bitHeads Sponsoring $25,000 Worth of Prizes for BlackBerry Super App Contest Winner

by Otoniel Bruno

3 June 2010 No Comment

At WES 2010, we learned all about the BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge. As you all know by now, RIM is giving out $1.5 million worth in prizes to the winner. We just got the word the bitHeads is putting in $25,000 worth of BlackBerry software development services. For those unaware, here are the requirements of a Super App:

Provides a user experience that transforms user behavior
An app that people use daily
Provides an always-on experience
Is proactive, notification-driven
Provides information that is contextualized and personalized
Seamless experience in or out of cell or Wi-Fi coverage

Hit the jump for the full press release and more details from bitHeads.

$25,000 BLACKBERRY SUPER APP CONTEST – COCKTAIL NAPKIN DESIGNS ACCEPTED!

Have the perfect idea for a BlackBerry Super App and/or thinking of entering the BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge for a chance to win the $1.5 million worth of prizes? If yes, bitHeads, a BlackBerry Alliance Elite Member, professional development partner and recognized mobile expert wants to help one lucky partner bring their vision of the perfect Super App to life. bitHeads is giving away $25,000 worth of BlackBerry software development services to the selected winner of the Super App contest. Contest submissions deadline is June 30^th, 2010. (full contest details here)

How to enter and WIN!

1. Dream up a concept for the perfect BlackBerry Super App!

Criteria for a super App, according to BlackBerry includes:

Provides a user experience that transforms user behavior
An app that people use daily
Provides an always-on experience
Is proactive, notification-driven
Provides information that is contextualized and personalized
Seamless experience in or out of cell or wi-fi coverage

For additional details please refer to the Super App Criteria on the BlackBerry Website: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/started/super_apps.jsp

2. Submit your entry via email at superapp@bitheads.com.

Entries should include:

Detailed description of the application you want to have built, the functionality, along with any preliminary GUI designs, etc.
Identify the BlackBerry devices (and versions of OS) targeted for the proposed Super App
Provide relevant contact information including name, email and phone number
If applicable, please provide some brief information about you and/or your company and how you came up with the idea.

Interested parties should got to the dedicated landing Page located at http://www.bitheads.com/superappcontest/

It’s so simple… Dream, write/draw and submit to WIN!

Contest Rules

Evaluation and selection of winning application will be based on the application which is felt to best exemplify the features of a Super App for BlackBerry Smartphones
The Decision Panel will consist of a senior bitHeads mobile designer, a senior bitHeads mobile development manager and a representative of RIM. The winning entry chosen by the panel will be considered final.
Contest schedule: Applications will be accepted until June 30th 2010. The Winner will be notified by July 8th, 2010.
Proceeds of the contest ($25,000 Development Credit) are to be applied to the costs of bitHeads developing the application.
Application development must commence within 1 month of notification of winning contest

Additional information

Contest winner will own the proprietary rights to the application and may do what they wish once proprietary rights have been transferred. Also, a Non Disclosure Agreement is available to sign, you may find this document on the Contest landing page or here (http://www.bitheads.com/superappcontest/images/NDA.pdf).

About bitHeads…For over 10 years, bitHeads, BlackBerry Elite Alliance Member, has been helping companies like RIM, New York Time, Fandango, Vaultus Mobile Technologies, Cellcrypt and others quickly build mission-critical mobile applications for financial services, retail, media, games, enterprise and other industries.

We’re recognized experts at developing small form factor Graphical User Interfaces and applications for the BlackBerry^®, iPhone^®, Android^®, Windows Mobile^®, Palm Pre^® and other mobile platforms. We have deep knowledge of J2ME, WAP/XML, SMS and other mobile communications technologies and we have the technical depth to securely integrate mission-critical mobile applications with large scale back-end systems.

-by Otoniel Bruno