Indonesia

Viral video: Indonesia island hit by tsunami after strong earthquake

Indonesia has a storied and frightening history with tsunamis, and on Friday, it was given a stark reminder. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake which struck off…

6 gut-wrenching videos of the Lombok earthquake aftermath

At least 91 people have died after a series of earthquakes struck the small island of Lombok, Indonesia late on Sunday. USGS recorded at…

Bali volcano: Instagram documents Agung’s ferocious eruption

In September 2017 we wrote about three volcanoes in various corners of the globe on the verge of eruption. Two months later, one of…

Earth’s volcanoes are angry: Mexico, Bali and Vanuatu on alert

The world was supposed to end on 23 September, but we’re all still here. However, the planet wants to remind everyone that our existence…

Google to launch hundreds of internet-enabled balloons in 2016

Google’s Project Loon never seizes to impress. Though the initiative started testing about two years ago, the US internet giant’s moonshot of sending internet-beaming…

Can BlackBerry really find stability, lock up enterprise? [CES2014]

On the fringes of the world’s largest technology showcase, CES in Las Vegas, BlackBerry’s new CEO laid out his plan for the ailing former…

4 reasons why BlackBerry will die in Indonesia, but BBM will survive

While the rollout of BBM for iOS and Android is great news for a lot of Indonesians who can now communicate with their BBM-using…

Rinse, repeat. Google Street View car crashes into bus, flees, crashes again

Google has been mapping out the world’s roads for drivers to enjoy everywhere for years now. However, not too many people have seen the…

Did BlackBerry miss a trick with the launch of BB10?

BlackBerry might just have missed a trick with the recent launch of BlackBerry 10. No not with the devices — those were largely well-received…

BlackBerry set to launch BBM Money app in Indonesia

Indonesia is a seriously important market for BlackBerry. Although it no longer holds the top OS spot the Canadian manufacturer still owns the handset…

Indonesia, Malaysia show strongest tech growth in SE Asia

Indonesia and Malaysia’s tech sectors are showing some serious growth, leading the South East Asia region along with Thailand. According to research company GfK…

Smartphones up 78% in SE Asia, but feature phones still rule

The global mobile market might be slowing down, but business is booming in South East Asia. Smartphone sales grew by 78% across the region,…

Android unseats BlackBerry in Indonesian stronghold

This is big. Android has overtaken BlackBerry as the top OS in Indonesia, one of the Canadian manufacturer’s biggest markets. According to the latest…

Indonesian earthquake leaves Twitter shaken, tsunami fears subside

An 8.7 magnitude earthquake has hit the off the coast of the Indonesian island Sumatera in the Indian Ocean. At first details were scant…

Indonesia hits 1M LinkedIn users, grows faster than Facebook

Indonesia has the third largest Facebook population of any country on earth, but growth on the social network in the country is being eclipsed…

Brazil sues Twitter over traffic cop alerts

First Indonesia wanted to crack down people who were “rude” on Twitter, now Brazil is demanding the social network block users who tweet about…

Indonesian authorities to crack down on ‘abusive’ tweeters

Twitter’s decision to censor tweets on a country by country basis caused widespread outcry. For the government of Indonesia, however, such measures may not…

Nigeria unseats South Africa as Africa’s biggest Opera Mini user

Software company Opera, announced yesterday that Nigeria has taken the place of South Africa as the country in Africa with the highest number of…

Facebook: Fifth most populous ‘nation’ in Asia [Infographic]

Facebook has seen phenomenal growth in the last two years. With more than 500-million users the social network has half the population of Africa’s…

Twitter use in Indonesia on the rise

Indonesia is now the source of 15 percent of the world’s Tweets, coming in third place globally behind the US and Brazil, according to…

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