Mippin, Tui Interactive, 2C2P and DEIMOS Space all take a share of the winnings.
Category winners of Nokia's 2009 Calling All Innovators app contest have been revealed at Nokia World in Stuttgart. The total cash and prizes for the contest exceed $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.
The 2009 Calling All Innovators Grand Prize winners are:
Internet Innovation
Tech Buzz Homescreen Widget (Mippin)
Flash
Reuters Slideshow (Tui Interactive Media)
Emerging Markets and Mobile Necessities
Mobile Credit Card Terminal (2C2P)
Apps on Maps
Winners will be announced on September 3rd for this category at Nokia World.
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 $10,000 to the application MoBots, submitted by Spain's DEIMOS Space.
Purnima Kochikar, vice president at Forum Nokia, said: "The competition was fierce this year and the winners exemplify the future of apps and the future of Ovi Store. We look forward to working with the developer and publisher community in providing the best mobile applications to consumers around the world."
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