Meet the country's youngest apps programmers

Meet the country's youngest apps programmers
Written by Sam Daniel, Edited by Mala Das | Updated: July 14, 2012 21:17 IST

Chennai: Chennai's Shravan and Sanjay are probably the country's youngest mobile application developers and perhaps, one among the youngest developers around the world. They are brothers, just 10 and 12 years old. Already three of their apps are available for download on iPads and iPhones. The first is a game called "Catch Me Cop". There's an app for children to learn the alphabet and a prayers app for those on the move. The downloads have crossed the 10,000-mark with users from across thirty countries.

Their father Kumaran is an IT expert who introduced them to computers at an early age. What began as a hobby initially is now making money for them. Sanjay says the he and his brother were very excited when Apple accepted their game first. He says, "There are millions of apps in Apple stores. For me such a young developer to get my apps published, wow".

The budding techies say Steve Jobs and Bill Gates inspired them. They want to specialise in educational apps. Presently, they are developing an app for students who miss classes. Shravan Kumaran explains, "When students take leave for various reasons, this would record all class room activities and put it on the cloud. This would reach your device and you can watch the entire class room activity by the teacher, the exercises etc". Another app in the making is "mobile navigation for the visually challenged". Imagine the mobile phone giving voice alerts to a visually challenged person about the things around him or her! That's what they are working at.

Shravan is in Class VIII and his younger brother, Sanjay, is a Class VI student. Did the parents force them or pressure them to study? Their mother Jyothi Lakshmi says no. "We don't even compel them to study. We always tell them they should enjoy whatever they do", she adds.

The boys are aiming high. Their dream is to design the world's lightest tablet. They've launched a company called GoDimensions. Just like Bill Gates and Steve, both have earmarked a portion (fifteen percent) of their profits to charity, for the cause of children in particular.
Story first published: July 12, 2012 07:58 IST


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India politician has its own iPad app

We think app can be made for games or utility but here is an app for Indian politician (Narandra Modi).
App culture is changing in india.
Keep going all indian developers.

Every 7th Mac sold in India is used for IOS development.

From the survey conducted by me and the data from the Apple resellers shows that every 7th Mac sold in India is taken by the developer for IOS development.
Even teenagers in Bangalore have started developing their own apps.They want to learn and earn some pocket money as well.
The companies are buying Macs in bulk for the development of IOS apps.
"Now a days customers ask us for the xcode installation while buying the Mac"-One of the Apple Reseller in Bangalore.
Its good to see Developers showing interest in IOS development in India.
So next year WWDC 2013 you might see more Indians taking part and as a result tickets might sold out in 27 Min's!!



What do you think on it?

Indian Banks having IOS Apps

Indian Banks have started making IOS Apps to give better services to their customers.
This shows how iphones have influence Indian Market
Here are some Indian Banks having IOS Apps.
HDFC Bank Mobanking

HDFC Bank Mobanking gives you access to NetBanking services on your iPhone. Now, you can perform your banking tasks in the palm of your hand, from anywhere and at anytime!
What can you do? - Pay utility bills, credit card bills, etc.
- View Account summaries and Fixed Deposit summaries
- Transfer funds ,including transfers to other bank customers
- Request statements, cheque book, stop payment And much, much more.

http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/hdfc-bank-mobanking/id515891771?mt=8
STATE BANK OF INDIA IOS APP

!!!! THIS IS THE OFFICIAL STATE BANK MOBILE BANKING APPLICATION !!!!
Away from home, balance enquiries can be made and/or money sent to the loved ones or bills can be paid anytime 24x7!!! That is what State Bank FreedoM offers - convenient, simple, secure, anytime and anywhere banking.

http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/state-bank-freedom/id503784433?mt=8
ICICI Bank iMobile

ICICI Bank iMobile is a breakthrough innovation in banking where practically all internet banking transactions can now be simply done on mobiles phones. Customers can now transfer funds to ICICI and Non ICICI Bank accounts just with the click of their mobile. The application covers Savings bank, Demat, Credit Card and Loan accounts. Customers can also pay their utility bills and insurance premium through this facility. ICICI Bank offers this facility free of charge to customers.
Some of the amazing facilities this application offers:
Balance enquiry, Funds Transfer, Cheque Book Request, Cheque Status, Stop Cheque,
View Transaction Details, View Credit Card, Demat, Loan Account Transaction details, Bill pay, Bank Locations and Prepaid Mobile Recharge.
iMobile is a rich client based application that downloads instantly onto your iPhone and functions similar to any other mobile application. With its newer features, smarter interface, quicker navigation and enhanced functionality, iMobile is as simple as ABC....

http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/icici-bank-imobile/id375276006?mt=8
Citibank IN

Manage your Citibank Accounts and Credit Cards on your iPhone! Just install the app and sign-in with your Card number and Internet Password (IPIN). Citi Mobile offers you the same level of security as Citibank Online.
Smart Banking Features
•Locate the nearest Citibank ATM, branches and retailers offering Citibank Privileges
•Transfer funds, pay your bills or recharge your mobile
•Instant money transfers to other Bank’s accounts (through IMPS)
•Request for Statement on E-mail and much more
Get started
You can login to your account with your Citibank Debit or Credit Card and your confidential IPIN (Internet PIN).
http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/citibank-in/id467987820?mt=8
Breeze India By Standard Chartered Bank

Breeze India is now available on iPhone!
You can now See, Move and Manage your finances anytime, anywhere with Breeze. Designed with you in mind, we’ve packed the application with loads of must haves like paying your bills & transferring funds and we’ve even thought of some other pretty cool features for you as well!
Here are just some of the things you can do:
- Pay your utility bills
- Transfer funds to other banks in India
- View account and credit card details on the go
- Top up a pre-paid mobile phone (across all networks)
- Find, book and pay for airline tickets (domestic)
- Choose, book and pay for movie tickets across India
- Personalize your accounts with icons and nicknames
- Find the nearest branch or ATM across India

http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/breeze-india/id460909294?mt=8



Axis Bank Mobile Application

Banking with Axis Bank is just a touch away now with Axis Mobile on IPhone. 

Using Axis Mobile, you can now check your balance, mini-statements or transfer funds to Axis & Other Bank customer right from your IPhone. You can also transfer funds to any bank account instantly, 24X7 through IMPS facility. Now, pay your bills for more than 70 billers and recharge mobile instantly.


http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/axis-bank-mobile-application/id517266358?mt=8

Indian Evolution: from Apes to Apps | OPEN Magazine

Indian Evolution: from Apes to Apps | OPEN Magazine

The portly figure of Gagandeep Singh Sapra, Open’s gadget geek, walks into this magazine’s office. Instead of technology, though, he has food on his mind. Thankfully, it barely takes the first few bites of what a food vendor across the office can rustle up for him to launch into a discussion with yours truly on Indian apps for smartphones—those neat little pieces of software that execute specific tasks on your whizbang handset, developed specifically by Indian developers and used primarily by Indian iPhone users.

Sapra schleps out his slick iPhone and iPad and lays them right next to our half-eaten rice plates. Not to be left behind, yours truly brandishes his own Jedi lightsaber—the latest iPhone 4S. Together, the two of us get down to listing the five most useful iPhone (3+) apps developed by Indians for Indians.

Earlier, the two of us had had an intense session on Twitter, with my attempt at Twittersourcing information on the best Indian-made iPhone apps for Indians in the considered opinion of the country’s Twitterati. ‘Tough question,’ replied a tweet from @AtulChitnis, former COO of Geodesic, an Indian company that provides mobile solutions (a job that includes developing apps, among other services). ‘Would be easier if you ask which are the most useful ones,’ he tweeted, proceeding to name his best five in no particular order. Next, on came Sapra—@thebiggeek—with his five. Then, all hell broke loose. There was a mini-war of tweets over which apps were developed abroad and which were desi.

In a country where an estimated 100 million apps are downloaded on smartphones every month, there are plenty of complaints about design and lazy coding. Some apps, groan several users on iTunes’ customer review section, lack backend support; the registration processes of banking apps are leading culprits on this count. And others find their apps’ utility strangled by the stuttering speeds of India’s 3G telecom networks. Siri, a voice-driven app that features a talking aunt on the iPhone, is a fine example of what streaming breaks can do—the talking app comes up with the sort of answers you’d expect of a drinking buddy eleven drinks down.

After several exchanges of tweets, speaking to app developers and coders, scouring reviews on Apple’s iTunes store, and randomly picking on iPhone users on the Delhi Metro and in other public places, the two of us shortlisted five ‘useful’ Indian apps. We have left out apps for gaming, pornography, religious devotion and astrology, and we have also excluded inbuilt apps for photos, videos, messaging, social networking and managing contacts. Here is the list of five, in no particular order:

NDTV

It was tough zeroing in on this one in the news category. Smartly designed and developed by Udupi-based Robosoft Technologies for NDTV Convergence Pvt Ltd, this free app gives the Indian user plenty of choices when it comes to live news, including real-time notification of breaking news. Citizens can become news gatherers themselves and send in what they see via the app’s NDTV iWitness feature. There are other features too. The only customer complain about this app are the advertisements, which are a little too instrusive.

The other news apps that came close to being picked were IBN Live, Mint, India Today (which has video clips within text stories), and Times of India. Some app users also mention Pulse on Twitter. Developed by two Stanford graduates from India, this app is an aggregator that delivers news customised to the user’s needs.

MAPMYINDIA

The only paid app to make our list (price: $49.99 / Rs 2,490), this is a voice-guided GPS navigation system developed by Sygic AS specifically for India. The maps are packed with both graphic and voice instructions that guide you street-by-street to your destination in any of its 1,200 Indian towns and cities mapped. Once installed, this 731 MB app resides in your phone memory, so you need no net connection to use it. “This is a great example of why localised apps are the future in India,” says MapMyIndia fan Rajat Agrawal, who runs bgr.in, a popular gadgets and technology portal.

ZOMATO

Developed by Foodiebay Online Services, this is a great urban app that lets you search across 14,000 restaurants, spanning nine cities: Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. It smartly detects your location and recommends the best restaurants around those coordinates. If you don’t like its pick, all you need do is shake your phone (as you would a jar of tambola chips), and, presto, a new suggestion pops up. For directions, it uses Google maps, and lets you surf the eatery’s menu, reviews, photos and discounts. You can feed it your own reviews and photos.

SAAVN

In the absence of live FM radio apps, this free facility developed by a firm called Saavn is the best Indian music app for your iPhone. Though it requires iOS4 or a latter edition of this Apple operating software, it has an amazing catalogue of hundreds of thousands of Indian songs that include Bollywood music, bhangra, bhajans, ghazals, and more. The app lets you create your own playlist and lets you share it real-time on Facebook Timeline.

BOOKMYSHOW

What the Indian Railways and air travel industry failed to do for domestic travellers equipped with iPhones, BookMyShow has done for movie-goers. Created by Bigtree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, this app lists movie shows, and lets users choose seats and buy them directly on their smartphone through multiple payment options. The new version of this app promises the same facility for plays, concerts and sports events.

Other apps that marginally missed the cut here were mundu TV, Tata Sky Mobile Access and, last but not least, ICICI Bank iMobile.

IPL Apps for iPhone and iPad

With just 1 day remaining for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 5 to start, here are some IPL apps for your iPhone and iPad. These apps lets you follow IPL scores, fixtures and commentaries on the move.

IPL Apps for iPhone and iPad

IPL5 – It shows you the schedule of the upcoming IPL 2012 T20 tournament matches, even when you are offline. It provides you all the information about the IPL matches. You can also view schedule by filtering your favorite team. You can also try the ad-free premium version at $0.99. IPL 2012 – It provides you all the info about the IPL events and matches. You can get the latest updates on your device during the time of events. Push notification feature is added with the app to know the updates consequently in next update. IPL Cricket – This app offers IPL wallpapers, schedule much more.

IPL Dugout – live score updates, schedule of all matches, results of all previous IPL cricket tournaments, latest IPL news and leader boards. It also lets you view venues of matches happening near you and also will give you a list of popular places in your own city which would be showing the match.

IPL T20 – It is the official IPLt20 app brings to you all the exclusive content from DLF IPL 2012, including News, Features, Interviews, Virtual Replay, Live Scores, Fixtures, Team and player information and all the statistics from the tournament. IPL Mania for iPad – It offers reminders for your favorite IPL team’s matches right on your mobile. It also offers all the information you need about the participating teams, IPL’s Twitter feed and full Schedule of tournament.

All these apps are free of cost. Download them and enjoy the IPL right from your phone.