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Building dreams and beating drums
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 28/02/2020
» Big games from well-known developers are great but there are other games that may sometimes be obscured by the looming shadows these games cast. Titles from indie developers or smaller yet fun games may pass the radar of most gamers, which is why we're putting the spotlight on these two titles this month: Dreams Universe from Media Molecule who's also responsible for the "LittleBigPlanet" series and Patapon 2 Remastered, a title originally made for the PlayStation Portable, which is now available for the PS4.
Apple mania!
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 29/11/2019
» Apple recently released a number of new devices. The most lauded and advertised release may arguably be the latest iteration of its smartphone, the iPhone 11, but it's also got a few other devices that may have slipped under your radar. Thinking of getting one as a Christmas present but unsure whether it's worth your hard-earned cash? We've got a cheat sheet for you.
Free DJI app lets anyone track nearby drones
Business, Published on 15/11/2019
» MONTREAL: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest commercial drone maker, said on Wednesday that it was developing technology that would allow the public to track the registrations of drones in flight using just a smartphone, amid a broader industry push to make such data available.
Apple officially phases out iTunes
Business, Published on 09/10/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: It's time to bid farewell to iTunes, the once-revolutionary application that made online music sales mainstream and effectively blunted the impact of piracy.
Smarter Yoga with Lenovo
Life, Published on 25/09/2019
» Lenovo recently unveiled four new laptops for its Yoga series, C940, S740, C740 and C640, designed to provide "Smarter Technology For All".
Eagle-eyed phone, with a shark fin
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 21/08/2019
» At the end of last month, Oppo was in fifth place in the global smartphone market with a share of approximately 8%, proving that their phones are nothing to sneeze at. But does Oppo's latest top phone deserve attention? Let's find out.
The madness of big data
Life, James Hein, Published on 31/07/2019
» 'Data is the new oil." That's what the marketing departments are telling us at least and in particular our senior management.
Local e-commerce players ramp up price war
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/07/2019
» Thailand's e-commerce price wars are intensifying as online retailers sacrifice margins by cutting product prices and offering discounts while reducing subsidies on shipping to ease losses.
The internet grows darker
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/05/2019
» Social media has reached danger levels of influence and like anything powerful it can be used for positive or negative purposes. In countries like China you can say as many good things about the government on social media as you like but anything negative typically triggers a rapid response. The US and UK has its own sets of problems, with a tug-of-war between liberals and conservatives over the truth, with each side seeking to banish the other from social media. Self-defined open, inclusive and balanced social media platforms like Twitter are removing accounts on one side of politics in countries before elections, effectively meddling in elections.
Human override here to stay
Life, James Hein, Published on 10/04/2019
» Computers are useful tools and they will emotionlessly churn through thousands of operations in the blink of an eye to produce whatever results they were programmed to do. Most of the time the results are welcomed. When it comes to malware the results generate a different reaction, and then there are those spaces in the middle. The situation surrounding the Boeing 737 Max MCAS aircraft and the recent crash is an excellent example. The latest analysis would seem to indicate that the computer engineers made some choices that have had unintended consequences. In this case overriding the wishes of the pilots by assuming the plane was crashing, when it wasn't, and not allowing the human pilots to correct the computer's decisions.