Best Software Awards 2007

Winners and Finalists

Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine's 7th annual Best Software Awards

Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine's Best Software Awards 2007 celebrates the efforts of independent developers whose software make Windows Mobile devices more functional and fun!

Facts about the 2007 Best Software Awards

  • 94 Windows Mobile expert judges (The 2007 Board of Experts consist of prominent Webmasters, magazine contributors, bloggers, Microsoft MVPs, and support forum moderators from around the world).
  • 15,000 Windows Mobile software products
  • 4000 Windows Mobile software product listings in the SmartphoneMag.com Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories
  • 889 software products nominated from the Encyclopedia
  • Potential nominees invited to enter their free Encyclopedia listing
  • Nominations Manager Werner Ruotsalainen created an initial listing in May, and made all final determinations
  • Judges suggested nominations in June
  • Consumers and software vendors suggested nominations in July
  • 150 touch screen categories contained 677 nominees (for Pocket PC and Pocket PC with phone)
  • 38 non-touch screen smartphone categories contained 212 nominees
  • Judges voted in August
  • SmartphoneMag.com/awards contains rules, detailed qualifications of experts, award winners, finalists, and nominees

2007 Best Software Winners: Touch Screen Devices

The vast majority of Windows Mobile software is still developed for Windows Mobile Professional devicesthe Pocket PC and the Pocket PC with phone. Experts selected winners and finalists from 677 nominations in 150 game and application categories. Complete details about the awards can be found at SmartphoneMag.com/awards.

2007 Best Software Winners: Non-Touch Screen Smartphones

Thanks to the popularity of the Motorola Q, Samsung BlackJack, and T-Mobile Dash, more and more software has become available for Windows Mobile non-touch screen smartphones. Many popular Pocket PC programs have been ported over to the smartphone platform to compliment a variety of excellent new titles for phones without touch screens. This year, judges selected winners and finalists from 212 nominees in 38 categories. Complete details can be found at SmartphoneMag.com/awards.