Research In Motion and the BlackBerry Partners FundTM have sponsored the 2010 BlackBerry® Super App Developer Challenge with $1.5 million in prizes.
We entered 6 of our apps into this contest:
1. WeatherTrax;
2. Not While Driving;
3. ASAP;
4. One Touch Translate;
5. LinXit (not yet released); and
6. Keeper (not yet released).
We are happy to report that all 6 of our apps were chosen as Regional Selections and have moved on to the next round in this Challenge. Here is a link to the list of all the Regional winners: http://www.blackberrypartnersfund.com/regionalwinners
What makes an app Super?
1. The always on experience;
2. Highly contextualized;
3. Tight integration native apps;
4. Social and connected;
5.Proactive and notification-driven;
6. Efficient.
The next round of judging will be completed on November 1, 2010. We hope to move on in this contest…who couldn’t use $1.5 million in prizes!! Do you have an idea for a Super App? Let us know by leaving a comment.