What Does the Microsoft Acquisition of Nokia Mobile Phones Mean for App Developers?

With Tuesday’s announcement, Nokia is exiting the mobile devices market, handing over its entire devices and services division over to Microsoft from design to development to manufacturing to marketing, and even the names. What’s left at Nokia are mapping, network and infrastructure, and its advanced technology research lab. As for the army of Nokia developers in Indonesia and other countries, how will this acquisition affect them?
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Microsoft Buys Nokia’s Mobile Phone Business

The biggest news that everyone in the mobile industry has been waiting for since February 2011 has finally arrived. Microsoft this morning announced that the company will be acquiring Nokia’s devices and services division, essentially Nokia’s mobile phone business, for almost $7.2 billion. Microsoft will license the Nokia brand for use with existing mobile phones for ten years and it will also acquire both the Lumia and Asha brands.

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Rakuten Set to Acquire Its Second Video Streaming Site Viki

Kara Swisher at AllThingsD reported that Rakuten is set to acquire Singapore-based video site Viki for $200 million. The acquisition was revealed in an interview with Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani who has led the retail company further into the content and publishing field with an investment in Pinterest, and the acquisition of e-book platform company Kobo as well as Spanish video rental company Wuaki.

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So We Now Have a Venture Capital Alliance in Indonesia. Or Do We?

So here’s something interesting about AVCII. Apparently someone has jumped the gun in announcing the venture capital alliance. Andi S. Boediman, head of Ideosource and Ideoworks published a blog post today saying that nothing had really been agreed upon regarding Thursday’s meeting and it was all casual chat over lunch.

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Short Q&A With Sebastian Togelang of Mountain SEA Ventures Regarding AVCII

On Thursday we reported on the formation of the Indonesian Venture Capital alliance, formed by eight venture capital firms operating in the country. Representatives of the firms met that day to discuss the state of tech entrepreneurship in the country and to formalize the alliance. We contacted Sebastian Togelang, head of Mountain Southeast Asia Ventures who was voted as the alliance chairman to find out more about the initiative.

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Eight Venture Capital Firms Form an Alliance in Indonesia

Eight venture capital firms in Indonesia have just formalized an alliance today in Jakarta. Called Alliance of Venture Capitals in Indonesia (AVCII), the organization aims to share, collaborate, and act on issues regarding the technology and internet-based business landscape in Indonesia. Immediately, the first order of business is to deal with the uncertainty surrounding foreign investment regulations in the country.

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BBM Inc. Probably Should Have Been Done a Year or Two Ago

The Wall Street Journal last night reported that BlackBerry is said to consider spinning off its messaging services division into its own subsidiary company, possibly called BBM Inc., amidst talks of selling the entire company outright. The former smartphone giant has been scrambling for ways to keep the company relevant and afloat as competitors lure consumers away.

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Shopify Hadir di Indonesia

Shopify, platform online shop yang telah beroperasi di banyak negara di dunia, hari Kamis di Jakarta diluncurkan khusus untuk pasar Indonesia. Untuk operasinya di Indonesia, Shopify bekerja sama dengan perusahaan seluler Singapura, SingTel dan e-commerce agency Indonesia Ideoworks. Sebagai mitra regional, SingTel sendiri juga menjadi mitra Shopify untuk peluncurannya ke pasar lain seperti: India, Singapura, dan Malaysia. Continue reading Shopify Hadir di Indonesia

Online Commerce Platform Shopify Launches in Indonesia

Online store platform Shopify today launched in Jakarta for the Indonesian market, in collaboration with Singapore mobile company SingTel and Indonesian e-commerce agency Ideoworks. As a regional partner, SingTel brings Shopify to the region having also launched in India, Singapore, and Malaysia.

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