Shopify Raises US$100mil Fund for Business Expansion
Dec 15, 2013 (Sun): The founder and CEO of Shopify, Tobias Lutke has announced that Shopify has raised US$100 million in Series C funding from OMERS Ventures and Insight Venture Partners to further expand ecommerce. According to Tobias, Shopify has over 300 employees and powers over 80,000 online stores in 100 different countries. He forecasts that Shopify merchants will have sold well over US$1.5 billion in products this...
LINE Version 3.10.0 Released for iPhones
Dec 14, 2013 (Sat): LINE just released its latest version 3.10.0 for iPhones which featuring new updates on the Chat Room Menu, Sticker Shop, Timeline, and more. For the Sticker Shop, the latest version comes with a category display and search tool for users to search stickers easily. It also allows users to put @(Friend’s Name) into the comment field to send a post to a friend. In near future, LINE will release the updates for...
Commonwealth Bank Enables Customers to Pay Using Samsung GALAXY S4
Dec 13, 2013 (Fri): In partnership with MasterCard and Samsung Electronic Australia, Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) became the first bank globally to offer its customers MasterCard PayPass payments capabilities via Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled Samsung GALAXY S4 devices. After the launch, CommBank customers with a Samsung GALAXY S4 (i9505 and i9507) smartphone can now Tap & Pay to make secure contactless payments at more...
Instagram Direct, a New Way to Send Photos and Video Messages to Friends
Dec 13, 2013 (Fri): Instagram is introducing Instagram Direct, a new way for its users to share their best moments to family members and friends. Instagram users now can see a new icon in the top right corner of their home feed and just tap it to open inbox where they will see photos and videos that people have sent to them. If the send is the one you follow, you will see it immediately. If someone you’re not following, you can decide...
ZALORA Achieves Record Breaking Sales Across The Region
Dec 13, 2013 (Fri): ZALORA, Asia’s leading online fashion destination, more than tripled its daily sales yesterday on the final day of the e-commerce sales blitz, Online Revolution. The record-breaking day was achieved by ZALORA, the only pure-play fashion e-tailer that participated in the Online Revolution, Southeast Asia’s version of Cyber Monday. ZALORA also brought over 50 thousand first-time fashion customers online who purchased...
Kaspersky Academy is Calling Next-generation Security Expert
Dec 13, 2013 (Fri): Want to meet some of the leading specialists involved in today’s dynamic IT industry, get a deeper insight into IT security issues, win cash prizes, connect with like-minded people and lay the foundations for a successful career in IT? Kaspersky Lab offers all these opportunities to students participating in its ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’ conference. This international conference brings together...
Fake Twitter Users on the Rise; Cost Becomes More Affordable
Dec 12, 2013 (Thu): Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-connected security and storage solutions, today published its latest report on fake Twitter users as part of its continuous efforts to understand the impact of fake accounts on social networks. “The Barracuda research report highlighted three major trends:- 98 per cent of tweets from Fake Twitter accounts were sent via twitter.com, as compared to just 24 percent...
Taobao Marketplace Runs 12.12 Online Sale Today
Dec 12, 2013 (Thu): Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace today runs its annual 12.12 online sales to support the website’s small online vendors and 2 million sellers were reported to join the campaign. This year Taobao will highlight some unusual products that are available on the site including a special marketplace for elderly Chinese consumers offering products such as pill boxes and nail-clippers equipped with magnifying glasses, Alizila...
Trustwave Secure Web Gateway Named to the 2013 Industry Innovators Hall of Fame
Dec 12, 2013 (Thu): Trustwave announced that SC Magazine has named Trustwave to the 2013 Industry Innovators Hall of Fame for Trustwave’s anti-malware and content security technology, Trustwave Secure Web Gateway. Trustwave Secure Web Gateway offers protection from malware, zero-day vulnerabilities, as well as blended and advanced persistent threats.
NAVER Adds LINE Puzzle Bobble into LINE GAME Series
Dec 12, 2013 (Thu): The classic arcade bubble-popping puzzle game is now available for smartphone users with LINE Puzzle Bobble released by NAVER. In the game, players just need to control dinosaurs named Bub and Bob to shoot bubbles from the bottom of the screen. Create lines of 3 or more of the same color bubble and they will pop. The players need to help Bub and Bob to complete missions and clear puzzling stages in their quest to...
