--- title: "Ubuntu Hackathon: Bangalore Mobile Developer Summit\n | Ubuntu" description: Canonical are platinum sponsors at the Mobile Developer Summit in Bangalore this year, and will be hosting the very first Ubuntu hackathon in India from 15-16 October 2015. The Aquaris E4.5 and E5 HD Ubuntu Edition smartphones were recently launched in India with Snapdeal . If you haven’t got your hands on one, they are […] url: https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-hackathon-bangalore-mobile-developer-summit?format=md keywords: index, follow --- 1. [Blog](https://ubuntu.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Amrisha Prashar](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/amrisha-prashar "More about Amrisha Prashar") 5 October 2015 # Ubuntu Hackathon: Bangalore Mobile Developer Summit --- Share the article Canonical are platinum sponsors at the Mobile Developer Summit in Bangalore this year, and will be hosting the very first Ubuntu hackathon in India from 15-16 October 2015. The Aquaris E4.5 and E5 HD Ubuntu Edition smartphones were recently launched in India with Snapdeal . If you haven’t got your hands on one, they are available via [Snapdeal](http://ubuntu.snapdeal.com/) which you can then bring along with you if purchased, or we’ll have plenty of Ubuntu Phones on hand for development. With Bangalore being a developer hub, we are very excited to meet all the talented developers from across India and are get them hacking on the latest operating system to hit the Indian market. Award categories: * Most innovative Award – most exciting projects * Best Group Award – best team demo/presentation * Best Rookie Award – fairly new to the development world, quick learner of Ubuntu * IoT special prize – brings an IoT/snappy core element into their project Prizes: 1. 20,000(INR) snapdeal voucher + Ubuntu Dell laptop\* + Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition smartphone 2. Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition smartphone (per person in group, max. up to x5) + x3 passes to Mobile World Congress 2016\*\* 3. Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition + one Bluetooth vivaldi speakers 4. Collectors item Ubuntu Matchbox – Raspberry Pi 2 \*spec details to follow shortly \*\*travel and accommodation not included **[Register now](http://saltmarchi.com/bespokePacks/Ubuntu/Hackathon/index.html)** [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Ubuntu news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Cut bloat, not features](https://ubuntu.com/blog/cut-bloat-not-features) Accelerating software delivery with minimal OCI images For Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), delivering containerized applications to enterprise clients often means... [Lily Rivers-Klee](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/lilyriversklee) 11 September 2026 [### Ubuntu now certified on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-now-certified-on-qualcomm-dragonwing-iq-8275) Sep 8, 2026 – Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announce the general availability of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 Evaluation... [Canonical](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/canonical) 8 September 2026 [### Grace on the currents: Stonking Stingray](https://ubuntu.com/blog/grace-on-the-currents-stonking-stingray) When the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 was announced, I suspect there was a measurable surge in users searching for the definition of “stonking” across search engines and the... [Aaron Prisk](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/aaronprisk) 8 September 2026 [### How we create a Canonical Academy exam](https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-we-create-a-canonical-academy-exam) Open source provides the world with access to cutting-edge software, and the learning that comes with it. But how do you validate someone’s skills in an open ecosystem?... [Ishani Ghoshal](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/ishanighoshal) 2 September 2026