2013-in-review

What you need to know about China’s 700 million smartphones and tablets

What you need to know about China’s 700 million smartphones and tablets

By the end of 2013, China had 700 million active smart devices, according to the latest report from Umeng, the country’s largest app analytics platform. 59 percent of those replaced consumers’
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read
351 million new smartphones shipped in China in 2013: IDC

351 million new smartphones shipped in China in 2013: IDC

351 million new smartphones shipped to stores across China in 2013, according to data from market intelligence firm IDC. That means China accounts for just over one-third of all smartphone
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
IDC: Asia-Pacific PC shipments see first ever double-digit drop

IDC: Asia-Pacific PC shipments see first ever double-digit drop

Research firm IDC has done some number crunching on PC shipments in 2013, and the resultant numbers are grim. PC shipments in Asia-Pacific (IDC doesn’t include Japan in that) saw
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
10 highlights of Indonesia’s tech industry in 2013

10 highlights of Indonesia’s tech industry in 2013

Let’s look back at what the Indonesian tech industry went through last year. It’s not just a history lesson, as it also points the way forward to new trends in
Enricko Lukman · · 6 min read
Baidu down, Qihoo up, Google dead: 2013 was a year of drama for China’s search engines

Baidu down, Qihoo up, Google dead: 2013 was a year of drama for China’s search engines

Baidu down; Qihoo up; Google dead. That’s the summary of what happened to search engines in China in 2013. It was a year of big and dramatic changes. Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU)
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

Timeline: a history of Bitcoin in China in 2013

Bitcoin enthusiasts, especially those in China, have been riding a financial roller coaster as of late. As 2013 comes to an end, we thought it would be helpful to recap
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read

How Alibaba and Tencent went head-to-head in 2013

This past year saw some major competition emerge between Tencent, China’s massive gaming and social networking company, and Alibaba, which is best known for its e-commerce offerings. Below we’ve tracked
Josh Horwitz · · 6 min read

Staff picks: the 9 best Asian games of 2013

With the year drawing to a close, we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at the Asia-developed games that came out this year and pick a few
C. Custer · · 6 min read

Top 20 articles on Tech in Asia 2013

The Tech in Asia editorial team has written thousands of articles in 2013. But the below 20 pieces stand out from the rest. They are a mixture of breaking news
Willis Wee · · 4 min read

Show me the money! Here are 30 funding rounds and acquisitions from Indonesia this year

We’ve rounded up the 30 funding rounds and acquisitions that happened in Indonesia in 2013.
Enricko Lukman · · 13 min read