A total of 4.5 million Twitter accounts had been created Russian users as of January 1, 2012 – a three-fold increase over the 1.5 million recorded a year earlier – according to a recent study by Semiocast, a Paris-based social media research company. This number puts Russia currently in 20th place on Twitter’s gobal map, the …
Skolkovo, the state-supported innovation hub under completion near Moscow, announced yesterday it has offered a grant of 1.35 million rubles, approximately $45,000, to its resident Intersoft Eurasia, a startup developing a dosimeter-radiometer that can be built into a smartphone or used as a separate, detachable unit (see video).
Taxipedia, a German startup that has developed a mobile app for calling taxis and getting discounted fares, was awarded a Skolkovo Foundation grant last week, reported Tass-Telecom last week. The ceremony was held at the Singapore campus of INSEAD, a top ranking international business school with its main campus in Fontainebleau, France.
Questli, a startup from Novosibirsk, Siberia, has raised an undisclosed amount from Zurich-based venture capital firm Redalpine and individual investors from Switzerland and Germany, industry blogger Yakov Sadchikov reported yesterday. Questli’s award-winning treasure hunting games combine crowd-sourced quests, location-based services and couponing. Founded by Danila Kozyatnikov in April 2011, the startup initially received CHF 200,000, …
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The Russian mobile content market could reach as much as $1.8 billion this year, according to a report from consulting company J’son & Partners quoted by news agency RIA Novosti. The figures includes ringback tones and other audio content for $766 million, mobile applications for smartphones for $355 million – up 106% from 2010 – …
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In a move reflecting emphasis on its mobile strategy, Yandex, the dominant player on the Russian search and contextual ad markets, announced today its acquisition of SPB Software, a major developer of mobile software with offices in Russia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Referring to sources close to the deal, TechCrunch reported the price was set at …
Is Russia set to be the next Eldorado for Western startups? As Russia emerges as a new hot spot on the global IT scene, companies have begun seeking new partners, clients and even investors. Among them is Capptain, a Paris based startup with solutions allowing mobile app and game developers to manage and serve their …
French and UK mobile startups find clients and investors in Russia Read More
Will savvy US consumers soon be navigating shopping malls with the help of a Russian mobile application? This vision of the future may well come to be in a year or two, according to Wizee CEO Anton Lebedev who exchanged views with East-West Digital News. Already available at the Apple App Store and on Android …
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With more than 60 million downloads to date across all platforms, Cut The Rope is one the biggest international successes in mobile games. In March of 2011, Cut The Rope was lauded at the 7th British Academy Video Games Awards in the Hand-held game category. In June, it won an Apple Design Award for the …
Ever wanted to make millions sifting sand on the virtual sea-shore? To have your very own smart and sensual virtual assistant to do your bidding over your mobile phone? Or to enjoy discounts at dozens of Moscow cafés, shops and malls? East-West Digital News has selected ten of our favorite mobile apps designed and produced …
Get out of the way Doodle Jump and Zombieville U.S.A.: Russian players in the booming mobile application and game markets are beginning to assert themselves – with world-class products as their ammunition. Among the emerging players are traditional mobile content companies Dynamic Pixels, Herocraft and i-Free, or Game Insight, which originally focused on social games. …
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AlterGeo, a Russian startup inspired by the Foursquare concept, announced yesterday it has opened a representative office in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, where it already counts 60,000 registered users. The Moscow based company has also opened an office in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, as well. The Kiev office is the company’s first …
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