Posts Categorized: Mobile


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Line Hits 16 Million Users in Taiwan

In a 36kr interview with Frank (no last name was provided) who is in charge of Line expansion into t...

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 10:34 pm
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Ctrip Confirms Investment in Hotel Booking Mobile App

After rumors had begun to swirl about the two companies, Chinese travel site Ctrip’s vice-chai...

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 8:00 am
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HTC One sales 2013

Amid an Exec Brain Drain, HTC Reassures Everyone That 5 Million ‘One’ Phones Sold So Far

Amid a stream of bad news about an executive brain drain at HTC (TPE:2498), the Taiwanese phone-make...

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  • May 23, 2013
  • at 6:33 pm
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Lend An Eye App

Lend An Eye App Lends Your Vision to The Blind

Grey Singapore has recently created a meaningful corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, a...

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  • May 23, 2013
  • at 9:00 am
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DeNA Reveals the Secret Sauce In Its Latest Mobile RPG Global Hit

Developed by Japanese gaming company DeNA, Blood Brothers is a popular mobile game that has hit numb...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 10:00 pm
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China mcommerce

Mobile Commerce Worth $4.29 Billion in Q1 in China, But One Company Dominates

We know that mobile commerce in China was worth $7.8 billion in 2012 – and is expected to rise...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 5:43 pm
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Line app censors Chinese words

Line App is Primed and Ready to Censor Politically Sensitive Chinese Words

A few months ago we spotted that Tencent’s WeChat app was censoring certain ‘sensitive’ politi...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 11:28 am
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who owns your wechat posts

Who Owns Your WeChat Posts?

It’s an issue that seems to pop up for every developing social platform that doesn’t spe...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 8:00 am
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US, Japan, Korea Drive about 80% of Google Play’s Games Revenue

80 percent of all games revenue on Google Play is generated from US, Japan, and Korea.

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 10:38 am
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Square Japan launch

Square Makes First Overseas Move, Launches in Japan

Japan has long had square watermelons, and now it has Square for mobile payments too. This marks the...

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  • May 23, 2013
  • at 10:22 pm
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Chinese City Bans Taxi Finder Smartphone Apps, Threatens to Punish Drivers Who Use Them

Chinese City Bans Taxi Finder Smartphone Apps, Threatens to Punish Drivers Who Use Them

Taking a cab in China can be a real pain, but increasingly, smartphone apps can make the process qui...

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  • May 23, 2013
  • at 11:00 am
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xiaomi mi3

Report: Xiaomi Mi3 Coming August 16, Features New “Hi-Fi” Capability

The impending release of Xiaomi’s next-gen smartphone, the Mi3, isn’t exactly a secret. ...

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  • May 22, 2013
  • at 8:00 am
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WeChat users outside China reach 50 million

WeChat Now Has 50 Million Users Outside of China

Early last month we mentioned that WeChat, the China-made messaging app, had 40 million users outsid...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 7:57 pm
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3 Awesome Presentations From ‘Mobile Day’ Vietnam Event

3 Awesome Presentations From ‘Mobile Day’ Vietnam Event

Last Saturday and the Saturday before, Vietnam held its third ever Mobile Day in the country to thro...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 4:39 pm
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Indonesia Jatis Group Co-founder Shares His Two-Decade-Long Startup Journey

Indonesia Jatis Group Co-founder Shares His Two-Decade-Long Startup Journey

At 43 years old, Izak Jenie is still talking about new business ideas and starting projects. He just...

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  • May 21, 2013
  • at 10:30 am
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Shanghai 4G

China Mobile Preps Biggest Ever 4G Trial in Shanghai

With China Mobile thought to be keen to launch its 4G network nationwide later this year, the behemo...

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  • May 20, 2013
  • at 10:37 pm
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