Week in Review: Bridging ‘big tech’ and ‘little tech’
DNA launched a new channel in the same week as MWC 2015, which perfectly mirrors what we’re trying to do: Bridge the gap between consumer...
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A rundown of the smartphones launched at MWC 2015
There were at least a dozen new smartphones unveiled at MWC 2015 this past week, so here is a list of the models that would...
Google Play ‘Supercharges’ Games with New Data, Ad Features at MWC 2015
Google knows gaming is big business. In fact, according to a recent blog post at the Google developer website, the company notes that “of the...
Digi eyes top spot in mobile Internet space
Malaysia’s third largest mobile operator Digi.Com Bhd has set an ambitious goal of becoming the best mobile Internet provider in the country, mainly by focusing...
FashionValet the wiser second time around
FashionValet founder Fadzarudin Anuar talks to Karamjit Singh about his game plan to expand the business after receiving ‘multimillion dollars’ in funding from Elixir Capital....
Axiata’s bumpy IT transformation programme: Lessons learnt
Axiata president and group CEO Jamaludin Ibrahim comes clean on Celcom’s IT transformation programme that caused it to lose customers and dealers, and the lessons...
DNA Test: Oppo R5 and N3
Keith Liu got his hands on the Oppo N3 and R5. Summary: Both have great their high points, but their high prices mean that it’s...
Indian marketers assign 15% ad spend to social media: E&Y
Social media is emerging as an integral component in brands’ marketing strategy in India. An Ernst &Young study, ‘Social Media Marketing India Trends’, has further reiterated the sentiment...
Dentsu Aegis Network acquires digital mktg agency Emerald in Vietnam
Dentsu Aegis Network has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a stake in Emerald, a full service digital marketing agency in Vietnam. Emerald will...
Indosat, Smaato partner to set up mobile ad exchange in Indonesia
Indosat, member of Ooredoo Group, and Smaato have partnered to launch a joint venture Indonesia Mobile Exchange (IMX). Indosat’s existing mobile advertising offering, i-klan, which...
PubMatic adds native in its programmatic mix for publishers
PubMatic has introduced programmatic native advertising as part of its One Platform for publishers. The company claims that solution advances the native advertising market by...
MWC 2015: Axiata chief Jamaludin Ibrahim wins Chairman’s Award
Axiata Group Bhd president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Jamaludin Ibrahim has been honoured with the 2015 GSMA Chairman’s Award at the on-going Mobile...
Jakarta’s Jurnal gets undisclosed seed funding from East Ventures
Jurnal Consulting, which has developed a cloud-based accounting software aimed at SMEs, said it has secured a seed round investment from East Ventures for an...
U.S. Now Leads Ad Spending Per Capita
Is it any surprise that consumers in the United States are the most heavily marketed to in the world? According to a new report from...
Week in Review: Telcos aiming to be the hub of our digital lives
It was mainly telco news that caught the eye of Karamjit Singh, who also shares with readers news of a personal tech channel being introduced...
Mobile World Congress 2015: Let the show begin
To be held from March 2-5 in Barcelona, Mobile World Congress will centre on what many industry pundits believe is the new frontier for mobility:...
