The BlackBerry Partners Fund have announced the next four finalists in the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Challenge. The next four finalists are: David by Turner Technologies Sid Meier’s Pirates by Concrete Software Inc CBS News by Handmark Market Simplified by Market Simplified Inc. This brings the total finalists to 8. The previous four finalists were: Fierce Towers by Nickel Buddy Astraware Solitare by Handmark Expense Manager by Total Wireless Solutions Vision for YouTube by Metova So far, of the 8 finalists, 3 are games. This is interesting considering games make up a small percentage of total BlackBerry content sales. Finalists were selected by a panel of judges based on the following criteria: compelling product or service; clearly defined value proposition, and; technical execution.

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BlackBerry Partners Fund announce more finalists in Developer Challenge