Coffee Chat: KakaoTalk’s Growth From Startup (Live Blog)
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Why KakaoTalk Will Win the TV Ad Battlefield in Indonesia
TV advertisements have proven to work very well for chat apps in Indonesia. China-based WeChat and J...
The Next Step for North Korea’s Internet: Buying a Great Firewall From China
We are all familiar enough with the internet now to realize that it’s not a magical, virtual, ...
From Line to Puzzles and Dragons, Japan Rocks the World at App Monetization [STATS]
Regular readers will know that Japanese smartphone owners are great for spending money on apps. Now ...
North Korea Set to Offer Uncensored 3G to Foreign Visitors Next Month, But at a Price
Starting next week, foreign visitors going into North Korea will no longer be entering a digital voi...
YouTube to Bring Music Livestreams and Hangouts to New ‘Asia Pop’ Channel
YouTube has just launched a devoted Asia Pop channel that will showcase the hottest pop music across...
KakaoTalk Challenges Apple and Google with New Digital Publishing Platform
The Korean-made messaging app KakaoTalk has over 70 million users and a social gaming platform runni...
NHN Japan Focuses on its Chat App With “Line Corp” Spin-Off Company
Regular readers will know that the messaging app Line now has over 100 million registered users. Tha...
Between has 200,000 Downloads in Southeast Asia, 2.9 Million Globally
(Update: @sonofsarah says that all download numbers are BS. True. So here you go: Between has over 9...
New Samsung Galaxy S4 in an Infographic
Now that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 is out, let’s take a quick look at what could be the world’s ...
BeLAUNCH Now Open to Indian Startups, and Readers Can Get Discounts for the Seoul Event
It’s only about seven weeks until the globally-minded Korean startup conference beLAUNCH takes pla...
KakaoTalk Records 288% Indonesian User Growth and Looks to Embrace Local Communities
Today, Korea-based messaging app KakaoTalk held a press conference event called “Media Play Day.â€...
Report: Still Few 4G Subscribers in Asia, But Will Rise to 72.1 Million by End of 2013
ABI Research has published a new report today that says Asia-Pacific’s 4G subscriber market is...
Lessons in Monetizing Apps and Games in Smartphone-Mad Korea and Japan [INFOGRAPHIC]
Japan and Korea are at the forefront of Asia’s rush to smartphones, and are also markets where...
Korean Gaming Giant Nexon Hits $1.2 Billion Revenue in 2012, Marches on to Mobile
Nexon’s (TYO:3659) Q4 2012 results are just in. In brief, the Korean gaming giant did okay. La...
KakaoTalk Launches Social Gaming Platform on iOS and in Japan
Korean-made messaging app KakaoTalk launched its Game Platform on Android in its home country last J...
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