DevelopIQ takes top honors in BlackBerry Partners Fund contest

SAN FRANCISCO--DevelopIQ's 7digital Music Store application was named the grand prize winner in the 2009 BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge, an honor announced here at the BlackBerry Developer Conference event. 7digital Music Store enables users to browse the latest music charts, preview tracks and discover, and purchase and download DRM-free MP3 files directly to their BlackBerry smartphone. The software also features an integrated advanced media player that imports existing playlists and music files. DevelopIQ takes home a prize package valued at more than $100,000. "[7digital Music Store] pushes the boundaries of BlackBerry devices in terms of both hardware and software," said BlackBerry Partners Fund co-manager Kevin Talbot in an interview with FierceDeveloper. "It offers convenient navigation, a great UI and great integration with the device core."

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