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Galaxy S26 Ultra makes your banking app a private affair
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 02/04/2026
» Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra has arrived in Thailand as a privacy-first flagship built for life in crowded places, led by a built-in “Privacy Display” that makes your screen harder to read from the sides — a handy trick on BTS platforms, in airport lounges and at café tables where strangers sometimes sit close enough to know your bank balance and your bad taste in group chats.
Communities are the new brand currency
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 28/03/2026
» People are gravitating towards communities. Whether this is a shared love or appreciation for trendy, aesthetically appealing racquet sports, or teaming up for intense Hyrox competitions, there's a shift happening across cultural touchpoints.
Google Maps adds 3D immersive navigation and AI chat
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 24/03/2026
» Google has introduced two new features on Google Maps, bringing Gemini AI-powered chat and a more detailed 3D navigation system to improve travel accuracy and user experience.
Google rolls out AI-powered Play Games Sidekick for Android
Life, Published on 17/03/2026
» Google has begun rolling out a new gaming feature called Play Games Sidekick, an AI-powered assistant designed to provide tips and tools while playing games on Android devices.
Caveat emptor is undefeated in online shopping
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/03/2026
» It is becoming more common to buy things online. The majority of my shopping, not counting groceries, is now done that way. In the past I've warned about prices that are too good to be true, like a 4TB thumb drive for a few dollars from sites like Temu and AliExpress. There is now a kind of middle ground where the price could be correct and it's coming from, say, Amazon. Recently, even though I had some doubts, I bought a 5TB SSD drive from Amazon for around half of what I'd expect it to be. I did this knowing I can easily send things back to Amazon.
Love or lie?
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/02/2026
» According to the Royal Thai Police, there were 5,164 cases of romance scams with damages of over 1.6 billion baht from online crimes reported between 2022 and 2024. To raise awareness of romance scams, COFACT (Collaborative Fact Checking) organised the forum “Love Or Lie? Exposing Romance Scams on Valentine's Day”.
AI learning versus human creativity is a real battle
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/02/2026
» If you’ve been reading these columns long enough, you’ll probably know that I write music and I’ve written some books. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the concept of copyright and private property has blurred. The standard rule was, what you have worked hard on to create, belongs to you. As musicians and authors, ideally, we create, we write and we invent. In the world of AI, it will draw a picture, write a book and create music for you based on a simple text prompt that itself may have also been written for you by AI.
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro for AI Pro and Ultra users
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 23/02/2026
» Google has launched Gemini 3.1 Pro for subscribers to its Google AI Pro and AI Ultra plans, introducing a major upgrade focused on advanced reasoning and analytical performance, with the company claiming the new model is twice as effective at complex thinking tasks as its predecessor.
Google launches Audio Summaries for documents
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/02/2026
» Google has unveiled a new feature called Audio Summaries that uses artificial intelligence to generate a short spoken summary of a document, allowing users to listen instead of reading it themselves.
Stars in your eyes
Life, Sithinart Thongmee, Published on 01/01/2026
» Bangkok Post Life section brings you an extended Thai horoscope for 2026.