Don’t worry if you missed the last couple of 'Testing on the Vodafone 360 Handset Cloud (Perfecto Mobile)' webinars. We’ve scheduled two more, details below,

April 1^st at 1 pm GMT - click here to register

April 7^th at 12pm GMT - click here to register

Remember the Perfect Mobile service enables you to test your widgets on REAL mobile handsets working in the Vodafone networks in Germany and in Italy. And as a Vodafone 360 widget developer you can use this service FREE OF CHARGE.

Heads up everyone, you’ve only got one more day to submit your widget for the Vodafone App Star competition and gain your chance to win up €100,000.

Make sure you enter by end of day 31st March! Find out everything you need to know about the competition here.

We've been seeing a lot of widgets coming into the Vodafone 360 Shop app review queue recently that have incorrect config.xml files. Some of the widgets work OK (some of the time), but many do not. Here are some quick tips for avoiding issues now and in the future:

Tip 1

To create a valid config.xml that will work across all of our 50 widget-enabled phones, use the Vodafone Widget Packager GUI (available for Windows, Mac and Linux). If you prefer to do this by hand, follow our tutorial or refer to section two of the Compatibility ...

In partnership with Screen Yorkshire, Vodafone visited Electric Works in Sheffield on March 3rd to discuss the 360 Apps Platform. The Vodafone AppStar developer day included a day-time and evening event, providing commercial and technical education, guidelines, Q&A and expert panel sessions around the Vodafone 360 mobile apps platform. Around 80 developer companies and content providers attended the day, along with Vodafone and 4 of their certified apps partners (CAPs).

Speaking about the event, host - Paul Amery, Apps Commercial Manager for Vodafone UK said, “UK Developer out-reach tends to be London focused, which is fine, but tends to miss ...

Looking to create a dazzling widget user experience and stand out from the crowd, then attend this webinar to hear just how from our experts.

When: 10am (GMT) Wednesday 24^th March 2010

How to register: We're sorry but the webinar is now fully booked. We will be recording and making it available after Wednesday, and will announce it on our blog, so stay tuned.

Speakers: Martina Joisten and Russell Sese

Webinar details:

This session is all about how to design your widget with your users in mind. By delighting your users, they will want to keep on using ...

Reminder to register now for the "Testing on the Vodafone 360 Handset Cloud" webinar, run by Perfecto Mobile. The webinar runs on Tuesday 16th March at 11am (GMT), you can register here http://bit.ly/coQh3B

Sanj Matharu and Jon Price from the Vodafone 360 Developer Team talk to Ian Williams of the Inquirer.net about Mobile App Development and the Joint Innovation Lab. See the interview with Ian here.

Are you developing a cool new mobile widget? As a developer, you probably know how important it is to make sure that your widget works properly and displays correctly not only in a simulator environment but also on real mobile handsets. Obtaining a variety of devices, though, can be quite difficult as well as expensive.

Did you know that you can test your widget on a variety real Vodafone 360 devices over the web and FOR FREE??

We are offering widget developers a new service called “The Vodafone 360 Handset Cloud”. This service enables you to test your widgets on ...

Don't forget, there are only a couple of days to go before the Vodafone 360 App Star Developers Day in Sheffield, UK, so register for FREE now!

About the event - Vodafone in partnership with Screen Yorkshire will host an afternoon and evening event, providing commercial and technical education, guidelines, Q&A and expert panel sessions around the Vodafone 360 mobile apps platform.

On the day you will learn about JIL, Apps of interest to Vodafone UK customers and win hardware, software and cash prizes at the evening Hackathon.

Find out more about the event and register for your FREE ...