Nokia Launches Contest To Attract Android Developers

Nokia Launches Contest To Attract Android DevelopersOne of the problems that might potentially hold the Nokia X from becoming one of the more popular Android phones would be its apps. Due to the fact that it runs a forked version of Android, it means that it does not have access to Google’s services, including the Play Store, unlike most other Android phones.

Well Nokia is hoping to change that by announcing a contest in which they are asking developers to submit their apps to Nokia’s app store. Each developer can only submit a maximum of 10 apps and there has to be certain criteria that needs to be filled in order for it to be counted. (more…)

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