsung Electronics East Africa Chief Operating Officer Robert Ngeru the second Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013 will seek to pick ten entries, which will be selected as winners.

The winners will subsequently receive a record total of $800,000 in prize money along with a variety of marketing benefits. As part of a corporate talent development programme, Ngeru pointed it out that executives drawn from Samsung Group Venture investment arm – Samsung Venture Investment- will review the final winners for financial investment.

The challenge, Ngeru said, is open to all mobile application developers across the globe. Local developers who wish to participate should sign up directly on the App Challenge website: http://www.smartappchallenge.com and register their apps on Samsung Apps from 20th June to 31st August 2013.

“With Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013, Samsung is setting the stage for an elaborate initiative to discover practical, demand driven Apps as we seek to boost the global mobile ecosystem,” said Ngeru.

And added: “At Samsung, we will continue to encourage local mobile developers to develop new and innovative applications for a global audience. In Kenya, just as in many parts of the world, Samsung will continue to encourage mobile developers to create innovative applications integrating some of the new features on our GALAXY range of devices. The Samsung Smart App Challenge will greatly enhance application choices for GALAXY S4 so users can enjoy a valuable experience.”

READ  Facebook Launches A Mobile Games Publishing Platform Help Developers Take Their Games Global

Contest entrants will be one category. “Smart Chord Apps,” which can be used for development of ‘Group Play’ service on GALAXY S4, a panel of judges will decide the winning entries, which will consist of 10 innovative applications, which use group management functionality in interesting and experiential ways. The applicants have to use “Samsung Chord SDK” which helps developers create a group with multi-devices in real-time, automatically, requiring no manual processing of devices, which join or leave the group.

Related posts

Nokia C1 Plus now available in Kenya for Ksh 9,000

January 21, 2021
0
A salesman checks a customer's iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

How To Measure How Much You Walk On Your iPhone

January 17, 2021
0

realme to release more phones in 2021 to grow its smartphone market share

January 16, 2021
0

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G: The best Galaxy performance in a smartphone yet

January 15, 2021
0

Winning entrants will be, rewarded with prize money and a variety of promotional benefits through Samsung’s global channels. They will be given a chance also to be pitched their app to Samsung Venture Investment just after the ceremony for the winners.

Samsung Electronics East Africa has continually supported young upcoming techies at the iHub Nairobi; by sponsoring the annual Mobile garage Exhibition for  programmers, computer scientists, software engineers, and web developers drawn from universities and colleges across the country develop mobile app for listing on the Samsung Apps store. However, such Apps would need to meet a global audience threshold.

The Samsung App store, is accessed by millions of mobile phone subscribers’ globally seeking to download quality android applications in diverse categories such as Entertainment, Education, Games, Lifestyle, Travel and Productivity among others. Kenyan Application developers on the Android platform therefore, have equal access to other global developers to showcase their solutions on the Samsung Apps store which is a gateway to global tech-preneurship

READ  Huawei Mate 30 Series confirmed to launch on September 19th

 

 

Readers 822

Share

  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Milcah Lukhanyu

Milcah Lukhanyu

Milcah Lukhanyu covers daily news briefs at TechMoran. She is the person who will probably read your press release and get the story out of it or totally trash it. Send tips to [email protected]

Related Posts

Gadgets

Nokia C1 Plus now available in Kenya for Ksh 9,000

January 21, 2021
0
A salesman checks a customer's iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Mobile

How To Measure How Much You Walk On Your iPhone

January 17, 2021
0
Mobile

realme to release more phones in 2021 to grow its smartphone market share

January 16, 2021
0
5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G: The best Galaxy performance in a smartphone yet

January 15, 2021
0
Ultra
5G

Samsung unveils the Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21 + & the Galaxy S21. 

January 15, 2021
0
Mobile

vivo smartphone unveils Vivo V20 in Kenya at Ksh45,000

January 5, 2021
0
4G

realme takes stock of its performance in the Kenyan market as it hits 50 Million shipments globally

December 30, 2020
0
Mobile

Looking For An iPhone 12? Here Are The Prices In Kenya

December 22, 2020
0

https://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoB
ADVERTISEMENT

Join our Mailing List

Loading

Recent Posts

Finnfund & Norfund double Starsight’s funding to $20 million for Ghana expansion

January 23, 2021

African tech startup funding passes $700m in 2020 despite COVID-19

January 23, 2021
Toshiba

Chrome Now Helps You Change Weak Passwords

January 23, 2021
Toshiba

Shoppable Ad Formats Are Coming Soon To Youtube

January 23, 2021

Hero MotoCorp Surpasses the Monumental 100M Cumulative Production Milestone

January 23, 2021
">
">

Follow Us

">

There are many sites out there focused on blowing off some steam, from funny entertainment to thrilling experiences like playing online, in some cases online gaming could grant you the chance to win extra money. We came across rocketpot.io while browsing for a good btc casino online and it left us a very good impression with their wide variety of games and crypto offering.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

No Result
View All Result
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
%d bloggers like this: