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Unicom Insiders Confirm iPhone 4S Hasn’t Gotten China Network Permit Yet
Oh dear. The bad news just keeps coming for China’s iPhone fans. Following on the heels of yesterday’s reports that what we thought was proof the iPhone 4S had gotten its network permit from MIIT...
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$50 Android Smartphones? Coming Next Month to China
A $100 Android device? That’s so passé. That’s because $50 Android smartphones are on the way for 2012. A brand-new pair of budget chipsets devised by the Chinese manufacturer Spreadtrum (NASDAQ:SPRD)...
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5 Ways Twitter’s New Redesign Makes It More Like Sina Weibo
Twitter’s slick new redesign has brought it – visually and practically – closer to China’s most dynamic microblogging platform, Sina’s (NASDAQ:SINA) Weibo. It shows, perhaps, that Sina’s rapid rate of...
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Dentsu Partners with Japan Post to Send Christmas Cards Via Facebook
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu (TYO: 4324) has partnered with Japan Post Service Co. Ltd. to develop a Facebook page/app which enables users to send each other physical greeting cards without...
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Entrepreneur Hopes Sharing Videos From Smartphones is Next Big Thing
The former CTO of video-streaming sites Tudou (NASDAQ:TUDO) and Ku6 has reinvented himself as an entrepreneur, and now has his first app available for download. It’s a video-recording and sharing app...
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Live TV Stream Offers Glimpse into Entertainment in North Korea
North Korea Tech shared an amazing link yesterday that is apparently a live stream of Korea Central Television, i.e. the DPRK’s official TV station. I’ve been watching it for the last half-hour, and...
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Asia Tech Tour Episode 2: Youku.com from China [VIDEO]
Youku HQ in Beijing This is episode 2 of our Asia Tech Tour video series. If there’s any Asian service or app that you’d like to see us explore, please send us your request. Today Charlie [1] and I do...
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Listen and Follow Your Heart
Credit: justinlattaway.com A successful entrepreneur told me something this morning that is pretty true: “You’re only as good as your weakness.” Take for example, perseverance, which could be seen in...
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6 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week
It certainly got cold in this part of China this week, but our fingers were kept warm tapping out these stories, headed by two major upcoming pieces of hardware… 1. Dangdang to Launch E-Book Platform...
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Happy Birdday! Rovio’s Mighty Eagle Eyes A Billion Fans as Angry Birds Turns Two
In today’s changing gaming landscape few characters are as iconic as Angry Birds. And while publisher Rovio is modest about the comparison, Angry Birds is perhaps the first franchise to ride the...
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This Week in Asia Tech Startups: 9 That Caught Our Eye
As usual, we have quite a few Asian tech startups on our radar this week, from China, Japan, Indonesia, and Singapore. For folks who are interested in investing or partnering with these startups, drop...
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ZhenFund and Sequoia China Set Up 200 Million RMB Fund
Earlier this month, ZhenFund and Sequoia China announced an agreement to set up a new 200 million RMB fund (US$31.45 million) in China. This new fund, described as “ZhenFund 2.0,” aims to invest in 100...
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Youjia App Makes Hooking Up Even More Fun
Pretty babes work best. We have reviewed several apps that help you hook up with new friends of the opposite sex. But Youjia has so far been the one that I’m most impressed with. It’s simple to use and...
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China’s SASAC Says Telecoms Are Public Interest Companies
Shao Ning, CFP via Sina Tech Shao Ning, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), said at a meeting in Beijing on Saturday that...
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China’s 8 Most Profitable US-Listed Tech Stocks in 2011
(Photo source: People's Daily Online) Despite fears of a very bad year for Chinese tech stocks after the fraud at Longtop (formerly NASDAQ: LFT), a new list from China Analyst reveals that the majority...
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How To Help A Startup If You Have No Experience
Credit: Streetbonersandtvcarnage Let’s establish this first: We don’t have many successful entrepreneurs in Singapore, or in the Southeast Asia region. So as budding entrepreneurs, it is already an...
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CEO Says Tianya ready to IPO, Just Waiting for the Right Time
Tianya is part of China’s internet old school, a news portal/BBS forum that was the hottest thing going in the days before social networks and microblogging. These days, there’s still a fiercely loyal...
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Who Needs PCs? Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Opt For the Mobile Web [INFOGRAPHIC]
The Infographic of the Day series visually expresses important stories from Asia and the world of technology. Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos are areas that don’t get too much coverage in the tech press –...
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iPhone 4S to Launch in January in China. Maybe.
OK, now things are just getting crazy. Previously, we had reported that the iPhone 4s had been awarded its network permit, the last legal hurdle it faced before China Unicom could bring the device to...
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Dangdang’s E-Bookstore Launching on 21st, Bringing More Than Just E-Books
Dangdang's new e-bookstore will follow the lead of Apple's NewsStand (pictured) as well as Amazon. After the Chinese e-commerce site Dangdang (NYSE:DANG) revealed that it will soon launch an e-book...
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