Fall 2009 Finalists/Winner
MobileAPP Challenge Finalists/Winner
Congratulations to all of the Finalists, and especially to Snac, Inc., for winning the 2009 MobileApp Challenge. Snac won a ride in an aerobatics airplane piloted by Rory Moore who is President of CommNexus San Diego, a non-profit industry association, and one of the top-ranked aerobatic pilots in the world. Once feet are firmly planted back on the ground, Snac and its application will be entered into consideration for the Choice Awards for innovation that are presented at the annual Andrew Seybold Wireless Dinner the first night of CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. Snac will receive three invitations to this exclusive invitation-only dinner, and since 2010 will be the 20th, it should be a very special event. Read blog post. // Read the press release.
The following applications were chosen to compete in the Andrew Seybold MobileAPP Challenge during the Andrew Seybold Wireless University, October 6, 2009, in conjunction with CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego, CA. >>more information
ShoZu’s BlackBerry Client (Released in 2009)
ShoZu spices up social media for mobile users who are, in a word, mobile. With a patented technology, ShoZu effortlessly sends and shares images on over 50 different social media sites including personal blogs, news sites, photo storage sites, and other Web 2.0 properties.
In August 2009, ShoZu gave BlackBerry users worldwide access to a powerfully interactive social media hub that now provides two-way interactivity. Users can now receive updates from multiple sites to one integrated spot, read and reply to comments in real time, update status, images, and video, add tags, titles, and descriptions before or after uploading.
Snac
Snac is a free mobile app that gives users faster, easier access to content they want most. From Facebook and Twitter to Gmail and Flickr, Snac delivers the latest news, sports, weather, email, social network updates and more via “Snacs” that are stored in a unique, live dashboard that serves up information at a glance. Snac supports nearly 300 phones, from low-cost, feature handsets, to the latest smart devices, enabling anyone to keep connected. Snac provides custom versions of the service that let companies connect with their mobile consumers every day. Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9uKQWcIc4.
Truphone 3.0 for the iPod Touch
In December 2008, Truphone created a landmark application that converts the simple, wildly popular iPod touch device into a mobile phone – something that the media player was not designed to do. With the Truphone-created app, users find themselves with a powerful phone replete with calling options, instant messaging capabilities, and most attractively, low-cast calling.
With its newest 3.0 iteration, Truphone for the iPod Touch has come to include much more communications features and capabilities. The new version dramatically enhances the instant messaging and account management experience, making Truphone faster than ever before and delivering a new standard for call quality.
Vringo 2.0
In an industry lacking innovation since the ringback in 2004, Vringo filed over 20 patents to revamp the ringtone. What resulted was the first viral mobile application allowing users to seamlessly join a community, then create and share video ringtones.
In 2009, Vringo released its 2.0 version, featuring thumbnail images of videos, video previews with higher resolution, and the ability to record and share video ringtones directly from the phone. Vringo and Marvel Entertainment have also announced collaboration this fall, bringing together the raw talent of an award-winning mobile innovator and a world-class entertainment company to create the world’s first Super Hero video ringtone portal.