MobileBeat Startup Competition: Meet the next generation of consumer applications | VentureBeat | Mobile | by Camille Ricketts
Summary
The MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, sponsored by Palm, kicked off this morning with the introduction of five new consumer applications hoping to change the way you use your phone on a daily basis. Two winners at the end of the day — selected from a field of 20 consumer apps and infrastructure services — will receive prestigious Tesla Awards. AppCityLife: The company presented its city guide platform, which allows local advertisers to run affordable, targeted promotions. OwnYourInfo: The startup provides secure cloud-based storage options allowing consumers to pack away and access their most important information and documents via their phones. Its stated goal is to turn people’s handsets into locked filing cabinets, while also making it easy for them to find whatever information they store.