BlackBerry Partners Fund wants more developers to develop apps for BlackBerry Storm, Curve, Bold, and Tour smartphones, so they are running a contest. Today, they named 7digital
Music Store, FileScout, ProOnGo Expense and ShoZ uas the last four Finalists in the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Challenge.
7digital Music Store (free app charges for MP3s) lets users browse the latest music charts, preview
the latest tracks and discover, purchase and download high quality, DRM-free
MP3 music directly to a BlackBerry smartphone. The software also comes with
an integrated advanced media player that imports your existing playlists and
music files.( BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry Bold & Curve 8900.)Please note that a Micro SD Card is required to use this application.
FileScout is a file manager with
core functionality and tallows users to search for files, send any
file by Bluetooth or as an email attachment, and open media files including
pictures, movies and music files.
ProOnGo Expense with Receipt Reader (Beta is Free)lets users track mileage and expenses
right from their BlackBerry. ProOnGo allows users to take a snapshot of
their bill with the device camera and export expenses to Excel or
QuickBooks. (Supports all BlackBerry smartphones.)
ShoZu ($2.99) enables mobile users to upload photos and videos to over 50
different destinations, update statuses on Twitter and Facebook and view
comments and posts on those images. BlackBerry 8110,BlackBerry 8120, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry 8320
BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Cuve, BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Tour.
The finalists were selected by a panel of judges based on the following criteria: compelling
product or service; clearly defined value proposition and technical execution.
With today's announcement, a total of 16 finalists have secured their
participation in the BlackBerry Final 16 at the 2009 BlackBerry Developers
Conference on November 9, 2009, where they will vie for a grand prize
package valued at over US$100,000 and a runner up prize package worth more
than US$25,000. The winners will be announced on November 10, 2009.
Full contest rules and regulations can be found online
along with details on judging
and prize packages.
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