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Nokia Is Calling Indonesian Mobile Startups And Developers

by novistiar August 29, 2010

Recently, I was contacted by Shiraz Datta, Regional Manager – Marketing, Forum Nokia APAC, and Upik Muditya Sidarta, Forum Nokia Developer Relation in Indonesia. They are planning to set up an ecosystem for mobile network in Indonesia focusing on startups and developers that are working in the mobile space. This ecosystem is expected to enable Indonesian [...]

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UC Mobile Browser Enters Indonesian Market

by novistiar August 29, 2010

UC Mobile, a China based mobile developer, offers its mobile browser to Indonesians (available in Bahasa Indonesia). The company claimed its browser has been used by more than 100 million users across 145 countries (Opera claimed Opera Mini has been downloaded by “only” 62.3 juta users). In China, UC Mobile holds 80% share of mobile [...]

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Bancakan 2.0 – Jogja Startup And Developer Community

by guest August 12, 2010

This post is written by one of our contributors, Firman Nugraha, the founder of TeknoJurnal, a blog about IT and web technology in Indonesia. Firman Nugraha is an active researcher at the Sponsio Research Team (Tim Peneliti Sponsio). In addition to actively working as a researcher, he is currently working as a mobile developer at [...]

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The Funded Founder Showcase Summer 2010

by novistiar August 6, 2010

Setelah dag-dig-dug menunggu di standby list, akhirnya saya duduk dengan aman tenteram di kelas premium ekonomi United Airline jurusan Washington – San Francisco. Karena telat bangun, saya tertinggal pesawat dan terpaksa masuk standby list untuk pesawat berikutnya. Untungnya United masih memberikan kehormatan dengan memberi saya nomor urut 1 di standby list karena ternyata hanya ada [...]

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Recap Of The 3rd Fowab (Bandung Web Forum) With Topic “The Rise Of Indonesian Startups”

by guest August 3, 2010

Fowab, a gathering event for IT enthusiasts, web developers, and startups, was recently held last Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Bandung, West Java. The event started at 18:00 and lasted until 22:00 in a local book café, Bandung S28. This third Fowab event is more special since some members of Jakarta (#startupLokal) and Jogjakarta (Bancakan) startup communities were in attendances, creating an intense startup atmosphere at the event. The event was a huge success; a lot of people were so excited talking tirelessly and sharing their knowledge about the startup world and IT industry for the entire night.