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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
GetJar Announces “The Gettie Awards 2010” Finalists
San Mateo, CA - GetJar (www.getjar.com), the world’s second largest app store, today announced 21 mobile app finalists for The Gettie Awards 2010 which honors the successes and innovations of the best application developers across all major platforms from around the world. The 21 finalists were chosen out of an overwhelming 7,000 nominations representing developers from over 100 countries for the best in mobile apps across six categories.
Winners from each category will be determined by review of the actual physical applications. The Gettie Award winner will be determined by a combination of nominations and judge’s votes. Developers get the chance to be the best within each category and best for overall application at this prestigious event. Winners will be honored at The Gettie Awards Ceremony on July 12th. This spectacular networking event offers top developers the opportunity to showcase their work in front of industry luminaries, investors, technology press and peers.
The finalists in their respective categories are:
Best Android application: DriveSafe.ly, Lookout, Trip Journal
Best Blackberry application: Kayak Flight/Hotel Search, Waze, Cnectd
Best iPhone application: Tap Tap Revenge 3, Mint.com Personal Finance, Finger Physics
Best Java application: Snaptu, WaveSecure Backup, Trippo Voice Translator
Best Symbian application: NetQin Mobile Anti-virus, Nimbuzz, Point & Find
Best Windows Mobile application: Opera Mini, SportyPal, Glympse
Best Overall App (Gettie Award):Shazam on Android, Layar, eBuddy
"GetJar is thrilled to honor some of the world's best mobile applications developers for their outstanding work,” said Patrick Mork, CMO of GetJar. “2010 is really the year of the mobile developer and the industry owes a lot to the men and women who are creating the outstanding content that's helping drive our industry. The diversity, creativity and innovation across all the major development platforms really made it difficult for us to select these 21 finalists from the thousands of nominations we received. However, the Gettie Awards is as much a tribute to all mobile developers as it is to the select few that will be honored on July 12th. The industry wouldn't be where it is without them."
The Gettie Awards ceremony will take place in conjunction with the first evening of VentureBeat’s annual MobileBeat conference scheduled for July 12, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California.
About GetJar
GetJar is the world’s second largest apps store, second only to the Apple App Store, with over 1 billion downloads to date. The company’s key point of difference is its open market approach, which allows it to deliver applications for both feature phones and smartphones across all major platforms such as Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, iPhone and Symbian among others. The company provides more than 65,000 mobile applications to consumers in more than 200 countries. In 2009 GetJar won the Meffy, Tiecon50 and Mobile Excellence awards for its achievements and products. GetJar is backed by Accel Partners and is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the UK and Lithuania. For more information: www.getjar.com and follow us on Twitter @getjar.
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