Vodafone are sponsoring Launch 48, a weekend based event that runs on Friday June 4th to Sunday June 6th, 2010

The Launch48 Weekend is about building web businesses with a group of people from a range of backgrounds and different sets of skills.

Why not sign up or drop by, and chat to one of our team who’ll be attending?

You can find out more about the event here.

The wait is finally over, all the public votes are in and we’re delighted to announce the final 1^st and 2^nd place winners of the Vodafone App Star competition.

Pedro Campos, an independent mobile developer, takes first place and a grand prize fund of €100,000 for his FlickrShow application.

Beating off competition from seven other country winners, FlickrShow was awarded the top prize for its innovation and the great user experience it offered. FlickrShow accesses Flickr in an unprecedented way, offering stunning slide slows and allowing you to search photos by keyword, username, colour and even ...

Looking to make your widget available to Vodafone customers with Android phones? Below are a few key questions, with answers, that you need to ask yourself before you get started:

Is your widget optimized for finger touch interaction?

• All Android phones Vodafone will offer this year have touch screens
• Some also have 5-way navigation hardware

Does your widget support correct screen sizes?

• Suggest following fluid layout principles to design UI that scales across many resolutions, pixel densities - details here
• Target resolutions for Android phones:
  • Low: 240x320 (Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro)
  • Medium: 320x480 (HTC ...

The votes have been coming in thick and fast and we've only a few days left of the public vote phase of Vodafone App Star. The eight country finalists are getting nearer to finding out who will become the our first and second place Vodafone app stars, so take a look at the apps and vote for your favourite here!

Are you a mobile widget developer or tester looking for new and better ways to test and debug your mobile widgets?  Have you been struggling with testing on multiple devices and across multiple platforms?

Introducing the Ripple Emulator (Beta version)

tinyHippos Inc. has just released the Beta version of The Ripple Emulator and is offering it for FREE during the Beta period.

Ripple is a cross platform emulator, currently supporting the JIL 1.2 API and Opera Widget platforms as well as Mobile Websites. Ripple has been built by developers for developers, therefore; providing a highly customizable environment. You can ...

We've just uploaded a number of new resources on our developer.vodafone.com website.

The key updates include new content for JIL 1.2 spec and also support for Android devices. Below is a list of the new resources and where you can access them,

• Updated API reference document covering JIL 1.2 API supported in Vodafone devices that will become available this summer. The updated API document can be found here
• A set of Adobe Illustrator templates enabling you to quickly start designing your widget, with exact viewports for your widget icon, extended mode (if supported), and fullscreen ...