MWC 2012 Technical Presentations

Take a deep dive into the developer tools and resources offered by the following companies:

HTC - Open Sense SDK APIs and Android Compatibility Techniques (9:30am-10:45am)
Learn how HTCdev can expand your market reach and what APIs and opportunities are available from HTC. Imagine the possibilities; be amongst the first to invent apps and games using  new Open Sense SDK APIs – For details on these innovative new APIs, register now! Also learn how to develop using one code base to support both HTC devices and other OEM devices. Android compatibility techniques and best practices will be reviewed and demonstrated.

Intel - Intel AppUp(SM) developer program and Developing Native and HTML5 Apps (9:30am-10:45am)
Learn about the free app development resources offered through the Intel AppUp developer program, which offers native and HTML5 support. Attendees will be shown how to make use of the Intel AppUp SDK APIs for native development and also the Encapsulator tool to bundle their HTML5 app to be AppUp ready and the essential steps required to create, test and submit applications to the Intel AppUp center.
Presenter: Paul Farquhar

Nokia  - Location Platform Development (11:00am - 12:15pm)
Come and learn about the Nokia Location Platform developer offerings. Nokia is offering to developeres Location APIs designed for Web technologies and aimed at both desktop and mobile environments. All of them support the same core functionality and enable rapid development. They make it easy to create map-based applications with a consistent look and feel and device-specific user interfaces. We will also show you a live demo featuring indoor positioning and NFC capability put together by Beuth University.

Cisco - Developing Enterprise Applications (11:00am - 12:15pm)
Want to learn more about mobile application development, enterprise business tablets and how to develop applications for the enterprise?  This session features a technical introduction to the Cisco Cius mobile collaboration device as well as the tools and sample code in the Cius Add-On for the Android SDK. Live code examples will demonstrate how to easily add Cisco Unified Collaboration features to Cius/Android apps.  Attendees also will see the Cisco Jabber Web SDK, which enables third parties to integrate web-based applications with Unified Communications (UC) and Collaboration (i.e., Voice, IM, Presence, Pub/Sub, WebEx meeting escalations and Visual Voicemail).  This JavaScript SDK provides APIs, reference clients and source code and is designed to simplify and accelerate the integration of pervasive UC into web portals and applications.

Presenters:  Richard Tywoniak, David Staudt and Mags Moran

Immersion - Differentiating your App through UX Touch Design Best Practices (12:30pm - 1:45pm)
In the ocean of apps in the marketplace, how do you differentiate yours? Cool graphics and sound are no longer enough. People experience their environment through their five senses. Touch is the most overlooked of the mobile user experience (UX) senses and yet the most personal and emotive. With more touch interactive interfaces, touch design (haptic feedback) becomes one of the most important aspects of the UX. Learn how touch design enhances the UX while helping to get your app noticed for increased revenue possibilities with handset manufacturers and carriers. This session will highlight methods to maximize the UX through touch design best practices from simple UI to more complex use case scenarios of gaming, navigation, social networking and more. A PowerPoint presentation and hands-on hardware demonstration of good touch design will be provided for attendees.
Presenters:  Suzanne Nguyen, Bob Heubel

Mozilla (12:30pm - 1:45pm)

Join Mozilla developer evangelists Chris Heilmann (@codepo8) and Joe Stagner (@misfitgeek) for a hands-on session on HTML5 app development. Even if you're focused on mobile apps, learn why it makes sense to develop first for the open Web. You'll love the Web standards and friendly technology stack. Plus, a cross-platform distribution strategy is good for your budget. We'll show how painless it is to develop cross-platform, cross-browser apps on the Mozilla Labs Apps Project and access a global audience of hundreds of millions of Firefox users. Bring your laptop and your questions. It will be awesome!
Presenters: Christian Heilmann and Joe Stagner

Barcelona GTUG BarCamp (2:00pm - 3:30pm)
Barcelona GTUG is pleased tol host an Android BarCamp, an international user-generated conference. It will be an Open Space event where the community related to Android will be able to share their knowledge and discuss ideas, concerns, new projects and more. The topics will be decided during the Android BarCamp; every participant is welcome to propose a topic. This is a meeting where everyone with some interest in this wonderful mobile operating system can meet each other (entrepreneurs, engineers, designers) in the perfect place to discuss and generate new ideas.