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Native tongue twisters
Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/05/2010
» All around my Los Angeles neighbourhood are hand-written signs tacked onto lofty palm trees: ``ACCENT ELIMINATION''. The two words are followed by a local telephone number, which to my surprise doesn't begin with 555. Accent Elimination _ how intriguing.
Tweet and peep
Database, Published on 28/04/2010
» Your TOT announced plans to set up a 3G network to provide service to tourists; luckily for some TOT executives, the planned network will cost 20 billion baht, shared among a consortium of Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and, well, you should be ashamed of having such a suspicious mind; the tourist-only network would cover Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket if TOT gets permission, and the controlling company would be the No 5 yuppiephone network SuthepNet, aka Thai Mobile.
True aims to become the ‘Amazon of Thailand’
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/04/2010
» The emerging e-reader phenomenon, with its various brands on offer to consumers combined with True’s ambition to become the “Thai Amazon’’ by launching the True Digital Bookstore, is fostering a digital bookworm society.
Gorilla in the midst of digital broadcasting revolution
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 28/04/2010
» Digital broadcasting is changing the way broadcast media works, with real-time high definition streams being shown across the globe and archives suddenly becoming alive and easily accessible.
Going international
Database, Published on 21/04/2010
» True Internet Gateway became True International Gateway at a penstroke of the Chicken People's subsidiary, with the company hoping to begin to sell actual international access "soon"; Supoj Mahapan, group general manager for international services business, said the company hopes to increase revenue by 20 percent, and surpass one billion baht this year; the company is already involved in overseas phone services, international roaming and data services; Mr Supoj said he hoped to expand into Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, and spread the international service a little more widely.
G-Able optimistic amid unrest
Database, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 21/04/2010
» G-Able is optimistic that key business sectors will continue to invest in IT amid the political and economic uncertainty.
A bite of the Apple
Database, Published on 21/04/2010
» Microsoft began peddling the Kin, a smart phone that seems certain to trash the Apple iPhone just like the Microsoft Zune trashed the Apple iPod; it's a social phone, explained Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment division, which has a camera and access to music, and who else but Microsoft ever would have thought of that, never mind the slide-out keyboard and touch screen; the Kin, made by Sharp, allows fast sharing of information with contacts in the phone book; critics liked it and Gartner analyst Van Baker called it a "very good entry" in the phone market; it did, however, raise one obvious question: Microsoft has an entertainment division?
SAP to launch alternative SaaS models
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/04/2010
» SINGAPORE : After a tough year in 2009, this year SAP will gear up to fight its competitors by offering alternative new Software as a Service (SaaS) models to the SME sector in order to achieve double-digit growth in the Southeast Asian region.
Telcos fail disabled customers
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/04/2010
» A survey has shown that telecom services in Thailand are still providing an inadequate service for disabled people, especially the visually impaired, as there are no braille bills or prepaid cards.
Everything the iPad can do, others can do better
Database, James Hein, Published on 21/04/2010
» The release of a new Apple device is always an interesting event. On one side of the coin are those that buy everything Apple no matter if they need it or not. I have one associate, for example, who has purchased every iPod variant and machine. Yes, he has more than he could ever use, but he just buys each new device as it is released anyway. On the other side is the guy who was early in line to get the latest iPad, walked outside and immediately destroyed it so he could be the first to do so.