Samsung Mobile Innovator Announces Best in Show Winner at First Mobile Widget Developer Camp in San Francisco

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Winning Widget Will Be Showcased at the Samsung Booth During CTIA I.T. & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego on October 7-10, 2009

CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Mobile Innovator today announced the Best in Show winner of its first Mobile Widget Developer Camp is Charles Ying from Piedmont, CA. Developers were invited to participate in the camp on September 11-13 in San Francisco and develop widgets using the recently launched Samsung Mobile Widget SDK (software developer kit) for its unique TouchWiz^TM interface. With the release of the Samsung Mobile Widget SDK¹, developers have the opportunity to create widgets for different Samsung phones across multiple platforms, including Samsung's proprietary operating system.

Charles' winning widget won both Best in Show and the Social Media category. Charles will receive $25,000 in prize money and will attend CTIA I.T. & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego from October 7-10, 2009 and have his widget showcased in Samsung Mobile's booth.

"We challenged developers to use the SDK to develop unique and creative widgets," said Gavin Kim, vice president, content & data services and enterprise enablement, Samsung Telecommunications America. "The judging panel was impressed with the talent in the competition. Charles' final widget really stood out and we're thrilled to recognize him in our booth at CTIA."

The judging panel consisted of Greg Kumparak from MobileCrunch, Eric Chan from mobileslate, Travis Beaven, vp of consumer products, UIEvolution, Matt Peterson, head of consumer services, Samsung Telecommunications America and Jin-Ju Park from Media Solutions Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Widgets were judged based on creativity, successful usage of the SDK and overall functionality.

The following are the five category winners who will each receive $5,000 for creating winning widgets:

Best in Show & Social Media - Charles Ying
News/Reference - John Tapley
Health/Fitness - Jack Kwok
Travel/Entertainment - Kyle Taborski
Humor/Fun - Charles Parks III

The Best in Show widget, as well as the other winning widgets, will be available on Samsung Mobile's Widget Gallery, which will first be available on the Samsung Omnia® II^TM, coming soon to Verizon Wireless.

About Samsung Mobile Innovator

Samsung Mobile Innovator (http://innovator.samsungmobile.com) is part of the Samsung Media Solution Center (MSC). MSC has the key position in the content service business in Samsung Electronics, which includes the Samsung Fun Club (www.samsungmobile.com). Samsung Mobile Innovator provides developers with the tools, technical content and support they require to create applications and services which are differentiated from their competitors and that work on the Samsung open mobile platforms. It also has a strong focus on the evolution of better business opportunities for its members, by providing end-to-end sales channels and service platforms for delivering applications to mobile phone users.

About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungmobileusa.com.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

¹ Developed by UIEvolution, a global leader in software solutions that power the delivery of rich content and connected applications across handsets, PCs, IPTV and more, on the developer-embraced open-source Eclipse platform.