China Unicom, the third largest wireless carrier, has announced a partnership with Microsoft to boost Windows Phone sales in China, the China Daily reported. Windows Phone currently holds 3 percent of the…
Asian Amazon Clone Lazada Raises $26M
Lazada, the Asian Amazon clone, has raised $26 million to expand its ecommerce services across the continent, the Next Web reported. The investment led by Summit Partners is just one of the…
2012 Top 100 Global Winners Announced
After surveying more than a thousand of the leading private companies from North America, Europe, and Asia, Red Herring announced the winners of the prestigious Red Herring Global Top 100 award for…
Disruption, Innovation & Growth Markets Take Centre Stage at MEF Americas 2012
Red Herring is pleased to announce that we are supporters of the third annual MEF Americas 2012: Mobile Content & Commerce – the essential cross-border event for thought leaders & deal makers…
Google Tests iOS Map App
Google released a test version of its iOS map app to a number of guinea pigs outside the company, the Wall St. Journal reported this week. The search engine is putting the…
Spotify Completes $100M Round Valuing Company at $3B
Spotify has closed on a $100 million round that values the company at $3 billion, All Things D was the first to report. Coca-cola became a minority investor in the company, investing…
China Ecommerce Site Taobao Sells $3B in a Day
Chinese singles have just given American Cyber Monday shoppers a run for their money, or actually a double run. The Chinese ecommerce site Taobao reported earning $3 billion in a single day…
Red Herring Announces Top 100 Global Short List
The Red Herring editorial team selected the Finalists for the 2012 Red Herring 100 Global Award. This group of companies is the short list for the Top 100 award. They are the most innovative…
Skyfire Nabs $10M to Ease Video Bandwidth on Global Scale
Known for being the first company to bring Flash video to iOS, Skyfire has raised $10 million in Series D funding to take its video data compression technology to a global scale.…
10 of the Spookiest Cyber Attacks of 2012!
Interested in a good scare this Halloween? Look no further than your own computer, mobile or tablet device!