Google Starts Android Developer Challenge 2 with $2 Million in Prizes
Google’s second Android Developer Challenge is underway, but if you plan to enter, you’ll need to kick it into high gear – submissions close on August 31, just 5 days from now.
Android device owners will be able to weigh in on the entries by downloading a judging app from the Android Market. Submissions will then be whittled down to 20 apps in each of the following categories:
- Education/Reference
- Games: Casual/Puzzle
- Games: Arcade/Action
- Social Networking
- Lifestyle
- Productivity/Tools
- Media
- Entertainment
- Travel
- Misc
Sometime in October, a second round will commence where Android users will account for 40 percent of the vote. A Google-selected judging panel will make up the other 60 percent, with winners to be announced sometime in November. For each of the 10 categories, 1st place will be awarded $100,00, 2nd place will receive $50,000, and $25,000 for the 3rd place prize.
More details here.
