First Ever App Pitch Competition Goes Live

 

AppsMarketing has let us know that they’re running a competition on their site. They are giving your favorite app a chance to win a promotional package worth $500!

Let’s jump right into the details shall we? I hope someone here with app developing chops will give this a shot! Let us know if you do!

Let’s get right into it as this is big and there’s not a lot of time, AppsMarketing is giving your favorite app a chance to win a promotional package worth $500!

App developers, this is a perfect opportunity to give your app that extra attention it deserves.  App enthusiasts, what better way to show your support for independent developers than recommend their apps?

Whether is Apple or Android, we’ll be compiling your best recommendations in categories such as games, entertainment, social, books, travel, music and more!

HOW TO ENTER

1. Follow @Apps_Mktg on Twitter

2. Submit your favorite app in any of the categories via this handy dandy App Pitch Form.

3. Bonus Points – Be creative! We’re listening so feel free to tweet out to @Apps_Mktg with your recommendation using hashtag #AppPitch2010

Example: @Apps_mktg I recommend Daisy Doesn’t Jump for iPhone in the Games Category #AppPitch2010

THE WINNING LOOT!

- Free PR writing and distribution for the winning app

- Visibility for their app via the AppsMarketing App Review Network

- A featured mention in the AppsMarketing Newsletter

- A featured spot on our Facebook Pages and social presences

- Hands on video review of their app

- Bragging rights for the week

CONTEST DURATION

The contest will run for the duration of one week — Oct 27th thru Nov 2nd (11:59pm ET) —get your App Submissions in today!

JUDGING

The most recommended apps will get shortlisted by the AppsMarketing team. We’ll then post the finalists for three days — Nov 3rd thru Nov 5th (11:59pm ET) — and let our readers vote for their favorite app through a poll. The developers of the top three apps with the most votes will be contacted and notified of their win.

NOTE

Just to keep things fair and balanced, we’ll be disqualifying any apps that are currently in the top free or top paid sections of the app stores, it’s all about giving up and coming apps a fair shot at success, we know all know already know how great Angry Birds and Cut the Rope are. GOOD LUCK!!

 

source – PR email

Google Adds iPhone And Android App Search To Mobile Interface

Looks like Google has updated their mobile interface to include app searches for both iPhone and Android. Pretty nifty, eh? This will be great in allowing users to take a detour around the somewhat slow searching times encountered in the App Store and Android Market.

Give it a go and let us know how you like it. Have a great Wednesday from everyone here at The Sauce Report.

Source: Android Police

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BigTechTony

Attention App Developers – Sprint Wants YOU!

Sprint put out a call this morning to app developers around the world, they are challenging you to create innovative 4G apps! Think you have what it takes? Well, if so you have to get yourself involved in The Sprint 4G App Challenge, a contest of sorts that is running from now through November 5th, 2010 and will recognize the top performer in the following categories:

* Entertainment
* Gaming
* Productivity
* Social Networking
* Multimedia

I don’t know about you, but I think this is a pretty good contest for app developers to get their hands into. Whats in it for me, you ask? Great question, one that you’d be silly not to ask:

"In addition to bragging rights, winners in each category will take home a $50,000 grand prize, an HTC EVO 4G with one-year of Sprint service (includes applicable taxes and surcharges), a one-year membership to the Sprint Professional Developer Program (including 250 hours in the Virtual Developer Lab) and an invitation to WIRED’s VIP party during the 2011 International CES in Las Vegas."

So get your developer hats on and get going. It will be interesting to see what great apps come out of this challenge! I hope to see some familar faces throw their hat in the ring!

For more information on this challenge, and all the official rules, go here: http://www.sprint.com/appchallenge

Hit the link at the bottom for the whole press release!

NOTE: always support your app developers!

source – Sprint PR: http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1631

Android Car Apps – A Good List

The good folks over at Lifehacker have posted a great article on some quality Android applications to have on-hand when you’re hitting the road. Just wanted to give a heads-up on this article as I’ll be adding an Android device to my phone stable pretty soon and these could come in very handy.

Let us know in the comments if you use any of these applications or if you recommend others. Have a great Friday and weekend, everyone!

Source: Lifehacker

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BigTechTony

Twitter Clients For Blackberry – Finally Some Quality Options

Hey folks…just thought I’d throw out the fact that I’m pretty darn happy with the choices of Twitter clients for Blackberry owners out there. SocialScope just dropped version .129 in our laps (unless you’ve not received an invite) with features full Facebook integration. UberTwiter is another great, full-featured Twitter app for Blackberry which I use and the developers are super-quick to address problems and push updates out to the masses. The native Twitter for Blackberry (T4BB) is also a great choice. Even Seesmic for Blackberry has stepped up their game to push out a new update to address bug fixes and it does refresh faster and provide a more pleasant user interface. Tweetissimo for Blackberry from The Blackberry Zone and BritishTurbo (Twitter username) goes without saying. Push notifications have been a godsend for me. It’s great to see mentions and direct messages pushed directly to your Blackberry device for quick retrieval and response.

I know a lot of you are eagerly awaiting the upcoming Blackberry Twitter client, Blaq. I have a serious jonesin’ going on for this product. I guess patience is a virtue, eh? You can obtain an overview of this full-featured app here.

So, which of these (or any other) is your “go-to” Twitter client for your Blackberry? Do you run more than 1 of the apps at one time on your Blackberry? I know I do! Give us a shoutout in the comments on which of these you use, your fav or favs and your views on the recent improvements and/or introductions of these apps.

Variety is the spice of life, right?

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Tony

TSR Deal Of The Day – BlackBerry App World 2.0 Launch Celebration with S4BB!

S4BB let us know that they’re celebrating alongside with the folks at RIM at the launch of BlackBerry App World 2.0. So much so that they’re SLASHING their prices on their most popular apps to 99cents!

That’s just crazy, that’s what I say….crazy in a great way, that means everyone gets in on these great apps at a great, affordable price.

Here’s what they have to say:

Let’s celebrate the launch of BlackBerry® App World 2.0  together! We offer nearly all of our best-selling apps for only 99 cents from now on until August 30th as limited time offer.

Prices up to 97% off! Grab it now!

So, what exactly are they offering up for the 99 cent sale?

• ActionPad – ActionPad provides quick access to memos for boosting your productivity and memo encryption to ensure security.
• BatteryBooster – Boost your battery’s current runtime! It is now possible to boost the BlackBerry®’s battery performance with revolutionary new techniques.
• CIA World Factbook 2010 – All information you need for more than 270 countries and territories by the Central Intelligence Agency based on the most recent data.
• EmergencyWipe – EmergencyWipe secures your private data from unauthorized access.
• Flashlight Pro – Flashlight Pro allows you to use your BlackBerry® as a flashlight and emergency morse-device. Now with camera flashlight support!
• FlipSilent (Storm only) – Just flip the phone when a call is incoming to turn it silent.
• LearnChinese – Learn Mandarin Chinese at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio lessons.
• LearnEnglish – Learn English at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio lessons.
• LearnFrench – Learn French at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio lessons.
• LearnItalian – Learn Italian at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio lessons.
• LearnSpanish – Learn Spanish at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio lessons.
• MessageForward – MessageForward automatically forwards a copy of all incoming SMS text messages to any email address you provide.
• MessageSchedule – MessageSchedule helps to release your SMS and E-mail at the right time!
• Mobile Pickup Guide – Learn How to Attract the Woman of your Dreams! With this unique Mobile Pickup Guide you will become a PUA Master!
• NextAction! Standard Edition – NextAction! helps you implementing GTD (Gettings Things Done) with your Blackberry®.
• PowerControl – PowerControl is a handy software that helps you automatically shutdown and power off at a scheduled time you specified
• ScreenShot – Takes a screenshot of your device and stores it on the sd card or device memory.
• SmartWiFi – SmartWiFi is the smartest way to save battery on your BlackBerry®! Save battery by turning off WiFi when not needed.
• TaskMailer – TaskMailer is a small program which allows you to create and email a task (todo) in the fastest way you can imagine.
• TaskMaster (Productivity pick) – The next generation of to-do / task management with your BlackBerry® Wireless Handheld. Enhanced for GTD® use.
• TaskReports – Quickly grasp an overview of all tasks and categories on your BlackBerry® Wireless Handheld.
• The Art of War Military Edition – The Art of War by Baron de Jomini.
• The Art of War Original Edition – Sun Tzu s classic the Art of War can perfectly be applied to Modern Strategy and Leadership.
• Think And Grow Rich (Wealth pick) – Napoleon Hill developed fifteen laws intended to be applied by anybody to achieve success.
• Wallpaper Megaplex – Access to our wallpaper library directly from your BlackBerry®! Find optimized wallpapers for your BlackBerry®!
• Warehouse Keeper (Best-selling game) – The classical, addictive sokoban-like logic puzzle game on your BlackBerry®.
• WorldDialer – Use Calling Cards with any BlackBerry® Smartphone.
• WorldDict French – Comprehensive English to French dictionary for students of all levels.
• WorldDict Spanish – Comprehensive English to Spanish dictionary for students of all levels.
• Ziplorer – The only way to handle zip (pkzip & gzip) files on your BlackBerry®.

All of the above apps can be found in BlackBerry App World for just 99 cents!

However, these prices won’t last forever!! Get these apps for 99 cents ONLY UNTIL AUGUST 30th!

source – email

Android Pack – Great List Of Android Apps

I came across this list of great Android apps for those of you who seem some guidance as to which applications to install. Many categories are covered to include:

* Productivity
* Internet/Communication
* Location-Aware
* Utilities
* Media
* Photography
* Backup and Security
* Food, Shopping, and Entertainment
* Photography

I have to give Lifehacker props for this one as it truly is a superb list of applications for you Android aficionados out there. Here’s the link to this useful list. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Source: Lifehacker

Have a super Tuesday, folks!

Tony

TweetDeck for Android; the first day

Well folks, I had promised myself I’d wait to write-up a full review, but I can’t help it. I’ve been waiting for TweetDeck to release an Android version for too bloody long, and oh, about eighteen hours later I can say I’m pleased with this beta. Now, before I go any further,  please, do remember, this IS a beta, so lets keep that in mind as you provide your own thoughts and feedback.

First of course is setup. I’m not sure how nicely it plays if you’re using it to initially set up a TweetDeck account, I’ve been using it on my other devices for ages. I will say it imported smoothly, with no noticeable glitches or interruption. I never added foursquare or Google Buzz to my account before, so I imported them right away to see how well that played. I was impressed to see foursquare set up instantly with no troubles at all. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for Buzz. Setting it up took me to the authorization page, and Google’s splash pop up. This is where I encountered a problem, as I could not get the pop up to close after repeated attempts. After five attempts on three occasions I finally just added Buzz using a computer and then went back to my phone.

Instantly I was caught off guard, both by easy TweetDeck was on the eyes, and how intuitive the ui was. I will admit, I’m normally one of those people who needs to tweak each and every setting in an app before being happy with it, but TweetDeck was an exception. This is undoubtably for the best considering that the current beta offers no user customizable settings at all.  The theme is going to be dark for some people’s tastes I’m sure anyone that has used either their desktop or iDevice apps will be perfectly comfortable with it. The font is bright and large enough to be easily readable, but isn’t grating, a fact that I was quite grateful for when I opened the app en route to the coffee maker this morning. I will say that the yellow dots for column notifications seem to be a bit small for me but it is something that I’ve noticed myself getting used to. Speaking of the columns the transition between them is smooth, although it seems almost a bit to easy as I often find myself starting to switch while trying to scroll through my timeline. (And yes there are two new ones which I’ll get into more later) I also find myself wishing you were able to add columns, though this functionality may be coming down the road. Also, a nice touch is the different background colors for various services, although I’m hoping that in future releases they’ll extend this to setting different background colors for different twitter accounts.

The last thing that I feel truly needs to be addressed is the two new columns, both of which are an interesting idea in their own right. The first would be the “Home” column which is an idea that I’ve heard some TweetDeck users clamor for in the past. In short its simply all of your feeds tied together in one column. I’m still not sure how I feel about it to be honest, I can see a lot of potential in the idea, but I know some people could find themselves overwhelmed by the sea of information.  The other column is simply entitled “Me”. This displays anything that directly references you (e.g. Twitter mentions), and seems like a fairly simple way to keep tabs on who is tossing your name around.

Overall, I love TweetDeck on my Evo and think it may be the single app social networking hub I’ve been hoping it would be. It certainly isn’t perfect yet, but for a first release in an open beta, it’s quite nice start. I’ll be sure to post an update after I’ve played around with it a bit more and at that time I’ll do some side by side comparison with some other apps to see how they all stack up.

Hootsuite For iPhone Adds New Features

If you are an iPhone user and use Hootsuite, you’ll be happy to hear that they’ve added a bunch of new features to their newest update (v1.1.3). Here’s what the folks over at Hootsuite have to say about their latest update:

This update adds full localization in four languages to go along with the recently-released translation tools. Both are designed to help marketers, socializers, and internationalists understand the vibe about their brand, industry, and interests from all over the globe. Additionally, the release includes a kit full of new tools to help you stay on top of multiple social streams — and share the best parts with remarkable efficiency.

You now have the option to access Hootsuite in four different languages. No more fumbling with hard to understand English:

• Japanese
• German
• Spanish
• Portuguese

This new feature carrys over to options/settings/and menu items. Everything you see will be in your native language (if listed above).

If your native language is not listed above, you can request Hootsuite add your language through their feedback site.

Also, Hootsuite now lets you translate to and from 50+ different languages, so I’m sure that the above four languages will be expanded VERY soon.

They’ve also added a few other tools to help you stay organized while accessing Hootsuite:

• Facebook Comments – Comment on anything in your News Feed along with Facebook Pages and Profiles
• Conversation Context – See the context of conversations with threaded messages arranged chronologically
• Keep your Place – HootSuite kindly remembers your position and places you right back in the stream
• Save as a Draft – Finish your update later without starting from scratch by saving your work
• Read it Later – Save links to the Instapaper service for future reading when you have the time
• Email that Tweet – Forward a micro-update by email to share news with non-Twitterized bosses or pals

So, as you can see, the folks at Hootsuite are trying hard to get the title of the hardest working app in Twitter-ville. Again, if you ever have any suggestions, they welcome feedback!

You can pick up the newest version of Hootsuite in the iTunes App Store in two versions:

• Full version – $2.99
• Lite version – FREE

Do you use this app? Have you upgraded yet? If so, be sure to let us know what you think!

TweetDeck: Coming Soon To An Android Device Near You!

Yes, you’re reading that right. This is something that I personally have been waiting for now for quite some time, as I’m sure many of our readers are as well. The folks over at Android Police managed to corner not only an engineer, but the CEO of TweetDeck about some of their future plans, and they unveiled the app for them to check out. Nothing was caught on video, but you can see a picture of the app running on a device at the bottom of this post.

It appears that this app will be a fully functional version of the popular desktop version, incorporating such features as:

* Twitter (multi-accounts)
* Facebook
* LinkedIn
* Foursquare
* MySpace
* Google Buzz

It will also boast the column look and feel that you are used to, only having to swipe to get from one column to the next.

From what I understand, we should see this in just a few weeks, and as soon as an official announcement is made, I’ll be sure to post about it!

Who else is excited for this app?