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Unrest hits transport, cargo firms
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 07/04/2014
» The ongoing political conflict has adversely affected the land transport business and is expected to limit its growth to only 3% this year, the Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) says.
Smart shopping
Life, James Hein, Published on 09/04/2014
» I have been looking at tablets. It took me a long time to decide on a smartphone and when to buy it, and while my first was an O2, the first one I was happy with was the Galaxy S2. I now have the S3 and will be upgrading to the S5 probably a month or so after it is released to avoid the introductory high prices. Picking a first tablet is turning out to be a much harder exercise. The unit must have a good screen but also support for a memory card which cuts out everything Apple makes. Good battery life is essential as is light weight and this covers a good range of products. For the moment I have my eye on the Note 10.1 2014 model, but that could change over the next couple of months as new devices enter the market.
Uber remedy for the taxi blues?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/04/2014
» An office worker who regularly needs to call a cab to take her home from her workplace, Supatra has often been frustrated with the quality of service provided by Bangkok taxi drivers. But now that she's started using a mobile app called Uber to organise taxi rides, she says there's been a vast improvement in the experience.
Hackers getting younger
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/04/2014
» As a parent here is a headline you don’t want to see every day "A five-year-old boy has found and exploited a password flaw in his Xbox to hack into his father's Xbox Live account". Special irony points for this story comes via the father who is a computer security specialist. Kristoffer, yes you guessed it, from California, broke in by entering the wrong password, navigating to the verification screen and entering spaces before hitting submit. This allowed him entry and exposed a password bug. Microsoft has since fixed the problem and rewarded Kristoffer. As a one-year-old he held down the home key on Dad’s phone to defeat a lockout so it looks like this kid is going places.
App-cessible
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 07/05/2014
» The universe of apps has made life more convenient, more fun and more distracting. From calling a cab to buying stocks, from measuring your heart rate to singing lullabies to your baby, from finding friends to finding lovers, the plethora of apps available for electronic devices has spoiled us. But in truth, most apps are designed for those whose life is already convenient.
Space rock craze hits South Korea after meteor shower
AFP, Published on 18/03/2014
» A corner of South Korea is in the grip of a frenzied hunt for valuable space souvenirs, following a rare meteor shower there last week.
Python's homing trick stuns scientists
AFP, Published on 19/03/2014
» The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released dozens of kilometres away, researchers said Wednesday.
The death of the PC?
Life, James Hein, Published on 12/03/2014
» According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the PC market contracted in 2013. Along with Gartner, IDC predicts a continued contraction until at least 2018. Reasons include the popularity of tablets, smartphones, a slowing world economy, people sticking with their PCs longer and operating system issues. Some are predicting the death of the PC, but I disagree, because what is the alternative? In a work environment and even for many home users, the PC still reigns. Other devices are good toys, but the PC is still the base.
The curious cases of missing children
Life, Published on 11/02/2014
» Having a child is like having another heart walking outside your body. And these walking hearts tend to often wander off on their own in public places.