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See $55 Chinese Android Tablet Assembled on Factory Line [Video]
Amid all the controversy that has surrounded Chinese electronics manufacturing in recent years, it’s always insightful when we get an inside look at how such factories. Readers may recall when...
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China’s Startup Ecosystem on an Upswing
Thanks to Kai Lukoff over on Tech Rice for pointing out these informative slides on China’s entrepreneurship ecosystem from Taylor Cox at Zhen Fund. It shows how the Chinese startup scene is undergoing...
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China Telecom Deal to Bring Cloud Gaming to Smart TVs
Chinese casual gaming fans will soon be able to put down their smartphones and instead pick up their remote controls. That’s because Ubitus has just announced that its GameCloud platform will launch...
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BlackBerry Launches Camera-Less Phone for Singapore’s Military Service...
Singapore’s military service for its young men generally lasts around two years, and it places some stresses on those who takes part. One of those being that their smartphones are effectively banned...
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Hotel Finder Adds Budget Hotels, Hostels, Across China
Last year we were so impressed by the Hotel Finder app that we made a video demo of it (embedded below). And today we learn that the location-based e-commerce service is expanding even more, now...
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Where is the Money in Location-based Services?
I was delighted to write about the news of YFind’s funding. But truth be told, few if any location-based services have turned a real profit so far. Don’t get me wrong. I like LBS but not as check-ins...
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Big Challenges Still Face India’s E-commerce Space [Report]
Here’s an interesting report on India’s e-commerce space from the folks over at MSL Group. It outlines many of the problems facing the nation’s online shopping space, which despite an internet...
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Google’s Transparency Report Raises Questions About Which Nations Censor
Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) latest update for its Transparency Report includes some startling data about the rise in censorship around the world, pointing to a rise in governments requesting takedowns of...
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With Eyes on Asia Expansion, CoolIris Receives Investment from Docomo Capital
We received word from the folks over at CoolIris that the service has just received a strategic investment from the venture arm of Japanese carrier Docomo (NYSE:DCM) for an undisclosed amount. Readers...
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Subway Alarm Clock: The Must-Have App for Beijing’s Sleepy Commuters
In immense cities that never sleep, flinching from inadvertent brushes with the stern ghosts of fellow commuters, a seat; a moment of sleep. But before that shut-eye, one app can help you wake up just...
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TackThis Powers Donation Drive in Singapore’s National Day 2012
TackThis, a Singapore-based startup that focuses on a ubiquitious ecommerce solution, has partnered with Paypal to power a donation drive for Singapore’s National Day 2012. This partnership marks a...
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Apple Asks Autonavi to Guide its iOS 6 Maps for China
Screenshots of Autonavi's maps inside the new Apple Maps app for iOS 6. Apple has selected a Chinese mapping partner in the form of Autonavi (NASDAQ:AMAP) to provide the local images and routes for its...
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Want to Know More About the Online Travel Market? Check WITNext Summercamp
According to statistics released by PhoCusWright, the total travel tourism market’s expected worth in the Asia Pacific region is $294 billion in 2012. The online travel market will make up a quarter of...
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Spain’s Struggling Telefonica Sells Half its China Unicom Stake
Spain-based telco Telefonica (MCE:TEF; NYSE:TEF) has been struggling in line with the bailed-out Spanish economy of late, and has announced that it will sell half of its valuable stake in China Unicom...
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Welcome to the VIP Room: Sina Weibo Begins Charging Premium Users
Sina Weibo, China’s 300 million user strong Twitter-esque social network, now has a VIP subscription service that charges a membership fee to users who opt for some extra features. It’s a new push by...
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Japanese Researchers Obtain 3D Data More Efficiently from Ordinary Digital...
Here’s an intriguing system from researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology that provides a new way to gather 3D spatial data from photos taken with a regular digital camera. As you can see in...
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Korea’s Social App-For-Two Wants to Get Between Couples Everywhere
Korean couples app Between recently crossed the 900,000 download mark and is seeking a new round of funding next month. The app aims to create a one-on-one ‘intimate space’ to share chats, photos,...
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Dentsu Hopes Emoji Can Ride Android Platform to Overseas Markets
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and Bijutsu Shuppan Networks Co. Ltd have officially announced the release of the Dcloud platform [1] which will provide emoji for you to use on your Android...
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Tencent Takes Stake in Epic Games, Makers of Unreal Engine
Hang on... Hey, get out of the Unreal Engine, you pesky penguin! As regular readers will know, Tencent (HKG:0700) is China’s online gaming king, in everything from casual games to MMOs, and by an...
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ARTX: The First Augmented Reality Event in Asia
ARTX 2012 is the “first augmented reality event” in Asia – so claims the organizer Augmented Reality & Co (AR & Co). The event was held on June 15 and 16, and featured exhibitions, seminars,...
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