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Seamless synchronicity
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/09/2019
» As I was walking to work thinking about this week's column, I did a quick self-inventory. I was listening to On Liberty by John Stuart Mill through my noise cancelling headphones. The audio was being sent by Bluetooth from my Samsung Galaxy S10 5G phone that I was also using to play a location-based game, Ingress. This was being fed my position by satellite and receiving information from the internet via my phone's data connection. Occasionally I would pull down the notification tab to see what was on for the day and who had tried to contact me via a number of social-media services.
Wake up and smell the coffee
Life, Published on 11/09/2019
» Coffee lovers in the North will take delight in aromatic coffee and tea during the Amazing Brew And Blend@Chiangrai fair, which will take place at Lantham Lansilpa Tin Phaya Mengrai in Muang district of Chiang Rai from Friday until Sunday, 2-9pm.
FitBit introduces affordable Bluetooth scale
Life, Published on 11/09/2019
» To expand its product family line, FitBit last week introduced FitBit Aria Air, a low-cost Bluetooth scale that is able to track your weight and sync with the FitBit app to calculate users' body mass index (BMI) and other health data.
A new take on a classic recipe
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/09/2019
» Ten years after its successful run on TV, the romantic comedy Sood Sanaeha (Love Recipe) is getting the musical treatment.
Trump signals could meet with Iran, as security hawk Bolton exits
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - Two of Donald Trump's top lieutenants said Tuesday he is ready to meet his Iranian counterpart without preconditions after the US president sacked his hawkish national security advisor, while insisting there will be no easing of pressure on Tehran.
Legendary Japanese rockers return to Bangkok
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/09/2019
» Post-rock and indie music fans will rejoice as legendary Japanese instrumental rock outfit MONO return to Bangkok as part of their annual World tour. Thai fans will get their first opportunity to see the band perform material off their latest studio album Nowhere Now Here on Sept 24 at Live Arena, RCA.
US seeks to privatise mortgage giants a decade after market meltdown
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» WASHINGTON: A decade after the mortgage bubble burst sparking the Great Recession, President Donald Trump wants to privatise two financial linchpins of the multi-trillion-dollar American housing sector.
Uber trims more staff as it seeks a route to profit
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Uber on Tuesday said it was laying off about eight percent of its product and engineering teams as the smartphone-summoned ride service tries to map a route to profitability.
England, France hammer minnows, Ronaldo shines for Portugal
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» PARIS: England and Portugal both scored five goals while France scored three as they overcame lowly-ranked Kosovo, Andorra and Lithuania in Euro 2020 qualifying on Tuesday.
Djibouti defy odds, Zimbabwe survive scare and Rwanda set record
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - Djibouti triumphed unexpectedly, Zimbabwe survived a scare and Rwanda created a record as the first round of African qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar concluded on Tuesday.