Posts Tagged: around asia

The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) is run by the good folks from the GWC. Tech in Asia and GWC are pretty close – you know, ...

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March 7, 2013
at 5:49 pm

- Web

Stealing Content in Vietnam is Finally a Real Issue

Local companies are finally taking copyright seriously in Vietnam. Probably because they’re now realizing the value of stolen material...

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March 7, 2013
at 2:47 pm

- Events

The PropertyGuru Story (Startup Asia Preview)

When people think about recent startup success cases in Singapore, PropertyGuru usually comes to mind. Founded in May 2007, PropertyGuru has...

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March 6, 2013
at 10:56 pm

- Mobile
- Startups

Metaps Taps $11 Million in Series B Funding for its Android Monetization Platform

By Steven Millward

Android monetization platform Metaps has just announced series B funding worth US$11 million. The Japanese startup, which launched in August...

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March 6, 2013
at 6:32 pm

- Web

Why Facebook, Google, and Twitter Made It in Vietnam, But Not in China

Oftentimes, people like to compare Vietnam with China. In some ways, the similarities are pretty obvious. The Chinese dynasties ruled Vietna...

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March 6, 2013
at 3:31 pm

- Web

This Is Why Copying is Everywhere in Asia

Copying in Asia? It’s everywhere. Asia is clone central. Although some have stated that the Asian copying era is coming to a close, I ...

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March 5, 2013
at 10:31 pm

- Creative
- Mobile
- Startups

With Your Second-Hand iPhone and These New Healthcare Apps, Singaporean Seniors Have a Lifeline

By Steven Millward

“Why build new hardware when the world is full of amazing iPhones and Android devices?” With that idea, one civic-minded startup...

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March 5, 2013
at 4:05 pm

- Mobile
- Startups

PassKit Raises $1.2 Million, Helps Clients Manage Mobile Wallet Passes on iOS and Android

Founded in June 2012, Hong Kong-based PassKit, a startup that enables customers to create mobile wallet passes for both iOS and Android devi...

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March 7, 2013
at 8:23 pm

Google Public Alerts for disasters in Japan

- Asia
- Mobile

Google Launches Online Public Alerts for Disaster Warnings in Japan

By Steven Millward

Japan already has a sophisticated and trigger-quick public alerts system for disasters like earthquakes and tsunami – and now Google (...

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March 7, 2013
at 4:05 pm

- E-commerce
- Startups

LotsofButtons.com Sells Lots of Buttons Online

Vertical e-commerce is a trend in Asia. So far we have lingerie, bags, beer, baby products, beauty products, and…uh…buttons! Yes...

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March 7, 2013
at 9:58 am

- Gaming
- Mobile

Spread the Fun: Line Now Has Four Times More Games Than KakaoTalk in Indonesia

Japan-made chat app Line announced today that the company has released two new games onto its social gaming platform, called Dragon Flight a...

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March 6, 2013
at 9:53 pm

- Events
- Startups

How 2C2P Plans To Solve Payment Problem in Southeast Asia [VIDEO]

We were happy to run our first ever Meetup in Ho Chi Minh city on the last day of February. Fifty people packed into the Lightbox cafe for a...

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March 6, 2013
at 4:29 pm

- Gaming
- Mobile
- Startups

Indonesian-Made Satay Chef Game Hits Blackberry 10

The Blackberry Z10 launch in Indonesia on Monday signals the launch of 4,000 apps made in the country. Yeah, that’s a very nice figure loo...

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March 6, 2013
at 2:00 pm

- Asia

Notorious Indonesian Hacker Might be Recruited by the Police

I read some news today that made me quite happy, and it’s not about the Blackberry Z10 pre-orders in Indonesia. Remember Wildan Yani Ashar...

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March 5, 2013
at 6:47 pm

- Mobile
- Opinion

Why Blackberry Remains Powerful In Indonesia, and How It’s Still Going to Lose