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[Dailyssimo] Internet, A World Without Border

Several days ago, I had a nice chat with a friend via Facebook, this friend happened to be a photographer who live in Bandung. My friend Fred is expecting his first child and he told me about his dream to move to Jakarta because he thinks that his career as a photographer has a more better future in Jakarta rather than in Bandung.

My conversation with Fred reminds me of another conversation months ago. There’s a friend – let’s say his name is Bram, who lives in Bali and has been wanting to move to Jakarta. He told me that the business climate in Bali was not that supportive. Bram wanted to build an apparel business in Bali.

Fred and Bram have similarity of pattern of view which geographically trapped them inside the location where they live. I don’t know about you but for me who have been practically breathing in the online world, it feels a bit weird if we are still trapped like my friends. Current condition of the internet is far better than when the first time I decided to jump into the online world (around early 2000), connection fee becomes more affordable, which means easiness to be globally connected is determined simply by will and a little effort.

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Is It Time to Develop Application for BlackBerry PlayBook?

BlackBerry PlayBook, recent Tablet from Research in Motion (RIM), starts to show more of its development. Since released for US and Canada market last April, RIM has given updates related to OS and its application.

Although we can’t compare it directly with iPad which now dominating tablet market, generally I see that when compared to Android’s Honeycomb which released earlier this year but still shows no significant improvement in market, PlayBook feels more aspired with its innovations.

There are at least 4 BlackBerry PlayBook applications we’ve featured on DailySocial. They are Kompas Editor’s Choice from Kompas, Vroom by Elasitas and Agate, Animal Choirs by Tempa Labs, and the one still waiting for official release, Koprol for PlayBook. The question is now, will you – as mobile developer- be thought as missing the party if you haven’t develop any product for BlackBerry Playbook?

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Apakah Sudah Saatnya Mengembangkan Aplikasi untuk BlackBerry PlayBook?

BlackBerry PlayBook, gadget Tablet terbaru dari Research in Motion (RIM), semakin menunjukkan perkembangannya. Sejak mulai ditawarkan di USA dan Kanada bulan April lalu, RIM telah memberikan sejumlah update berkaitan dengan OS dan aplikasi-aplikasi yang berjalan di atasnya.

Meski tidak bisa dibandingkan secara langsung dengan iPad yang sekarang mendominasi, secara umum saya melihat bahwa ketimbang Honeycomb milik Android yang sudah diumumkan awal tahun tapi masih terasa adem ayemnya sampai sekarang, PlayBook terasa lebih menggeliat dengan inovasinya.

Berdasarkan pengamatan saya, setidaknya sudah ada empat aplikasi di BlackBerry PlayBook yang kami muat pemunculannya di sini. Mereka adalah Kompas Editor’s Choice dari Kompas, Vroom buatan Elasitas dan Agate, Animal Choirs buatan Tempa Labs dan yang belum resmi dirilis adalah penampakan Koprol untuk PlayBook. Yang jadi pertanyaan sekarang, apakah Anda sebagai pengembang mobile bakal dianggap ketinggalan kereta jika tidak ikut mengembangkan produk untuk BlackBerry PlayBook sekarang?

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