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There is still time to join the Ericsson Application Awards main competition and the following sub-competition;

* Vasaloppet Apps Challenge. Deadline Feb 7th

* Main competition. Deadline Feb 28th

Are you up for the challenges? Several chances to win prizes and opportunities to gain exposure within the telecom world, so don't delay!

Remember: Participants in the "Technology For Good" competitions (Stage 1 and Stage 2), in the "Apps For Africa" competitions and the "Vasaloppet Apps Challenge" are already half way into the main competition. Check here for details about the submission to the main competition.

Good Luck!
EAA Team

As an extra bonus we have decided include an App Challenge together with Vasaloppet, world largest cross country skiing competition.

Compete as an individual or gather your friends to submit the idea before February 7th!

Click below for more information:

Individuals >>

Teams >>

Robert Puskaric, Head of Region Northern Europe and Central Asia, Ericsson, "I am excited and look forward to seeing how Vasaloppet community and developers will find new innovative ideas on The Networked Society in action"

Good Luck!
The EAA Team

The deadline for Stage 2 is fast approaching. You have until December 5th, by midnight Pacific Time.

So far the competition has been really exciting with new entrants showing their stuff. While you're waiting for us to post the details for Stage 2 (coming next week), have a look at what 2011 winners,Team JustBit, had to say about their experience with the EAA:

The first mini-challenge (Stage 1) has begun! In this stage, we are looking for innovative ideas where you can make a difference. As part of Ericsson's commitment to using Technology for Good in a networked society, we are calling on you to develop apps focused on solving global challenges such as education, poverty alleviation, refugees, disaster relief, agriculture, access to energy, transportation solutions, smart homes and buildings, and weather.

Team HipSnip from the UK has been kind enough to share words of wisdom about their journey with last year's competition. Their encouragement is sure to inspire you. And this is only the beginning...

Figure: Team HipSnip

The main deadlines for the 2012 Ericsson Application Awards have been updated. See the list below so you know what to do and when. This handy diagram will help.

Figure: EAA 2012 Timeline

Ericsson welcomes developers, students and entrepreneurs to innovate in the direction of the Networked Society. The Network Society is an Ericsson vision targeting a combination of mobility, broadband, the cloud, applications and services for an empowered society.

The purpose with the EAA 2012 theme, "Apps for the Networked Society" is to broaden the scope to promote innovations from a variety of environments, places and situations, etc. and by connecting people, things and places that empower people and society.

Again, you are most welcome to participate in EAA 2012 with your brilliant ideas for the Networked Society.

/The EAA Team

Students and small- and medium-sized enterprises are welcome to join Ericsson Application Awards 2012.

Our second year of competition has come and gone and now we are preparing for next year’s competition. Looking back we have seen some impressive contributions and we hope to see even more in the coming months.

If you would like to enter a team in the competition, ensure you read the overview page and rules for submission.

The details for the 2012 competition have yet to be decided, but in the meantime you can form a team and browse through the Ericsson Labs APIs.

The winning teams of EAA2011 can be found here.

Say you have a great idea for an application and have limited experience with Android development. Where should you start? We would like to share a link to a page that describes how to install the Android SDK and set up your development environment for the first time.

Setup of Android SDK and development environment

Also, check out the tutorial Hello World