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Companies can’t work out the oddities with the Chinese mobile market

Feb 2, 2015

It's no secret that the Chinese smartphone market is exploding right now but there are still a few oddities that...

Line goes from instant messaging app to online grocery market

Feb 2, 2015

While Line is the dominant messaging app in its home country of Japan, Southeast Asia provides the service with a significant...

Apple managed to outsell Xiaomi in China last quarter

Jan 27, 2015

People have been so focused on Xiaomi's insane success that many missed the fact that Apple is still managing to...

China’s e-commerce market raking in more than $2 trillion last year

Jan 22, 2015

The e-commerce market has been exploding in China recently, that's no secret, but the numbers are still impressive. According to...

Twitter has acquired its first startup in India

Jan 19, 2015

With enough creativity and perseverance, you can make a business off of anything, even missed calls apparently. That's exactly what...

Ms Tech is a new smart necklace for your significant other

Jan 15, 2015

We still have a few weeks to go before everyone's favorite, or least favorite depending on who you ask, holiday...

Smartphone shipments in China have actually shrunk by 22%

Jan 12, 2015

With all these reports about the exploding smartphone market in China, you'd think there'd be nothing but massive growth all...

Aixuedai raises $40 million to help loan money to students for iPhones

Jan 12, 2015

The problem with being a college student is that you want all of these hip gadgets that everyone else seems...

These smart hotel rooms can be controlled entirely through WeChat

Jan 12, 2015

One of the less covered parts of CES last week was The LINQ, smart hotel rooms that were developed by Ceasars Entertainment...

Singapore is bringing its Block 71 startup ecosystem to San Francisco

Jan 9, 2015

Some of the greatest public-private coalition achievements in the world can be found in Singapore, such as Block 71, which...

The launch of the PS4 in China has been postponed indefinitely

Jan 8, 2015

Despite the fact that China has lifted its blanket ban on foreign video game consoles, companies still need to go...

LINE is taking on Uber in Japan

Jan 6, 2015

It looks like the taxi war that has been sweeping across the globe following the rise of Uber has finally...