Numobiq, makes dumb phones smarter
Numobiq, a company developing software to turn low-end mobile phones into smartphones, has raised $4.5 million from Benchmark Capital.
The Pleasanton, Calif. company launched two years ago, when former Sun engineer Mark Young became frustrated with his cellphone. He lived in San Jose, Calif., and commuted to Pleasanton, some 35 miles away, but even though his commute was predictable every day, he couldn’t easily get traffic congestion alerts sent to his phone.
Instead, he was forced to… Continue Reading