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MFour Mobile Research Raises $5M

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Irvine-based MFour Mobile Research , a developer of mobile survey and research software, announced today that it has raised $5M in a new funding round. According to the company, the funding will go towards scaling technology and research staff. The funding came from Kayne NewRoad Ventures Fund.

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ISBX Takes $750,000 For Mobile Software

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Los Angeles-based ISBX , a developer of a cross-platform, mobile development product, said today that it has scored $750,000 in funding. According to ISBX, it will use the funding for research and development, as well as expansion of its offerings and core technologies.

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Qualcomm Targets Augmented Reality With SDK, Research Lab

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San Diego-based Qualcomm is hoping this week that the newly developing field of augmented reality--the layering of software and the real world via mobile phones and computers--will help bolster use of its products, and has released both a software development kit and announced a new research center around the field.

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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

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Fuel Cycle Rolls Out Continuous Issue Tracking Tool

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Santa Monica-based a href="[link] Cycle, a developer of software for market research, said it has rolled out a new tool to help with ongoing issue tracking for companies using continuous product development.

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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Technology pilots.

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Mobility: Exceeding Your Customers? Expectations

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 -- Mobility: Exceeding Your Customers? San Diego Software Industry Council. 1 in 4 mobile apps are downloaded but never used again. Panelists: Wendy Eichenbaum, Principal, Ucentric Design, LLC; Alex Genov, Lead User Researcher, Active.com; Hunter Jensen, Founder and CEO, Barefoot Solutions.

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