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Flipboard, the media app, has been named best in show at the first Appys – an awards ceremony organisers hope to make an annual fixture.<\/p>\n

The MediaPost event in San Francisco honoured the best in downloadable software for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.<\/p>\n

One of the organisers, Sergei Kogut, said the Appys were a chance for small, independent developers to shine.<\/p>\n

“All it takes is creativity and a good idea,” he told the BBC World Service. <\/p>\n

“The beauty of this new, emerging medium of small applications is that anyone, really, can create one.”<\/p>\n

‘Experiencing life better’<\/span><\/p>\n

Designed for use on the iPad, Flipboard allows users to pick the websites they want to create a personalised magazine.<\/p>\n

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It gets you your current location and it gives you options like find cool stuff nearby, make plans and explore a new location\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Mr Kogut explained that part of the reason for its success<\/a> was that it was “not just for news but also news from your friends and your contacts”.<\/p>\n

Another winning app was Goby, in the mapping and location-based category.<\/p>\n

As fellow Appys organiser Ross Fadner explained: “Its goal is to help users create their own adventure. <\/p>\n

“It gets you your current location and it gives you options like finding cool stuff nearby, making plans and exploring a new location.”<\/p>\n

Concept, design, user interface and user experience were among the criteria used by the judges, he told the BBC, but most important of all was the innovation factor.<\/p>\n

“Innovation factor means how well did the app leverage the device and its functionality,” Mr Fadner said.<\/p>\n

“The question is would this app be any different, or any better, if it was just a website?” Mr Kogut added.<\/p>\n

“What makes it special? How does it enhance your life? What other ways does it give you to experience life better by being an app?”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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