Buzzin Mobiles

Over at Getjar they are getting ready for the ‘Gettie Awards 2010‘, having sifted through over 7,000 nominations from 100 countries to come up with the finalists in six categories plus an overall award.

Each category has three finalists meaning only 21 mobile apps out of the 7,000 entrants will make it through to the final stage.

The Gettie Award winner will be determined by a combination of nominations and judge’s votes. Developers get the chance to be the best within each category and best for overall application at this prestigious event.

Winners will be honored at The Gettie Awards Ceremony on July 12th. This spectacular networking event offers top developers the opportunity to showcase their work in front of industry luminaries, investors, technology press and peers.

The finalists in their respective categories are:

Best Android application: DriveSafe.ly, Lookout, Trip Journal

Best Blackberry application: Kayak Flight/Hotel Search, Waze, Cnectd

Best iPhone application: Tap Tap Revenge 3, Mint.com Personal Finance, Finger Physics

Best Java application: Snaptu, WaveSecure Backup, Trippo Voice Translator

Best Symbian application: NetQin Mobile Anti-virus, Nimbuzz, Point & Find

Best Windows Mobile application: Opera Mini, SportyPal, Glympse

Best Overall App (Gettie Award): Shazam on Android, Layar, eBuddy

The Gettie Awards ceremony will take place in conjunction with the first evening of VentureBeat’s annual MobileBeat conference scheduled for July 12, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California.

GetJar CMO Patrick Mork said;

“GetJar is thrilled to honor some of the world’s best mobile applications developers for their outstanding work, 2010 is really the year of the mobile developer and the industry owes a lot to the men and women who are creating the outstanding content that’s helping drive our industry. The diversity, creativity and innovation across all the major development platforms really made it difficult for us to select these 21 finalists from the thousands of nominations we received. However, the Gettie Awards is as much a tribute to all mobile developers as it is to the select few that will be honored on July 12th.  The industry wouldn’t be where it is without them.”