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Contest Categories

Several cash prizes

First of all, the top three submissions in each of the four application categories (Eco/Being Green, Entertainment, Life Improvement, and Productivity) will receive the following cash prizes:

• Grand Prize: 30,000 USD in cash.
• 2nd Prize: 15,000 USD in cash.
• 3rd Prize: 5,000 USD in cash.

Additionally, above and beyond the category prizes, all application submissions – whether they are finalists or not – will be eligible to win special prizes that span across the four contest categories. These special prizes are based on the type of technology used to create the app, or other award criteria, as noted below:

• Best application for the Nokia N900: $50,000 (USD) in cash.
• Best cross-platform application using Qt: $50,000 (USD) in cash.
• Best mobile computing application: $50,000 (USD) in cash, plus the winner of this special prize will be included in a multi-million dollar global marketing campaign that will be used to help promote the winning app.
• Best locally relevant application with global potential: $15,000 (USD) in cash.

Additionally, the best locally relevant application in select countries will be eligible to receive cash prizes, too (amount varies by country). Please see the country pages for the select countries that are participating in this prize offer for more details.

The 2010 Calling All Innovators contest features four categories for application submissions:

Eco/Being Green

Like its name implies, this category challenges developers to help save the planet with innovative, eco-friendly applications for use on Nokia devices.

Entertainment

Here’s your chance to submit apps that rock, and show off the coolest multimedia features that are available on the latest Nokia mobile devices. This includes music, multimedia and games.

Productivity

This category seeks mobile applications that make consumer’s daily lives easier and help them to be more efficient, such as utilities, business, or personal finance applications.

Life Improvement

This category seeks applications that positively affect the daily lives of people living in developing countries, and may include education, agriculture, health and more.

This year, the contest also has a fifth category that truly stands alone:

Growth Economy Venture Challenge

Nokia’s Calling All Innovators competition has always been about trying to find the best big ideas for mobile applications from developers around the world. This year, Nokia is taking that desire to find big ideas to a whole new level.

Local content opportunities

Additionally, a number of countries will be offering prizes for the best submissions that are localized to the needs of consumers using Nokia devices in that country.