Russia

Mail.ru abandons Google, goes it alone with search engine

Russian internet giant Mail.ru has announced that it’s officially dropping Google and will now handle all search queries made by Search Mail.Ru users. The…

What on-demand TV needs to work in emerging markets

Of the hundreds of channels from your cable or satellite provider, how many do you actually watch? I watch 21. On an exam, that…

Yandex’s new idea for search: take action from the results page

Russian search giant Yandex might not be all that well-known in the West, but unlike many emerging market clones, it’s capable of more than…

Russia’s Yandex on the up and up: 42% profit increase in 2012

Things are looking good for Russian search and internet services giant Yandex. The company, which controls around 60% of Russia’s search market, posted some…

Russia emerges as mobile ad powerhouse as Android keeps growing

The latest State of Mobile Advertising report from Norwegian web browser maker Opera shows a couple of interesting trends, including the emergence of Russia…

Thirsty? Feeling malevolent toward pigs? Grab an Angry Birds soda

If you live in Russia, Australia, New Zealand and Spain, then you can now quench your thirst with a can of Angry Birds soda….

Artificial intelligence to transform web: Russian tycoon

The emergence of artificial intelligence will transform the Internet industry and social networking over the next decade, says Russia’s leading web tycoon. The low-profile…

A Linux-based Windows rival to emerge from Russia?

The Russian state plans to revamp its computer services with a Windows rival to reduce its dependence on US giant Microsoft and better monitor…

Open source in SA

Something pretty revolutionary is going down in a dusty patch of Limpopo province. It involves billionaire and Africa’s first Astronaut Mark Shuttleworth, a multi-national technology company and the government.

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