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EU demands Apple play fair
Life, James Hein, Published on 22/06/2022
» It looks like the Apple-specific charging cable may be a thing of the past with the European Union demanding that all smartphone makers use a universal USB-C port for wired charging by 2024. The same rule will be applied to many other electronic devices like tablets, cameras, headphones, handheld video game consoles and e-readers. In the future, laptops will need to follow the same rule.
Animating young dreams
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 12/04/2017
» There is more to animation than just entertainment. Rather, it should be able to send a valuable message across and serve society. Thailand Animation Festival 4 (TAF4), which was held last Saturday, reaffirmed such a notion.
Fixzy to the rescue
Life, AKIN, Published on 29/06/2016
» Home maintenance and handyman jobs -- from plumbing to leaking toilets, air-con cleaning and electricity issues -- are now easily solved with the Fixzy app.
Russian lawmakers back harsh regulation of bloggers
AFP, Published on 30/04/2014
» Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed draconian legislation that cracks down on the content of popular blogs, forcing top bloggers to adhere to laws similar to those for mass media.
Pakistan's 'cyberwar' for control of the web
AFP, Published on 12/09/2013
» In a dingy Internet cafe, Abdullah gets round the censors with one click and logs onto YouTube, officially banned for a year and at the heart of Pakistan's cyberwar for control of the web.
Permira buys Ancestry.com for $1.6 bn
AFP, Published on 23/10/2012
» European private equity group Permira will take over the popular Nasdaq-listed genealogy website Ancestry.com for $1.6 billion in cash, Permira announced on Monday.
Arab media struggle to adapt to new-found freedom
AFP, Published on 11/05/2012
» Caught out by last year's Arab Spring uprisings, the region's media are still coming to terms with their new-found freedom from the strong-arm tactics of now toppled dictators, participants in a Dubai conference say.
Infor eyes growth in Thailand, Asean
Business, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 02/05/2012
» The combination of direct and joint-venture marketing for Infor Global Solutions in Thailand is set to capitalise on globally designed, industry-specific applications and achieve 30% growth in licence revenue this year.
Google targets slavery with year-end donation
AFP, Published on 15/12/2011
» Google on Wednesday targeted slavery and women's education in holiday season donations tallying $40 million.
Hackers deface Syrian defense ministry website
AFP, Published on 08/08/2011
» The website of Syria's Ministry of Defense was offline Monday after being defaced by the "hacktivist" group Anonymous to protest a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters.