May 16th, 2013

Splashpath
Active in Time, developer of popular swimming app Splashpath, has agreed a deal with Speedo that will see the app significantly updated and launched internationally. AiT says that the UK Splashpath App,...

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May 9th, 2013

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Fruit Ninja has now passed 500m downloads, with more than 120m of them coming from China, according to Halfbrick CMO Phil Larsen. Larsen, who was speaking at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing,...

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March 13th, 2013

Fishing joy
CocoaChina has revealed that its Fishing Joy games franchise is now bringing in $6.28m in monthly revenue worldwide, thanks to its 10m daily active users. The company said that revenue had doubled over...

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February 22nd, 2013

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People in Japan and China are “disproportionately heavy” users of productivity and utility apps compared to the rest of the world, according to a new report from Flurry that shows “systematic variation”...

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February 19th, 2013

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Here's a tipping point for you: China is expected to have more active iOS and Android smartphones and tablets than the US by the end of this month. That's according to the latest research from mobile...

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January 30th, 2013

Nokia growth partners
Nokia’s venture capital division Nokia Growth Partners has launched its third fund, which is backed by $250m from its parent company. The company said it wanted to continue to invest in high-potential...

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January 17th, 2013

IHS
Shipments of “phablets” are set to double this year according to IHS, as consumers look for more lifelike viewing experiences. IHS said that shipments of phablets - smartphones with a display of 5...

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December 19th, 2012

Cooliris
Cooliris has agreed a deal with ‘Chinese Facebook’ Renren to launch a localised version of its iOS photo viewing app in China. The new app is specifically designed for Chinese users, allowing them...

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December 17th, 2012

Iphone 5
Apple sold 2m iPhone 5s in China in just three days the company has announced, shrugging off reports that the handset was off to a slow start there. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that customer response to iPhone...

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