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Month: January 2017

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Goodbye monkeys, hello roosters: Disruptive.Asia is off for the Lunar New Year holiday

January 27, 2017 John C. Tanner 4

The Year Of The Monkey has come to an end (and not a moment too soon for many people), and the Year Of The Rooster kicks off tomorrow. Which means two days holiday for the Lunar New Read more…

Features

Chinese banks in blockchain talent hiring blitz to fight fraud

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese banks are hiring blockchain experts as the government pushes use of the technology behind bitcoin to increase transparency and combat fraud in its financial sector. Lenders have struggled for years with Read more…

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Why Qualcomm needs to fight Apple hard in latest royalty dispute

January 27, 2017 Richard Windsor 0

I think Qualcomm will best serve its shareholders by fighting tooth and nail to halt the fall of royalty rates that has been going on for the last nine years. The fight between Apple and Read more…

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Ericsson demos 5G in Thailand as NBTC chief pledges more spectrum by 2020

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

Ericsson performed what it says is the first live 5G end-to-end demonstration in Thailand as the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) pledged to release 380 MHz worth of new spectrum by 2020, although only Read more…

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Optus launches Wi-Fi calling service that works with two Samsung phones

January 27, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Optus has launched native Voice over Wi-Fi – a.k.a. Wi-Fi calling – which allows customers to easily make and receive calls, SMS and MMS where there is limited mobile coverage but an accessible Wi-Fi service, Read more…

VR China
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China’s VR industry isn’t dead, it’s just resting, says IDC: 2017 to see 4x growth

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

China’s VR industry is expected to expand more than four-fold in 2017 as more major players enter the industry and new and exciting content drives growth, IDC forecasts. The virtual reality industry in China experienced a Read more…

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Lunar New Year boosts business for date-rental apps in China

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – As millions in China head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday with their families, 24-year-old Luoluo is busy answering messages on a mobile app from desperate men looking to hire Read more…

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Ant Financial extends overseas FinTech reach with $880m MoneyGram buyout

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – Ant Financial Services Group, the world’s largest financial technology company, said on Thursday that it would acquire US money-transfer company MoneyGram International for about $880 million in a deal that is expected to Read more…

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Xiaomi’s Barra to take the helm at Facebook’s virtual reality unit

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

REUTERS – Facebook has hired Hugo Barra, the most prominent global executive at Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, to lead its virtual reality business including the Oculus unit, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said. The 32-year-old Facebook Read more…

Off the Wire

Most smartphone users don’t spend a dime on apps – but that’s changing

January 27, 2017 News Centre 0

Bad news for apps developers: over half of smartphone users spend no money on smartphone apps (including paid-for downloads and in-app transactions), according to a new survey by Gartner. The good news: end-user spending on Read more…

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