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Workspace of the future: everywhere
AFP, Published on 30/05/2014
» The workspace of the future is a lot more than a typical office cubicle.
Uber remedy for the taxi blues?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/04/2014
» An office worker who regularly needs to call a cab to take her home from her workplace, Supatra has often been frustrated with the quality of service provided by Bangkok taxi drivers. But now that she's started using a mobile app called Uber to organise taxi rides, she says there's been a vast improvement in the experience.
Not quite the model tweet by US Airways
AFP, Published on 15/04/2014
» US Airways rushed out an apology Monday after a graphic sexual image was tweeted from its official Twitter account in response to a disgruntled customer.
Swedish city introduces payment by hand scanning
AFP, Published on 14/04/2014
» Hand scanning has become an alternative payment method for people in a city in southern Sweden, researchers at Lund University said Monday.
Greenwald back in US after NSA revelations
AFP, Published on 12/04/2014
» US reporter Glenn Greenwald returned to his homeland Friday for the first time since he helped expose Washington's vast electronic spying network, warning that more revelations are yet to come.
Why didn't missing jet passengers use their cellphones?
AFP, Published on 19/03/2014
» In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks.
The Blu-ray blues
Life, James Hein, Published on 19/03/2014
» It's a few years on and where are we with Blu-ray? Years ago Beta was the best option and VHS won the war, while a few years back HD-DVD was the best option and Blu-ray won, primarily because Sony didn't want to lose another format battle. Years later, Blu-ray still has had only a minor impact on the market. DVDs are still going strong, as new Blu-rays are still too expensive and consumers aren't really using them as a storage medium like they are DVDs. Some places do use Blu-ray storage farms, but they are few and far between.
Wifi in the sky looks set for takeoff
AFP, Published on 02/03/2014
» Wifi in aircraft, hobbled in the past by slow speeds, could soon take off as new technology enables passengers to surf the web as if they were in a coffee shop, Internet executives say.
Lufthansa expands in-flight smartphone usage
AFP, Published on 14/02/2014
» Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, said Thursday it will allow passengers to use a range of mobile electronic devices in flight on all Airbus aircraft starting from next month.
Bangkok transport
Muse, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 08/02/2014
» Getting around Bangkok in private cars, especially during rush hour, is simply a real headache. So when it comes to relying on public transportation, an application called Bangkok Transport can be of great help.