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By - Lisa Siregar

Thank You Steve

2:17pm Oct 6, 2011

It was only a couple of days ago that I fell asleep during an Apple keynote, the first one without Steve Jobs on stage. This morning, my sleepy eyes were suddenly wide open when news about Steve Jobs’ death broke. I wonder if I would feel this sad if I was not an avid Apple user?

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Social Network Overload

10:16am Jul 23, 2011

Google dominated the tech news this week with their announcement that they had already reached 10 million users on Google+. As the service rolled out to more and more users, once in awhile we heard comments about "yet another facility to connect with friends."

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A Guide to Google+

1:43pm Jul 7, 2011

Google+ opened to the public just this morning, so with this beginner's guide you can be one of the first to start using Google+

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The Plus Side of Google Plus

9:35am Jul 1, 2011

It is difficult not to mock Google's latest attempt to join the social media world. Ever since the tech giant launched its Google+ project on Tuesday, the world's tech writers have been voicing their pessimism about this “yet another Google product.” Somebody even set up a Web site, isgoogleplusdead.com, that only contains one word: “Yes.” But this also applies to another equally important question: Is it too early for us to be disappointed?

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Eye on Social Media: From Pakistan to New York

9:39am Jun 17, 2011

As manufacturers try to change the trend, from qwerty keyboards to touch screens and from laptops to tablets, social media is changing how we interact. This month has become an interesting period to stop and see the growth of social media worldwide.

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Bouncity Hopes to Make Jakarta the Capital of Social Gaming

8:21am Jun 11, 2011

There’s a new way to have fun bouncing around Jakarta. Phasedev, a Jakarta-based software development company, launched their new mobile gaming platform, Bouncity, on Wednesday. With plenty of malls and entertainment venues all over the city, Bouncity enables users to explore stores by doing challenges.

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WWDC Wrap Up: A Challenge to Developers

7:14pm Jun 7, 2011

It has practically become a ritual. Twice each year, Apple fan boys and fan girls try to predict what the world's leading technology company will announce.

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H&M to Open in Singapore

9:46am May 26, 2011

Sweden’s popular high street fashion shop, H&M, is looking forward to getting in touch with the Southeast Asian market. On my recent visit to Singapore to cover Asia Fashion Exchange 2011, H&M invited fashion editors and writers to a store preview at Wisma Atria on Orchard Road. The Singapore shop branch, the first one in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to open in September.

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How Twitter Told Me Osama Was Dead (and Kept the Mood Light)

2:56pm May 2, 2011

What was so important for US President Barack Obama to announce late on a Sunday night (US time) that he could not wait until morning?

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In a Wired World

1:40pm May 2, 2011

As the world becomes increasingly connected through the growing popularity of social media, our days and nights may no longer be as quiet and peaceful as they used to be. My wired mornings may look quiet from the outside, but on the inside they are chaotic. There is always a stream of news to catch up on, sometimes a new dream gadget to buy or more often than not a new application or start-up to try.

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About Lisa Siregar
Jakarta Globe features reporter and gadget-lover Lisa Siregar gives us her take on the latest news in technology, the state of Indonesian startups and how our lives are being changed by items smaller than the palm of our hands.
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