Siri, You’ve Got Company. And it’s a Talking Sheep from Japan.
A few days back Docomo (NYSE:DCM) announced its voice-agent application, Shabette Concier, an app that immediately draws comparisons to Apple’s smartphone personal assistant Siri. The application...
View ArticleQQBrowser for Mac Launches, Goes Where Other Chinese Browsers Fear to Tread
Even though there are remarkably few people in China who use Apple’s Mac OS X, local social media giant Tencent (HKG:0700) has done what no other Chinese company has done before – make a web browser...
View ArticleQQBrowser for Mac Launches, Goes Where Other Chinese Browsers Fear to Tread
Even though there are remarkably few people in China who use Apple’s Mac OS X, local social media giant Tencent (HKG:0700) has done what no other Chinese company has done before – make a web browser...
View ArticleGameMaki Creates Gamified Campaigns for Brands and Friends
Do this, win that. Now, anyone can create gamified campaigns on their mobile using GameMaki’s newly launched iPhone app (iTunes link). Brands need not ask agencies to create a gamified campaign at a...
View ArticleGameMaki Creates Gamified Campaigns for Brands and Friends
Do this, win that. Now, anyone can create gamified campaigns on their mobile using GameMaki’s newly launched iPhone app (iTunes link). Brands need not ask agencies to create a gamified campaign at a...
View ArticleRumor: China Mobile VP Under Investigation for Corruption
Is China Mobile (HKG:0941, NASDAQ:CHL) in trouble for corruption again? After several recent rounds of restructuring, it appears the company may still be plagued with problems; today the Chinese media...
View ArticleRumor: China Mobile VP Under Investigation for Corruption
Is China Mobile (HKG:0941, NASDAQ:CHL) in trouble for corruption again? After several recent rounds of restructuring, it appears the company may still be plagued with problems; today the Chinese media...
View ArticleBaidu Puts Tweets In Its Search With New Sina Weibo Deal
Starting this morning, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is adding search results from Chinese microblog site Sina Weibo, giving its search engine users quick access to tweets on trending topics. The very recent...
View ArticleBaidu Puts Tweets In Its Search With New Sina Weibo Deal
Starting this morning, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is adding search results from Chinese microblog site Sina Weibo, giving its search engine users quick access to tweets on trending topics. The very recent...
View ArticleAre Pinterest Clones the New Groupon Clones in China?
What a difference a year makes! A year ago, inspired by the success of Groupon in the US, group buy clones were spreading across the Chinese internet like wildfire. At the peak of the madness, China...
View ArticleAre Pinterest Clones the New Groupon Clones in China?
What a difference a year makes! A year ago, inspired by the success of Groupon in the US, group buy clones were spreading across the Chinese internet like wildfire. At the peak of the madness, China...
View ArticleAmiando Co-Founder Marc Bernegger: Key Insights as a Serial Internet...
Just last Wednesday, we caught up with to Marc P. Bernegger (pictured below) down at NUS’ N-House where he talked to students about his key insights as a serial internet entrepreneur. Marc has such a...
View ArticleAmiando Co-Founder Marc Bernegger: Key Insights as a Serial Internet...
Just last Wednesday, we caught up with Marc P. Bernegger (pictured below) down at NUS’ N-House where he talked to students about his key insights as a serial internet entrepreneur. Marc has such a long...
View ArticleTeamo.ru, Dating Site for Serious Relationships, Attracts Japanese VC Investment
Teamo.ru, a Russian dating website with over a million users, has attracted investment from United Managers Japan, Inc, via its UMJ Russia Fund. While UMJ’s investment amount is not clear, the total...
View ArticleTeamo.ru, Dating Site for Serious Relationships, Attracts Japanese VC Investment
Teamo.ru, a Russian dating website with over a million users, has attracted investment from United Managers Japan, Inc, via its UMJ Russia Fund. While UMJ’s investment amount is not clear, the total...
View ArticleCyberAgent Ventures Continues Vietnam Push, Invests in Online Book Service
CyberAgent Ventures, a subsidiary of Japan’s CyberAgent (TYO:4751), today announced its most recent of many investments in Vietnam. The firm is investing in Ho Chi Minh-based Tiki Corporation, a...
View ArticleCyberAgent Ventures Continues Vietnam Push, Invests in Online Book Service
CyberAgent Ventures, a subsidiary of Japan’s CyberAgent (TYO:4751), today announced its most recent of many investments in Vietnam. The firm is investing in Ho Chi Minh-based Tiki Corporation, a...
View ArticleIndian E-Commerce Site Launches Windows 8 App, Says It’s the First
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) new baby, Windows 8, is only a few days old, but already one Indian company is claiming to be the first to make an e-commerce app for the brand-new Windows app store....
View ArticleIndian E-Commerce Site Launches Windows 8 App, Says It’s the First
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) new baby, Windows 8, is only a few days old, but already one Indian company is claiming to be the first to make an e-commerce app for the brand-new Windows app store. Cbazaar,...
View ArticleMonaca Helps Non-Programmers Build Apps
When Japanese people hear the word Monaca (or Monaka), a traditional wafer cake filled with bean jam comes to mind. But a Tokyo-based web integration company called Asial Corporation has invented a...
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