Hackonten, an apps development competition of Nokia Development in cooperation with Gramedia Majalah, has done last Friday in Jakarta. The competition’s participants are required to use the API of Gramedia Majalah’s content and able to innovate by creating more than news reader apps.

That is explained by Narenda Wicaksono, Developer Manager of Nokia South East Asia. According to narenda, as reported by Kompas Tekno, many out of the box ideas and features came from the participants of the event. When usually media company only creating news reader, the participating developers develop apps using other technology to be put in the news reader apps.

65 developer groups are participating in this Hackonten event. They are challenged to make an app using the API of Gramedia Majalah’s groups: Idea, Kidnesia, Sekar, Chic, Intisari, Nakita, DuniaSoccer, Hai, TabloidNova, and Kawanku. Of the 65 participants, 12 are chosen to enter the semi final round.

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