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Crossroads in Technology

By Brendan Rakphongphairoj | 10:29am Feb 27, 2012

As technology and computer science become increasingly advanced, focus is shifted to a higher level of thinking and productivity. Moreover, while technology has the ability to enhance the computational power of many knowledge-based companies, it also has an ability to change them immensely, causing a reevaluation of the business itself. Taking this into account, knowledge industries today need to consider the ways technology can both affect them positively and negatively.

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Building Economic Moats Around Online Businesses

By Brendan Rakphongphairoj | 8:22am Dec 7, 2011

I have always been an avid follower of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett when it comes to investing. As an aspiring tech entrepreneur, I question how principles popularized by these two great individuals may be applied to online businesses, namely building a competitive edge and an economic moat around a business.

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Research in Motion Thanks Indonesia With BlackBerry Launch

By Shirley Christie | 8:51am Nov 16, 2011

Canadian Research In Motion launched two of its latest handsets, BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380, in Jakarta on Tuesday night, as a token of appreciation for the increasing number of BlackBerry service users in Indonesia.

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Huawei Looks to Android With New Devices

By Shirley Christie | 9:01am Nov 10, 2011

Huawei Device, a division of Chinese infotech giant Huawei Technologies, is developing telecommunication devices that will use the Android platform.

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Thank You Steve

By Lisa Siregar | 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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The Internet Is Changing the Way We Learn

By Brendan Rakphongphairoj | 8:48am Sep 21, 2011

Recently, I have discovered how much I take the Internet for granted, especially when it comes to education.

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Google Launches Chrome In Indonesia, but Will They Open an Office?

By Shirley Christie | 8:52am Sep 14, 2011

On Tuesday, Google launched a five-week campaign to promote Google Chrome, a browser aimed at enhancing the Web surfing experience by using Google’s integrated services.

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Opera TV Store Brings Apps and Web to TV

By Shirley Christie | 8:22am Sep 7, 2011

With the launch of the Norwegian Web browser company Opera’s HTML5-based TV Store last week, browsing the web or using apps on your TV is now possible.

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Desktop Still a Family Van, Not Yet a Truck

By Aulia Masna | 8:02am Aug 26, 2011

At the D-8 conference in 2010, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs likened personal computers to trucks, which were more needed in an agrarian nation.

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Is There Life Left for Desktop?

By Aulia Masna | 8:18am Aug 25, 2011

Just a couple of years ago the computer market was on the verge of being overrun by portable computers.

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