Google has shut down its online shopping search service in China, a further tightening move in the country after the company shut down its Music Search in the country last fall. The…
Australian Police Warn: Apple’s Map App “Potentially Life Threatening”
Police in Mildura, Australia have a bone to pick with Apple’s Map App that’s far more serious than a misplaced airport, an erased London or disappearing national monument. Authorities issued a startling…
Microsoft Teams Up with China Unicom to Boost Chinese Sales
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…
TwinStrata Unveils First Cloud Solution to Support Both NAS and SAN
by Anam Alpenia, Red Herring Unveiled last month, cloud storage provider TwinStrata’s CloudArray 4.0 takes the world of cloud storage up a notch, enabling both Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area…
Apple to Invest Over $100M to Produce Macs in US
Apple plans to spend over $100 million in the next year to start producing Mac computers in the US. The move shifts a small segment of Apple production away from China, where…
Crowdfunding: Threat or Opportunity for Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors?
By Simon Erblich, Founder of First Line Capital When equity-based Crowdfund investing first came on the scene earlier this year, there was talk of how it might possibly “crowd out” venture capitalists.…
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…
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…