Earlier this month Keepgo, a Tel Aviv-based mobile data roaming startup operating globally, announced its first venture funding round: $1.3 million at an undisclosed valuation. The capital was brought in by IMI.vc and AltaIR, two Russian funds backed by serial entrepreneurs Igor Matsanyuk and Igor Ryabenkiy. Keepgo presents itself as a mobile data operator with …
Svyaznoy, a leading mobile device retailer, reports that smartphone sales in Russia reached 176 billion rubles (approximately $5.6 billion) last year, up 35% from 2012. While still significant, the rate of growth has slowed compared to previous years. Meanwhile, smartphone penetration in Russia has continued to progress, reaching 48%. 18.5 million out of the 39 …
Launched 35 years ago as an alternative to the American GPS and other international navigation systems, Russia’s national radio-based satellite navigation system GLONASS recently completed its satellite constellation to offer continuous coverage anywhere in the world. The Russian system has begun to generate interest from both domestic and international players, as reported by East-West Digital News. …
The YotaPhone, a innovative Android smartphone designed by Russian engineers, went on sale in Russia earlier this month and will hit stores abroad as soon as January 2014. With its unusual design and functionality, the phone has already piqued the interest of technophiles around the world. Apart from the conventional LCD screen on the front, the YotaPhone has …
The 10th edition of the yearly Mobile VAS & Apps Conference – probably the largest event on these topics in Eastern Europe – was held in St. Petersburg in late November in partnership with East-West Digital News. The conference was attended by over 500 participants from 19 countries, most of them CEOs, senior managers, and employees of …
Last month, in a move that illustrates the growing traction of Russia’s mobile advertising market, the Mail.Ru Group’s service Target Mail.Ru started selling mobile advertising to all advertisers, as reported by RIA Novosti. The service was previously only available to selected customers. Advertisers will now be able to place their own ads not only on …
Target Mail.Ru has started to sell mobile advertising to all advertisers Read More
St. Petersburg, Russia – i-Free has announced the release of a new product: Hero Voicer, a voice-changing PC program that also adds background sounds and special effects. With its contemporary design and neat interface, Hero Voicer can be quickly adjusted to work with any software, from online games to voice chat-rooms. Hero Voicer, i-Free’s latest addition …
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Illustrating the growing traction of Russia’s mobile advertising market, TNS Russia has started publishing data on the popularity of mobile applications, the Russian business daily Vedomosti reported last month. This ranking differs in important ways from TNS’ list of the most popular sites via traditional web access in Russia. The application of leading social network VKontakte (VK.com) is …
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Last week, the finale of the 5th annual Web Ready contest was held in Skolkovo, based on an initial selection of 715 applications from 100 cities in 21 countries. BUBUKA, a service to control music broadcasting from Tomsk, received the first prize. Second place went to Alytics, a startup from Zelenograd developing contextual ad solutions …
Web Ready 2013 awards music broadcasting, contextual ad and customer service solutions Read More
Trivon AG, the Switzerland-based company which does business through its subsidiaries under the Virgin Connect brand in Russia, announced today that it has acquired 100% of MegaMax, one of the leading B2B broadband and telecom operators in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The MegaMax Group has developed its own …
Earlier this week the Mail.Ru Group, a top Russian Internet group listed on the London Stock Exchange, announced the US launch of My.com, which is developing English language communication and entertainment applications. By installing its subsidiary in the heart of Silicon Valley, the group is following in the footsteps of Russian tech giants such as …
In an attempt to marry thousand-year-old Orthodoxy and 21st century mobile tech, a Russian entrepreneur launched last week the first-ever application enabling the order of Christian prayers from iOS and Android powered mobile gadgets. With the new app developed by InfoShell, a St. Petersburg based IT solution provider, an Orthodox believer will be able to …
Mobile app enables Russian Christians to pray, request funerals, donate to the Church Read More
