Emerging Markets

Facebook Lite Passes 100m Users

Facebook Lite, the streamlined Android app designed for emerging markets, has passed the 100m user mark. The app first launched in India and The Philippines last June, meaning it has taken six months

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Facebook Celebrates Internet.orgs Birthday with Expansion Plans

Facebooks Internet.org project, which aims to provide mobile users in emerging markets with free basic internet services, is celebrating its first birthday today, having launched its first app in Zambia

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Facebook Scraps Satellite Plans for Emerging Market Internet

Facebook has reportedly abandoned its ambitious plans to provide consumers in emerging markets with internet via satellites after the cost of the project spiraled out of control. The plan, which

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Brandtone Raises £13.5m in Funding to Accelerate Growth

Mobile marketing firm Brandtone has raised €18.5m (£13.5m) in debt and equity financing with the aim of funding expansion into new markets and sectors, and further developing its offering to

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Zuckerberg at MWC: “Connecting The Next Half of The World is Going to be Very Different”

“Connecting the next half of the world is going to be very different to connecting the people who are served by the current infrastructure,” said Mark Zuckerberg, who returned to

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Internet.org Not Planning Ads In The Near Term, says Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg has discussed the opportunities for advertisers – or lack of them – with the Internet.org initiative he launched in 2013. While he didnt rule

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Facebook Relaunches Lite for Low-end Android Phones

Facebook has relaunched Facebook Lite, a simplified version of its mobile app originally released in 2009 designed for use on low-end Android devices in emerging markets, where the operating system

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Twitter Acquires Indian Marketing Platform ZipDial

Twitter has announced it has acquired ZipDial, a Bangalore-based marketing platform that uses missed calls to promote companies, in a deal estimated to be worth around $30m (£19.7m). ZipDial provides

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Over 1bn Tablet Users Worldwide This Year

By the end of 2015, there will be over 1bn people worldwide using tablets, representing nearly 15 per cent of the global population and more than double the number of

Emerging Markets

Xiaomi Valued at $45bn Following Funding Round

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has raised another $1bn (£640m) in funding, placing its current valuation at $45bn, a huge increase from its previous valuation of $10bn in August 2013. The

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