Opening in July 2008 with only 500 apps, the Apple App store announces its 50th billionth download today by giving out a $10,000 App Store Gift Card. When it first launched, the Apple App Store only had 500 apps. Since then, it has completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app Read the full article…

Adobe is moving its suite of apps to the cloud, with new Creative Cloud offerings for enterprise and individuals, promising responsive cross-device access. Adobe is moving away from its traditional boxed or download software model, and is switching to a subscription-based cloud implementation of its creative applications. At the Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, Read the full article…

Cross-platform IM and VoIP provider Nimbuzz is partnering with carriers in Asia to offer unlimited services at a discounted price. Cross-platform instant messaging (IM) services are on the rise, and carriers are concerned about losing voice and SMS revenue from the competition. Some are addressing this by partnering with IM providers. Cross-platform IM and VoIP Read the full article…

Qoo10 rolls out “Pay cash at 7-Eleven” option to reach out to about 900,000 Singaporeans aged 18 to 54 without credit cards. Qoo10, the online e-marketplace, has announced today that it will be partnering the global convenience store, 7-Eleven, to offer its users in Singapore a cash option. With this set in place, Qoo10 is Read the full article…

LinkedIn, the professional network, surpasses 1 million members in Singapore. That’s 70 percent of the labor force and student population in the city-state. LinkedIn today announced that it has surpassed its membership base of a million members in Singapore, effectively doubling their presence back in 2011 when they first established a presence in the city-state. Read the full article…

Google has just announced the release of their previously Android-exclusive Google Now app for Apple’s iOS platform. Previously an exclusive to Google’s own Android smartphone and tablet platform, Google Now has launched on the iPhone and iPad as part of the updated Google Search App. So what is different about Google Now? Google Now is Read the full article…

Online marketplace Multiply.com will close its services and shut down operations by May 31, 2013. Multiply.com, an online marketplace has just announced that they will be closing their site this May 6 and ceasing all business operations by May 31. Using the rest of the month of May to handle all accounts, merchants will also Read the full article…

Foursquare continues to find a strong revenue model and is now looking at how best to monetize from the data it holds. Holger Luedorf, Head of Business Development of Foursquare was at the B Dash Camp at Fukuoka to share more insights into what the location-based application is currently up to since it’s latest funding Read the full article…

At B Dash Camp, LINE Corporation CEO Akira Morikawa shared the strategies behind the company’s rise and how they plan on continuing its expansion. At the B Dash Camp in Fukuoka, CEO of LINE Corporation Akira Morikawa shared with the crowd some insights into the company’s strategy in making its instant messaging application one of Read the full article…

Affle Group appoints Ade Parulian as Ripple’s director of sales. Affle Group recently appointed Parulian Lummy Sitorus (or fondly known as Ade) as the director of sales for its “Ripple” rich media and video ad network business in Indonesia. Ade, an Indonesian native and having worked in the industry for sixteen years, holds an in-depth Read the full article…