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A gap in the gaming market
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/12/2010
» The popularity of Facebook in Thailand, which boasts 5 million users, is seeing Thai social games capturing opportunities in the market, despite the market's major players seeing a decline.
Global trade imbalances
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/12/2010
» The problems currently plaguing the world economy and what emerging market countries such as Thailand can do about it are outlined by the head of Thailand's SEC.
Flood damage to rice crops and factories but sugar crop spared
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/10/2010
» Rice sales from government stockpiles have been halted on fears of a shortage.
TCCT to boost Thailand as a hosting hub in Asia
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/09/2010
» TCC Technology (TCCT) is using IT to add value to make property-as-a-service while boosting Thailand's position as a hosting hub in Asia.
Govt urged to mandate prepaid Sim registration
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/08/2010
» The Security Expert Association has urged the ICT minister to be aware of unregistered prepaid mobile users who use such handsets as cyber crime tools.
What a shame
Database, Published on 18/08/2010
» Oracle, which recently bought Sun Microsystems - and thus the rights to Java - sued Google for using and misusing Java in the Android operating system and the world's new, most-popular smart phones; Google broke seven different patents, and Larry Ellison's Oracle has demanded a jury trial; Google briefly noted what a shame it is that "Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit," and a bunch of lawyers are going to get new Mercedes before this one is finally settled with a huge exchange of money.
Studying abroad? Take a look at Malaysia
Mylife, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 22/04/2010
» When the opportunity to study abroad comes along, the majority of Thai students usually aim for the US or Europe.
Pay the consequences
Database, Published on 24/03/2010
» Li Yizhong, the Chinese minister of industry and information technology, explained that Google had many choices about working and living in China; for example, it can obey every Chinese law on censoring the Internet, or it can refuse to obey the law and "pay the consequences" or, well, come to think of it, that is the complete list of choices; if Google stays, great; if Google goes "is up to them, but if they leave, China's Internet market is still going to develop", whereby "market" the minister actually meant to say massive and growing censorship, government control and restrictions on all types of online freedom to speak or learn; China and Google continued to insist they were talking, but Beijing insisted publicly and it often needs to censor Internet content to protect the rights of the country and its people.
Already looking to the next Apple news
Database, James Hein, Published on 17/02/2010
» Seems the feedback for the iPad has been a bit lukewarm. Some have described it as ''an iPhone having a mid-life crisis''. It is like the iPhone but without multitasking, no Flash and no wide screen video playback capability. The iPhone itself is still dong well but the new unit didn't live up to expectations. Some of the problem is the responsibilities Apple has. They need to keep their developers happy to minimise app rewriting. Then there are the shareholders who expect customers to be locked into the iTunes store for everything, hence there is no Flash and you will not be able to play Evony or Farmville on your iPad.
Apathy reigns as Thailand continues to fail to embrace its potential
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 06/01/2010
» After so many years of writing, I have ended up with a 'why bother' attitude when it comes to the more controversial news which should matter. Anyone remember the not-very-smart ID cards that cost 888 million baht and which, to this day, are not fully utilised?