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5 Lessons on How a Business Can Get a Stronger Web Presence in China
While businesses and brands are making significant investments in China, many are cutting corners on their websites – which isn’t the smartest move. For the technical, marketing, and sales departments...
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China’s Mobile Internet Users Surpass Desktop Users
CNNIC has recently released a lengthy but fascinating report showing how mobile is overtaking the desktop in China. As you can see in the graph below, there is a continual surge of mobile internet...
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Rovio’s Angry Birds Making Nests Around Asia
A few moments ago, Rovio launched a new Angry Birds collaboration for its Facebook game with rock band Green Day, who played the SummerSonic festival here in Japan this past weekend. Perhaps the most...
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Call Me Maybe: Chinese E-Commerce Site Debuts a Group Messaging App
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba has always had a chat app – but this week it has been completely revamped, metamorphosing from a fusty old IM-style app (called AliWangWang) to the newly rolled out,...
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“Summer Love KL” is an Online Drama from Malaysia Shot on an iPhone 4S
The world of film is getting more and more accessible. For years, film cameras cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but now even relatively cheap DSLRs are giving us picture quality good enough that...
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Music Collaboration App Nana Releases Beta, Global Launch Coming Soon
Tokyo startup Nana Music has just introduced an iPhone app (currently only available in Japan) that allows users to sing, play songs, and collaborate with other users on their Nana platform. It’s...
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Smart to Launch First 4G Service in the Philippines This Weekend
The Philippines telco Smart is set to launch the first 4G mobile service in the country on Saturday, August 25. This service is capable of theoretical data speeds of up to 42mbps, and will initially...
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Maxthon Releases Mobile Browser for iPhone
China-based Maxthon, recently released its desktop browser for Mac OS X. And now the company has followed it up by releasing an iPhone Maxthon browser, and has incorporated some interesting features....
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Empire Glory Makers Plan More Freemium Gaming Titles for iOS
Last week we reported that the number of startups based in the Chinese capital, Beijing, was dropping, and resolved to find web companies based outside of the usual startup hubs. Here’s another [1]:...
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GREE on Responding to Your Game’s Users After Release
There’s a great interview over at Edge Online with GREE’s (TYO:3632) senior vice president Taisei Yoshida, touching on the different ways that the company develops games, collecting user data after...
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Qihoo’s 360 Search Engine Launches, Already Spotted Using Dirty Tricks
Huh!? The Chinese anti-virus company Qihoo 360 (NYSE:QIHU) launched its own search engine, so.360.cn, late last week. But already 360 Search is in trouble, accused of engaging in dirty tricks to get...
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Japan’s Mixi Set to Launch Subscription-based Fashion Commerce Service
Yesterday Japanese social networking giant Mixi (TYO:2121) went live with a teaser page for a new subscription-based e-commerce service. It’s called Petite Jeté, and it will be targeting women in...
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WeChat App Pushes Into Social Media Marketing Via QR Codes
The world’s biggest group messaging app, Tencent’s WeChat – or “Weixin” as it’s called in Chinese – is taking an interesting turn in China. It is now also a platform for social media marketing,...
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Cosmetic E-commerce Startup, Luxola, Raises $590,000
Singapore-based cosmetic e-commerce startup, Luxola, recently announced that it has raised $590,000 from WaveMaker Labs. The site sells all things cosmetic-related, including products for the face,...
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DeNA Partners with Axel Mark to Cooperate in Social Games
Japanese social gaming companies DeNA (TYO:2432) and Axel Mark (TYO:3624) have agreed to a strategic agreement to cooperate in further developing their social gaming business both in Japan and...
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Camera360 Tests ‘Cloud Albums’ Service, Will Soon Appear in the App
The Chinese app makers behind the smash-hit Camera360 seem to be busy spending their $10 million in new funding on creating new stuff [1]. The latest addition is called “Camera360 Cloud Albums” (for...
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Internet Usage on the Rise During Eid al-Fitr Holiday in Indonesia
Indonesian telecommunications providers XL and Indosat have released figures on their services’ traffic during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, this according to Detik today. XL users seem to prefer using the...
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WEEKEND Inc Wants to Create a Work Culture Based on its Name
WEEKEND Inc. (which we’ll be typing as “Weekend” from here on out because there’s no good reason for the name to be in all caps) is a design and technology studio that provides startup development and...
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KrazyMarket Turns to Flash Deal Model With Pinterest Look
KrazyMarket has pivoted away from being a regular e-commerce site and now offers flash deals. The website now has a more visual look and a Pinterest-like design. But KrazyMarket still focuses on...
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Motorola Confirms China Layoffs, Reaches Deal with Protesting Staff
Rumors have been swirling of major Motorola layoffs for a while now, and they exploded into protests last week when Motorola Mobility/Google employees across China took to the streets to protest...
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