Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia have the most active people on social media, at least among consumers who frequent Starbucks coffee shops, based on a survey released by social engagement platform Local Measure.
Southeast Asia-focused Internet shopping site Zalora has secured $100 million in additional funding from private investors to support the company’s growth in the region.
Asian-American entertainment network Myx TV is partnering with adRise to launch the MyxTV app on Roky.
A consortium of private equity groups announced a deal Monday to acquire enterprise software group BMC Software for $6.9 billion in cash.
The New York Times, boosted by gains in digital readers, rose to the No. 2 spot among US daily newspapers in a sector still struggling with falling print circulation, industry figures showed Tuesday.
For the first time, Lycamobile, the largest global provider of low-cost international mobile calls, will become available to customers in the United States, the prepaid mobile SIM card provider announced this week.
A top Google executive on Monday insisted that the company’s “key” role in developing Britain’s electronic commerce sector should be taken into account in the row over its controversial tax arrangements.
Three out of four Filipinos are now comfortable conducting banking transactions online, according to the results of a Citigroup online poll.
Philippine Airlines passengers in a couple of months will be able to call, text, tweet, email and surf the Internet while flying across Asia Pacific, Australasia and North America as the airlines becomes the first Philippine-based carrier to offer passengers both GSM and Wi-Fi Internet.
Twitter is on pace to earn more than a half-billion dollars in ad revenue this year and close to $1 billion next year, industry tracker eMarketer estimated on Wednesday.
More and more Filipinos are beginning to shop online, according to the results of MasterCard’s Online Shopping Behavior Study 2012 in 14 Asia Pacific countries. The survey also shows that the country’s e-commerce potential is expected to grow even more with the emergence of enabling technologies.
Leading mobile phone provider Smart Communications has rolled out a “bucket” offering of long term evolution (LTE), the fastest fourth generation (4G) technology to date.
