The “All Together” fundraiser aims to help the over 100,000 people affected by recent floods in the Russian Far East. The campaign has proven to be one of the biggest non-profit SMS campaigns in European history. More than 9.5 million people have participated and a considerable part of the more than $23 million raised has …
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Vobis Computer, a sizable Russian supplier and vendor of Chinese-assembled smartphones, satellite navigation systems and software operating under the Highscreen trademark, announced last week the rollout of its Highscreen Boost 2, the next generation of Russian smartphones with record-long battery life. Eight months after the inaugural Boost was introduced as Russia’s first smartphone to offer a …
Russia’s new budget smartphone claims to beat world record for battery life Read More
Earlier this week RocketBank, a Moscow-based banking application startup, announced that it received $2 million in funding from Runa Capital, a Moscow-based fund operating internationally. RocketBank’s application, currently available only on iOS, allows users to complete money transfers that necessitate no bank details of a recipient, simply an e-mail address or e-wallet number – which the …
Runa Capital injects $2 million in mobile banking startup with global ambitions Read More
MTT, a Russian telecom group owned by VTB and former telecommunication minister Leonid Reiman, announced last week the launch of a Skype-like VoIP application named ‘Beam.’ The company stated it had invested 100 million rubles (approximately $3 million) in the project, which is based on MTT’s own VoIP platform for call rerouting, billing, and integration …
Russia’s MTT launches Skype-like VoIP app with international ambitions Read More
Qwenty, a Moscow based startup developing a mobile app for geolocated job searches, has raised $300,000 from serial startup investor Igor Ryabenkiy via his fund Altair. The fund now holds a 35% stake in the startup, the news agency RIA Novosti reported. The iOS and Android app, which is scheduled for launch in Moscow later …
Geolocated job search app launches in Moscow with $300,000 angel support Read More
This summer, Nokia once again became the top seller in Russia’s mobile phone market after several consecutive years of less than stellar performance and a year after it scrapped plans to develop a single-brand retail network in Russia. Leading mobile phone retailer Euroset found that in the summer months, Nokia’s share in the Russia’s handset market inched …
Amid its global slump, Nokia retakes center stage in Russia’s mobile handset market Read More
Last week, Meridian Group, an Indian manufacturer of budget smartphones and tablets, opened an online store in Russia. The group’s Fly brand phones, smartphones, and tablets will be sold on the new site. Since the beginning of 2013, the Fly brand has released more than 15 new smartphone models in Russia, and the company will …
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Mobile Satellite Systems (MSS) GLONASS, a Moscow-headquartered developer and manufacturer of monitoring equipment based on Russia’s GLONASS global satellite navigation technology, is making inroads into the booming automotive market in the United Arab Emirates. Last week RNSinfo, a Russian website covering developments in the domestic navigation sector, reported MSS GLONASS’ plans to finalize a strategic …
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Russian venture fund Prostor Capital has just invested $500,000 in Penxy, a Moscow-based startup that allows presenters to create “narrated slide shows.” The Penxy iOS app, which was released this past June, allows for one-tap streaming and recording of live presentations. The free app is easier to use than SlideShare, as presenters do not have …
US-style Russian startup raises $500,000 to compete with SlideShare Read More
Ruslan Gattarov, a Russian senator who has recently become an advocate for the privacy of Russian Internet users, continues his crusade against what he perceives as the unlawful actions of the world’s largest Internet companies in Russia. In late August, he asked the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and Roskomnadzor, the key federal …
Google and Facebook taken to task, Twitter suspected of user data misuse Read More
While Russian retailers are experimenting increasingly with multichannel approaches, Goodwin, a Moscow-based startup that has just secured seed investment, is introducing a pioneering mobile commerce project. Inspired by the Amazon Flow concept, Goodwin lets smartphone owners buy products from “virtual storefronts” – which can be almost anything from an article in a magazine, to a …
Mail.ru Group’s first ever commercial offerings for international consumption – Jungle Heat and Poker Arena, where chips are bought with real money – are now available at Google Play and App Store. The announcement has been met with a mixed response. The app does not allow users to convert chips already paid for back into …
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