LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional network, has announced that its membership base in Singapore has reached a milestone of one million users, almost doubling its 2011 numbers when it established a presence in Singapore. Read More

The Verge reports that Microsoft is going to launch a new incentive program on April 20th, which gives Xbox owners points based on the amount of time that they play their consoles in Japan. Read More

Kabam, a San Francisco-based publisher of free-to-play core games, said on Tuesday it has launched a new $50 million fund aimed at helping outside game developers in China, Japan and South Korea expand their games to North American and European markets. . Read More

The Verge reports that Dish Network has launched a $25.5 billion takeover bid for Sprint. Japanese carrier SoftBank is already in the process of acquiring Sprint. Read More

Mashable reports that LG has announced that the LG's Optimus G Pro is now available in Japan; it's a smaller version at 5 inch, in contrast to the 5.5 inch that is available in Korea. . Read More

Yahoo reports that Midokura, a Japanese startup aimed at network virtualization, has announced it raised $17.3M in a round of funding, led by Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, with participation from NTT Group's NTT Investment Partners L.P. and NEC Group's Innovative Ventures Fund Investment. Read More

Reuters reports that Japan's NEC Corp is in talks to sell its cell phone unit to its PC venture partner Lenovo Group Ltd, a source having knowledge on the discussions said, confirming media reports of the talks. Read More