TWIA #32: Rendezvous with Rama

Joining the TWIA crew this week is Rama Mamuaya (@rampok), our first Indonesian guest from the Daily Social site who reports the latest tech and social news in Indonesia. He shares with us what the hottest social networks, mobile and e-commerce sites in Indonesia are and how the Indonesian tech scene is weighing up against the rest of the world. While we discuss the news that examines the close connection building between Japan and China (Yahoo Japan & TaoBao), we also talked about how Mike Foong has managed to turn a SIM to micro SIM card for his iPad and wonders how the iPhone 4G has turned up in Vietnam. You can go directly to TWIA website or listen the podcast here in SGEntrepreneurs.

• Mike Foong’s iPad 3G: Mike showed how he can convert a SIM card to a micro SIM to power his iPad 3G in Singapore.
• Indonesia tech scene: Rama gives us a guide about the Indonesian web/tech scene. So, we know about the popularity of Blackberry and mig33. What else is really interesting in Indonesia? We have Jancok which is the clone to FMyLife.com in the US.
• CyberAgent Acquires 20% Stake In Chinese Android Development Firm mAPPn: With Google China moving out of the search engine market, will this acquisition provides a boost to their Android market share there?
• Yahoo Japan And China’s Taobao Announce Cross-Border E-Commerce Tie-Up: Recently, there seems to be a lot of tie up between Japan and China, for example, the recent Rakuten and Baidu tie up. Is Japan and China entering into a new era of e-commerce that crosses between both markets? What does it mean for the rest of the world? We also talked about the trends of e-commerce, for example, blog shops in Southeast Asia.
• How did Vietnam get the iPhone 4G?: We discuss whether it’s becoming a norm for iPhone 4Gs turning up in bars all over the world, from California, US to Vietnam.
• Events of the Week: Samsung Bada Developer Event Singapore, Wordcamp MY and Echelon 2010.