Motorola on Thursday announced the acquisition of location-based software maker Aloqa. The privately-held startup develops technologies designed to enable the discovery of relevant web content by
mobile smartphone users, according to
TechCrunch. Just over a year ago, Aloqa raised $1.5 million Series A funding from multiple angel
investors and VC firm Wellington Partners.
"Motorola says it will use Aloqa's expertise to enhance Motoblur, which delivers customized content to mobile device homescreens, with a
context-aware platform and related services," TechCrunch notes. Additionally, Aloqa will be folded into Motorola Mobility, which is comprised of Motorola's Mobile Devices and Home businesses -- and is
likely to be spun off from Motorola in the first quarter of 2011, according to TechCrunch. Aloqa distributes its product as a mobile app for multiple smartphone platforms, including iOS, Nokia and
Android, and it says more than one million users have already downloaded its software.
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