Tencent Mobile Gaming Platform Hits 200M Users
Tencent this week revealed some impressive statistics around the success of its mobile gaming platform, Mobile QQ Game Hall, which has surpassed 200 million registered users. According to a report…
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PayPal Trials QR Code Payments in Singapore
PayPal is using smartphone-crazy Singapore to trial an interesting initiative which allows phone owners to buy goods on the go using a QR code reader application. The experiment is taking…
Man City Preparing Japanese Web Presence
English Premier League football club Manchester City looks set to expand its brand presence into Japan, having recruited a firm to build a local mobile website in the country, according…
Globe introduce App Store for all Phones in Philippines
Philippines telecom operator Globe has hooked up with its Singaporean counterpart SingTel to bring a new apps store to its subscribers free of charge, as a report from ABS-CBN reveals….
Can you survive on social media alone? These 2 try.
Can man live on social media alone? A tough question, and one that we sought to answer last year with our fictional character Jack, a true social media geek. But…
India's Flipkart Reportedly Buys Rival E-Commerce Service
Indian e-commerce site Flipkart is reported to have bought local rival LetsBuy, according to a report from Medianama. The deal is expected to be confirmed over the coming few days,…
HTC Will No Longer Release Smartphone Sales Figures
Taiwanese mobile giant HTC is set to adopt a similar strategy to its smartphone-making rival Samsung and amend its quarterly financial statements to no longer reflect the number of smartphones…
Facebook, Google, Twitter: 3 Approaches to China
As the social media space in Western markets edges closer to the point of saturation, the Internet’s top firms are tightening their focus on emerging markets where they can continue…
Japan Taps Social Media Influencers to Boost Tourism
The Japanese government has turned to social media to boost tourists visiting the country after spending $280,000 (Y21.5 million) to invite ten influential thought leaders from across the world to…
Apple Confirms SIM Issues with Chinese iPhone 4S
Apple has confirmed that iPhone 4S handsets in China are suffering from issues associated with the use of a China Mobile SIM card, with both the Cupertino-based company and mobile…
Facebook, Google Urged to Comply with Indian Laws
India’s minister of state for communications and technology has warned Facebook, Google and other Web firms that they must conform to India’s laws if they want to operate in the…
Indonesia's IT Minister Vows to Clean up Twitter
Indonesia’s government has put its sights on Twitter after claiming that it is “studying” the microblogging site with a view to cracking down on users that it claims are behaving…
HTC Forecasts 36% Quarterly Revenue Drop
Taiwanese handset maker HTC is foreseeing that it will post lower than expected financial figures for its first quarter, which it believes could include a 36 percent drop in revenue…
Politics and Celebs Feed Google+ Growth in Asia
Google+ is now up to 90 million users worldwide and while the spotlight shines on its battle with Facebook and Twitter, and the ongoing enhancements it makes to its platform, Google…
Facebook, Google Remove Disputed Content in India
Google and Facebook today told an Indian court that they have already removed the objectionable content that was the source of a civil suit against the duo and 19 other…
