Apple announces Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud

At the company’s own Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote at the Moscone West center in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the next generation of software products from Apple. Apple unveiled Lion, the new version of their Mac OS X operating system for desktop and laptop computers that brings new features to the software. […]

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TOT to showcase its 3G service

TOT plans a two-day showcase of its 3G service again on June 10 with the intention of emphasising that the government could make the dream of a nationwide 3G service in Thailand come true, a state agency source said. The source added that the showcase will be a political attempt to highlight the government’s performance […]

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Thai journalists join forces in launching investigative news website

BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 (NNT) – The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) and media-related units have jointly launched the Thailand Information Centre for Civil Rights and Investigation Journalism (TCIJ) website to provide in-depth information on the upcoming election. The TJA, the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association, the Isra Institute – Thai Press Development Foundation and the Thai […]

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50% of Thais should get broadband access in 2015

BANGKOK, 28 May 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has targeted that 50% of Thai people must have access to broadband services within 2015 under the national broadband masterplan. ICT Ministry Inspector-General Methini Thepmani stated that many countries worldwide are giving importance to internet broadband in order to provide their […]

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3G deal will give True, CAT the edge

But many more hurdles need to be cleared before the project can take off The tie-up between CAT Telecom and True Corp to offer 3G cellular service could give both a competitive edge but their race to 3G supremacy still faces hurdles. It still remains uncertain whether the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will quickly grant […]

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Dtac urges rapid 3G auction

Total Access Communication Plc (Dtac) expressed satisfaction over the Central Administrative Court’s decision to take its complaint on the illegality of CAT Telecom board of directors’ resolution regarding the CAT-True deal. However, it cried foul over the court’s decision not to grant an injunction on the deal. Dtac is currently reviewing the Court’s decision to […]

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Steve Jobs denies iPhone ‘location-gate’

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that iPhone technology is not being used to monitor the location of its customers. The scandal arose from concern that data collected by Apple would make it possible for anyone with access to a person’s private computer to retrieve information about their movements. Jobs acknowledged that while […]

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TOT board okays 3G deal with SL

The TOT board yesterday went ahead and approved the awarding of a Bt15.99billion contract to the SL consortium of Loxley-Samart to set up a nationwide third-generation wireless broadband network. The approval came ahead of a general election and despite a complaint filed by the Ericsson-AS Associate Engineering (1964) consortium at the Central Administrative Court against […]

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