Posts Categorized: Asia



iPhone 5 Now Available for Pre-Order in Indonesia, Delivers Next Friday

Apple’s latest handset, the iPhone 5 is set to be available on December 14th in Indonesia. Two operator partners – Telkomsel and Ind...

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  • December 7, 2012
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Red Dot Ventures Wants to Help Startups Hire

Singapore based VC Red Dot Ventures has partnered with Lithan Hall Academy to launch a hiring and training plan that aims to help startups w...

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  • December 7, 2012
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Monster Fantasia: Nijibox Brings its Second Title to Southeast Asia via Kotagames

Japanese game developer and publisher Nijibox has announced today that it has released its latest title Monster Fantasia for the Kotagames p...

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  • December 7, 2012
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Growing with its Baby Boomer Users, Kaixin Launches a Baby Photo Diary App

Kaixin, one of China’s earliest Facebook-style social networks, might be struggling to stay relevant, but at least it’s growing ...

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  • December 7, 2012
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EatAds, the Online Marketplace for Offline Ads, Raises Funds and Adds 2 New Co-Founders

We’re seeing a great proliferation in online marketplaces in Asia this year, and here’s another one that’s blossoming. Sin...

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  • December 6, 2012
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Lazada Receives $26M From Summit Partners, Has Now Raised Over $100M in 4 Months

Rocket Internet’s Asia-oriented e-commerce site Lazada announced yesterday that the company received $26 million in funding from equity in...

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  • December 6, 2012
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Nokia Brings WP8 to China with Launch of Lumia 920T on China Mobile

Nokia (HEL:NOK1V; NYSE:NOK) brought the first Windows Phone 8 (WP8) device to China today with the launch of its Lumia 920T on the nation...

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  • December 5, 2012
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Take Note, Evernote: Netease’s Cloud Notes App Hits 8 Million Users

Chinese web portal Netease (NASDAQ:NTES) is making good progress with its Evernote-like cloud notes service, Youdao YunBiJi, which has just ...

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  • December 5, 2012
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Five Tips for Building a Strong Social Brand

At Simplify360, we are building a company that sustains. We are neither looking for quick revenue nor looking for a quick exit. So we build ...

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  • December 7, 2012
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Oompr is A Social Alternative to Buying and Selling on Forums

I recently met up with the founders of Oompr! (pronounced ‘Oom-per’), Louis and Weikiat. Both are graduating next year and have done a f...

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  • December 7, 2012
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China’s WineNice Raises Over $15M in Funding, Rumored to Involve Rothschild Support

Yes, this is the third bit of news for a China-based wine e-commerce site in as many days. This time it’s the turn of WineNice to coun...

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  • December 7, 2012
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Telkomsel and Google Bring Free Mobile Internet to Indonesia

Yesterday Indonesian telco Telkomsel and Google launched a free mobile internet feature called Free Zone. This new feature allows Telkomsel ...

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  • December 6, 2012
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A Vision of Vietnam’s Internet Future?

In dusty, cramped rooms across Vietnam, kids and adults log on to the web in internet shops. It’s a common sight on every other street...

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  • December 6, 2012
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Touchten’s Infinite Sky Set to Launch for Chinese and Japanese Markets

Indonesian game developer Touchten’s flagship game, Infinite Sky, which has garnered more than one million downloads and 200,000 daily act...

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  • December 6, 2012
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In Vietnam, For Every 100 People There are 145 Mobile Phones

With Vietnam’s internet penetration at 34 percent and the latest Facebook growth statistics showing Vietnam to be one of the fastest growi...

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  • December 5, 2012
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Komli Media Partners with Yoose to Serve Geo-targeted Ads

Komli Media has announced its second deal in the last five days, this time a sales partnership with Singapore-based hyperlocal mobile ad net...

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  • December 5, 2012
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