Apple certainly knows how to generate attention for upcoming projects;rumors with no source keep the mobile industry busy and engaged with expectations over the release of the iPhone 5. Read more...
Shanda, a Chinese online media provider and online game developer invested USD 1 million in GoAPK, a Chinese alternative market for Android apps. Read more...
China’s craze for Apple’s products is well known so it may not surprise you that the country is Apple’s second biggest Apps market after the US. The apps market in Asia, across all platforms, is growing along with the uptake of smart handsets, but free apps are far more popular than they are in the West. Read more...
Huawei has launched cloud services in India to not only enter the enterprise services market, but to help telecom providers launch their applications in a cost-effective way (obviously to add value to their handsets). Read more...
Last year RIM ranked fourth in the IDC’s list of top five mobile brands, but 2011 has marked the exit of RIM from the top five. Although on Thursday RIM announced excellent first quarter earnings, RIM is in trouble. Aside from good earnings, RIM also announced job cuts, delays in product shipments and forecasts for reduced earnings. Dark clouds are looming on the horizon for RIM while Shanzhai BlackBerry services are gaining mass adoption. Read more...
Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma wants a better focus for their grand Chinese eBay venture, which has flourished into the leading ecommerce portal we all know. Ma is splitting Taobao.com into three separate retail units to serve the consumers “more effectively” and to deal with the momentous growth and rising competition. Read more...
Angry Birds is quite a phenomenon in China; the game holds the No.2 spot in the App Store. Rovio is very happy with the game’s popularity there, and is now looking to set up an office in China, to develop its businesses of stores, games and business co-operations. Read more...
