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Vodafone UK has announced the UK round of Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2009, a competition to encourage start-ups and individual developers to create and deliver a new mobile phone site or service.
Mobile Clicks 2009 is run jointly with Vodafone Netherlands. The final will be held in Amsterdam in September and will feature three finalists from each country. The first three winners will be awarded a total of €150,000.
Last year’s winners include Nulaz, a location-based social networking service merging Google Maps and Facebook to allow people to see where their friends are, share locations and view local information; Tipspot, an online city guide service; and Map the Gap, an idea-sharing application for mobile phones.
The competition consists of three selection rounds, running from April to September 2009. The panel of judges will include mobile internet experts from Vodafone as well as other industry leaders.
Details of how to enter can be found at www.vodafonemobileclicks.com.
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