Posts Categorized: Mobile


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App Annie: “Google Play is growing very fast in Southeast Asia”

Beijing’s App Annie is growing rapidly with over 80 team members located at Beijing, Hong Kong, To...

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  • May 18, 2013
  • at 11:08 am
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The Story of App Annie: Building A Company For The Mobile App Economy

App Annie is a mobile app store data provider with its headquarters in Beijing, China but it is oper...

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  • May 17, 2013
  • at 3:20 pm
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Chat App Battleground in Indonesia Getting Hotter as Line’s New TV Stars Look to Overpower KakaoTalk’s

It’s a fierce battlefield for chat apps in Indonesia. Today, Japan-based Line is going to roll out...

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  • May 16, 2013
  • at 5:08 pm
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How InMobi Grew From a Startup to a Giant Mobile Ad Network

Founder and CEO of mobile ad network giant, InMobi, Naveen Tewari, has come a long way. Naveen is an...

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  • May 16, 2013
  • at 1:05 pm
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The Growth Story and Future of Mobile Chat App Giant LINE

Popular mobile messaging chat app Line was created by NHN Japan, with Japanese and Korean team inspi...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 9:08 pm
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SingTel invests in startups

With Only Digital Business Growing, SingTel Sets Aside $1.6B For Startup Acquisitions

The newest earnings report from SingTel (SGX:T48) makes for painful reading. The giant Singapore-bas...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 5:05 pm
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Canalys: China Bought 82 Million Smartphones in Q1, Apple Back Up to 5th Spot

When we looked at Canalys smartphone data for Q4 2012, we noted that Apple had sunk to sixth spot in...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 1:15 pm
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Zoolook fashion app

Zoolook Brings Together Fashionistas, Fashion Bloggers, and Brands – All in One App

We’ve seen all kinds of social fashion startups crop up in Asia in the past couple of years. One o...

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  • May 14, 2013
  • at 10:03 pm
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Samsung Galaxy S4 sales to hit 10 million in under 1 month

Samsung CEO Hails 10 Million Galaxy S4 Sales in 3 Weeks, Hints at 100 Million in Future

Samsung (005930:KS) co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun has today hailed the company’s new Galaxy S4 phone as it...

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  • May 17, 2013
  • at 9:55 pm
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PicMix Crosses 10 Million Users, Will Launch Physical Gift Cards

Indonesian-made photo app PicMix revealed today that it passed the 10 million user mark last month, ...

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  • May 16, 2013
  • at 9:15 pm
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Youku Tudou web piracy

How China’s Top Video Site Battles the Pirates

After merging into one company last year, Youku Tudou (NYSE:YOKU) further established itself as Chin...

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  • May 16, 2013
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Huawei and ZTE Face More EU Scrutiny: What Are They Doing Wrong?

I’m beginning to think we might as well just consider Huawei and ZTE, given that they seem to ...

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  • May 16, 2013
  • at 9:30 am
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Wechat user numbers

Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeChat

China’s biggest web company by revenue has just posted its Q1 2013 financial report. Tencent (HKG:...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 6:39 pm
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ChatPerk gadget lets your iPhone emit smells

Attach and Sniff: Japan’s ChatPerf Lets Your iPhone Emit Smells (VIDEO)

Using a smartphone is a very sensual and immersive experience, but so far our sense of smell has bee...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 2:00 pm
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GREE Shuts Down China Branch (Update: CONFIRMED)

Update: GREE has replied and this is the company’s official statement on the matter: We are re...

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  • May 15, 2013
  • at 2:13 am
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KakaoHome launch

Kakao Launches KakaoHome, A Social Android Launcher For Your Smartphone

Kakao, the maker of Korean mobile chat app, KakaoTalk, has launched KakaoHome a launcher for Android...

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  • May 14, 2013
  • at 7:18 pm
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