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Opera Awards biNu English Dictionary Best In Category


Posted by , December 6th, 2012

biNu’s Popular Wordnik Dictionary App Wins Best App for Languages and Translators Opera have concluded their Top App Awards 2012 competition an announced the winners for the year, based on votes by millions of users across the globe. We are proud to announce that biNu’s popular English Dictionary app, which is powered by Wordnik, has [...]


biNu closes $4.3m A-­round with more high profile investors, expands social platform with launch of biNu credits


Posted by , November 22nd, 2012

Dick Parsons, Ronald Lauder and Dave McClure’s 500 Startups back emerging mobile social platform 21 November, 2012. Sydney, Australia:  biNu, the mobile social platform, today announced it has finalized a $4.3m A-round investment. Participants include 500 Startups, Dick Parsons and Ronald Lauder’s PanAfrican Investment Co., which is making its first investment, and Australian industry figures [...]


biNu wins Meffy Innovation Award


Posted by , September 14th, 2012

Leading global mobile body awards biNu the 2012 Meffy for Innovation for Growth Markets London, UK: Australia’s biNu, the mobile app platform that brings iPhone-like experiences to low-end smartphones and feature phones, has won the prestigious 2012 Meffys Innovation for Growth Markets Award. This recognition from the Mobile Entertainment Forum, a peak global trade body [...]


Amit User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Amit is a cricket fan and loves to know what the live scores are for India tests and IPL matches. He is also a keen Liverpool football fan and likes to know the Premier League scores as they happen.


Jose User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Jose lives in Mexico. He likes biNu for fast access to the Bible as well as checking out the latest football scores and news from around the world. He also reads the local Mexican news in Spanish.


Farnaz User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Farnaz is a devout Moslem and feels lost without fast access to the Quran. She also finds it useful to be able to translate text between Arabic and English.


Phuong User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Phuong is from Vietnam studying in Singapore. She keeps in touch with her friends and family with biNu Messenger, uses biNu reference and education apps at school and checks out party listings for the weekend via biNu search.


Vincent User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Vincent cannot live without his mobile phone as a primary window into the world. He uses biNu to learn English, by using the biNu Wordnik dictionary and the Google translate service as well as keeping updated on the local and world news.


Dumisai User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Dumisai lives and works in Bulawayo. Like many Zimbabweans, he cannot get enough of the biNu TXT service for communicating with family in Zim and in the UK. He is also an avid Manchester United fan and follows the scores closely on biNu.


Deepika User Story


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

Deepika and her family live in rural Nepal. They all use biNu to send TXT to other family members around Nepal and abroad. Wikipedia and the English dictionary are also highly valued services for her family’s education.


All The Cool Apps


Posted by , September 7th, 2012

All the apps you know and love


biNu Secures $2 Million Series A Funding


Posted by , August 16th, 2012

biNu Secures $2 Million Series A from TomorrowVentures and others to build out Mobile Social Content Platform for Developing World 4 million monthly active users, growing at 400% Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, CA: biNu, the mobile app platform that brings iPhone-like experiences to low-end smartphones and feature phones, today announced a $2 million funding [...]


New Social Features on biNu


Posted by , June 13th, 2012

We have a number of new social features either complete or slated for development in the near future. The first cab off the rank is the ability to search for other biNu users in order to meet new people in the biNu community from all over the world, and communicate with them using biNu’s messaging [...]


Worldreader Partner Update


Posted by , May 9th, 2012

By Clare Joy Did you know that you have a library full of exciting material on your phone? With Worldreader Books in a few easy clicks you could be reading our free articles on health, falling in love with a contemporary short story or browsing classic fiction from some of the best writers of our [...]


BBC on biNu: Turning dumbphones to smartphones


Posted by , May 1st, 2012

The biNu team were very excited to see recent coverage of biNu by the BBC. In his article, BBC reporter Clark Boyd reminds us that despite all the glitz and glamour of smartphones, feature phones remain the workhorse for the majority of mobile users and that a very healthy after-market exists for companies that improve [...]