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China Mobile 4G launch in 2013

China Mobile Planning Final $6.7 Billion Push to Launch 4G in 344 Cities This Year

Despite a lack of regulatory approval yet, the world’s biggest mobile telco by user-base, China Mo...

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  • May 6, 2013
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Follow Tech in Asia on KakaoTalk

Be Our ‘Plus Friend’ on KakaoTalk!

Hello readers, Tech in Asia is now an official Plus Friend on KakaoTalk’s mobile messaging platfor...

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  • May 6, 2013
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China’s Top 10 Smartphone Apps for Android and iOS

Chinese research firm iResearch recently released its breakdown of China’s mobile market in Ja...

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Asian tech startups list

14 Startups in Asia that Caught Our Eye

We welcome the week of May with a round-up of startups from all across the region. Remember, for sta...

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  • May 5, 2013
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Amazon Appstore China

Amazon Appstore Opens in China, Leaps Final Hurdle Before Kindle Fire Launch

In a surprise move, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has opened its Android-oriented Appstore in China today. Th...

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  • May 4, 2013
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Samsung Looks to Assert its Dominance with Galaxy S4 Launch in Indonesia

The Samsung Galaxy S4 officially launched today in Indonesia. Kompas today quotes Febri Rusli, the p...

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  • May 3, 2013
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vietnam's food delivery battle

Vietnam’s Food Delivery Battle is Really Hot, Here are the Top 4 Players

Since 2011, food delivery has been a delicious space in Vietnam. At first, it started out in the exp...

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Next Version of WeChat Rumored to Have Mobile Payments and Paid Publishing Platform

We know that Tencent (HKG:0700) is working on a social gaming platform for WeChat, its popular socia...

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  • May 3, 2013
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zalo vietnam mobile

Zalo Hits 2 Million Users and Plans for 5 Million Soon [INFOGRAPHIC]

I’ve been doing a lot of chat app news in Vietnam lately – the reason is mobile is in a very...

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  • May 6, 2013
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How Memebox Bootstrapped to Become a $1 Million Company

How Memebox Bootstrapped to Become a $1 Million Company (VIDEO)

We had our second ever Tech in Asia Meetup in Singapore. This one featured Hyungseok Dino Ha, CEO an...

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  • May 6, 2013
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Zhou Hongyi

Zhou Hongyi Wants Qihoo to Go Global, But Could it Ever Happen?

Late last week, Qihoo 360 CEO Zhou Hongyi spoke to the press about a number of things. Among them wa...

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  • May 6, 2013
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CTW - China tech news this week

8 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

All of China was on holiday for half the week, yet it still managed to be a particularly eventful fe...

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  • May 5, 2013
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Asia tech news this week

Staff Picks: 6 Top News Stories this Week in Tech in Asia

This was a week dominated by big money, big user numbers, and major monetization moves. And those ar...

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  • May 4, 2013
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Weibo snapweibo

SnapWeibo: This Weibo Post Will Self-Destruct in 10 Seconds

If you’re a fan of Sina Weibo but don’t like the idea of your posts swirling around the ...

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  • May 3, 2013
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BPI

Bank Launches Square-like Device in the Philippines

You seldom hear of banks or financial establishments involving themselves directly in technology tre...

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  • May 3, 2013
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livepicly kitchen

No More Queues: LivEpicly Offers Real-Time Dining Reservations in Indonesia

I guess one of the common problems when going to a popular diner is when you need to queue. Being hu...

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  • May 3, 2013
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