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JANUARY 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based Clash, a startup that focuses on helping creators with monetization tools, said this morning that it has received a new funding round, and acquired the short-form video app Byte. Clash did not say how much it paid for Byte, which it says was the most downloaded app in the App Store last summer.

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JULY 6, 2020

According to Triller, it has seen a growing number of downloads and growth, particularly in India, following the ban of TikTok in India. India banned TikTok and a 58 other apps because it claimed TikTok and the others "Engaged in activities.prejudicial to [sovereignty and integrity of India".

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MAY 4, 2021

The market requires the download of an app, and uses shelf-level sensors, computer vision, and artificial intelligence software for tracking, according to Accel Robotics. The company says that when a shopper exits the store, they are automatically provided with a receipt through that app, showing the items they have purchased.

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JULY 28, 2020

The company also rolled out an augmented reality (AR) app which allows people to experience what its cabin and spaceflight experience might be, once it is up and running with its space tourism flights. The app is free for download, and runs on both Android and iOS.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , which develops mobile app design and development software, has acquired Buildbox , a developer of mobile game development software. According to AppOnboard, Buildbox's tool have been used so far to power more than 45,000 unique games, and has seen more than 3 billion estimated downloads on app stores.

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MAY 17, 2019

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , which both produces live music content as well as owns the Slacker music streaming app, has rolled out a new, combined app which combines both livestreaming of music festivals, as well as ther personalized radio stations provided by Slacker.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , the developer of mobile app demo technology led by Jonathan Zweig, says that it now has such app developers as FoxNext Games, Game Insight, Superheart Studios, Jam City, Huuuge Games, and Simple Habit using its tools.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The company says it now has more than two million paid subscribers to the app, with around 62 million total downloads of its app. Headspace said the new funds will go towards growth, and in particular international expansion. Richard Pierson is CEO and Co-Founder of Headspace. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has sued The Weather Channel , saying in a lawsuit that the company's mobile app, the Weather Channel App, is fraudulently and deceptively collecting user geolocation data, and selling that to third parties. The lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. We don’t hear about the remaining several million apps that are mostly free, and garnering only trivial revenue through advertising. You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 3, 2019

AT&T earthquake app available for download; LA Times malware ID’d; Westwood data storage firm raises $100 million.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Now Zweig is back again… this time pitching app developers a tool that can help convert browsers into buyers for new applications in app stores around the world.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based digital restaurant ordering software developer Tillster , led by Perse Faily, is powering the new mobile app for Baskins-Robbins , the companies said on Monday. The app is free, and to encourage users to download the app, Baskins-Robbins will be offering up a free, regular 4 oz. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

Hyundai said users in Irvine can download the BotRide app on either iOS and Android, and hail one of those autonomous SUVs directly from their smartphone. The new app allows multiple riders to share the same vehicle. Hyundai did not say how many vehicles will be driving around Irvine's streets during the pilot.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Mobile music game Zya , which was developed by Calabasas-based Music Mastermind, has now been downloaded more than 350,000 times, according to the app developer, up dramatically from the 250,000 downloads the company had reported right before SxSW. Zya''s app revolves aroudn letting mobile users create their own songs.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Now, The Warehouse is available to the general public, meaning users can download the Genies Studio app to create their own avatars and buy digital fashion items to dress them, Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam told TechCrunch in an interview. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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MAY 11, 2017

AppOnboard has developed software to provide the ability to create immersive, mobile app demos for users before they download an app, according to the startup. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

So, your company has a great new mobile app. In our Insights and Opinions section today, we get some advice from Alex Quilici , the CEO of YouMail , who talks about what his firm has done to help manage app store critics. Just as critical, however, is to ensure your app is consistently receiving very solid reviews.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 21, 2022

Owned media comes from the databases you own, such as your company’s web site, email newsletters, profiles in social media, or apps you have created requiring registration or download. What resources do you already own? And here’s the most powerful new media model.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , the startup developing mobile app demo and analytics software, has raised $15M more in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday morning. The company's software makes it easy for people to try out full featured mobile apps without having to download and install those apps first.

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MARCH 8, 2013

UberMedia , the Pasadena-based startup developing third party, Twitter clients and other mobile apps, said yesterday that it has launched a new mobile ad campaign product called Appvertise. UberMedia said the online ads will run across its network of iOS apps, which it says now reaches over 2 billion monthly unique impressions.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The company said OTTO Health's product does not require a download or install of a separate app, and also includes appointment scheduling functions. According to NextGen Healthcare, OTTO Health's virtual visit software is used in rural areas where access to health care is often lacking.

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JULY 24, 2013

Sonos previously allowed users to control Sonos with its Android app, but the app had not supported streaming music stored on the actual Android device itself. Sonos said that the latest update to its Sonos Wireless HiFi System now lets users play music stored on a Android phone or tablet.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Through the deal, Shopify merchants will be able to add a TikTok channel app available in the Shopify App Store. Would highly recommend downloading. Shopify POS app. The new team-up has a lot of moving parts: Shopify even termed it a “first-of-its-kind” partnership in its announcement blog post. Gift cards.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based emotional wellness app developer Stop, Breathe & Think announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1.3M The startup, co-founded by Julie Campistron and Jamie Price, develops an app which helps user monitor their emotional health. million downloads and over 200,000 monthly active users. in a seed funding round.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

They had a viral promotional technique that encouraged your friends to download their app to watch a video they posted and a channel (Facebook) that was trying to grow its video audience. I’m sure many of you know the techniques that mobile app companies use to get onto the iOS top chart list. But many people benefitted.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 24, 2020

One entrepreneur who’s spent time on both sides of the business as a startup founder and an employee for one of the biggest brands in athletic wear has launched a new app to try build a bridge between the physical and virtual fashion worlds. Head to our Stories for download codes. Aglet’s Phase 1.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mobile Roadie , the developer of branded, mobile applications, is powering another app release, this time from the band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Mobile Roadie said that the Red Hot Chili Peppers released its free app earlier this week. The RHCP app runs on iPhone and Android. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

According to Fandango, it launched a new movie information, showtime, and ticketing app for BlackBerry phones, which is available for free for the BlackBerry Tour, Bold, Storm, Curve, and 8800. The new Blackberry app is available for download from Fandango, the GetJar and Handango. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 31, 2011

Symantec said that it has discovered a new, threat called Android.Walkinwat , which poses as the legitimate app "Walk and Text". The revelation of the fake Android app follows the massive "kill" of malware by Google earlier this month, where it proactively killed off a slew of malware infected infections from apps in the Android Market.

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JUNE 18, 2013

The app--which is free--is the brainchild of David Rabie and Joe Sarafian, two Santa Monica entrepreneurs who were born and raised in Los Angeles. The startup is now in the midst of seed funding efforts, after seeing uptake and large numbers of downloads of the app.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based survey and sampling firm uSamp has launched a new, mobile survey feature, which it says does not require a mobile app and can be used to collect not only answers to questions, but photo and videos from mobile devices. uSamp did not announce pricing on the new mobile web offering.

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MAY 23, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

How do you get local users to download and try out your new social networking app? In the case of recently launched Ntro , you offer to let them have their own food truck for a day in a contest. In the case of recently launched Ntro , you offer to let them have their own food truck for a day in a contest.

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MAY 13, 2018

It’s also the first time that anyone currently working at the company can remember the apparel company signing on with a musician for select tour merchandise, and the debut of the stash drop through the SNKRS app was the largest the company’s tech had tried to tackle.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Punchcard , the mobile, consumer loyalty application developer backed by Idealab, has swizzled its model significantly today, with the release of a new version of its mobile app for iPhone and Android. The app originally let users accumulate rewards for cash back, free merchandise, and in-kind store credit. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

Kwikset said that users can now download a beta, Kevo app through Google Play, which allows users to control the lock via their smartphone.

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