Nokia's "Ready.Set () {Code}" Developer Challenge kicks off this weekend

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Ready. Set. Code. The Nokia developer challenge, which nosotros previously covered not-and so-long-ago, will be kick off this weekend. The 13-metropolis hackathon will run through May and June, enabling developers (and teams) to come up together to develop apps for Windows Phone.

The Code Warriors are expected to exist ane of the pushes Nokia and Microsoft will brand in their plans to bring big brand developers / apps to the platform. With Nokia forming partnerships with big-brand developers and companies to bring over official apps, this hackathon is a perfect way to get the customs involved as well.

Event schedule:

May 12 - Columbus, OH
May fifteen - Atlanta, GA
May fifteen - Chicago, IL
May 19 - Sunnyvale, CA
May 31 - Houston, TX
June 2 - San Diego, CA
June 6 - New York, NY
June 7 - Boston, MA
June 7 - Miami, FL
June 12 - Dallas, TX
June 12 - Chevy Chase, Md
June 15 - Vancouver, BC

Check out the video parody "Dev City Kid" below, which kicks the claiming off.

Whoever said developers and geeks weren't absurd? Should you be attending the events and have registered your place, you might be interested to know there are some prizes bachelor. At each event, prizes will be handed out for the acme 3 apps created, peak student app, also equally nigh Nokia-branded developer. Apps will exist judged on inventiveness, usability, technical difficulty and presentation.

1st place: $500 gift card and Lumia 900
2nd place: $250 gift carte and Lumia 900
3rd place: $100 gift card and Lumia 900
Student winner: $150 souvenir card and Lumia 900
Nigh Nokia-branded developer: $100 gift card and Lumia 900

We'll close up this article with some wise words from adept man Joseph. Be sure to check out the Nokia Programmer Eventbrite listing for details on the events.

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The AT&T version of Surface Duo is now getting Android 11

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The AT&T version of Surface Duo is at present getting Android 11

After a very long await, the original Surface Duo is now eligible to receive its over-the-air OS update to Android 11. Here is what is new and fixed with the biggest update however for Microsoft's first dual-screen Android device.