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Does Apple Really Care About Factory Workers?
Apple CEO Tim Cook (via Cult of Mac) In response to the growing brouhaha over working conditions at Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) suppliers’ factories in Asia — not to be confused with the growing brouhaha over...
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Apple, Huawei, ZTE, Biggest Mobile Movers in Q4 [CHART]
Apple's New Hong Kong store, photo via Casey Lau According to new figures from Gartner, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) posted a stellar fourth quarter, increasing 121.4 percent on the previous year. On the...
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E-commerce Startups Get Investors’ Love in India, Will Indonesia Follow Suit?
It seems like e-commerce is the hot property in India right now, judging by where the money has been flowing in recent months. I’m not just talking about the big boys like Flipkart, SnapDeal or...
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Octopost Automates and Analyzes Your Facebook Content Updates
As a Facebook page owner, one common problem you might face is content drought. You know you have to come out with content for your fans but find it hard to do so. And even if you have great content...
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SARFT Establishing Platform For Regulating Internet Video in China
Well, we all knew it was coming. Heck, I even wrote it was coming in an article three months ago. Now, it’s official: China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) plans to...
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iPad Heading for E-Commerce Sales Ban in China as Yet More Sites Remove It
Contrasting screenshots of 360Buy's iPad listings yesterday and today. Yesterday we first broke the story in English of how Amazon China had quit selling the iPad as part of the Apple vs Proview...
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The Old Republic Launches in Hong Kong and Singapore on March 1
The Old Republic, Bioware’s latest MMO and the best recent shot at World of Warcraft‘s crown, is coming to Asia. Specifically, the game will launch March 1 in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and New...
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Apps Foundry Acquires a Stake in MakeMac, the News Site for Apple Fans
With the freshly injected capital from Gobi Ventures, Apps Foundry, the startup that made the popular magazine reader SCOOP on the iPad, is making its first acquisition. Apps Foundry is taking a...
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Shanda Shareholders Approve Buyout, NASDAQ Delisting Coming Soon
After a management buyout, some believe $SNDA will head back to its native Shanghai and list there instead. Shareholders of Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ:SNDA), one of China’s biggest web and gaming...
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Baidu Launches New Version of Baidu Browser [REVIEW]
Last year, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) launched its own browser application, the creatively-titled Baidu Browser. Today, the Chinese search giant has launched version 2.0, and is touting significant...
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Alternative Android App Store AppChina Attracts A-Round Funding
The AppChina market app. The alternative Android app store AppChina has secured some A-round funding worth 40 million RMB (US$6.35 million). Announced today, though completed last month, the injection...
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Google Continues Efforts to Bring Asian Business Online in Thailand
Google Thailand’s Go Online initiative to get small and medium businesses online has far exceeded expectations, country head Ariya Banomyong told me today. The company aimed for 50,000 business to...
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Singapore Still the Best Place for Entrepreneurs [Infographic]
The Infographic of the Day series visually expresses important stories from Asia and the world of technology. New information from the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank confirms...
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Manthan Systems Closes $15 Million Series C Funding From Norwest Venture...
Retailers need analytics too! Manthan System, a retail analytics and business intelligence company based in India, announced yesterday that it has concluded its $15 million Series C funding from...
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5 Features in Mac OS 10.8 That Apple Has Added for Chinese Users
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has just released an early preview of its next version of Mac OS X, which will be called Mountain Lion. Along with a bunch of new features come several that are aimed exclusively...
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CandyJapan Sends Sweets with Simple Subscription Model
Subscription models are cool. Provide a service to your customers, who in return pay a recurring fee. That’s the idea behind CandyJapan.com, a service that sends you (surprise, surprise) candy from...
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Japan’s Freco Lets You Share and Discover Interesting Places with Like-minded...
Earlier this week, Tokyo-based startup Kaditt introduced an iPhone app (available in English and Japanese) that allows users to discover places to visit based on your friends’ recommendation. It’s...
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Tiket Hits the Right Notes in its Ticket Buying Experience [REVIEW]
Tiket, as its name implies, is a ticket booking platform for almost anything. It was soft launched back in November of last year, and has been running full steam ahead since the end of December. With...
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Deals On Demand: Handsup Lets You Create Your Own Discounted Deal
Unlike the common group-buying websites in China, Handsup.cn has an interesting new spin. It is the first domestic site that allows consumers to request deals. Seeing goods or service which they want,...
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Asian Game Devs, I’m Begging You: No More Three Kingdoms
Browsing the news this morning, I spotted a rumor that Netease may be poised to launch a DOTA-style game of its own next month. DOTA is very popular here, and a domestic take on it could be...
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