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  The mustachioed Italian plumber makes iOS debut

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 28/12/2016

  » It's been a long time coming, but Mario -- the crimson-clad, mustachioed, Japanese/Nintendo-born Italian plumber -- has finally hopped his way onto smartphones in the form of Super Mario Run, the mushroom-chugging, fireball-flinging coin maniac's debut feature on touch-screen devices. Downloadable for free now on iOS and next year for Android, the game's simplistic touch-based platforming is great, losing none of the precision of control and inventive level design synonymous of Mario games.

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  Haunted hospital weaves tale that's distinctly Thai

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 19/10/2016

  » Earlier in September, Japanese video-game fans enjoyed the Tokyo Game Show 2016, known as the biggest consumer game show in the country, where thousands of games both well-known and obscure are showcased on the convention floor for thousands of attendees to see. Among the thousands of game developers there were Thai company MAD VR Studio, who was there to showcase their first game, a horror game set in a Thai hospital, Araya.

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  Moto loses its mojo

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 27/12/2017

  » After last year's delightful Moto Z modular phone, one of the more interesting models in its price-range, it's a wonder why Motorola even bothered to release something like the Moto X4 this year. With middling specs across the board and no real notable feature to talk about, the Moto X4 is yet another mid-range Android phone, one among countless thousands already on the market today.

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  Line 'em up

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 06/09/2017

  » We've all used them at some point or another. Whether it be to accentuate a sentence or to act as a quick reply, the stickers of Line -- the ubiquitous Japanese social-messaging app -- have become a natural part of everyday interactions.

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  Original intent drives Jabra's new fitness earbud

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 12/04/2017

  » Entirely sweat and waterproof, the Elite Sport is, as its name suggests, a great choice of headphones for working out. Providing decent sound quality with a snug, customisable rubber frame that commendably keeps the earphones where they should be, while keeping ambient noises out, the device is also greatly versatile, able to act as a decent hands-free headset for calls as well as a fitness tracker with HRM (heart rate monitor) capabilities. What the device can't do, however, is act as an on-the-go headphone for your daily needs, with a measly three-hours of battery life per charge. The provided charging case that comes with the headphones does provide a further two charges to your use -- for another six hours of use -- though it probably won't be practical.

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  Trello

  Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 09/01/2016

  » Keeping track of all the things you have to do as an adult can be exhausting. Even without the added pressure of everyday chores, there are a plethora of work projects, deadlines and due dates you have to contend with, and it can quickly become overwhelming when non-work related tasks like grocery shopping or hitting the gym are thrown into the mix.

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  At the flix

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 13/01/2016

  » Netflix is finally here! After years of speculating whether or not the online streaming titan would bring its services to Thailand, Netflix finally opened its content to a global audience early this year, with over 130 countries gaining access to the site overnight.

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  iTranslate

  Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 07/11/2015

  » All the explanation you need about the app lies in its name. iTranslate is a translation app that does what you would expect a translation app to do. It allows for text as well as audio based translations, so you can either type in or simply say the sentence you want translated and the app will present that sentence in whichever of the 90+ languages supported by the app. Interestingly, the app also features the option for you to select dialects of a certain language as well. For instance, someone from the North of England speaks very differently compared to someone from the South and the app can emulate both manners of speech in its translation.

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  Facet

  Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 28/11/2015

  » Travelling is all the rage these days. Everyone seems to be overseas all the time, “broadening their horizons” as they say. And who could blame them? Whether it be wondrous natural locales or little-known local restaurants, there is always something new waiting to be discovered. You just need to know where to look.

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  Reality, not as we know it

  Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 16/09/2015

  » Experiencing the Samsung Gear VR was, beyond a doubt, the coolest thing to happen to me in 2015 -- at least for a few hours...

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