Congrats to the winners of the MobileBeat Tesla Award: Loopt, AdMob and more
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Well, it’s all over but the drinking. Our panel of experts has selected the best companies presenting at MobileBeat 2008 today in Sunnyvale. Since we didn’t know the winners ahead of time, the Tesla Awards (pictured left, named for inventor Nikola Tesla) weren’t engraved yet, but the winning executives did get a warm handshake from Accenture’s Lars Kamp, who presented the awards.
Here are the winners:
Crowd favorite (the favorite company, selected by MobileBeat attendees): AdMob, a leading… Continue Reading
Ontela claims $10M for mobile to computer photo transfers
Ontela is a Seattle-based startup that helps consumers move photos from their mobile phone to their computers, charging a monthly fee of $2.99 for the service.
The company benefits from the profusion of different phone and computer models, which make it difficult for manufacturers or carriers to develop a one-size-fits-all solution. It has so far signed three customers — Alltel, Cellular South and Cincinnati Bell Wireless.
The $10 million funding, Ontela’s second, was first reported by John… Continue Reading