Sprint Launches 4G App Challenge
For now Sprint holds the keys to the nation’s only two 4G phones, and on top of that Android is the only OS running on either of them. So why not flaunt the fact a bit more by means of the Sprint 4G App Challenge, right? And this isn’t some measly contest either, winners in each of five categories will walk away with $50,000, a year of Sprint service (because you fifty grand couldn’t cover it), and a year’s membership to the Sprint Professional Developers Program. Oh and they will get to chill with 4G App Challenge partner Wired at their 2011 CES VIP party in Vegas.
Entertainment, gaming, productivity, social networking, and multimedia apps will be judged by a panel comprised of Sprint technology executives and a gaggle of others coming from Wired, Reddit, and Ars Technica. They will be judged on functionality, design, creativity, and intuitive navigation and should take advantage of the unique features of the HTC EVO 4G and HTC Epic 4G along with Sprint’s high-speed WiMAX network.
So are you a developer that thinks you have what it takes? Head over to the app challenge page to enter by November 5th, 2010 and check out the Sprint 4G developer guide at their Sprint ADP site.