Just what China needed: Dell Mini 3i
As previously mentioned Dell have released a new phone to the Chinese market, a phone with some very confusing limitations. The Dell Mini 3i lacks wifi and 3G capabilities, which these days makes it nearly an antique in the eyes of western consumers, myself included. To understand why Dell would want to make such a
Baidu.com – Giant of a Search Engine in China
It is interesting when Hichame in his post talks about Baidu vs Google in mobile search and the Chinese Search engine viewing mobile search a ‘strategic focus’ for the future. Google has been fighting hard to wrestle market share from Baidu in the Chinese market for the past 2 years without much success and Baidu
Baidu vs. Google in Mobile Search..
Media Asia have an interesting article about Baidu, China’s largest Search Engine, making Mobile Search a ‘strategic focus’ for the future. I think that sounds about right, Baido needs to launch some innovative mobile apps quickly to maintain it’s head-on battle with Google on the Chinese Search front. “There are 150 million WAP users in
Asia’s emerging economies… recovering with big bounce!
The Economist has a great article about how Asia’s emerging economies are bouncing back from the economic recession… It appears that very few forecasters could have predicted the scale of recovery seen by the Asian markets, and the Economist delves into the detail to identify the why’s, the how’s and the sustainability of such growth
Dell’s First Phone… wasn’t a rumor after all…
I wrote last week, about some strange rumors regarding Dell releasing an Android powered phone in the Chinese market. Well as it turn’s out these rumors were true and The Register has some images to prove it… The device is called Dell Mini 3i, and on the face of it it looks like your average
Top 10 Asian-Run companies in the US
Inc, the magazine dedicated to start-ups and the entrepreneurial spirit has a great slide-show of the Top 10 Asian run companies in the US. While this does not relate to the Asian market itself, I thought it would be great to share as it does reflect the far-reaching entrepreneurial skills of Asians abroad. You can
Sharism: A Mind Revolution…
I recently read a great essay by Chinese VC & Blogger, Isaac Mao. The essay, translated in English on Joi Ito’s blog, is a must read for anyone involved in the world of online marketing and the rapidly increasing trends of web2.0 and social media. The essay is well written and is a light read
Online Potential in Asia Pacific
Being in the online industry since 1999, I have seen tremendous changes to the online industry in Asia Pacific. Growth has been phenomenal, especially in the last 5 years. Consumers are now embracing Internet into their lifestyle – be it shopping, networking, keeping connected to friends, etc. Not only has the internet infrastructure (e.g. online
