8 hot mobile startups to watch

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	8 hot mobile startups to watch Just how big of a deal is mobile? Three years ago there were an estimated 400 venture capital deals for mobile companies, with about $3 billion invested in the industry. Last year, according to Rutberg & Co., which tracks mobile investments, VCs poured more than $6.85 billion into mobile startups across about a thousand deals. Mobile companies captured 40% of venture capital funding last year, Rutberg found. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry The control you need, the device they want Confidently give your employees device freedom with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10. With this unified device management and security platform, you have what you need to securely manage your corporate and personal-owned BlackBerry®, iOS and Android™ devices. Experience the power of true Enterprise Mobility Management in your enterprise. Download a free 60 day trial of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 today. 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Learn more. Then and now: Doing a mobile startup in 1999 vs. 2013 For Ty Wang and Amitabh Sinha, co-founders of mobile startup WorkSpot, last year could have felt like déjà vu all over again. Read More Microsoft delivers mobile app for SkyDrive Pro Microsoft has released a SkyDrive Pro mobile application that gives SharePoint Online users access to the cloud storage service from iOS and Windows 8 devices. Read More Is Google getting ready to take the handcuffs off of Motorola? It's finally happening – Google-backed Motorola is getting ready to plunge back into the battle for top-tier Android OEM status. At least, thats what this week's batch of news stories and rumors suggests. 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