Startup Roundup: PennApps developers favor Android, PhillyHistory.org gets augmented reality

Technically Philly’s Startup Roundup parses out the small pieces that make our greater Startup ecosystem thrive. We want to keep you in touch with the innovations that we can’t quite get to covering, but that deserve highlight. Follow along with the Startup Roundup’s dedicated newsletter or RSS feed. If you’ve got news to share, get in touch.
MUST READS
At PennApps Mobile this weekend, a hackathon we covered earlier this month, several winners took home prizes. MeepMe, Ambiance and Decider, which were each developed in under 48 hours, took the best of show awards. The bigger takeaway was that though a majority of the developers participating owned iPhones, an overwhelming majority chose to develop in Android. It’s gotta be that Java.
PhillyHistory.org is moving toward augmented reality, according Azavea. Yes, please.
Alex Hillman has joined Wildbit, the Indy Hall-located company that provides the Beanstalk collaborative code platform and the NewsBerry email marketing service. Hillman will help the company market its services through conferences, outreach and creative marketing, according to a company blog post.

GIVE A GLANCE
XIPWIRE has launched an iPad POS application so businesses can more easily process customer payments. We like the thought of seeing this in our favorite food trucks.
Old City-based Alteva, a VoIP provider, announced last week that it is now offering to its customers the opportunity to utilize an on-demand video attendant which is much like a virtual receptionist, according to an email.
Exton’s Bentley Systems, which provides infrastructure software solutions, has taken on LTL Holdings as a new client, according to a press release. The Sri Lanka-based LTL is an engineering enterprise which will use Bentley’s solutions to manage its power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure in developing countries.
MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME
eGames announces a new title in its lineup of social network games: Nightfall Mysteries, which is like those Sierra point-and-click adventure games we here at Technically Philly grew up on.
Laan Labs has released a free new app in the Mac App Store that allows users to visualize the Xbox 370 USB Kinect and its data. And for those keeping track, no worries, it’s legal.
P’unk Ave has a guide to debugging Internet Explorer 7, since, after all, its outdated technology still commands 10 percent of the browser market.
Monetate links to a poll which urges users to guess which email marketing phrase had a better conversion rate in A/B tests using its software. Hint: it’s impossible to guess, but the test results help prove the impact of Monetate’s technology.
Malvern’s Rajant Corporation, which provides mesh networks that can be deployed in real-time for industries like the military and mining, will accompany U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on a biz development mission to India, according to a press release.
You tell them: someone on Yahoo Answers asks what’s the single best thing about Philadelphia’s startup climate.
Indy Hall Labs submitted an app to iTunes that allows folks to track exercise routines in a virtual game where you fight monsters along your route. It’s a cool concept with a focused niche, for sure.
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