The first Hajj Hackathon concluded on August 3, and a female hacking team took the spotlight at a prize ceremony (via TheNextWeb).
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The event drew almost 3,000 people from all over the world, and broke the Guinness World Record to become the biggest hackathon in the world.
The four-woman team won the first prize of SAR 1 million (US$265,000) for their Android app called Tarjuman. The app helps pilgrams translate signboards to any language without needing internet access.
It doesn’t require special technology either, just a QR code on the signboards. When a person scans it, the app translates it into the default language on their phone.
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