Carphone Warehouse has opened voting for the Appys, its award ceremony celebrating the best apps on the market.
Public voting opened today (21 February) online at www.appys.com and in Carphone Warehouse stores across the United Kingdom until 31 March 2012.The public can vote on the top 60 apps across 12 categories. The apps were suggested by more than a 1,000 Carphone Warehouse staff and included apps covering cookery, games and news. The entries were debated by a panel of judges, who whittled down the suggestions to a top five for each category.
Carphone Warehouse CEO Andrew Harrison said: 'We are all very much looking forward to the Carphone Warehouse Appys 2012 and putting on another memorable awards show. The app industry has grown even bigger since the first awards in 2011 with new apps, new developers and new creative and genius ideas. We’ll be celebrating some of the best minds in the app industry and hope the Great British public get behind their favourite apps and vote.'
The winners will be revealed on 25 April at an awards ceremony at London's Battersea Power Station.
The shortlist in full:
Best Game
Grand Theft Auto III
FIFA 2012 by EA Sports
Football Manager Handheld 2012
Angry Birds
Fruit Ninja
Best News & Weather
Sky News
BBC News
Met Office
Mashable
Flipboard
Best Social & Messaging
Twitter
Facebook
WhatsApp
Skype
BBM
Best Food & Cooking
Epicurious
Jamie’s Recipes
BBC Good Food
Domino’s Pizza
Gordon Ramsay – Cook With Me
Best Money Saving
Groupon
Voucher Cloud
Money Supermarket – Car Insurance
iXpense it
Simply Tap
Best Sport
Sky Sports News
ESPN Goals
Nike+ GPS
BBC News
Runkeeper
Best Fashion & Shopping
Amazon Mobile
eBay
Argos
NET-A-PORTER What’s New
Tesco Groceries
Best Photography & Video
Hipstamatic
Photosynth
Adobe Photoshop Express
SnapSeed
iMovie
Best Celebrity & Entertainment
BBC iPlayer
Twitter
Holy Moly
YouTube
Sky Go
Best Health & Well-Being
NHS Direct
Weight Watchers
Sleep Cycle
Baby Pregnancy
My Fitness Pal – Calorie Counter
Best Music
Spotify
Garage Band
Shazam
YouTube
Tune in Radio
Travel
Trip Advisor
TomTom
Google Maps
Train Line
Around Me