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South Korea's Samsung announced the launch of its mobile payment service in China, a market its arch-rival Apple entered six weeks ago.

Twitter may soon lift its 140 character limit on tweets. 10,000 character tweets could be available as soon as March.

The six original "Star Wars" movies are being released online in digital form for the first time, the studios behind the iconic franchise has announced.

Halo franchise has made free Halo Online FPS available to Kazakhstan and other former Soviet countries.

The Astana Opera ballet company from Kazakhstan is currently touring Italy.

The YouTube Music Awards are undergoing an overhaul for their second edition next year, scrapping a star-studded gala and instead looking at videos' online buzz.

Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended an acrimonious feud over online book sales.

An online support center Friend aimed at decreasing the number of suicides among children and teens in Kazakhstan has opened in Almaty.

Kazakhstani internet connection is second by speed among post soviet countries.

Hachette Book Group defended itself against accusations of pushing up prices for e-books amid a dispute with online retail giant Amazon.

100% positive pregnancy tests are now available in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan.

US online giant Amazon unveiled a Netflix-style subscription plan for unlimited access to e-books, a move which could shake up the world of publishing.

The US Justice Department announced that package-delivery giant FedEx has been indicted for allegedly facilitating the distribution of controlled substances and prescription drugs sold by illegal online pharmacies.

More than 70,000 people have already asked Google to delete links about them under Europe's "right to be forgotten" ruling, with some of the world biggest news sites the first to be hit.

Kazakhstan has risen by 10 stands in the UN e-government index.

More than 300 Chinese space enthusiasts have booked tickets costing nearly $100,000 for a five minute trip to outer space, official media reported.

Apple, seeking to bolster its position in the hotly contested online music sector, said Wednesday it was buying Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a much-hyped deal worth $3 billion.

Sony will bring its PlayStation consoles to China through two joint ventures, its Chinese partner said Monday, as the Japanese gaming giant seeks to tap a newly opened market.

Microsoft will later this year start offering its Xbox One game console with a local partner in China, where such devices were banned for more than a decade.

Yahoo on Monday unveiled original online shows and new advertising options as it continued a long-running attempt to evolve into an Internet venue for premier content.