Community Blogs: Toekang IT

Bill Gates scheduled to visit Jakarta on May 8

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:05:09 +0800

Microsoft Corporation founder and chairman Bill Gates is scheduled to visit Indonesia on May 8 to 9, 2008. According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Barkrie, Gates will be ...

The end of the YouTube drama in Indonesia

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:04:24 +0800

Last week, Indonesian users suddenly either could not view or upload videos onto YouTube, Google's online video-sharing service. The country's Government already blocked YouTube, targeting the 17-minute Fitna which ...

Two days, two Web sites defaced

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:03:25 +0800

During two days, there were two Web sites hacked, apparently in reaction to Indonesia's new online pornography law. The official Web site of the Communications and Information Ministry was hacked ...

Indonesia's CDMA fast growing

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:03:32 +0800

Ah yes. Nowadays, CDMA2000 1x is no longer a new kid on the block in Indonesia's mobile industry The Jakarta Post (its print edition) reported today that PT ...

Indonesia's free blog services

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:03:31 +0800

One thing I feel so happy about now is that Indonesia's blogosphere has become more interesting and exciting. There are new blogging and Web 2.0 services offered and warmly welcomed ...

BlackBerry gains popularity in Indonesia

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:02:00 +0800

Developed by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), BlackBerry has started to gain popularity in Indonesia.

The country's biggest operators, Indosat, Telkomsel and ...

Indonesia to cut mobile tariff

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:02:19 +0800

Voila. Undoubtedly, Indonesia's cellular industry will be one of the important markets in the region. The latest government decision on the long-awaited revision to the interconnection tariffs has confirmed it.

Withdraw your PayPal funds to your Indonesian account

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:27 +0800

It's good news for Indonesian PayPal users. My fellow countrymen can finally conveniently withdraw funds from their PayPal accounts to their local bank accounts!

Prior to this eBay's online ...

Indonesia's operators launched e-wallet services

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:01:08 +0800

Indonesia's two biggest cellular operators, Telkomsel and Indosat, have launched e-wallet services. This service allows the country's mobile users to purchase a certain product and service via their phones.

Indonesian hacker posts hundreds of credit card numbers

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:01:16 +0800

Bad news hit Indonesia's blogosphere recently. A hacker, who admitted to hail from Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia, has posted a list of hundreds of credit card numbers on Weblog hosted by ...