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PayJoy cashes in on Indonesia’s smartphone financing gap
The company sees an opportunity in the country’s digital-first population, which has limited access to formal credit.
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup to close down smartphone business
The shift in resources will allow Vingroup to compete globally on electric vehicles.
1776 Challenge Cup Tokyo Wrapup
Last month’s 1776 Challenge Cup in Tokyo saw 15 startups compete, with Smart Medical Corporation taking the prize. Check out the winners inside.
What people really think of the Microsoft-Nokia nostalgia phone
Will modern India spend on a feature phone?
How Lenovo’s Motorola acquisition could help it take on Xiaomi
Lenovo has completed its acquisition of Motorola; that’s good news in its own right, but could this also be a boost to Lenovo’s plans to launch a new mobile brand in China?
Lower prices, Android OS, and bigger screens are biggest factors Southeast Asians’ smartphone purchases
Last year, research firm GfK reported 2011 smartphone sales in the region grew by 78 percent. This year, GfK released a similar report on smartphone adoption in the region in the
Why High-End Smartphones Do Not Lead the Southeast Asia Market
The likes of Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 are seeing declining sales in the region, further increasing cheaper Android phones’ sales in the market.
Report: Xiaomi Mi3 Coming August 16, Features New “Hi-Fi” Capability
The impending release of Xiaomi’s next-gen smartphone, the Mi3, isn’t exactly a secret. After all, Xiaomi has a released a new model in the early fall in both of the
Why Apple Isn’t Making a Low-Cost Smartphone for China
We all know that China is important to Apple (even if you didn’t know it already, Tim Cook’s recent visit to China surely must have driven it home). It’s becoming
China’s Mobile Phone Exports to US Way Up, Exports to Africa Way Down
China makes an awful lot of mobile phones. Most of those phones are exported and sold elsewhere. So who is China’s biggest mobile customer? According to some new data released




