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PC makers go green with recyclable content
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/10/2023
» Personal computer (PC) makers are embracing sustainability as part of their growth strategies by using recyclable materials and packaging.
Apple opens first India store in market push
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» MUMBAI: Apple opened its first retail store in India on Tuesday, underscoring the United States tech titan's increasing focus on the South Asian nation as a key sales market and alternative manufacturing hub to China.
YouTube ramps up ads, moderation
Life, James Hein, Published on 01/03/2023
» If this was a YouTube video you would have to sit through up to 30 seconds of ads before you could even start. YouTube seems to be stepping up its advertising while at the same time providing less service. I still use it because it has things I'm interested in, like Chinese martial arts series and info on music products I like. If I'd written this using ChatGPT you would not see some of the material because the trust and safety filters on the AI product have repeatedly been found to be biased towards the US political left in the content it will return. Some people associated with ChatGPT have acknowledged this but it remains to be seen if anything will change.
Blockchain gets religion? Taiwan temple mints NFTs
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/12/2022
» The Chinese sea goddess Mazu is big business in Taiwan and the blockchain could make it even bigger.
NT, CHT promote 5G private network
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 23/09/2022
» National Telecom (NT) is joining forces with Taiwanese firm Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to provide smart solutions through a 5G private network for enterprises by July next year, aiming to drive growth as digital transformation remains popular.
Scams on the rise as inflation bites
Life, James Hein, Published on 06/07/2022
» We start this week with a webserver with extras in a single file that runs on any x86-64 operation system. Enter redbean 2.0. Created by Justine Tunney, it uses the "Actually Portable Executable" that you can read about here, justine.lol/ape.html. When you compile a program to its native binary, in this case x86-64 code, and don't call any external code, then the only difference between a Windows and a Linux would be the file format. If you can solve this, then it could run on any platform. To do that you need Cosmopoliton libc because any real program needs to make some calls, in this case the standard C ones. So, with Cosmo and the APE format, you can write a C program and compile it to a single file that will load and run on six very different operating systems and the same binary can also be booted directly from the PC BIOS. It's not perfect, but any programmer would be scratching their heads by now. Pause for techie amazement.
In 2020, China heads into 1984
Life, James Hein, Published on 23/10/2019
» China will have 626 million CCTVs installed by 2020. That's close to one for every two people in the country. By the end of 2019, any application for Internet access will require first having your face scanned. In 2020, if you want to surf the web you will first have to pass a facial recognition process. If you are recognised and your social score is high enough you will be able to connect. This directive comes from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Squeeze it, touch it, play it, watch it
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/05/2017
» Bigger screen, faster processor, longer battery-life and touchscreens will no longer be a trend that smartphone operators are moving toward. The Taiwanese-based handset HTC has brought the concept of interaction to the world of communication devices.
VR offers television producers 'Hollywood in a box'
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» LOS ANGELES - On a soundstage no bigger than a large bedroom a cameraman takes up various angles to film a helicopter that isn't there, landing in a field that isn't there either.
Premium phone minus the gimmicks
Business, Published on 29/10/2016
» Zenfone is Asus's interesting line of phones. They come in many sizes and with various gimmicks and selling points. The Zenfone 3 ZE552KL (Marshall Limited Edition) is the Taiwanese IT brand's top-of-the-line model minus the strange gimmicks, but is bundled with a set of quality brand headphones and at just under 15,000 baht, this is a superb deal.