Submissions for the BREW 2008 Developer Awards are now closed.

The BREW 2008 Developer Awards categories continue to reflect the diversity of BREW applications that are either currently available or on the horizon. Here are the categories:

Best Up and Coming Application

Nominees in this category are pre-commercial applications that exhibit a creative, unique and practical use of one or more technologies in Qualcomm's flexible offerings and solutions. The applications will leverage technologies integrated on Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem (MSM™) chipset solutions, including: 3D graphics, Qsound, Qtv and gpsOne and/or the benefits of high-speed network capabilities such as CDMA2000, 1xEV-DO and WCDMA. This award is specifically designed to recognize technological innovation demonstrated by BREW applications that are not yet commercial.

At minimum, applications should be in Beta stage. Optimization of technology, usefulness of content, visual appeal and originality are among the criteria that will be considered in judging the nominees.

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Best Public or Private Sector Business Application

Nominees in this category are BREW applications created to bring about positive change by empowering economic and social development or improving productivity via the wireless device. Nominated applications must use third generation (3G) wireless technology to enhance one or more of the following areas: enterprise, healthcare, education, public safety, governance and/or environmental services. This category is open to commercial or pre-commercial applications that are, at minimum, in the Beta stage. Impact, ease of use, an easily navigable user interface, timely content, relevance/usefulness of information, originality and marketability are among the criteria that will be considered in judging the nominees.

This category supports Qualcomm's Wireless Reach Program, which creates sustainable 3G projects through partnerships with non-government organizations, universities, government institutions, development agencies and other private sector companies.

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Best Location-Based Service Application

Nominees in this category are BREW applications that provide and/or leverage location-based services. These are applications that are designed to help users find/locate/monitor events, venues, routes, products, services, people, corporate assets or other items by providing content or information that is position-relevant. Making use of positioning technology to improve the user experience, quality and quantity of choices and information about choices, usefulness of content, visual appeal, an easily navigable and intuitive user interface, originality and efficient map navigation are among the criteria that will be considered in judging the nominees.

If your application helps people find or monitor locations, events, venues, routes, products, services, people, corporate assets, or other items, you are encouraged to submit.

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Best Community/Social Networking Application

Nominees in this category are BREW applications designed to encourage social networking, helping users communicate with each other in their personal or professional lives. Ease of use, an easily navigable user interface and relevance/usefulness for personal or business use are among the criteria that will be considered in judging the nominees.

If your application is a social networking, user-generated content, e-mail, instant messaging, image/photo-sharing or related service, you are encouraged to submit.

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Best Personalization or Infotainment Application

Nominees in this category are BREW applications created to entertain and inform consumers via sound, graphics, imaging functionality or interactivity with the device. Ease of use, relevance/usefulness of information, originality, user interface, quality of sound, graphics or animation, and consumer recognition are among the criteria that will be considered in judging the nominees.

If your application provides useful and/or entertaining information to end-users in areas such as health services, travel information, news/traffic/weather/sports updates, or content such as avatars, cartoons, comics, graphics and icons, ringtones, screen savers or wallpaper that allow consumers to personalize their devices, you are encouraged to submit.

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Best Game Application

Nominees in this category are BREW applications created for consumers to play games. This includes 2D and 3D games, along with single and multiplayer games, across all game categories such as classic, action, adventure, sports, card/casino, and other genres. Innovative design, ease of use, quality of graphics or sound, networked capability, incorporation of community building aspects, originality, level of fun and "addictiveness," and consumer recognition are among the criteria that will be considered in judging the nominees.

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People's Choice Award

Submissions will not be accepted for this category. The People's Choice Award is designed to give you and your peers the opportunity to pick your favorite application from the list of finalists across all categories (excluding Best Up and Coming Application). Finalist applications will be promoted leading up to the BREW 2008 Conference, with video demos posted on the BREW 2008 Developer Awards web site where conference attendees can cast their vote for the People's Choice Award.

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Remember:

Your submission is not complete until you have provided a demo of your application which must be received by February 29, 2008.

Please direct all inquiries regarding the BREW 2008 Developer Awards to:
brew2008awards@qualcomm.com

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