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UK mobile startup raises €1.8 million on the back of OEM deals and 3.5 million downloads

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on December 13, 2011

The developers of a virtual keypad for Android devices enticed several well-known British technology entrepreneurs, along with two early VC investors to back its Series A round. London-based TouchType raised  €1.8 million ($2.4 million)  from Octopus Investments and Cambridge Capital Group, and several business angels, including Jon Craton, the founder of telecommunications software company Cramer Systems, which was acquired by Amdocs, and Nick Hynes and Carl Uminski, co-founders of of Somo, pioneers in mobile paid search applications....

Has Europe Lost Its Mobile Mojo?

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on February 14, 2011

Gate-crashing U.S. tech giants Apple and Google have been so successful at grabbing market and mindshare from Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker, and Symbian, the long-time market leader of operating system software for advanced mobile phones, that the Finnish phonemaker realized it had to take drastic action. It announced February 11 that it is forging a sweeping strategic partnership with another long-time rival, Microsoft, aligning its destiny with that of the US software giant in the burgeoning smartphone market.

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Nexit Ventures Invests 3 Million Euros in Aava Mobile

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on June 3, 2009

Nexit Ventures, a mobile venture capital firm focused on wireless technologies and services,  announced June 3 that it is investing €3 million in Aava Mobile, a Nordic developer of smartphone platform designs.
 
Aava Mobile develops smartphone platform designs based on open technologies such as Linux and Android.  It claims its open platform technology will provide more flexibility for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and mobile operators to incorporate their own brand, user interface, content, and services into the devices.
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The Mobile Internet Takes Center Stage At Barcelona Conference

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on February 13, 2009

As many as 50,000 people –including the most important movers and shakers of the wireless business -are once again converging for the Mobile World Congress, the annual industry gathering which opens Feb. 16 in Barcelona. Attendance this year is expected to dip, along with sales of mobile handsets, giving  the sector less reason to celebrate in 2009.  The hope is that  mass take-up of the mobile Internet will nonetheless drive revenues.Read more

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