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Charts: Internet Usage – HK v.s. SEA

According to Nielsen’s report on Hong Kong digital behavior, 87% of Hong Kong consumers have used the Internet in the past 12 months, compared to neighboring markets such as Singapore (67%), Malaysia (38%), Thailand (31%), Philippines (30%) and Indonesia (19%).

9 Mobile Coupon Apps in China

We put together a list of nine mobile apps that help mobile users to find nearby restaurants, entertainment, shopping malls, and etc and get mobile coupon instantly. Dianping.com’s mobile application offers search functions for nearby restaurants, entertainment, hotels and etc besides the mobile coupon features.

Dell Partners with Baidu to Develop Tablets and Mobile Phones

Reuter reported that Dell is partnering Baidu to develop tablet computers and mobile phones, targeting the Chinese market now dominated by Apple and Lenovo devices. Dell declined to give a timeline for the launch of the devices, but local media reported today, quoting sources, that it could be as early as this November. Dell had a [...]

Baidu Yi: Baidu’s Bet on Mobile

Baidu launched a new homepage and “Yi Platform” for mobile phones at last week’s Baidu Technology Innovation Conference 2011. Mobile Internet is considered where the future is and Baidu definitely will not miss this opportunity. Baidu Yi is not a mobile OS but a mobile application platform integrating smart search box, cloud computing and various mobile [...]

Baidu Mobile Union for Mobile App Developers

The rumored Baidu Mobile OS “Qiushi” finally showed its true face; it is officially called Baidu Mobile Union. It’s not the name of mobile OS but a mobile network providing monetizing SDK to mobile app developers. 

Where and how much do consumers pay with RFID based mobile payment?

Mobile payment based on RFID technology is gaining popularity in China since China Telecom launched the service last year. eResearch shared some insights on usage of this “short distance” mobile payment. Mobile payment based on RFID is more popular in supermarkets, convenience stores, shopping malls and public transport.

Tencent Challenges Apple’s Facetime with Weishi, a cross-platform video calling app

Tencent launched a cross-platform video calling software Weishi in beta last week, which enables iOS and Android device users to video chat with each other. Weishi is integrated with mobile device address book, providing not only video calling functions but also SMS and email features. Users who want to try out this application need to [...]

China’s Total Mobile Phone Subscribers Increased by 51.1 million

China’s total number of mobile phone users continued to rise in the first five months this year, led by a surge in the number of 3G subscribers, according to official data released Friday. From January to May, China’s total mobile phone subscribers increased by 51.1 million, more than half of which came from 3G users, [...]

China’s Mobile Phone Users Exceed 900 Million

China’s cell phone user grew by 41.39 million in the first four months of 2011 to 900.39 million in total, covering nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The number of telephone subscribers exceeded 1.19 billion by the end of April, with the number of fixed-line [...]

China Mobile Internet Market Update Q1 2011

According to the latest report from iResearch, China’s mobile internet market reached 6.44 billion yuan (USD 989 million) in Q1 2011, up 43.4% compared to Q1 2010. eMarketer predicts advertisers in China will spend $717.8 million on mobile in 2012.

73% of Chinese mobile youth used the mobile internet in the previous 30 days

73% of Chinese mobile youth ages 15-24 reported using the mobile internet in the previous 30 days compared to 48% of U.S. mobile youth and 46% of U.K. youth. China skew male when it comes to messaging, but by a more narrow margin.

China Mobile has the largest share of the 3G market by subscribers

As shown in the graph above, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom each had more than 10 million 3G subscribers at the end of October 2010. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the total number of 3G service subscribers reached 38.64 million at the end of October, up 10.4% month-on-month, [...]

Physical newspaper are read least frequently by users in China and the US

According to Opera’s report, physical newspapers are read least frequently by users in China and the United States.

Mobile IM Q2 2010 Market Share by Active Users

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According to data released by Enfodesk, Q2 mobile IM market went up by 40 million more active users.

Baidu Launched Baidu Mobile Apps

Baidu launched its mobile application client in public beta – “Zhangshang (or palm in English) Baidu” on Nov 25, 2009. It currently supports Symbian S60 V3/V5 and windows mobile 5/6.0/6.1 mobile OS. Mobile applications include Baidu search, Baidu Post Bar (provides users with a query-based searchable community to exchange views and share knowledge and experiences), [...]

China Mobile Internet User Behavior Study 2009

Do you know that 82.2% of China mobile Internet users are male? At least, it is true at the moment. It’s a cool thing for guys to surf Internet by mobile phones. Not many ladies have enjoyed mobile Internet yet. Age. Overall China mobile phone Internet users are very young, with over 50.7% between age [...]

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