You love developing for Windows Phone, but haven’t quite hit the jackpot. We’re a Windows Phone fan site without a Windows Phone App. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out an awesome contest idea: are you ready to build the first ever WinSource Windows Phone App?

As part of Developer Appreciation Month, we’re giving away $5,000 in cash prizes to the Windows Phone Developers who can create the best Windows Phone App for WinSource.com. Not only should this be a fun challenge, but it could be very rewarding!

The Prizes:

First Place: $4,000

Second Place $750

Third Place $250

How To Enter:

Sign up and confirm subscription for the WinSource Developer Newsletter Build a WinSource Windows Phone App that displays the latest Windows Phone News using the WinSource.com RSS Feed E-Mail the .xap (or link to the .xap) for your app to press@winsource.com with the subject “WinSource App!” E-Mail must include: Your Full Name Your Full Mailing Address Your Phone Number Description of the application, how it works, and any background information you wish to provide that may help us make a decision E-mail must be received by June 30th at 11:59PM Eastern

Resources:

You’ll 100% need to incorporate the news from our news feed, but to separate yourselves from the competition, here are a few additional resources you may choose to leverage. Also note that individual categories like “Reviews” and “Apps” have their own RSS feed.

WinSource RSS Feed

WinSource Facebook

WinSource Twitter

WinSource YouTube

WinSource logos and icons

NOTE: We can provide developers with deeper integration to our site by providing documentation for a WordPress Plugin we’ve created. If interested, please e-mail rob @ winsource (.) com and include a bit about yourself (so we feel comfortable giving you the keys to our house.

If there are any other resources that would help, don’t hesitate to contact us!

Selecting A Winner:

The deadline for entry is June 30th at 11:59PM Eastern

UPDATE: Deadline for entry is now July 7th

Deadline for entry is now July 7th All apps submitted will be tested and judged by the WinSource staff.

We may give feedback and suggest changes before we settle on a winner.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be chosen at the sole discretion of the WinSource staff and announced on the site.

The 1st place app will be published on our Marketplace account.

Rules & Regulations: