Nokia announces the “Make My App” contest for Indian consumers; original app ideas stand a chance to win the new Nokia N8.

Convert your ideas into Apps.

Mumbai, August 27, 2010: Always longed for the ‘perfect’ application? Have a great idea but don’t quite know how to translate that into a real app? In a run up to the launch of the much anticipated Nokia N8, Nokia has announced the “Make My app” contest inviting consumers across India to send in exciting new ideas for mobile applications.  Three best entries will win a cool new Nokia N8, and the winning ideas will be developed into downloadable applications by professional developers and placed on the Ovi Store for consumers to download and enjoy.

The Nokia “Make My App” contest will run from August 19, 2010 to September 19, 2010, ahead of the Nokia N8 going on sale in India. Participation is simple – consumers can log on to www.makemyapp.nokia.co.in, and submit their app ideas under any one or all of four categories, viz.  Think Green, Fun and Games, Easier Living and Better World. The ideas will then be opened to public voting online and every week, 10 of the most popular ideas will be shortlisted to the final round. Three “top ideas” will eventually be chosen from the shortlist by a panel of judges.

Commenting on the contest, Viral Oza, Head of Activation, Media and Online Marketing, Nokia India said, “Make My App is an exciting opportunity for all tech enthusiasts to translate their creative ideas into live, downloadable mobile phone applications.   “Make My App” is unique as it opens up content creation to consumers, allowing them to share what they think will be a great app and provides them with a platform to co-design apps with professional developers for the Ovi Store. What’s exciting is that the 3 winners will also receive the Nokia N8, our new smartphone, with which people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV and Ovi Store apps.”

ABOUT THE CONTEST

The categories.

You want to turn your device into a mean green machine? Think of great, eco-friendly app ideas that help save the environment. Do you have an idea for an app that will help individuals reduce their personal carbon footprint? Or perhaps help people to make environmentally sound decisions in their daily lives? This is the category for you.

Bring on the fun with cool ideas that put the user and device to the test. Here’s your chance to submit apps that are all about FUN! This includes music, multimedia, and of course games! Do you have an idea for an addictive or simple fun game that helps you enjoy a long train journey or to entertain you and your friends?

Make life easier with super user-friendly ideas for home, work or school. This category is for mobile applications that make consumer’s daily lives easier and help them to be more efficient. Think of new and easy ways to organize your life with utilities, business or personal finance applications.

Imagine an app that teaches people to purify drinking water or locate the nearest medical clinic. In this category, you can make a real difference. Do you have an idea for an application that could teach early literacy to communities around the world? What about an app that could help teach simple first aid or health and safety?

About Nokia N8

The Nokia N8, Nokia’s latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, users can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps.

The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theatre system.

Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8. People can update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.  The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian ^3, the latest edition of the world’s most used smartphone software, which introduces several major advances, including support for gestures such as multi touch, flick scrolling and pinch-zoom. The Nokia N8 also offers multiple, personalizable homescreens which can be loaded with apps and widgets. The new 2D and 3D graphics architecture in the platform takes full advantage of the Nokia N8′s hardware acceleration to deliver a faster and more responsive user interface.  Symbian^3 also raises the bar in performance by delivering greater memory mana management allowing more applications to run in parallel for a faster multi-tasking experience.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com) including music, maps, apps, email and more.  Nokia’s NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

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