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Singapore Image Recognition Technology Used by Asia’s Newspapers

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A Singapore-based start-up company will soon have its technology adopted by a number of leading Asian newspapers, including Thailand’s The Nation , Hong Kong’s China Daily and The Star of Malaysia. We are likely to see the increased adoption of this new type of mobile technology very soon.

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Daily Deals Still A Big Deal In Asia; All Deals Asia Launches iPhone App

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have their mobile apps, they can list only their individual deals. “By ” She adds that the company recognized on hopping onto the mobile bandwagon, with the increasing mobile penetration here in Southeast Asia and an uptake in usage of smartphone applications. And while some daily deal sites, such as Groupon and deal.com.sg

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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

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Thailand team TANG Thai and U.S. First Place: TANG Thai (Thailand). ” The winning teams are: 1. Software Design. Students create innovative software, service solutions and real-world applications that unleash the power of technology to benefit their community or, perhaps, the entire planet. First Place: quadSquad (Ukraine).

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[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene

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BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. Thousands of BlackBerry enthusiasts come together for sessions, demonstrations, hands-on labs and keynotes — all focused on creating mobile applications for the powerful BlackBerry platform.

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China’s OPPO Sees Opportunity For Mobile In Southeast Asia

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If there’s any indication that the mobile handset markets in Southeast Asia is ripe for the taking, it’s the sudden interest from a number of China-based handset vendors that started to introduce their mobile products into the region’s markets. Gadgets mobile OPPO Singapore Southeast Asia'

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. The pattern of using mobile apps in the post-pandemic has also changed.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

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They should also consider launching online B2C or B2B platforms incorporating mobile and social-commerce. This is supported by the East’s dispersed and young populations, high mobile penetration rates, growth of 2nd and 3rd tier inner cities (particularly in China), and traffic congestion. A “China + 1″ Strategy.