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Cool, complicated art
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/05/2015
» This month's Art Matters runs the whole page. Should you find the idea unbearably tedious, here's a solution: the next paragraph pretty much sums up what's going on in the Bangkok art scene and, once done, you can go continue with more enjoyable things in life. Here goes:
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Blue Bottle brews long lines in Tokyo
Business, Associated Press, Published on 27/05/2015
» TOKYO: Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a cup.
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Synchronisation from Mac to iOS
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 27/05/2015
» Last week Apple updated its MacBook Pro range, adding a new 27-inch iMac with retina 5K display for 68,900 baht and reducing the price of the top end 5k iMac to 79,900 baht. There was also a lightning dock for iPhones. The 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro computers have the new Force Touch trackpad and there are improvements: faster flash storage, longer battery life and faster discrete graphics. The SSD in the 15-inch MacBook Pro has throughput speeds of 2GB per second.
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A breath of fresh air
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 27/05/2015
» Smartphones can now connect to other electrical appliances, not just the internet, including air conditioning units. Based on the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), in which a network of physical objects have the ability to transfer data, air-con units can self-diagnose problems and send warnings about the machine's malfunctioning.
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Finger painting
Life, AKIN, Published on 27/05/2015
» The paint industry has joined the world of mobile apps. Akzo Noble, the company that produces paints and coatings for Dulux, recently introduced Dulux Visualizer, a mobile app that helps users decorate their homes with just a touch of their fingertips.
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An endangered craft
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/05/2015
» Ban Khlong Rua, a Muslim village in Krabi province, might be just another small fishing village on the Andaman Sea. But for southerners living along this side of the coast, the name represents the hub of Andaman fishing boatbuilding.
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Windows into the future
Life, James Hein, Published on 27/05/2015
» According to the latest from Microsoft, if you are running on a genuine copy of Windows 7 or 8.x then you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. You will also be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for a price if you are running, shall we say, those versions of Windows that originate from dubious OEM sources. These upgrades will, however, be very attractively priced. I suspect they are referring to OEMs in places like China and India that may have been a little lax with their licensing agreements. If you have downloaded your copy from a Bit Torrent site and activated it with a keygen, then I doubt the upgrade offers will be as generous.
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Pebble Time Steel
Life, AKIN, Published on 27/05/2015
» Time Steel has a 1.25-inch, colour e-paper display, LED backlight which supports 64 different colours and 30 frames per second. It features Gorilla Glass 3 protection and three minimal buttons next to the watch's face, and a microphone for dictation. Time Steel comes with a smart accessory port, is water resistant and durable, has silent vibrating alarms and discreet notifications. The watch offers a slightly wider screen that's still readable in sunlight and up to 10 days battery life. Supporting international languages and characters, the watch works with all Android 4.0+ phones.
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The pursuit of knowledge
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/05/2015
» Lately I've been seriously thinking about pulling my son, now almost 11 years old, out of school.
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The feminine divine
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/05/2015
» To celebrate the 60th birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Fine Arts Department is hosting a special exhibition, "Feminine Deities: Buddhism, Hinduism And Indigenous Cults In Thailand", at the National Museum Bangkok. The objective is to disseminate knowledge about faith and beliefs relating to women in Thailand through the ages via religious sculptures.
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