Apps are all about innovation, about taking an existing set of tools and creating something new with them. And it's to highlight the very best examples of innovation that Nokia set up the Calling All Innovators contest over in the US, and now we can reveal the winners.
This annual competition rewards the very best games and apps that have surfaced in a range of categories over the past year with some fantastic prizes.
The developers responsible for each category winner receive an impressive $150,000, while the two grand prize winners – a single app and game chosen from the category winners – earn their creators a further $100,000.
In total, 51 developers shared a whopping $4m in cash prizes between them in this year's Calling All Innovators contest, while Nokia also awarded the winners with a marketing promotion package valued at $1.9m.
So who are the winners, then? Let's tale a look!
Grand Prize winners
Sparkle
Games: Puzzle
Save the Orbs in Crowberry Woods and Save the World! A premium gaming experience requiring you to match three orbs to make them disappear, with power-ups lying in wait when you make several matches in a row.
Download: Sparkle
ShutterPro Premium
Apps: Photo and video
Get the very best out of your mobile camera thanks to advanced digital photography features such as HDR (high dynamic range) and 3D (anaglyph) modes, anti-shake and burst modes and even special effects like tilt-shift and LOMO effects.
Download: ShutterPro Premium
Runners-up
Tank Hero
Games: Action
Take to the tank with some fast-paced 3D gaming action on your Nokia phone. You can choose from cannons, heat-seaking missiles and howitzers to eliminate your enemies – all in your quest to become the Tank Hero!
Download: Tank Hero
Poynt
Utilities
There are many localised search apps around, but Poynt is one of the most versatile, giving you contact info for businesses and restaurants, showtimes for movies, and of course maps to help you get there.
Download: Poynt
We'll be reviewing the winning apps to give you a closer look at the best of innovation in action, so keep a look out on NokNok in the days and weeks to come!