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Chinese researchers, Microsoft partner to teach Kinect sign language
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Is trust becoming as important as good UX on the new ‘smart web’?
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Ever wondered why LinkedIn isn’t blocked in China? Look at what it offers
Among major social media sites, China blocks Twitter and Facebook (among others); heck, it even blocks Slideshare! But not LinkedIn. I might be jumping…
Indonesia considers fining BlackBerry $1.5 million for future BBM outages
After successfully bullying BlackBerry to block porn access from its devices, the Indonesian government now thinks it might be a good idea to fine…
7 major factors holding back Asia’s tech ecosystems
Despite the strength and diversity of Asia’s tech ecosystems, there are a lot of problems and peculiarities that hold back these countries’ web industries…
Is Facebook ruining Southeast Asia’s potential for social media?
If you look across the landscape of social in Southeast Asia, you see a world dominated by Facebook. Just to point out a few…
Spy games or no, China’s stuck with US technology
We recently wrote about allegations in the Chinese press that Cisco has been working with the NSA to help the US spy on China….
Battles beyond the Great Firewall: India shuts out Chinese tech companies
Late last week, news broke that India’s Intelligence Bureau had fingered Chinese chat app WeChat as a potential threat and that the app was…
YouTube founders bring video-sharing to the Chinese market with Vine clone
YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are no stranger to the Chinese market having launched a localized version of social bookmarking site Delicious…
Amazon finally launches in India, but only sells books and DVDs
E-commerce in India is heating up today as Amazon has finally launched its site in India – albeit very quietly. The Amazon India site…
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