How Mobile-First Became Mobile-Only in the Emerging World
In emerging markets, hundreds of millions of consumers leapfrogged the PC era altogether.
View ArticleSmartphones and Emerging Markets: Making the Mobile Revolution Sustainable
Operator-advertising collaborations and other partnerships point to a very wired Africa in 2014.
View ArticleWhy Amazon Is Pouring $2 Billion into India, in Three Charts
The number of Internet users and smartphone owners is booming in the world's second-most populous country.
View ArticleFacebook Will Never Perfect Mobile — And That’s Okay
Constant network and device changes mean Facebook will always have work to do.
View ArticleHow Bharti Airtel, India’s Largest Wireless Company, Will Nudge Customers...
The strategy: Roll out 4G networks, get users hooked on apps and help customers "visualize" the data they are using.
View ArticleAndroid One Moves Beyond Asia, Arrives in Turkey
Android One, Google’s initiative to market cheap phones in emerging markets, which launched in India in September, added its seventh country and first outside Asia. It’s now in Turkey. The devices,...
View ArticleFacebook Unveils a Version of Its App for Asia, Africa That Loads Faster
Facebook's latest attempt to gain users in emerging markets.
View ArticleBeset With Failures, Google Tries to Breathe New Life Into Android One
Google's smartphone line for emerging markets is on life support.
View ArticleMicrosoft Brings More of Its Lumia Smartphones to the U.S.
Including the Lumia 640 XL "phablet."
View ArticleEconomic Data Startup Premise Raises $50 Million, Adds Tesla, Solar City...
A Google-y startup with a novel approach to big data.
View ArticleBig Tech Rolls Out Red Carpet for Indian Prime Minister, Lobbies Behind...
Modi, the Valley's cause célèbre.
View ArticleFacebook Wants to Show More Video Ads in Africa, India
Facebook now has video-like slideshow ads.
View ArticleFlipkart Nabs Another Google Mobile Exec to Out-Amazon Amazon In India
The move marks the third time Flipkart has poached a marquee Googler this year.
View ArticleFacebook Partners With Airtel to Bring More Internet (And Facebook) to Africa
Facebook is getting deeper into Africa.
View ArticleThe Future of Facebook Advertising Isn’t in the United States
Facebook ad revenue will soon be dependent on emerging markets like Brazil and India.
View ArticleFacebook’s Regulatory Battle Over Free Basics in India Is Getting Feisty
Facebook's battle with Indian regulators is quickly turning into a public he said, she said debacle.
View ArticleFacebook’s Managing Director for India Is Leaving Role
Hers are big sales shoes to fill in a key market.
View ArticleHere Are the Mobile Startups That Could Gain From Facebook’s Fumble in India
Three startups trying to crack the emerging market nut.
View ArticleVerizon’s Venture Arm Backs Mobile Startup Jana, AOL’s Tim Armstrong Joins...
The telco now has a stake in the company selling mobile ads to the developing world.
View ArticleGoogle Buys Slack-Like Startup Pie, Launches Office for ‘Next Billion’ in...
The search giant has a new hub to race for the "next billion" users.
View ArticleNobody in India Wanted Fancy Rides, So Uber Is Cutting Them
Demand for some services -- UberBlack, for instance -- turns out not to be so high in India.
View ArticleWhy Apple’s Supposed New, Smaller iPhone Makes Sense
A new four-inch iPhone might help Apple better capitalize on emerging markets and the growing popularity of pay-as-you-go services
View ArticleAlibaba paid $1 billion for a controlling stake in the Amazon of Southeast Asia
Lazada was founded by Rocket Internet, the German startup incubator.
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