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Baidu Working on Google Glass-Like ‘Baidu Eye’ (UPDATE: Confirmed)
(UPDATED on April 3rd: A Baidu representative confirms to us that this is a genuine – though early – prototype that does indeed have the internal name “Baidu Eye”). Where Google goes, so too goes...
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Are China Telecom and Netease Taking on WeChat with a New Mobile Chat App?
We’ve written a bit lately about how China’s major telecoms are upset with WeChat and other OTT services that they see as using their networks to steal customers away from traditional moneymaking...
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Anonymous Claims It Hacked North Korea’s Intranet (But It Probably Didn’t)
The worldwide hacker collective Anonymous announced yesterday that it had hacked North Korean web servers and, among other things, the China-based North Korean propaganda site Uriminzokkiri.com, from...
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Fearing Chat Apps, Vietnam’s Telcos Hike Prices
Across the region, telcos are in a quandary as to how to deal with chat apps like Line, Whatsapp, and KakaoTalk. These messaging apps offer a free and fast alternative to SMS and have the potential to...
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RIP: MediaCorp’s ilovebooks.com Now in Deadpool
First launched in May 2012, MediaCorp’s e-book store ilovebooks is now in the deadpool. Its homepage now urges users to backup their e-books and they have until May 6 to do so. Of course, it’s good...
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MetroDeal’s Path To Daily Deal Dominance in the Philippines [Startup Asia...
Daily deals have been one of the biggest trends to hit the internet since social media. Pioneered and popularized by Groupon, the deals model swept the world by storm and the Philippines is no...
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Startup 101: How to do a Tech Startup, and Who’s Out There to Help You
Most of the TechinAsia team is already in Singapore for Startup Asia Singapore 2013 for some in-depth discussion of the world of tech and startups. But some people who aren’t devs may have a simpler...
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MailBird Launches Public Beta, Wants One Million Users This Year
Developed by a team based in Bali, email app MailBird launched its public beta version yesterday. Cited by media like LifeHacker and TechCrunch as being similar or simply inspired by the prominent...
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Looking for Opportunities in Southeast Asia? BillPin Co-Founder Shares His...
We’re less than 24 hours away from the event, and the Tech in Asia team is all gearing up to usher in precious guests and give readers online the great content that will be coming up during the...
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Misuse Allegation Throws Indonesia’s Rural Internet Penetration Scheme into...
Students are using internet in the van. Image courtesy of Kompas.com Though being the third largest democratic country in the world, corruption is still quite big in Indonesia. And now Detik yesterday...
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Nijibox Reaches 5 Million Gamers, Founder Yoichi Gets Even Busier
Japanese game developer and publisher Nijibox announced on Monday that there are a few personnel changes for the company’s key positions. During this opportunity the company also told us about its...
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Understanding Neighbouring Markets with Mike, Mimee and Reza
This evening, we are pleased to have a panel of distinguished guests from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to give us an insight on Singapore’s neighbouring markets. Held at Biopolis, tonight’s sharing...
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Roomorama’s Instant Booking Service Makes Renting as Easy as Booking a Hotel...
Online platform for short-term room rentals, Roomorama, has today launched a new instant booking service. The new feature prides itself as the first in the short-term room rental market, and users are...
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Singapore Startup BillPin Acquires Larger Rival BillMonk
It’s not too often that an acquisition happens around here – even less so do we see a startup snap up a larger rival. But that’s what happened today. The Singapore team behind BillPin, the app that...
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Better than Google Glass? Baidu Confirms ‘Baidu Eye’ AR Glasses Exist, Hints...
Yesterday, we wrote about the rumors spreading in the Chinese tech media that Baidu was working on a Google Glass-like augmented reality headset called “Baidu Eye.” Today, a Baidu representative...
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WeChat Begins Real-Name Verification for Open Platform Users
Tencent’s WeChat mobile chat app is quickly becoming much more than just a chat app, and one of its most attractive features to companies, celebrities, and government organizations may be its Open...
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Chinese Web Game Developer Linekong Online Shifts Focus to Mobile Gaming
Signs announcing the shift to mobile gaming in the Linekong offices. Earlier this week, Linekong Online was one of China’s best known and biggest developers of web games. But today, the company is no...
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Coffee Chat: Startup Opportunities in Southeast Asia (Live Blog)
Singapore’s Darius Cheung is the first to be interviewed onstage at our Startup Asia event. Having founded and exited WaveSecure, and now running BillPin, he has lots of experience and insight to...
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Coffee Chat: Twitter’s Future in Southeast Asia (Live Blog)
Aliza Knox, Managing Director of Online Sales at Twitter, takes stage at Startup Asia 2013 to talk Twitter’s presence in southeast Asia, advice for startups using the platform, and her personal journey...
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Coffee Chat: Demystifying Taiwan Startup Scene (Live Blog)
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original speaker, Le Hong Minh is unable to attend the conference. But we’re fortunate and honored to have Jamie Lin, founding partner of appWorks Ventures to...
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