Thank you for all your submissions. We have reviewed them all and there is a lot of good stuff out there.

We have chosen the nominees who will move on to next phase of the competition. Our judges will assess the nominees for ease of use, innovation, look and feel, fun factor and audio performance.

The winners will be revealed on February 9, 2009 at an on-line ceremony. In the meantime check out the nominees below.

  • productivity button
    Being
    Productive
  • green button
    Going Green
  • in-car button
    In-car
    Applications
  • entertainment button
    It's all about the
    Entertainment
  • lifestyle button
    Lifestyle
    Choice
  • themes button
    Themes &
    Graphics
  • xperia button
    XPERIA™ Panels

The Sony Ericsson Content Awards was set up to inspire mobile content innovation. With this in mind, the Going Green category was slightly ahead of the curve and received few viable submissions. You will find the “Going Green” nominees presented in other categories.

  • Shape Services GmbH - GPSed: Mapping Your Impressions
    Shape Services GmbH - GPSed: Mapping Your Impressions

    GPSed is a location-based service for trip tracking from mobile. In real time tracks are traced on Google maps and stored in an online archive. With a simple geotagging feature it is possible to pin photos to a map precisely at a place they were taken.

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  • LocatioNet Systems Ltd. - amAze – Free Ad-Funded GPS Navigation
    LocatioNet Systems Ltd. - amAze – Free Ad-Funded GPS Navigation

    amAze is the world’s first Ad-funded free GPS navigation service that is specifically designed for mobile phone users. It allows for a turn-by-turn voice guided navigation, local search, mapping, weather forecast and easy access to other location related services. work with internal or external GPS.

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  • Road-Guard - GreenDrive
    Road-Guard - GreenDrive

    GreenDrive™ guides drivers to develop “green”, economical and safe driving techniques that lead to an average fuel savings of 15-25% and positively contributes to environmental protection by producing less carbon dioxide (CO2), the main gas contributing to global climate change.

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  • skobbler GmbH - skobbler
    skobbler GmbH - skobbler

    skobbler is a mobile GPS navigation solution that also accesses a web based community and various location based services Especially pedestrian navigation (distance < 5 km) allows also the use outside the car.

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  • Flying Bird Software - Car Expense Manager
    Flying Bird Software - Car Expense Manager

    The application is a business and personal finance management application that keeps track of your car’s consumables, costs, fuel and repairs and notifies when the regular maintenance is due. The application uses the mobility of the phone to gather car’s info

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  • Assorted Nuts TG Media - The Goob
    Assorted Nuts TG Media - The Goob

    In the rural outback of the Deep South, just outside middle of nowhere, we find Dwayne “theGoob” Gunderson. At the start of this story theGoob sets off to become a famous actor in Hollywood. With the aid of his video camera phone, he blogs his cross country trek to Tinsel Town. Over 2 mil. Downloads on F&D (from June 08). 20 episodes available.

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  • Veveo Inc - VTap

    vTap is a quick and easy Web video solution that lets you search, browse and pinpoint the exact Web video you’re looking for—from sources all over the Internet—and play it on your mobile device.

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  • Shape Services GmbH - Mobiola Web Camera

    The application that is submitted will turn your Pocket PC into a high-quality web camera and throw away your bulky USB webcam.

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  • Fishlabs - Snowboard-Hero
    Fishlabs - Snowboard-Hero™

    Get ready to challenge real Snowboarding pros on the slopes, in the Fun Park and off-piste!

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  • Shanghai Soco Software Co. Ltd. - Magic Music
    Shanghai Soco Software Co. Ltd. - Magic Music

    Soco Soft is a leading developer and publisher of mobile games. It was founded in 2005 in Shanghai. Soco Soft is focusing on high quality mobile games with innovative game play and leading technology. We are aiming at bring players fun through our games and our partners profit from our cooperation. Magic Music, Choose any of the 8 magic music games with 8 melodies for each to start your adventure. Catch the beats, notes or dodge from powerful rhythm. Attending a music show time or perform a chorus by yourself.

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  • ZED - Bubble Boom Challenge
    ZED - Bubble Boom Challenge

    Zed develops and markets entertainment and community products and services for mobile and web. Our geographical presence currently holds operations in 54 countries of 5 continents, including Europe’s largest markets, the US, China and Russia. Zed’s headquarters is based in Madrid, Spain. Bubble Boom ChallengePlay and enjoy within 40 different levels and compete in our Competitions, where you will be able to get amazing prizes!

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  • Spb Travelers - Spb Software
    Spb Travelers - Spb Software

    Spb Traveler is a mobile travel assistant application. It provides travellers with world time and global weather forecasts, with must-have travel tools such as flight search, currency converter, tip calculator, phrase book, a 3D globe, and even a geographical game for fun self education.

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  • Oxford English-Japanese Phrasebank - Mobile Systems, Inc.
    Oxford English-Japanese Phrasebank - Mobile Systems, Inc.

    A complete Oxford phrasebook with over 3,000 current "survival" expressions in Japanese and English to help travellers and make their trips more comfortable and enjoyable.

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  • Evernote – Evernote
    Evernote – Evernote

    The Evernote Panel lets you capture what you like, find it when you want. Capture things like: Tasks and to-dos, notes, snapshots of whiteboards, business cards, and digital-ink scribbles. Premium users can also add, sync, and access any file on any device or platform.

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  • Ping.fm - Ping.fm, Inc.
    Ping.fm - Ping.fm, Inc.

    Ping.fm is a simple service that makes updating your social networks a snap. The PingfmPanel application is specifically tailored to the X1 phone for optimal and efficient usability.

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  • Tre – PlusFourSix AB
    Tre – PlusFourSix AB

    This is a panel developed for the Swedish operator Tre (3). It supplies the user with quick access to some of the operator’s most popular services such as the music and games store. It also makes useful phone applications available directly from the panel, as well as a direct link to Hotmail.

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  • DreamSpring - DreamLife
    DreamSpring - DreamLife

    Intuitive and visual, DreamLife combines calendar and contacts to give users the ability to enter, plan, view, edit and organize activities quickly. Plan in context, view details in a glance, search contacts in an instant, categorize in a hierarchy and more for effortless activity management.

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  • Agencymobile - James Bond Spycam
    Agencymobile - James Bond Spycam

    Turn your phone into a real spy cam. Link up to your phone remotely and capture what the screen sees. Setup the phone to automatically take a photo and email it to you, wherever you are. Use it to build up a time-lapse picture of your target location or key subject.

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  • Unyverse Pte Ltd, Singapore - Upvise Business
    Unyverse Pte Ltd, Singapore - Upvise Business

    Mobile+Web collaboration suite for small businesses.
    Contact Manager + simple CRM: manage, share contacts, companies, task opportunities Project Manager: tasks, milestones,issues
    Workspace: Organize and share company knowledge, Ideas, feedback Upvise Business 

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  • Bermin Software - MobyToday
    Bermin Software - MobyToday

    The first Today-screen application for JME Java phones! Finally you can have the same feature on Java Featured phones as you can have on most smartphones. MobyToday is an organiser and today screen which helps you keep track of your upcoming appointments and tasks.

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  • Yahoo! - Yahoo!Go
    Yahoo! - Yahoo!Go

    Yahoo!Go is today’s essential solution for anyone with a mobile phone. It’s an all-in-one offering that let’s you enjoy the best of the internet on your phone- for free.

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  • Mobiles’ Republic
    Mobiles’ Republic

    MR believes that the mobile has the potential to be the first media ww. We build the technology and bring together the stakeholders and content to offer the best user experience dedicated to mobile. MR team has 10+ years experience in J2ME ODP, ww deployment, back-end for 1B € ecommerce website. Mobile Republic Media ExplorerAn e2e service based on extensible offer of downloadable widgets. Capitalising on data optimization and publishing strategy it delivers the best user experience for mass market devices to relevant content. Built with and for the media, it transforms your mobile into a complete media ecosystem.

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  • Accuweather
    Accuweather

    AccuWeather is the World's Weather Authority. We provide local forecasts for everywhere in the United States and over two million locations worldwide. Our headquarters in State College, PA, is home to the greatest number of forecast meteorologists in one location anywhere in the world. Accuweather, IncAn AccuWeather.com application provides severe weather risk, precipitation outlook,hourly forecast summary, 10-day forecast, hour-by-hour forecast, 15-day forecast calendar, and radar (US only) or satellite for up to 9 user-defined locations.

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  • Trutap Ltd.
    Trutap Ltd.

    Trutap is a mobile social network connecting users around the world with their favourite online social networking tools. Trutap connects users with their IM accounts (15+), photo sharing sites blogs, other social networks, content (free and subscription)and Trutap’s own social network in one easy to use application.

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  • SoundOfMotion Technologies Inc.
    SoundOfMotion Technologies Inc.

    SoundOfMotion is a creator of innovative VeloComputer™, an advanced cycling computer mobile application with VeloTones™ and a 1-degree precision wireless wheel sensor. It appeals to mobile carriers and manufacturers as a means to promote mobile devices and services for use on bicycles and sports. VeloComputer – BT cycling computerVeloComputer transforms your mobile device into an advanced cycling computer. 1-degree precision BT sensor accurately calculates speed and acceleration. Put your phone in a pocket and use audible VeloTones to know your precise speed, acceleration and cadence while keeping eyes on the road.

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  • Locify Ltd
    Locify Ltd

    Locify develops framework for mobile location services. It is open and free. http://www.locify.com LocifyLocify develops framework for location based services. Rich mobile location application is written entirely in xhtml => minimal learning curve, zero cost and easy mashup. This enables to create many different, mainstream or niche, local or global location services created by anyone for anyone.

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  • Assorted Nuts TG Media - Dark Side of Smiley's
    Assorted Nuts TG Media - Dark Side of Smiley's

    Welcome (un)fortunate visitor, to the outer rim of happy. Where smiles are twisted, sentiments are far from clear, and the yellow round characters are far removed from decency and normality…

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  • Paul Culley - Paul Culley Digital Art
    Paul Culley - Paul Culley Digital Art

    I am submitting my works as mobile content/wallpapers. I create original futuristic abstract backgrounds and believe that these would compliment any cutting edge mobile device. I have included 7 examples, but can see more at www.paulculley.co.uk

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  • Assorted Nuts TG Media
    Assorted Nuts TG Media - theGoob

    Assorted Nuts is an independent production house in the cold, pine-ridden wastelands of Sweden. The studio develops and exploits IP for the international market; Animated feature films, TV-series & mobile content, spanning all age-groups, from pre-school to family entertainment to adult comedy. In the rural outback of the Deep South, just outside middle of nowhere, we find Dwayne “theGoob” Gunderson. At the start of this story theGoob sets off to become a famous actor in Hollywood. With the aid of his video camera phone, he blogs his cross-country trek to Tinsel Town. Over 2 mil. downloads

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  • ustwo™ - Flash Lite wallpapers
    ustwo - Flash Lite wallpapers

    Flashion is the name given to ustwo™ created flash lite wallpapers. Flash lite is a medium that allows us to create Premium wallpapers with intelligent triggers. For example - time of day change, battery indicator, music mode, charging animations, acceloromter controlled graphics.

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  • mobivention
    mobivention - motion theme

    GmbH mobivention is a market leader in Mobile Content Solutions, including portal development, hosting, content management and content production. mobivention provides an innovative product portfolio focusing on branded contents. USPs are best quality, handset support and high-class content offering. Motion ThemeHave you ever seen good design combined with a cool game? This theme includes a Flash wallpaper with a little game to play. Use a phone with an accelerator to enjoy this product novelty!

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