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Tracking Greenhouse Gases on your Mobile

November 30, 2007 | CorinneRamey
file under:
climate change, greenhouse gases, mobile applications

A new mobile application, mobGAS, can be used to track individual emissions of greenhouse gases. The application, developed by scientists in the European Union, tracks the emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane based on information on daily activities entered by the user. Users can enter the information on a website and then compare their emissions with national and international averages.

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MobileActive Geeks: Google Awards for "Mobile For Good" Android Applications

November 12, 2007 | KatrinVerclas
file under:
android, android for good, humanitarian relief, mobile applications, mobileactive

MobileActives, start coding! We called for an "Android for Good" last week and here it is. Google and the Open Handset Alliance's open platform released its software developer kit (SDK) today and issues a mobile application challenge that includes a call for applications for humanitarian benefit and economic development. The challenge will issue a total of $10 million USD, initially in a first phase that will award $25,000 each to 50 applications received by March 3rd, 2008. The second part of the challenge, launched after the first handsets built on the Android platform become available in the second half of 2008, will then award ten $275,000 and ten $100,000 prizes for the most promising apps that warrant further development.

According to the FAQ, the Alliance is "looking to reward innovative, useful apps that make use of Android's capabilities to deliver a better mobile experience." These include applications in these areas:

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Google Announces Android, Jumpstarting Potential Social Mobile Apps and Cheaper Handsets

November 5, 2007 | KatrinVerclas
file under:
google, mobile applications, mobile for good, mobileactive, social mobile

Google announced today Android and of the Open Handset Alliance, throwing wide open the field of mobile applications for commercial and social and civic causes and potentially much cheaper handsets that are especially important in developing countries. We here at MobileActive.org think that this will spur developments for the social sector that are faster and cheaper -- an "Android for Good."

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VON is seeking NGO Use Cases for Mobile App Development

October 1, 2007 | KatrinVerclas
file under:
mobile applications, mobileactive, NGO, VON

Do you have a mobile technology solution that you would like to explore, but lack the technical expertise to do so? On October 29, the Innovation Track at the VON Conference in Boston, USA will convene a group of world-class programmers to develop a mobile solution for the NGO with the best idea.

The programming team will create an application using voice and text technologies to support the goals of the selected nonprofit or NGO. Areas for NGOs to consider include:

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