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BlackBerry Developers Challenge 2009: Pre-Register Now!

by Kevin Michaluk on 5 May 2009 04:41 PM
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CALLING ALL DEVELOPERS!! CrackBerry Nation wants to see some AWESOME Apps in the months ahead... so REGISTER NOW for the BlackBerry Developer's Challenge and show us BlackBerry Addicts what you got!

Developers Challenge

For the second consecutive year the BlackBerry Partners Fund will be holding the 2009 BlackBerry Developers Challenge. Pre-registration and challenge information is available for all developers at blackberrypartnersfund.com. Submissions will be open starting June 1st, and winners will be announced during the Blackberry Developers Conference in San Fransisco November 9th - 11th. The winner will receive a Grand Prize package valued at $50,000, runner up $10,000 and all finalists will receive free DevCon registration.  Any start-up with a working BlackBerry application is eligable to enter.  And if you're thinking about entering, be sure to check out the finalists in last year's challenge so you'll know what you have to top! 

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6 Comments

Posted by dangetsmoney Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1113 days ago

PYSL....you know that app. Protect Your Secret Life! sms mms and call filtering system.

 
 
Posted by hockeyfan427 Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1113 days ago

oops...wrong post

 
 
Posted by alexcross Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1113 days ago

Looks like RIM is aware that the popularity of the iphone is derived from the app store and are trying to jump start the appworld. Good call!

 
 
Posted by rku Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1113 days ago

In for the contest!

 
 
Posted by anondude Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1112 days ago

This is a sham. If they were *really* concerned about developers making the hottest thing for their platform, they wouldn't offer just $50k for top prize and $10k for second. That's a total of $60k. Really? Google dished out $300k to the top 10, with the next 10 getting $125k each, and the next 30 (for the top 50) getting $25k. That's a total of $5M given away (not an investment). While I think Google was too generous, it's clear that their priorities lay with getting devs on-board to create applications for their platform. This fund is *not* concerned with expanding RIM's reach and making the dominate smartphone a Blackberry, but rather with just making money (which is fine, just don't label it as what it's not).

 
 
Posted by Kevin Talbot Thursday, May 07, 2009 1111 days ago

We have been very clear that this is the BlackBerry Partners Fund's contest and it is about finding great apps on the BlackBerry platform that can be future investment prospects for the Fund. This has nothing to do with RIM. We are putting up our own money to find great opportunities to invest in. Last year we gave away "investments" this year, we have put together a cash and value package (more details to be announced on June 1st) that is an outright (no strings attached) prize. The winner gets to pitch the Fund for a potential investment. Read the description of the challenge - it is very clear.