Apple Online Store “‘Learn That Name,’ a new iPhone app designed to help people remember the names of people they bump into at events, won the most votes at Startup Weekend even though the 54-hour coding marathon was held on Microsoft’s campus,” John Cook reports for TechFlash.

“Attorney Eric Koester — who came up with the idea because he forgot the name of one of the attendees — said he’s hopeful to have the $2.99 app approved in the Apple store in the coming weeks,” Cook reports.

“Interestingly, 14 of the 15 teams at the event built their products on the Microsoft platform — driven in part by the prize money offered by the BizSpark program,” Cook reports. “But at the end of the day, it was a mobile app on a competing platform that won the most votes in Microsoft’s backyard.”

“‘Awkward,’ whispered Startup Weekend organizer Clint Nelsen into the microphone upon announcing the top voter getter,” Cook reports.

Full article — UPDATE: 9/1/2009, 11:22am EDT: Link now via via Google’s cache as the original article seems to have disappeared from TechFlash for some reason — here.

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Edward W." for the heads up.]