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First homemade smartphone brand launched in Laos
Laos' first domestic smartphone brand will be introduced to shops and agencies in Vientiane and the country's provinces this month after a local IT...
Tech start-ups in Gaza get support
Start-ups in Gaza now have the opportunity to get funding for their business ideas. Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG) is the strip’s first and only...
Blackberry’s last bastion: Indonesia
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry will on May 13 launch a new budget handset in Indonesia, one of its last bastions, a major step in...
Egypt start-up to take on traffic congestion problems
Egypt-based IT startup has developed a mobile car-sharing application to solve Cairo's complicated traffic problem, Wamda reported.
Hayk Hakobyan, one of three cofounders of KarTag, a...
First-of-its-kind apps gallery for smart cities launched
The Washington, DC-based Smart Cities Council, an industry coalition to advance smart city development and innovation, has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind Smart...
China’s Xiaomi eyes ASEAN smartphone market
Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi, dubbed the "Apple of the East" by Chinese media, is planning to expand into Southeast Asia in early 2014,...
First Vietnam-made smartphone unveiled
State-run Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) surprised attendees of the 2013 Vietnam Telecomp high-tech exhibition on Wednesday by unveiling what it claims to...
New taxi booking app arrives in Thailand
A month after Easy Taxi, a taxi booking application by German online startup incubator Rocket Internet launched in Hong Kong, the app is now available...
Google launches cheap WiFi service in Jakarta
Google has rolled out a service in Indonesian capital Jakata, which allows users to hop on WiFi hotspots for free or at affordable rates....
Apple’s ‘cheap’ iPhones launched globally
Apple started the rollout for its new "cheap" iPhones 5C and 5s on September 20. The double debut will see around-the-world sales of the...
Singapore’s Newkia wants to be the new Nokia
A new company in Singapore called Newkia, launched on the day when Microsoft announced the takeover of struggling Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia, wants...
Vietnam prepares ban on chat apps
The Vietnamese government is currently looking into the possibility of banning free messaging services such as WhatsApp, Line and Viber because of "the harm...
First smart phone made in North Korea revealed
North Korea's official state news agency KCNA on August 10 reported that the country has produced its first indigenous smart phone, the AS1201 Arirang,...
Avalable, the Facebook integrated app for Thai singles.
Are you a single male or female Thai?
Integrating itself into Facebook, Avalable is a social dating app for iOS and Android operating systems. The...
Google launches Moto X Smartphone
Google on August 1 unveiled the Moto X, the first smartphone created from the collaboration of Google and Motorola since Google purchased Motorola Mobility...
Twitter adds abuse-reporting function
Twitter announced on July 29 that it will now be easier for users to report harassment and abuse from other users. This announcement comes...
Finding a toilet in Vietnam? No problem, get the app
A 17-year old student in Vietnam has developed what many people, including tourists, are grateful for: The first toilet finder application in both English...
Introducing Google Chromecast
On Wednesday, July 24, Google unveiled what could be the next big thing in the home television industry. Google Chromecast is a tiny $35...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...