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From teacher to farmer (updated with slideshow)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/07/2013
» One of the first students I met when I arrived at Nakorn Si Thammarat Teachers’ College in 1968 was Chamnong Srithara. Now, retired from the teaching profession, Chamnong has taken up a new career. Here is his story. (Go to the bottom for a video slideshow.)
Phuket: Tunnels proposed to link Kathu and Patong
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/04/2013
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) proposed on Wednesday to cut a pair of traffic tunnels through the Nark Kerb mountain to link Kathu and Patong beaches.
Google Glass, "hands-free" internet, on sale this year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/02/2013
» Google’s Sergey Brin says that Glass eyewear will be available later this year, allowing people to take their eyes of their smartphones and tablets to reconnect with the world around them. (See below for video)
The platform toy: whatever you want it to be
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2013
» It starts with a small astronaut figurine, but it can end up as hilltribe girl, a martial arts legend, a Star Wars character – just about whatever you want it to be.
17-year old “app” millionaire
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/03/2013
» 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio is proof that all those hours teenagers spend in front of computers, tablets and smart phones don’t have to be wasted. His Summly app is being purchased by Yahoo!, giving him millions of dollars and a job.
YouTube April 1 DVDs
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/04/2013
» There is something strange about this story. YouTube has not confirmed it and the news agencies seem to have missed it. Not only that but YouTube has just announced it is shutting down. (What's today's date again?)
Facebook introduces "Home"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/04/2013
» It's not a phone, it's not an operating system. It's "Facebook Home", a sort of super-app for the latest versions of Android that puts Facebook on the home-screens of smartphones.
Facebook launches "Graph Search"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/01/2013
» Add Graph Search to the list of search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo although its search will be confined to Facebook and its results will look quite different.
The new Blackberry
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/01/2013
» Blackberry has revamped its phones and its company name in a major effort to get back into play in a market it once dominated.
Apple's iPad mini introduced
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2012
» Apple has introduced a smaller, lighter and less expensive iPad, but at $329 (10,120 baht) for the cheapest version, it is still considerably more expensive than its rivals.