Android Market for Developers in DevFest KL 2011

Lo and behold, Googlers are dropping by Kuala Lumpur for the second year around for DevFest and this time it will be on the 29th September 2011, Thursday.

The venue is not confirmed yet but the agenda is set.

Even more important is that after the keynote, there will be a session on Android Market for Developers by Tony Chan.

Android Market for Developers
Android Market is undergoing continuous revisions to improve the experience for developers and end-users. This talk covers recent developments, and goes into depth on techniques for using Android Market to leverage new monetization models, deliver optimized content, minimize piracy, and maximize application visibility.

Register here to attend.

CodeAndroid Malaysia meetup: NFC & In App Payments

It's a little bit last minute, but better now than never. A quick reminder that we will be having our first meetup for this year talking about NFC & in-app payment solutions. Yap Wen Jiun, CodeAndroid Malaysia's resident Android scientist will be sharing with the audience his experience working on NFC based applications & the challenges that he faced. Leong Hean Hong, or more fondly known as Hongster, will be presenting on in-app payment solutions for Android applications, particularly for developers in countries that Google Checkout has no support.

We will be meeting up at:

iTrain,
7th Floor, Megan Avenue 1,
Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

Meetup starts from 11AM until 1PM on 23rd April 2011.

The best way is to get to iTrain is by alighting at the Ampang Park LRT Station, walk towards the building behind Bank of China.

I hope to see everyone there! Droid on!

We're going to Google I/O Extended in Kuala Lumpur

Google I/O Extended is a gathering of geeks to catch the keynote of Google I/O live. It's happening on 12 a.m., May 11th 2011. More details over at GTUGKL's blog. Seat is limited so register quickly!

While this isn't Android-specific, there is little doubt that Android will be at the fore-front in this event, along with other cool-tech like Google Chrome, AppEngine and much more.

I iz Androidified! Download the all awesome Androidify app.

This is going to be craze for the season. Just in time for Mobile World Congress, Google & Larva Labs released a super duper awesome Android app called Androidify. What does it do? Watch the video after this break.



Androidify is an app where you can create your very own custom Android avatar. Short ones, skinny ones, hairy ones, smelly feet ones: the possibility is endless. Probably someone from Google can already figure out how many combinations you can create using this app. Nevertheless, it's addictive!

Now, check out these collections of Android avatars created by the awesome people from the CodeAndroid community.

Download Androidify from the Android Market now!

Authentic DYZ Android Figurines in Malaysia

Check out this post over at DYZ, scroll to the bottom where it lists www.takenshop.com as an official seller in Malaysia! Currently selling out is the limited edition God of Wealth Android figurine. The cute figurine sells for just RM38.80 each (yours truly promptly purchased 2). There are also discount codes listed on Taken Shop's Facebook page so head over there before you purchase. Shipping is RM 10.

Listed as 'Coming soon' are regular editions of Android. This is great news for Android fans in Malaysia. Kudos to the owner of Taken Shop for doing this.

Malaysia iPhone Developer Connects iPhone, Android, Facebook and Web Into One

January 14, 2011 – A Malaysia iPhone app development company, Just Mobile Sdn Bhd, has managed to develop an all-in-one app that user can access from iPhone, Android, Facebook or web.

The application they created is a fantasy football application based on English Premier League. In this app, a user can play on any of the devices the app supports. This means a user can register his team on the official website, play it on Facebook and check his team standings on iPhone. In fact, the application also supports Nokia Widget, Java and WAP devices.

Just Mobile took almost 6 long months to fully expand the whole application into such diverse platforms. The biggest difficultly they faced was the segmentation of mobile platforms in the mobile market. Each mobile device like iPhone or Android uses different software development technologies, hence, different skill sets to develop on. Developing on Facebook Application Platform also has its unique complexity.

This Fantasy Premier League application is currently available on iPhone AppStore, Nokia Ovi Store, Maxis 1Store, Android Market, Facebook and many other mobile app stores across the world. It has received more than 50,000 users across all platforms.

About Just Mobile (www.JustMobileInc.com)
Just Mobile Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia MSC-status company with 6 years experience in mobile app development on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia Widget, Java, WAP and SMS. Just Mobile has developed over 40 mobile apps and these apps are distributed across the world, especially in U.K, U.S, Europe, Australia, Middle East, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia

References

• http://www.justmobileinc.com/
• http://www.fanxt.com
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fantasy-english-football/id385241312?mt=8
• http://store.ovi.com/content/46428
• http://apps.facebook.com/fantasyepl/

HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z to be available in Malaysia

HTC launched the HTC Desire HD & HTC Desire Z on the 25th November 2010 at Social KL @GTower.



The Desire HD is like your HD TV, high definition here gives you a huge cinematic 4.3-inch display, Dolby Mobile and SRS virtual surround sound.
Some interesting facts:
# CPU: 1 GHz
# Resolution: 480 x 800 WVGA (actually same with the first version of HTC Desire)
# 8 megapixel color camera
# Auto focus and dual LED flash
# 720p HD video recording
# Register at HTCSense.com to manage your phone remotely and protect your phone in case of loss
# Read eBooks on your phone
# Watch Adobe® Flash® on websites
# Easily transfer contacts, calendar events, and text messages from popular brand phones via Bluetooth
# Touch-sensitive buttons instead of HTC Desire's physical buttons



The HTC Desire Z is a 3.7 inch touch screen with a dedicated QWERTY keyboard.
Spot the differences?
# CPU : 800 MHz
# Resolution: 480 x 800 WVGA
# 5 megapixel color camera
# Auto focus and flash
# 720p HD video recording
# Register at HTCSense.com to manage your phone remotely and protect your phone in case of loss
# Check email from all your email accounts in one unified inbox
# Watch Adobe® Flash® on websites
# Easily transfer contacts, calendar events, and text messages from popular brand phones via Bluetooth











The question is, how much will these two devices be priced and when will they be available?
The answers can be found in the press release by HTC below.

HTC Sense integrates a variety of multimedia and location-based enhancements and introduces HTCSense.com, a series of new connected HTC services

MALAYSIA – 25 NOVEMBER 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled a new HTC Sense experience with the new HTC Desire HD^TM and HTC Desire Z^TM Android-based smartphones. The new HTC Sense experience continues HTC’s strong focus on the customer, placing people at the center by simply making its phones work in a more personal and natural way. HTC Sense introduces a number of key innovations including a series of free connected services called HTCSense.com that enhance people’s mobile experience on HTC phones.

“We’re excited to be taking the HTC Sense experience beyond the phone to a whole new level with a series of connected HTC services we call HTCSense.com,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “Our customers will value the holistic approach we’re taking to enhance their mobile experience. This customer-first philosophy has resonated with people buying HTC phones and this drives us to continue introducing new innovative smartphones like the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z.”

HTC Sense

The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content. With a newly created camera experience, people can record HD videos or capture and edit images with a variety of fun camera effects. With Locations, a new differentiated mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.

HTC Sense also includes a new integrated online e-reading experience utilizing a new e-book store powered by Koboä and a new, mobile-optimized e-reader that includes the ability to highlight, annotate and quickly search for definitions or translate unfamiliar terms.

HTCSense.com

With the new HTCSense.com service, people can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. For example, people can easily locate a missing phone by triggering the handset to ring loudly, even if it is set to silent, or to flag its location on a map. If the phone’s been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it. HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customize their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.

HTC Desire HD

HTC Desire HD showcases outstanding multimedia content with its bright 4.3” TFT display and Dolby Mobile and SRS surround sound and is the first to be powered by the new 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon processor. The HTC Desire HD enables 720p HD video recording and includes an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash. Building on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire HD is sculpted from a block of solid aluminium and exudes the air of quality and strength that HTC has come to be known for.

HTC Desire Z

For people constantly on the go, HTC Desire Z makes it quick and easy to stay connected with friends on Facebook and Twitter or with colleagues and customers at work. HTC Desire Z features a unique ‘pop hinge’ that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard for fast, convenient typing. HTC Desire Z’s keyboard also includes a variety of keyboard shortcuts and two customizable keys for providing instant access to common functions without the need to open menus. HTC Desire Z also includes 720p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel camera with flash. It is the first phone to utilize the new 800MHz Qualcomm 7230 processor for improved performance and battery life.

Availability

The new HTC Desire Z carries a suggested retail price of RM 2,299.00 and will be available soon exclusively through any of the 28 Maxis Centres nationwide and at selected Maxis Exclusive Partners. Meanwhile, the HTC Desire HD will be available from early December 2010 at all authorized HTC resellers, DiGi Centres and DiGi Specialised Stores at a suggested retail price of
RM 2,299.00.

⁺All prices are subject to pricing policies of individual operators.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

Conclusion :
HTC brings the Desire HD to Malaysia with RRP of RM 2,299.00 and will be available from early Dec via HTC resellers & Digi @DiGi_Telco
HTC brings the Desire Z to Malaysia with RRP of RM 2,299.00 and will be available soon exclusively to Maxis @maxiscomms