Layar, the Dutch provider of augmented reality software for smartphones, was named the top mobile app at Getjar’s first annual Getties Award on Monday night.

The awards ceremony featured a performance by “Lady Getjar,” which was actually the emcee Lauren Mayer dressed up in a wild costume. The event billed itself as the Oscars for the mobile app community, and it didn’t disappoint John Hering, founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Lookout, which was named the best Android app.

“It was unlike any other mobile event I had been to before, to say the least,” said Hering, pictured below, holding the Getties trophy with other members of the Lookout team. “We need to see more of this. Support and recognition of app developers through these kinds of awards are great for end users in general as they aid in discovery of key must have apps.”

I spent part of my day last Saturday doing something that most adults try to avoid. I hung out with some teens. Specifically, I attended the second annual Teens in Technology conference at Google’s San Francisco offices. Co-chairs Sam Levin, 48, and Daniel Brusilovsky, 17, say that more than 150 people, aged 10 to 60, [...]

Nimbuzz, a Rotterdam-based mobile VoIP and IM provider, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Naspers/MIH led the round, and was joined by return backer Mangrove Capital Partners.   Read the peHUB interview with Nimbuzz CEO EJ Lugt.       PRESS RELEASE Nimbuzz (http://www.nimbuzz.com), the comprehensive mobile VoIP and IM provider that also [...]