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BeeTalk’s special features attract local fans
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/06/2014
» Thai netizens have never been short of chat/messaging app choices — from BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and Whatsapp to Line and WeChat. And more recently they have witnessed the advent of BeeTalk.
Gaming, Japanese-style
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/05/2014
» With the steady growth of the digital content market in Japan during past years, a shortage of domestic resources and skills has led firms to outsource work to other countries, with Thailand as a top priority.
Turning trash into treasure
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/04/2014
» Since yard and car-boot sales are still not very common in this country, it had never occurred to Bangkok businessman Veerapong that he could sell all the junk cluttering up his house, items which he hadn’t used for years and probably never would again. Until the day his daughter pointed to a set of golf clubs that had been leaning against the wall in one room, untouched, for ages and suggested that he should try to flog them online at a website called OLX.
Catalyst for creativity
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/03/2014
» We Thais are big consumers of modern technology, but some of our younger compatriots are also proving expert at inventing exciting new uses for this technology. At the National Software Contest 2014, teams of talented students recently showcased and competed in building computer programs, including apps designed for mobile phones, that showed both ingenuity and great resourcefulness.
The future of chat
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/02/2014
» Although WeChat, China’s top social media app, has yet to garner much popularity in Thailand, it has expanded its features in recent years and started to gain ground in several other Asian countries including Malaysia and Singapore.
Gamers get mobile
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 22/01/2014
» At one point or another, most people have played computer games. The prevalence of mobile devices has boosted the popularity of games and now the industry has overtaken all other kinds of digital content in terms of value.
Incubating the apps of tomorrow
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/01/2014
» Contest-winning mobile apps or software programmes aren't really worthwhile unless they are truly able to serve end-users or organisations in the real world. Many well-thought-out apps might be beneficial to users, but their inventors _ especially young people or individuals not driven by the profit motive _ are sometimes unable to develop their creations because they lack financial support and/or marketing know-how.
App-solute pick of the bunch
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/12/2013
» In response to fast-growing smartphone technology, mobile applications have constantly been improved with a plethora of options and functions aimed at making life easier.
Living life online
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/12/2013
» Many people cannot live without the internet and spend hours on social network sites. Some even get all their information from Facebook and Twitter rather than mainstream media. Mobile phones have already overtaken PCs as the most common device to access the web and sales of smartphones and tablets continue to rise. Here are the key phenomena associated with technology in daily life and work.
Be Smart with your smartphone
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 27/11/2013
» It might be hard to believe, but using a mobile phone can sometimes pose physical danger.