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Windows Phone 7 Series "Rockstar" Award

To win the Windows Phone 7 Series “Rockstar” Award, your team is challenged to create a Windows Phone 7 Series application (app) in either Silverlight or XNA. This app needs to be designed with the consumer in mind and should be as visually compelling as possible. Be prepared to demonstrate your team’s app entry running on an actual Windows Phone 7 Series device or in an emulator. Mobile applications are “all the” buzz today. Windows Phone 7 Series is a revolutionary new platform and you have the opportunity to be a part of it. This is your chance to think of something that is truly outside the box and be one of the first developers, ever, to be building apps for Windows Phone 7 Series. Create an app that people will love having on their Windows Phone.

Your team will submit an 'XAP' application package when you’ve completed your application in Silverlight or XNA. The applications will be judged based on originality, the consumer appeal and the unique mobile oriented features integrated in to your app.

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Why sign-up for this Award?

More chances to win cash and prizes (including a Windows Phone for each winning team member) and possibly a trip to Poland for the Worldwide Finals!

You don’t need to create a separate entry. Simply incorporate the award elements into your software solution.

You don’t need to be signed up for one of the 5 competitions.

Entering the Windows Phone 7 Series “Rockstar” Award competition is easy:

Register and sign-up your team (maximum team size: 4 people) before May 24, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. GMT.

Read the complete Rules and Regulations for this award competition. Make sure you carefully review and understand the unique entry requirements, and judging criteria.

Submit your entry before May 24, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. GMT. We recommend that you use these helpful guidelines and plan to begin the upload process for your entry at least 24 hours prior to the deadline in case you experience any technical difficulties.

Looking for ideas for apps to work on? Here are a few examples (in no way are you limited to or should you think about building these):

An app that could help you in school, like a study guide or a note-taking app or a test prep app

An app that might help you monitor power consumption at your residence

An app that consumes data from popular API providers, like Twitter or Foursquare, and helps you visualize it in a compelling way

Existing Silverlight web apps that you would want to see running on a Windows Phone

Existing XNA applications that you would want to see running on a Windows Phone

Questions? Post them to the Windows Phone 7 Series "Rockstar" Award forum.

Prizes:

Award Finalists receive:

First Prize: $8,000 USD, a trip to the Worldwide Finals in Warsaw, Poland from July 3-8, 2010, and a Windows Phone for each team member.

Second Prize: $4,000 USD and a Windows Phone for each team member

Third Prize: $3,000 USD and a Windows Phone for each team member

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Good luck to you guys, hope one of our own xda-dev member wins gold :D