The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has left something more than just newsthis year. And it is that this act has been used to announce the winners of the seventeenth edition of the Annual Global Mobile awards , or what is the same, the annual and global awards ceremony for different categories related to the mobile world An event managed by theGSMA, the association that represents the interests of the main communication operators around the world.
The awards have been distributed in 31 different categories, ranging from the world of applications , the smartphones, the technology”¦ up to, even , the management of networks and services by the countries. Thus, the work of the most innovative and creative products and services that feed the panorama of current mobile communication has been recognized Focusing on the field of applications, we must highlight several categories that reflect, in some way, the use and interests of smartphone users.
The prize for the best application, offered by the judges of the contest , was granted to WhatsApp, the social network most widespread among current terminals .An award that recognizes the meteoric career of free messages over the Internet, capable of displacing the old text messages or SMS, and that they have extended the contracting of flat rates so that the user can stay always stay in touch wherever you are Plus, it's available for all current mobile platforms
For their part, the users also decided one of the prizes for the best application This case shows the success that the company Rovio has achieved with its already famous game Angry Birds An entertainment that has spread beyond the terminals, even starring in a series of cartoons as well as a plenty of advertising objects Something that shows that users like it too play with their smartphones
Also the companies have chosen their favorite application in this 2012. It is called Citrix Reciver , and it is a useful tool that allows employees to continue working even when they are not at the office The app pairs your work computer with a smartphone or tablet for the user to access the documents and files stored in the office All this with a secure connection so that nobody can access that data. An application that can be try free on a mobile Android by downloading it from theAndroid Market
Finally, the last category of applications refers to the most innovative optionIn this case, the prize has gone to a smart keyboard for mobile phones Android It's calledSwiftKey, and provides predictions at the time of typing Thus, just typing a couple of of letters, words that the user may want to write And not only that, also learn the uses of the language what the user does on Facebook, Twitter and Gmail to help you complete your sentences An application that can be p steal free for a month just by downloading it from the Android Market
From the page official website of the GSMA it is possible to see the complete list of winners Highlighting among them the best smartphone, awarded to Samsung Galaxy S2 ; best tablet for the iPad 2; or the award for government leadership, which went to the Government of the Republic of Colombia