Foursquare is launching its Hackday in the Philippines this December. Early registrants get a big discount. Smart DEVNET and Webgeek are partnering to give Filipinos a taste of Foursquare’s Hackday. The event is a hackathon that showcases developers’ skills, ingenuity, perseverance and creativity in building an app in just nine hours. The all-day hackathon is Read the full article…

When we were at SparxUp earlier this month, one of the key persons we spoke to was Akshay Patil, platform lead at Foursquare. Akshay graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An engineer by training, he has interned as software engineer with reputable tech companies, including Amazon and Extreme Blue Software (IBM). He was a software engineer Read the full article…

SparxUp in Jakarta has concluded, and our Indonesia-based correspondent has a wrap-up of the hackathon sessions and awarding. Continuing our earlier post on the SparxUp event in Jakarta, here were the 10 hackathon teams that finished their apps and got the opportunity to have a five-minute presentation. Hackathon Augmented Diary’s SquareNote - SquareNote is another location-based Read the full article…

SparxUp in Jakarta has concluded, and our Indonesia-based correspondent has a wrap-up of the afternoon sessions. The afternoon session at SparxUp was keynoted by Zane Adam, Microsoft’s senior director for Cloud and Platform Strategy. He highlighted the importance of cloud computing for startups. By deploying through Platform as a Service (PaaS), businesses can save on Read the full article…

Sparxup, Indonesia’s leading technology conference and startup competition is back. Happening in Jakarta from 3rd to 5th October, Sparxup 2012 boasts high-quality international speakers, knowledgable local practitioners, world-class engineers and amazing local and regional tech startups. Startup Pitching Competition, Hackathon, XXX Conference There are three things happening at Sparxup 2012 – Startup Pitching Competition, Hackathon, XXX Read the full article…

After months of public beta, Japan based startup Compath.me, has finally launched its beautiful website, allowing users to browse user generated content on the web browser. Compath.me, a mobile app that allows you to manage your favourite spots and places you want to visit easily, launched its web application yesterday. Some of the features that Read the full article…

Microsoft is paying developers like Foursquare and the Cheezburger Network to develop for Windows Phone. Depending on what type of application is being developed, costs can run as high as US$600,000 according to some developers. Holger Luedorf is head of Business Development at Foursquare, and he was quoted by the New York Times as saying Read the full article…