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Mobile Broadband: LTE and Beyond

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- Mobile Broadband: LTE and Beyond. The need for mobile broadband grows every day, as enterprise use and various applications (especially video) drive demand for high-speed, low-latency data. See [link] (more)

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The Shed is a startup out of Virginia trying to revive the rental-for-everything business

TechCrunch LA

Among the features that the company intends to roll out as it expands is a dynamic pricing capability that will enable manufacturers to wring the most out of their goods when they’re in high demand. LA’s consumer goods rental service, Joymode, sells to the NYC retail investment firm, XRC Labs. To date, the company has raised $1.75

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Handybook Takes On Los Angeles Market

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Handybook , one of a crop of new companies which provides on-demand, mobile access to local service providers--in this case, handyman services and house cleaners--said yesterday that it has launched its services in Los Angeles, and also hired a local general manager. READ MORE>>.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

Founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in 2012, ServiceTitan is very much an up-and-coming billion-dollar business that’s a family (minded) affair. More specifically, it’s the contractors that service equipment like the heating, ventilation and cooling systems at commercial and residential properties across the U.S.

Glendale 271
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Uber Dodges Bullet In California

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Uber launched its services in Los Angeles in March of 2012, and followed with expansion into San Diego in June of 2012. The firm's smartphone app lets users summon a towncar by simply clicking into the software; and rides are priced by distance and also by current demand for rides. and Boston for operations in those cities.

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We Could End Up Striking Out On Wireless Spectrum

Tech Zulu Event

Thanks to technological advances, sports and sports fans have gone mobile as sports enthusiasts, like other consumers, embrace connected devices in just about every aspect of their lives. And for many fans that only stream NFL games online, providers now offer online viewing packages , sending streaming videos of games to mobile devices.

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Spotify Meets Siri | Introducing Vela App

Tech Zulu Event

It is the first app that brings on-demand music using voice technology. Vela was first introduced to the startup world at the AlwaysOn Hollywood event where it was honored as the Top 25 Companies to Watch for 2012. Mason plans on adding other features such as YouTube and 8Tracks to Vela’s list of popular on-demand services.

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