19 Mar 2014

Mobile Miscellany, 19th March 2014, Win a Nokia Lumia 1020, Google Cloud Platform Roadshow and more ...

In this Miscellany: Win a Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone from Microsoft, go behind the scenes with Google’s Cloud Platform Roadshow, The Mobile Academy Programme starts on Tuesday, IBM wants to power your new app with Watson … and more …

Google’s Cloud Platform Developer Roadshow will be in London on April 10th

Our wonderful annual supporters Google Cloud Platform are running a Roadshow which will be in London on April 10th – and there’s a good chance it will be followed by a MoMoLo event, so definitely a day to mark in your diary!

The Roadshow will kick off immediately following some major product announcements slated for March 25, and will visit 27 cities around the world. If you’d like to attend, register here.

In the Roadshow, Google will be talking about new approaches to computing that enable you to move beyond traditional divisions of PaaS and IaaS. They will also show their new developer experience that enables you to work more efficiently as you build, test, and deploy your code. This is a great opportunity to see behind the scenes of the world's biggest cloud and engage with the international Google Cloud Platform team. The Roadshow will also be in Manchester on April 9th.

Win a Nokia Lumia 1020

The Microsoft UK Developer team are looking to get closer to you, so if you fill out their survey, you will have the chance to win the Nokia phone and all entrants get a free eBook sharing what Microsoft Research knows about human communications. It’s all here.

Get to use IBM’s Watson Cognitive Engine 

IBM are inviting you to pitch your idea for the next ground-breaking Watson-powered mobile app. Watson is their cognitive engine. Three lucky winners be granted access to Watson and the resources to build their app. Apply here.

The Mobile Academy starts on Tuesday & runs for 10 weeks, 2 evenings a week

Here is your last chance to grab a place for our 4th Academy and learn what is means to create great mobile experiences from industry experts across business, design and technology. Get to the heart of the mobile scene, meet collaborators from a range of different backgrounds and give yourself a real chance for success. See what alumni say about it here.

We co-host this CPD accredited Programme with UCL at their Shoreditch venue – IDEA London. More info: themobileacademy.org.uk. Don’t forget your 20% off: code: Momolo. Registration is here.

Free and Discounted Places for API Strategy & Practice, March 26-28, Amsterdam

Bringing together the Who’s Who from the API economy, this conference is focused around the value of (Web) APIs, covering technological aspects as well as strategy, business models and successful case studies. Read more here.

We have five free tickets to give away (value EUR 499) to the first people that email apiconference@3scale.net. If you don’t get one of those there is 30% off here.

FinTech Week, Starting March 24th

A 10 day celebration of innovation in financial services. Mobile payments, Mobile banking, Bitcoin, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, forex, insurance innovation and regulation are just some of the topics that will be covered in mini-conferences, meetups and events.

Mobile Monday Members can benefit from a 30% by using the discount code: MOMO1. Don’t miss out on the biggest line-up of Start-ups and large financial enterprises London has ever seen. Space is limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

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That’s more than enough for one Miscellany! More on the 10th April event soon …

Jo