Mobile application development is becoming a big software marketplace for next generation. Every week, I am seeing new mobiles from LG, Samsung, Nokia, HTC and others. People started to use GPRS network just like their SMS. Many are using mobile phones not just for talking, but also for Personal Information Management. The sales graph of Nokia N series, Blackberry and HTC phones shows this completely. In this business scenario, I would like to invite all our developers, designers and testers to get into the mobile application development domain and explore its possibilities for better next generation opportunities.

Required Skills for Designers

1. UI (User Interface) design Knowledge – just browse all phones.

2. Knowledge in small screen design & Icon design

3. Color theory – the basics

4. Common sense – put yourself into user’s shoes

5. Adobe Flashlite knowledge – to get more salary.

6. Knowledge in mobile devices – memory, screen type etc.

Required Skills for Developers

1. Knowledge in PHP programming – for mobi websites

2. Knowledge in J2ME or Microsoft Mobile applications development – this is easy to learn too.

3. Knowledge in C++ - Palm, IPhone development etc.

4. Knowledge in using Core Mobile components – Camera, Audio recording, SMS

5. Knowledge in Mobile OS – Symbian, Blackberry, IPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm OS etc

Required Skills for Content Developers

1. Knowledge in developing mobile screen savers, icons, themes – there are many tools available for this.

2. Knowledge in mobile devices – capacity, limitations etc.

3. Website development knowledge to showcase and sell (download to mobile) contents

Required Skills for Ebook Developers

1. Knowledge in developing mobile ebooks – minimum content + picture based ebooks.

2. Knowledge in courseware development for mobile demo sites, Kiosks.

Required Skills for Testers

1. Knowledge in Mobile devices, limitations, functions, etc – just use mobile phones to explore

2. Common sense – experience user shoes.

3. Knowledge in same type of apps (if available)

All the best …