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Will fold-out phones start a new revolution?
Life, James Hein, Published on 27/02/2019
» Lower cost Google phones will be arriving this year. There will be mid-range offerings somewhere in the 4,700-22,000 baht range and another below that as a low-range product. The target is emerging markets that are fairly well saturated with other brands, both Korean and Chinese. The Google Pixel is the high-end product and is supposed to have the best camera, for now, but they are not cheap. The new range will round out the lower end of the market.
Apple reassures customers after hack reports
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2018
» SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc said on Friday no customer data was compromised after Australian media reported a teenager had pleaded guilty to hacking into its main computer network, downloading internal files and accessing customer accounts.
Making Grab journeys even safer
Life, Published on 02/08/2017
» Grab, Southeast Asia's ride-hailing and mobile-payments platform, recently introduced the in-app 191 button, allowing users to directly connect with the Thai Royal Police in the case of emergency.
Beware ransomware
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/02/2017
» Ransomware can hit anywhere. In the town of Cockrell Hill, Texas, with a population of just over 4,000 souls, the police force there was hit and lost over eight years of evidence. The attackers used a "cloned email address imitating a department issued email address" to deliver the ransomware and then requested four Bitcoins worth about US$3,600 (126,000 baht) to decrypt the files. Any good IT department would have decent backups but as it turned out this process had only backed up the encrypted files. After talking to the FBI they were told that there was no guarantee they would get their data back so they wiped their servers and restarted with eight years of data and videos destroyed.
Israel ministers approve bill to remove online 'incitement'
AFP, Published on 26/12/2016
» JERUSALEM - Israeli ministers have approved a bill that would allow a court to order sites such as Facebook and YouTube to remove material found to be "incitement," which they say contributes to Palestinian violence.
Europol red-faced as terror data appears online
AFP, Published on 30/11/2016
» THE HAGUE - Europol admitted on Wednesday that confidential information on terror investigations were accidentally put online, as it launched a probe into what it called a "very serious incident."
Growing fears of IS use of weaponised drones
AFP, Published on 30/11/2016
» BAGHDAD - The Mosul battle in Iraq has seen the Islamic State group increasingly resort to weaponised drones, which Western governments fear could lead to a new type of attack at home.
Russian hackers target cash before politics
AFP, Published on 08/11/2016
» MOSCOW - Just as the scandal over alleged Russian hacking of the US Democratic Party erupted in June, police in Russia were rounding up a group known as Lurk.
Tesla 'on autopilot' crashes on German Autobahn
AFP, Published on 29/09/2016
» BERLIN - A Tesla electric car crashed into a tourist bus on a motorway in northern Germany, police said Thursday, with the driver claiming he had activated the car's autopilot system.
Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?
AFP, Published on 28/09/2016
» DAKAR - When farmer Isaac Tondo fell on lean times in Liberia's long rainy season, his brother in the capital sent 8,000 Liberian dollars (US$87) to his Lonestar mobile money account, ensuring his children's school fees would still be paid.