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An entrepreneur’s guide to Indonesia’s startup scene

Jun20
by on June 20, 2019 at 9:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


For most, Indonesia does not immediately spring to mind as a hub for startup innovation, not least because nearby Singapore has been traditionally known as the “Silicon Valley of Southeast Asia”. However, Indonesia is fast emerging as a diverse economy that’s causing excitement for investors: It’s no wonder that it takes the ‘I’ in the CIVETS group (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa). Despite the challenges posed by being home to Southeast Asia’s largest population at 269 million strewn across the 15,000 islands that make up the archipelago, the country has seen impressive growth and shown economic resilience over…

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EA rep calls loot boxes ‘surprise mechanics’ — no, just no

Jun20
by on June 20, 2019 at 7:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Electronic Arts, when called upon to defend its practice of including loot boxes in its games, chose to defend its money-maker in the most cringeworthy way possible, by comparing them to Kinder eggs. The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee yesterday heard evidence from EA and Epic Games representatives about various game-related issues, the legality and propriety of loot boxes and other microtransactions in games chief among them. For the most part, the gaming reps danced around the issue as tactfully as possible, but when the EA camp was asked about loot boxes, they responded by saying they refer…

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CHEAP: Get $150 off this Samsung Galaxy S4 Tab and S-Pen combo

Jun20
by on June 20, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


The iPad has few rivals. One of those is the 10.5-inch Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, which is currently on sale at Amazon with $150 off the asking price. This deal includes the S-Pen, which typically retails for $59 separately. This is a good deal, but I’d be failing if I didn’t point out that this deal is likely because its successor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5, is expected to arrive in the coming months. Furthermore, Samsung recently released a mid-range tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, albeit to tepid reviews. If you’re one of those people who want to…

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5 easy steps to achieve Inbox Zero

Jun20
by on June 20, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Inboxes are beasts, overflowing mountains of frustration – and in my opinion, a real buzzkill when it comes to productivity, sucking up hours out of our days, weeks, and months.   So, what’s the secret to maintaining a healthy inbox and keeping your sanity? Is it even possible? I think so! I’ve put together a few simple steps that will help you achieve email nirvana – you can thank me later. Triage As I write this, I have 16 emails sitting in my Inbox, which truth be told isn’t that bad, but they provide enough of a distraction to get…

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We ranked Google’s new search icons by how evil they look

Jun20
by on June 20, 2019 at 2:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract


In case you hadn’t noticed, Google got a facelift. Yep, the tech giant’s search page received some rather fancy new icons. Slap your peepers on this: While before there were just words, now there are words and images. Truly, we live in exalted times. Now these have been rolled out globally, we knew what we had to, nay, what we must do: a ranking, a definitive ranking of these items. Our fans demanded it. Probably. We think they might’ve. The next question was how we’re going to rank these symbols and — after some head scratching — it became clear. We had to…

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