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After TV ads, KakaoTalk tops the app stores in the Philippines
by Phoebe Magdirila Korea’s KakaoTalk has just been launched in the Philippines some two weeks ago, where it rolled out a series of TV advertisements featuring Philippine singer Sarah Geronimo and...
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AdLatte, a reward-based mobile advertising platform from Korea, is now...
by Saiyai Sakawee AdLatte, a reward-based mobile advertising application that launched in Seoul, Korea back in August 2011 is now available in Thailand. This makes Thailand the 6th country added to...
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Line reveals latest user numbers in Japan, ປະເທດໄທ, Taiwan, ອິນໂດເນເຊຍ
by Steven Millward At today’s annual event for NHN’s popular messaging app, ສາຍ, the company revealed a bunch of new user numbers in various countries. Line is now up to a total of 230 million...
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Rocket Internet’s EasyTaxi drives into the Philippines
by Phoebe Magdirila Last month, Philippines got its first taxi-hailing mobile app in the form of GrabTaxi. Now, Rocket Internet’s EasyTaxi has just landed in the Philippines, giving more options to...
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LewatMana helps Indonesian commuters dodge traffic with live CCTV feeds...
by Dewi Yuliani The Ramadan holiday has passed, bringing people back to Jakarta. Jakarta during Ramadan is great because most areas are basically empty; no traffic jams! Those who returned home or...
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Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi: Having competition drives business up
Easy Taxi’s managing director for Southeast Asia, Mario Berta, shares some insights into Rocket Internet’s launch of the taxi app in the Philippines. If you tried traveling around Metro Manila in the...
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Line says there’s no official request from Thai government to investigate chats
by Saiyai Sakawee At yesterday’s annual event for NHN’s popular messaging app, ສາຍ, it was annouced that Thailand, with 18 million users, is the second largest country for the platform....
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Skyscanner is expanding the sky from Scotland to Asia
by Saiyai Sakawee Skyscanner is a Scotland-based flight search platform. With its eye on Asia, the company also has its APAC headquarters in Singapore, and an office in Beijing. Skyscanner dubs itself...
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Chat apps are not the competition, says Globe’s Peter Bithos
Globe’s head of consumer services Peter Bithos says Globe takes a different approach to providing value-added services. Chat apps are not the competition. Are carriers going out of the picture? We...
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Everything you need to know about the mobile market in Vietnam in 2013
by Anh-Minh Do Some of you may already know Appota, one of Vietnam’s rising startup stars from Hanoi. It’s a mobile content platform that helps distribute apps, films, e-books, games, and general...
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