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Waste Not, Want Not
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/02/2013
» Fifty million tonnes of electronic waste is produced each year globally, and the Environmental Protection Agency estimates only 15% is recycled, with the rest going directly into landfill and incinerators.
IBM puts supercomputer to work on cancer
AFP, Published on 12/02/2013
» IBM is putting its Watson supercomputer to work fighting cancer, in what is described as the first commercial program of its kind to use "big data" to help patients with the disease.
Jawbone adds muscle for fitness push
AFP, Published on 05/02/2013
» UP fitness wristband maker Jawbone on Monday announced the acquisition of a pair of young mobile app firms that add muscle to its push make smartphone lifestyles healthier.
Stratego lives online with App Store and Facebook release
AFP Relax News, Published on 31/01/2013
» Not for the first time is the tactical board game Stratego released in video game form, but now it's being made available on Facebook and the App Store.
Web inventor says governments stifling net freedom
AFP, Published on 26/01/2013
» The inventor of the World Wide Web warned Friday that government control is limiting the possibilities of the Internet, as dozens of countries and businesses signed a cybersecurity deal at the Davos forum.
Computer breakthrough: Code of life becomes databank
AFP, Published on 24/01/2013
» Scientists in Britain on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in the quest to turn DNA into a revolutionary form of data storage.
Judge calls for "global peace" in Apple-Samsung war
AFP, Published on 07/12/2012
» A judge mulling whether to trim or overturn Apple's billion-dollar damages award against Samsung on Thursday called for a ceasefire in the ongoing patent war between the smartphone titans.
Robots ready to replace human labour
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/12/2012
» With the daily minimum wage rising to 300 baht nationwide on Jan 1, businesses are attempting to lower their production costs by turning to machinery and robots to replace or complement manual labour.
By the digits
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/11/2012
» Digital art is no longer limited to artistic expressions. It has crept into our daily lives in the guise of entertainment, from movies to games.
Creating a brighter future
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 07/11/2012
» Keng, 21, was arrested and sent to Ban Karnchanapisek Juvenile Detention Centre last year. He had never touched a camera before and didn't know how to use one. But at the centre he studied photography, graphic design and how to make short movies.