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VC Funding Still Robust as Year-to-Date Total Exceeds 2013

Venture capital activity is down from a 13-year high during the second quarter, but a new MoneyTree Report released today shows that venture funding was still going strong in the three months that ended Sept. 30, with $9.9 billion invested in 1,023 deals. That was almost a 27 percent drop from the $13.5 billion that…Read More…

  • By Bruce V. Bigelow
  • Posted in economics
  • Also tagged bain capital ventures, Biotech, Boston blog main, Boston top stories, Boulder/Denver blog main, Boulder/Denver top stories, Deals, Deepa Pakianathan, Delphi Ventures, Detroit blog main, Detroit top stories, Devices, drugs, Entrepreneurship, Financing, funding, , HealthTech, innovation, Innovation Economy, Internet, IT, Life Sciences, Media, Mike Krupka, , MoneyTree Report, National, National blog main, New York blog main, New York top stories, people, Raleigh-Durham blog main, Raleigh-Durham top stories, San Diego blog main, San Diego top stories, San Francisco blog main, San Francisco top stories, Seattle blog main, Seattle top stories, , , Texas blog main, Texas top stories, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Survey, Web, Wisconsin blog main, Wisconsin top stories

What Apple’s New iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Mean for International Roaming and Travel SIM Cards

With the unveiling of Apple’s iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 today, I’ve been getting a few emails from customers of travel SIM cards…Read More…

  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Also tagged Clay Telecom, flyby, G3 Wireless, GigSky, Globalgig, GO-SIM, GoodSpeed, gsm, HolidayPhone, , , , , iPad Air 2, iPad mini, iPad Mini 3, KeepGo, LocalSIMKad, Maxroam, Mobal, MobileGlobe, MTX Connect, National Geographic Talk Abroad SIM, , , OneSimCard SIM, RebelFone, Roam Mobility, Roam SIMple, SimplyRoam, , Tellink, Telna, Toggle Mobile, TravelSIM, Truphone SIM, UppTalk, Vivente Connect, Voxeet, Wireless Traveler, , XXSIM

Qualcomm and Techstars Establish Accelerator for Robotics Startups

As the global market tops out for advanced smartphone processors, radios, and other wireless chips, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM is staking a claim in robotics. Under a partnership with Boulder, CO-based Techstars announced today, the wireless technology giant plans to host a four-month robotics accelerator for 10 startups at its San Diego headquarters next year. The…Read More…

  • By Bruce V. Bigelow
  • Posted in economics
  • Also tagged accelerators, Boulder/Denver blog main, Boulder/Denver top stories, Chips, David Cohen, Devices, Entrepreneurship, Financing, funding, , incubators, innovation, Internet, IT, , National blog main, National top stories, people, qualcomm, Robotics, San Diego, San Diego blog main, San Diego top stories, semiconductors, , , TechStars, Web

Venture Firms Turn Down Funding Volume, but Still Rockin’ in Q3

Venture capital activity descended from the stratosphere during the third quarter, but it was still flying high, as venture firms invested nearly $9.8 billion in 879 deals across the United States, according to a report released today by the financial data firm CB Insights. The amount invested during the quarter was down 30 percent from…Read More…

  • By Bruce V. Bigelow
  • Posted in economics
  • Also tagged Biotech, Boston blog main, Boston top stories, Boulder/Denver blog main, Boulder/Denver top stories, CB Insights, Deals, Detroit blog main, Detroit top stories, Devices, drugs, Entrepreneurship, Financing, funding, , healthcare, HealthTech, innovation, Innovation Economy, Internet, IT, Life Sciences, , National, National blog main, National top stories, New York blog main, New York top stories, Raleigh-Durham blog main, Raleigh-Durham top stories, San Diego blog main, San Diego top stories, San Francisco blog main, San Francisco top stories, Seattle blog main, Seattle top stories, , , Telecom, Texas blog main, Texas top stories, VC, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Surveys, Web, Wisconsin blog main, Wisconsin top stories

What Mobile Nominates WorldSIM as Finalist for Best MVNO 2014

UK mobile phone magazine What Mobile has named WorldSIM among the finalists for Best Virtual Mobile Network Operator in 2014. If this sounds at all…Read More…

Earity wireless earbuds feature a little voice control

Let’s be honest, if we put the ability to carry audio from a device to our ears to one side, headphone cords are nothing but trouble. When they aren’t balled up in a tangled mess, they’re catching on objects and yanking the buds out of our ears. While various wireless earphones have emerged to tackle…Read More…

  • By Nick Lavars
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Also tagged , , earbuds, earphones, Hands-free, indiegogo, Mobile Technology, Nick Lavars

Pioneer packs latest in-car tech into rearview mirror telematics module

Digital gadgetry for cars is progressing by leaps and bounds, which is great – except when they your car doesn’t have them. Japan’s Pioneer Corporation has developed one way to keep up with the high-tech motoring Joneses in the form of its rearview mirror telematics unit – a wireless information module that fits over a…Read More…

  • By David Szondy
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Also tagged Automotive, Cars, David Szondy, Driving, Japan, Navigation, NTT DoCoMo, pioneer, touchscreen

WorldSIM Looks to Help South Africans Avoid High International Roaming Bills With Local Numbers

International roaming is one of those necessary evils that people have to deal with when traveling abroad, whether it’s for business or pleasure. No country…Read More…

WorldSIM Looks to Help South Africans Avoid High International Roaming Bills With Local Numbers

International roaming is one of those necessary evils that people have to deal with when traveling abroad, whether it’s for business or pleasure. No country…Read More…

Allot Closing San Diego Operations Two Years After Ortiva Buyout

Israel’s Allot Communications (NASDAQ: ALLT) is shutting down its San Diego-based operations, which came with the 2012 acquisition of Ortiva Wireless, a spokeswoman confirmed today. About 20 employees are affected by the shutdown, according to an e-mail from Maya Lustig, director of communications for Allot, which is based near Tel Aviv, in Hod Hasharon. Ortiva,…Read More…

  • By Bruce V. Bigelow
  • Posted in economics
  • Also tagged Allot Communications, Internet, IT, Layoffs, , National blog main, Networks, Ortiva Wireless, San Diego, San Diego blog main, , Video Optimization
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