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Special recognition for innovation also announced
Stuttgart, Germany - Nokia today announced the winners of its Forum
Nokia 2009 Calling All Innovators contest, a global mobile developer
competition designed to generate applications and solutions that
enhance the use of Nokia mobile devices in real-world scenarios.
Category winners were recognized at the Calling All Innovators Awards
Reception held in Stuttgart on the eve of Nokia World. The total cash
and prizes for the 2009 Calling All Innovators contest exceed USD
250,000. The top three submissions in each category will receive a
cash award, and prizes that include premium placement featuring the
winning application in Nokia's Ovi Store and the opportunity to demo
their winning apps at Nokia World.
Over 1,700 submissions were received from developers and publishers
in 85 countries signaling a strong answer to Nokia's challenge to
think big and create mobile applications and services that can help
build a better mobile user experience. More than 421,000 visits to
the contest website from around the world engaged with Forum Nokia,
the world's largest mobile developer community.
"The competition was fierce this year and the winners exemplify the
future of apps and the future of Ovi Store," said Purnima Kochikar,
vice president, Forum Nokia. "We look forward to working with the
developer and publisher community in providing the best mobile
applications to consumers around the world."
The 2009 Calling All Innovators Grand Prize winners are:
- Internet Innovation
Tech Buzz Homescreen Widget - The Tech Buzz Widget from UK-based
Mippin, is a fast, elegant way to reliably access the latest tech
news anywhere on Nokia mobile devices. It regularly downloads tech
stories from across the web, displaying the headlines and images in
rotation on the Nokia N97 home screen, to give users immediate
access. Developer website:
http://www.mippin.com/web/index.jsp?p=2
- Flash
Reuters Slideshow - The Reuters Slideshow app from UK-based Tui
Interactive Media, combines Flash and WRT widget functionality to
deliver a constantly updated feed of pictures and news. Coupled with
its mini-view for use on S60 5th Edition devices, the application
offers an engaging way to catch up on the latest news. Developer
website:
http://www.tui.co.uk/
- Emerging Markets and Mobile Necessities
Mobile Credit Card Terminal - Mobile Credit Card Terminal from 2C2P
in Singapore gives business owners the ability to charge a credit
card/debit card, and to manage transactions securely from Nokia S60
devices without additional equipment. Developer website:
http://www.2c2p.com/
- Apps on Maps
Winners will be announced on September 3 for this category at Nokia
World. The winner in this category submitted a new idea to harness
the power of location-aware services using Ovi Maps on Nokia devices.
From all of the ideas submitted, 14 developers were given exclusive
access to the Ovi Beta SDK to turn their ideas into a completed
application for use on Nokia devices.
A complete list of Forum Nokia's Calling All Innovators winners
including video demonstrations of the applications can be found
online at www.callingallinnovators.com.
The judging panel also presented a Special Recognition Award for
Innovation and a cash prize of USD 10,000 to the application MoBots,
submitted by DEIMOS Space from Madrid, Spain.
The Judges chose MoBots, which are easy-to-configure automations
created by individuals directly on their Nokia S60 mobile device,
because of the high scores it received in creativity and commercial
viability. The MoBots app is designed so that anyone - even
non-programmers - can develop practical applications for use on their
mobile phone with only a few simple steps. Individuals can set-up
new, customized MoBots using the application's appealing, on-screen
visual interface; and the results can be shared in the mobots.org
community so that more people can take advantage of the creativity
that MoBots support.
About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia, connects developers to
tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they
can use to build and market applications around the globe. From
offices in the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, China, and Singapore,
Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to
developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of
successfully launching applications and services to consumers and
enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's
leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in
new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with
personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters
to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information
through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
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Email: communication.corp@nokia.com
Nokia
Communications
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Email: press.services@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
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