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Hong Kong Gains Start Up Appeal with Launch of StartmeupHK
0By: Talha Bhatti | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News
Giving signals of keeping Hong Kong as one of the leading hubs for startups, Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) has launched one of its own government backed programs to keep that trend running and growing. With the launch of StartmeupHP Venture Programme 2013, the investment company is looking to bring on board local and foreign entrepreneur-l...
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Amazon Owned Goodreads Achieves 20 Million User Milestone
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News
Back in March, Amazon got hold of book review site Goodreads. At that time no one would have thought that the community site would increase its user base, but on Tuesday, July 23rd Goodreads made it known that the total number of its user base has touched ...
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Foursquare Introduces Self-Serve Ads for a “Few Thousand” Businesses
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News
Foursquare is an app whose users share their experiences regarding venues they have visited or get personalised advice on where to go based on their location. The popular app recently declared that it has launched self-serve ads on Tuesday, July 23rd. This brand new service has been made available to “a few thousand local bu...
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Popular Messaging Service ‘Line’ Gains More Than 200 Million Users Worldwide
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
The popular mobile messaging service Line revealed on Tuesday, July 23rd that it has achieved a new milestone by surpassing 200 million downloads internationally. The Japan-based service stated on this occasion that it has been able to achieve this mark by adding 50 million new users from May and 100 million in the last six ...
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TELUS CEO says Ottawa Should Provide Equal Opportunities to All in Spectrum Auction
By: Ali Raza | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
Talking to the Financial Post, TELUS CEO Daren Entwistle, said that Ottawa’s aim to bring in four wireless companies in the region could cause lot of problems for existing carriers. According to Entwistle, “His primary concern is that if a foreign player with massive resources such as Verizon Communications Inc. takes part in t...
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Apple Gets Hold of Online Transit Service HopStop to Improve its Maps App
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Google, iOS, News, Smartphones
Although, Google Maps 2.0 is now available to iOS device users, Apple has not given up on its very own Maps App service yet as the Cupertino-based company is still looking to improve its in-house service. Therefore, in a bid to improve its Maps app, Apple has ...
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Mobile Coupon Startup Endorse Gets Acquired by Dropbox Roughly a Month After Shutting its Service
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News
Mobile coupon startup, Endorse, shut down its service about a month ago but made it known on Saturday, July 20th that it has been acquired by Dropbox. The Endorse team made this announcement through a post on their blog and said that they are “thrilled...
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LinkedIn Introduces Sponsored Updates for Businesses to Extend Their Reach to All Users
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News, Social Media
After being inspired by other social networking sites, LinkedIn has now introduced new Sponsored Updates on Tuesday, July 23rd that will enable businesses to target any member of the professional networking site. This is indeed a big move on LinkedIn’s part and Sponsored Updates will allow businesses to target over...
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Nokia Looking to Cut 440 Jobs from Mobile Phone Division; Smartphone Division to Stay Untouched
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News, Smartphones
Nokia issued its 2013 second quarter earnings report on Thursday, July 18th, which not only showed the declining income and overall sales of its mobile phone sector but also revealed that the Finnish mobile maker is going to cut 440 jobs from its mobile phone division. This is not the first time that Nokia has gotten job cu...
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WordPress.com Builder Automattic Acquires One Man Company Lean Domain Search
By: Jeff Stewart | July 25th, 2013 | Business, News
Automattic made it known on Monday, July 15th that it has got hold of a small time service called Lean Domain Search. The best thing about the deal is that Lean Domain Search will remain available for free use, while the founder of the little service...
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