Hackathons

How to build with on-device AI using local and open-source models on the Snapdragon NPU. Perfect preparation for iQOO City Battles where phone-first builds earn top scores.

iQOO City Battles isn’t your typical hackathon. Phone-first format, Red Light/Green Light, device-tracked scoring, and Office Kit change everything. Here’s how it compares.

The scoring rubric, Red Light/Green Light format, and exactly how to prepare for iQOO City Battles 2026. Winning strategies from the phone-first format.

iQOO City Battles comes to Hyderabad on Sept 26-27. 30-hour phone-first AI hackathon with Rs 6L prizes. Free iQOO device. Open to Telangana developers and students.

iQOO City Battles 2026 is a 4-city AI hackathon series where you build on a phone. 30-hour battles in Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Prize pool of Rs 40 Lakhs. Grand Finale in October.

iQOO City Battles comes to Bengaluru on Aug 29-30. Build AI apps on a phone in 30 hours. Rs 6L prize pool. Free iQOO device for every participant. Open to students and professionals.

iQOO City Battles hits Pune on Sept 5-6. 30-hour phone-first AI hackathon. Rs 6L prizes. Free iQOO device. Open to students and working professionals in Maharashtra.

iQOO City Battles arrives in Chennai on Sept 12-13. Build AI apps on a phone in 30 hours. Rs 6L prizes. Open to students and professionals across Tamil Nadu.

A good system prompt turns a generic AI into YOUR coding partner – one that knows your stack, follows your conventions, and writes code the way you like it. Here’s how to write one.

You’re getting bad AI output because of these common prompting mistakes. Here’s each mistake, why it fails, and the exact fix that gets production-quality code.