Charles Huang, Co-Founder of RedOctane, the organization behind blockbuster Guitar Hero, spoke at an intimate gathering of 60 startup entrepreneurs yesterday, as part of the SparkLabs incubation program. His success with Guitar hero ranks in the top five biggest gaming hits ever, yet his modesty was clearly apparent as he spoke honestly about three elements required for success as a startup. Firstly, startup entrepreneurs must have unrelenting passion for what they do…

Korea is the first country to boast a professional online gaming industry and there are [infrequent] stories of gamers dying at PC rooms, having spent days in their seats without sleep, surviving on coffee and instant noodles. It is perhaps unsurprising that the government took action to address the national obsession with online gaming and in May 2011 introduced regulation banning under 16s from pc gaming after midnight. Yesterday, Korea voted in…

South Korean entrepreneurs are holding their breath, as the country issues in a new era, having voted in its first female leader in history. Park Geun Hye (60), whose childhood was spent in the presidential palace, is the daughter of assassinated dictator (1979) Park Chung Hee, whose autocratic 18 year rule, tough economic policies and questionable human rights record cast a shadow over her candidacy. Yet, there are signs that she is…

Only six months after their Korean launch at beLAUNCH 2012, BellaDati have opened their first international office in Seoul after experiencing huge interest and engagement from numerous local businesses.  Just under six months after the initial visit, BellaDati has opened its first international office in Seoul and local businesses are already benefitting from its agile analytics solution. “We experience huge interest from companies across various industries,” said Martin Trgiňa, BellaDati CEO, who…

Cooliris announced the launch of the localized Cooliris social photo discovery app in China.With the new Renren integration in Cooliris, Chinese users will be able to experience and share all of their photos privately from their mobile library, Instagram, and Renren in the immersive Cooliris 3D Wall.

Noom Inc. a leading mobile health & fitness developer has today announced that has secured $2.6 Million in pre-Series A funding. The funding round was led by UK-based mobile-focused VC firm m8 Capital.

Once again, for your weekend reading, we have for you a compilation of all the startups in Asia, Tech in Asia has covered this week.

On the 4th December, Shakr (http://shakr.com/), a Korean startup company received fundings from the Super Angel Fund, 500 Startups (http://500.co/) for the first time. This is a huge milestone for Korean startup companies, with an even bigger implication for the Korean startup ecosystem.

Research and Markets, an international market research and market data firm announced the addition of the “The Future of Mobile Health Market in Korea” report to their offering.

Between the app for couples, has just added a significant upgrade to help couples express their feelings. Between has added stickers (animated emoticons) to the usual instant messaging features, which will be provided free.

A whirlwind networking day with networking extraordinaire, James Jung (Founder and CEO, beSUCCESS).

From November 9-11, 2012, Microsoft is organizing WOWZAPP, a worldwide hackathon to build apps for the next generation of Windows.

Want to buy your next car during your lunch break, from the comfort of your office? Don’t like sales calls and trawling the internet for the best deal?

Six of Korea’s hottest startups are coming to London with a week-long programme of activity meeting with the movers’n’shakers of London’s digital scene.

Glen Schofield, Studio Head, Chief Creative Officer and Co-founder of Sledgehammer Games delivered the keynote address at the NASSCOM Game Developers Conference in Pune, India.

The NASSCOM Game Developer Conference started in 2009 to address the game developer community in India. The conference serves as a common platform to share best practices and knowledge both from the business and the development perspective in the Indian gaming industry.

e27, the Singaporean media company focused on building the startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia, announced today that the very first Echelon Ignite: Thailand, held over November 22 – 23, 2012, is now open for registration.

Today, we have launched new logos for beSUCCESS and beLAUNCH 2012 ! Our friends at Seoul based application development and UI/UX designing company Darez Inc have helped us in designing our new identity.

One of the most influential IT service providers in Korea SK C&C has bought a stake in Yunong Electronics (IT and Commerce Company in China) to proceed their new e-commerce business in the farming region of China.

Samsung kept its No.1 position in the Global smartphone market the in 3rd quarter of 2012. According to Bloomberg, Samsung sold 5,6300,000 smartphones in the 3rd quarter of 2012 which is the highest record in global telecom market.