Missed out on the best Asia tech news from the past seven days? Worry not, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our roundup of the week’s top stories, sorted by popularity.
1. 5 reasons Samsung is facing a massive profit slump
Samsung today warned of an approximate 60 percent profit slump for its upcoming Q3 earnings report. Here’s why the Korean giant is in trouble.
2. Xiaomi announces black Mi4 coming October 28, responds to Apple’s design lead calling its design “theft”
Apple’s Jony Ive calls the Mi4 phone design “theft” but Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra responds. Plus, a black version of the Mi4 is coming soon!
3. I’m feeling sour about Uber Singapore’s free ride promo. Here’s why
Uber gave free rides to Singaporeans for one day. Good move or bad?
4. Entrepreneur porn is fine, but remember that it’s just porn
Last month, after Ali Mese’s inspirational essay about entrepreneurship went viral, my colleague Daniel wrote a piece in defense of it and of ‘entrepreneur porn’ in general. And while I agree with him that entrepreneur porn is necessary, I think it’s also important to point out just how accurate that term really is.
5. Line finally reveals its monthly active user count
It’s not what you think it is. Actually, it’s exactly what you think it is.
6. This is no joke: Vietnam’s funniest website just got acquired
HaiVL is one of Vietnam’s most promising media startups. It cloned the 9gag funny image model and achieved 4 million uniqe visits per day within 2 years.
7. After success with phones, Xiaomi now wants to make your home smarter
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