Unbelievable! The usage of my Windows 8 app “Live Reader” is almost 5 hours per day. Way ahead from others apps in the store :)
Hurray! I am a Guinness World Record holder now
In event I was developing as well as
mentoring others. My main job was to provide dev support to other ideas and
shortlist the good one. Around 2600 developers able to create 600 POC. 50 fully
completed and moved to Windows store :)
THE LOGISTICS
• 63 generator trucks on stand
by mode
• 4,000 power connections in
place
• Around 60,000 feet of cabling
• 2 GB bandwidth internet access
• 500 people working as crew
below is some pics from event
Date: September 21 - 22, 2012 Venue: Karnataka
Trade Promotion Organisation (KTPO), Whitefield
Below is the itinerary for appfest:
- AppFest
Invitation
Participants
will be selected based on their app idea. Choose from any of the existing
categories in the Windows Store. We look forward to your ideas!
- Pre AppFest
Webcast
Tune in for
exciting details about AppFest. Stay Tuned
- AppFest
Mentors
Microsoft
engineers, programming specialists, trainers, and industry-recognized app
developers will be onsite to assist you
- Onsite App
Certification
Onsite
staff will be available to assist AppFest participants with preparing
their apps and run it through a series of quality checks to make the app
better for eventual submission to the Windows Store.
Register
Now
Block
Your Calendar
To attend AppFest,
you need to submit a description of the app you intend to develop. If your app
gets selected, you will be invited to attend AppFest.
My first windows 8 app Live Reader (http://flpbd.it/cbymb) is listed under Top free apps in Windows 8 store :)
Live Reader is Social + RSS Reader. User can search feeds using keyword, add any RSS feeds from URL or list.
Dashboard will show real time update of feeds just like live tile. user can click any RSS feeds to get more details. they can even open any web link inside the app or in browser.