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 …
MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator and retailer, and NEC Neva Communications Systems, a subsidiary of Japanese NEC Corporation, launched a cloud business applications store in Belarus earlier this month through the local subsidiary of MTS. The SaaS business applications are available to MTS subscribers via the MTS Belorussian portal without installing any additional software. …
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 …
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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 …
NIS GLONASS, the Russian national provider of satellite navigation services, announced on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Nokia. According to the agreement – which follows announcements made in August of this year – the Finnish company is to adapt GLONASS technology to its mobile platforms and devices. The Russian technology may also …
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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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Mobile traffic on Opera Software’s mobile browsers in Russia increased by 141.6% from September 2010 to September 2011, while the number of users in the country grew by 44%. These figures were disclosed yesterday in an exchange between Russian business daily RBC Daily and Lars Boilsen, CEO of the Norwegian company.
Russian Navigation Technologies (RNT), a leading manufacturer and integrator of fleet management solutions and other telematics systems, is continuing its international expansion. The company is holding buyout talks with several Eastern European firms to enter the regional market, RNT General Manager Ivan Nechaev told CNews.ru, a resource covering the IT and telecom markets.
As early as next month, Yandex services for mobile devices will come preinstalled on all Samsung Bada-powered smartphones sold in the CIS countries, the Russian search giant announced on Tuesday. In addition to the Yandex search engine, the agreement with Samsung will include the preinstallation of Yandex.Maps, Yandex.Mail, Yandex.Metro, Yandex.Market, and a number of other …
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