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500 Startups launches a $10M fund in support of Vietnamese startups

March 8, 2016
All, Asia, News, Start Ups and Innovations, Start-Up Incubators, Startup Funding

Today, 500 Startups announced the launch of a $10 million micro-fund that will invest solely in Vietnamese startups. This is the latest in a series of investment vehicles the Silicon Valley-based…

Japanese Exchange Bitflyer Invests in IoT Company Sivira Through ¥50M Startup Fund

January 28, 2016
All, Asia, Company News, News, Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding

Japanese bitcoin exchange Bitflyer has started the ‘Blockchain Angel Fund’ supporting and investing in blockchain businesses in Japan. Towards this end, Bitflyer has invested ¥50m, which is approximately equals to…

China Bans Use of Microsoft’s Windows 8 on Government Computers

May 20, 2014
All, Apps and Softwares, Asia, Gadgets, Technology
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China has banned government use of Windows 8, Microsoft Corp's latest operating system (OS), in a blow to the US technology company, which has long been plagued by sales woes…

Twitter to be available on mobile phones without Internet

December 6, 2013
All, Asia, News, Social Media, Technology, Twitter

Twitter Inc is tying up with a Singapore-based startup to make its 140-character messaging service available to users in emerging markets who have entry-level mobile phones which cannot access the…

Karbonn A11+ available online

August 7, 2013
All, Asia, Mobile, Technology
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The Karbonn A11+ has surfaced without an official statement in sight, but that hasn’t stopped e-retailers such as Snapdeal and Saholic from stashing it. Just last week that Karbonn introduced…

Free downloads of HarperCollins eBooks available in India Google Play Store

August 6, 2013
All, Apps and Softwares, Asia, Technology
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Google Play Store recently launched the ebooks option and now to add to the joy of users, free downloads of all titles from publisher HarperCollins are being offered to those…

Ericsson and Refugees United announce Global Hack for Good to connect refugees to missing families

In order to raise awareness of the plight of refugees, and find new ways to reconnect refugee families in some of the most remote areas in the world, Ericsson and…

Samsung Galaxy S4 launched in India at Rs 41,500

April 26, 2013
All, Asia, Gadgets, Games, Technology
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After its global unveiling on 14 March, Samsung Galaxy S4 was officially launched in the Indian market on Friday. The launch event had begun at 12 noon in Kingdom of…

Microsoft and ZTE sign Android Patent License

April 25, 2013
All, Asia, Company News, North America, Technology
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Just a week after announcing that it had inked an Android patent-licensing agreement with Hon Hai, parent company of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer, Microsoft has announced yet another…

Startup Spotlight: Interview with Matthew Elan Smith founder of Insuretech startup Pineapple

Pineapple (formerly Amyti) is a Johannesburg-based P2P insurer, and South Africa’s first P2P insurer. Founded… ∞

Startup Spotlight: Interview with Amber McDonald CEO of Indemnis

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, have been with us for a while.… ∞

Startup spotlight: Interview with Johannes Degn co-founder of Lynk

We had a chance to speak to Johannes Degn co-founder of Lynk a network of… ∞

10 promising European startups founded by women

Despite the high disparity in the number of startups founded by men and women due… ∞

Apple to offer coding camps for women-founded startups

Apple will offer a two-week technology lab at its campus in Cupertino in which participants… ∞

Feedr secures £1.54 million in Pre-Series A funding

Feedr, a London, UK-based intelligent lunch platform startup that uses technology to offer office employees… ∞

UNICEF Funds 6 Blockchain Startups to solve global challenges

Announced Monday, UNICEF is investing $100,000 in six blockchain startups to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology,”… ∞

UK tech for good Startups receive £400k from The Social Tech Trust

Nine of the UK’s most promising ‘tech for good’ startups have received £400,000 of funding… ∞

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