Mobile Cloud Platform developer backs Android to dominate global markets Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, CA: biNu, the platform that enables high-speed, low-data mobile Internet usage, today announced the extension of its platform to include Android devices. With the launch of a new Android app, biNu now provides for an enhanced Android experience, including mobile [...]
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biNu Android now includes smooth scrolling and side swipe!
Posted by stephanie.lee, May 31st, 2013
The end of May saw a major update of biNu for Android from the hard working development team and while most of the updates are primarily behind the scenes including enhanced performance, Version 5.0.1 added smooth scrolling as well as sideswipe for reading books. The smooth scrolling means pages now load dynamically as you [...]
biNu and Etisalat Nigeria partner to give subscribers 10 times faster browsing experience
Posted by tim.wightman, May 7th, 2013
6 May, 2013. Sydney, Australia & Nigeria Etisalat Nigeria, the most innovative telecommunications company in Nigeria, today announced its partnership with biNu to bring the popular mobile application to its 15-million feature phone and Android users. The biNu app includes an extensive range of local and international content, messaging and social features and [...]
Harlequin partners with biNu to bring mills & boon romance novels to 5 million phones in the developing world
Posted by mark.shoebridge, March 22nd, 2013
World’s most popular romance novels now on biNu as platform opens for content owners, publishers and developers 22 March 2013, London, UK and Sydney Aus: Harlequin (UK) Ltd, one of the world’s leading publishers, today announced a partnership with biNu to make its portfolio of over 8700 books, most notably Mills & Boon romance [...]
biNu in the news
Posted by mark.shoebridge, March 6th, 2013
In February we have been featured in The Next Web, BetaKit and VentureBeat BiNu brings sexy services like Dropbox and Snapchat to dumb phones as it hits 5m monthly users February, 2013 BiNu, the cloud-based service that brings apps and other smartphone-like experiences to feature phones, has followed its $4.1 million Series A round announced [...]
biNu launches Cloud Storage and Messaging for any mobile device, reaches 5million actives
Posted by mark.shoebridge, February 15th, 2013
biNu launches Cloud Storage and Messaging for any mobile device, reaches 5million actives Save videos, pics, voice in the cloud and share via SMS, email, wall post or messenger, even on low-end devices February, 2013. Sydney, Australia: biNu, the mobile social platform, today announced the release of MyMedia, giving every biNu user unlimited storage [...]
State Department Partners with Award-Winning biNu to Bring English Language Materials to Lower-Tech Mobile Phones
Posted by mark.shoebridge, December 15th, 2012
State Department Partners with Award-Winning biNu to Bring English Language Materials to Lower-Tech Mobile Phones The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the formation of a public-private partnership with biNu (www.binu.com), a company dedicated to overcoming the digital divide by improving access to mobile internet services. biNu’s innovative mobile app [...]
Opera Awards biNu English Dictionary Best In Category
Posted by tim.wightman, 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 tim.wightman, 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 AfricaCom Award
Posted by mark.shoebridge, November 16th, 2012
African business and communications leaders recognise biNu for mobile capabilities in emerging markets CapeTown, South Africa: Australia’s biNu, the mobile app platform that brings iPhone-like experiences to low-end smartphones and feature phones, has won the prestigious AfricaCom Award for Best Feature Phone application. biNu, which has over 4 million active users, many of [...]
biNu launches mobile social experience for developing world
Posted by mark.shoebridge, November 10th, 2012
biNu launches mobile social experience for developing world Adds Facebook and Twitter-like services and photo sharing to rapidly growing mobile community 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 the launch of social features for its 4.5million active members. [...]
mEducation Alliance in Washington DC
Posted by mark.shoebridge, September 21st, 2012
biNu and Worldreader presented at the mEducation Alliance in Washington DC. Mark Shoebridge from biNu and Elizabeth Wood from Worldreader spoke about using feature phones to access a cloud based library of books. The conference was organised by USAID and was attended by over 200 people from around the world. The presentation described the use [...]
biNu wins Meffy Innovation Award
Posted by tim.wightman, 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 [...]




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