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appMobi^® (www.appmobi.com) provides platform-as-a-service (PaaS) mobile application tools for mobile operators, device manufacturers, brands and large content providers. appMobi’s mobile application development suite allows these companies to rapidly build functional mobile application ecosystems that include standards-based app development, monetization, engagement, distribution and analytics tools.

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ActiveTrak Inc. (www.activetrak.com), producer of the GadgetTrak® loss and theft recovery software for mobile devices, today announced the availability of GadgetTrak for iOS version 2.5, the most advanced device and data protection service available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. (more…)

appMobi^® (www.appmobi.com) today announced the closing of a $6 million Series B equity financing round. Proceeds, raised entirely from angel investors, will be used to strengthen the company’s engineering staff and increase marketing and promotion efforts for its cloud-based mobile application development and distribution technology. Since its release in October 2010, the appMobi XDK is being used by more than 8,000 developers to easily create and distribute cross platform mobile apps for iOS and Android devices, including some by leading consumer brands such as Robitussin® and Fox News Radio.

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ActiveTrak Inc. (www.activetrak.com), producer of loss and theft recovery software for mobile devices, today announced the availability of GadgetTrak® Mobile Security 3, the most advanced device and data protection service available for smartphones and media tablets.

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MobileTrax (www.mobiletrax.com), an industry research firm covering the mobile and wireless market, announced today a call for nominations for the 2011 Mobility Awards.  Nominations are being accepted in 13 technology categories plus three special award categories – Rookie of the Year, Most Important M&A Transaction, and Product of the year.

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Nominations are now being accepted for the Most Underrated Mobile App of 2010 awards.  Mobile application developers can submit their applications – free of charge – through January 31 to earn the recognition for their overlooked but award-worthy apps.

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appMobi^® (www.appmobi.com) provides white label mobile application development tools to mobile operators, device manufacturers and large enterprises. appMobi helps these companies build wide-reaching mobile application ecosystems that include faster development of mobile applications, app monetization and the operation of app stores. appMobi lets Web developers design, build, test and distribute mobile applications able to take advantage of all the native capabilities of smartphones. The company will be showcasing its mobile app ecosystem building technologies, including a preview of its soon to be announced industry changing mCommerce services, at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5 to 10 in the appMobi demonstration suite.

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Nominations opened today for the Most Underrated Mobile App™ of 2010 awards. Mobile application developers can submit their applications – free of charge – through December 31 to earn the recognition for their overlooked but award-worthy apps. The award is sponsored by PR4apps™ (www.pr4apps.com), offering public relations tailored specifically to support mobile applications.

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Streaming radio service Soundtrckr today launched its new iPhone and iPod Touch app and website. Drawing on a fully licensed catalog of more than 8 million songs, Soundtrckr uses social networking and location-awareness to provide listeners with innovative ways to create, discover and share personal radio stations, play music with friends in real time, and search their neighborhoods for popular music and people with similar tastes. Available in the US, UK and Canada, Soundtrckr is currently the only Internet radio service to have expanded its offering beyond the United States.

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Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) creators of the award winning BOLT™ mobile browser, today announced the release of BOLT 2.3, with a host of new features to transform mobile phones of all types into powerful Internet devices. BOLT 2.3 adds HTML5 audio streaming to complement the HTML5 video streaming added in BOLT 2.1, and also includes enhanced inline text editing, cloud-based backup of customer’s favorites and the addition of Ustream.tv to the long international list of popular Flash video sites supported by BOLT.

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