India vs Sri Lanka Cricket World Cup #Final Roaring on Twitter
Update: Congratulations India! I’m not a cricket fan but looking through the stream of tweets on Twitter kind of brought the spirit of the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka to...
View ArticleWP8 to Bring Marketplace and App Hub to More Countries: Here’s the Asia List
Now that the world knows that Windows Phone 8 (WP8) will roll out later this year, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is also keen [1] to let people know that its app store is expanding globally as well. An...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s InstaWaves Turns Instagram Hashtags into a Pictorial Story (Sort of)
InstaWaves is an interesting website submitted to us from Sri Lanka. It’s created by Sapumal Ahangama, who wants to track trends on Instagram with hashtags. Ahangama said that even though Instagram...
View ArticleHarpoen One of Three Asian Startups to Win World Summit Awards
The mobile-loving World Summit Awards (WSA) 2013 has finally found its eight winners for each of the eight competing categories, and three Asian startups managed to claim prizes for outright wins....
View ArticleNo Amazon Appstore for Indonesia and China – Here’s the Full List for Asia
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced yesterday the expansion of its Android Appstore to “nearly 200 countries” but didn’t specify the full list. So we asked Amazon where in Asia-Pacific its app store will...
View ArticleWith 18,000 Restaurants to Be Listed, Zomato’s Next Asia Launch Will be...
Delhi-based Zomato seems to be expanding its restaurant reviews platform at a fair speed. After launching in London in January, the startup then went to Manila in March and most recently down to...
View ArticleThe fastest growing Facebook nations in Asia (first quarter 2012)
A version of this article was first published on Grey Review. Facebook has over 850 million users worldwide. Out of that, a total of 194 million users are from Asia at the end of March 2012. Most of...
View ArticleiTunes store arrives at 12 Asian countries, lets users buy music and movies
Starting from today, consumers in 12 Asian countries can finally purchase local and international music, as well as rent or purchase movie from the iTunes store. These countries are: Singapore, Hong...
View Article42% of the world’s Internet users live in Asia
The three maps you see below are from the Oxford Internet Institute. They underline a point we’ve often looked at extensively. In May, it was pointed out that 50 percent of the world’s population was...
View ArticleIndia’s Micromax eyes Russia and Eastern Europe as new smartphone markets
It’s not just China’s homegrown smartphone makers that are going global. India’s Micromax is set to launch in Russia and Romania by the end of the year. Micromax is close to overtaking Samsung in...
View ArticleIntel Capital has so far invested over $2 billion in Asian startups
There are a lot of venture capital funds out there, many of whom are playing close attention to what’s happening with startups in Asia. Perhaps the most recognizable name is Intel Capital, the venture...
View ArticleThe Change School in Bali helps entrepreneurs slow down to speed up
Most entrepreneurs see a company with the word “ventures” tacked onto the end and naturally assume it’s a VC or private equity firm, and rightly so. At first sight, it may seem like Grace Clapham’s...
View ArticleIndia vs Sri Lanka Cricket World Cup #Final Roaring on Twitter
Update: Congratulations India! I’m not a cricket fan but looking through the stream of tweets on Twitter kind of brought the spirit of the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka to...
View ArticleThe fastest growing Facebook nations in Asia (first quarter 2012)
A version of this article was first published on Grey Review. Facebook has over 850 million users worldwide. Out of that, a total of 194 million users are from Asia at the end of March 2012. Most of...
View ArticleiTunes store arrives at 12 Asian countries, lets users buy music and movies
Starting from today, consumers in 12 Asian countries can finally purchase local and international music, as well as rent or purchase movie from the iTunes store. These countries are: Singapore, Hong...
View ArticleWP8 to Bring Marketplace and App Hub to More Countries: Here’s the Asia List
Now that the world knows that Windows Phone 8 (WP8) will roll out later this year, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is also keen [1] to let people know that its app store is expanding globally as well. An...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s InstaWaves Turns Instagram Hashtags into a Pictorial Story (Sort of)
InstaWaves is an interesting website submitted to us from Sri Lanka. It’s created by Sapumal Ahangama, who wants to track trends on Instagram with hashtags. Ahangama said that even though Instagram has...
View ArticleHarpoen One of Three Asian Startups to Win World Summit Awards
The mobile-loving World Summit Awards (WSA) 2013 has finally found its eight winners for each of the eight competing categories, and three Asian startups managed to claim prizes for outright wins. This...
View ArticleNo Amazon Appstore for Indonesia and China – Here’s the Full List for Asia
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced yesterday the expansion of its Android Appstore to “nearly 200 countries” but didn’t specify the full list. So we asked Amazon where in Asia-Pacific its app store will...
View ArticleWith 18,000 Restaurants to Be Listed, Zomato’s Next Asia Launch Will be...
Delhi-based Zomato seems to be expanding its restaurant reviews platform at a fair speed. After launching in London in January, the startup then went to Manila in March and most recently down to...
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