What Category Will This Application Go Under?

I have a Droid X phone, and when I go to the Android Market, I can select three specific icons underneath the slideshow. They are Apps, Games, and Verizon. If I select Apps, the Categories list will appear, and I can select a category. At the time of writing, they are

  • All applications
  • Books & Reference
  • Business
  • Comics
  • Communication
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Health & Fitness
  • Lifestyle
  • Live Wallpaper
  • Media & Video
  • Medical
  • Music & Audio
  • News & Magazines
  • Personalization
  • Photography
  • Productivity
  • Shopping
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Tools
  • Transportation
  • Travel & Local
  • Weather
  • Widgets
  • Libraries & Demo

I won’t describe them individually, but your application is probably going to have to fall into one of these categories ...

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