Dozens or hundreds of developers may have had moments of panic late yesterday when a rumor began to spread that apps designed for AT&T’s iPhone might not work on Verizon’s version. Fortunately, now that more people have been able to think the situation over, that doesn’t appear to be the case. James Kendrick claimed yesterday,
Starting today, developers shouldn’t have to try at all hard to see how much AT&T wants their allegiance. What AT&T’s dubbed the “Foundry innovation center” opened in Plano, Texas to facilitate collaboration between the company and developers. A quick note on AT&T’s timing: it’s pretty good, in light of the iPhone becoming available through Verizon
When asked to rank the capabilities that carriers offer to developers, those in North America ranked AT&T better than all competitors in four essential areas. AT&T was ranked best in Mobile Application Distribution by 37% – almost twice as many Sprint, which was rated second in that category. Twenty-six percent chose AT&T as having the
App developers near Palo Alto, San Francisco, Plano (Texas), and Tel Aviv (Israel) may soon get an interesting opportunity to work with AT&T. AT&T is supposed to open centers in those spots through which it can collaborate with developers. Nifty, right? Then what makes this a potentially amazing opportunity is the fact that Kleiner Perkins
AT&T said today it will be holding its fifth annual “Open Call-Apps For All!” contest at the CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas March 23-24. Developers of the best applications and content will receive cash prizes, exclusive marketing opportunities and earn the title of 2010 Open Call winner. The contest is divided into four categories:
