The 3.2-tonne communications satellite THAICOM 8 launched at 4.39 am Thailand time on May 28 2016, using a Falcon 9 rocket by Space X. THAICOM 8 was built by Orbital ATK Inc., and will strengthen Thaicom’s broadcast platform at 78.5 degrees East – providing South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa with broadcast and data services. […]
BANGKOK, 27 May 2016 (NNT) – Advanced Info Service (AIS) has been confirmed as the sole auction participant for the 900 Mhz 4G band with the first round price set at 75.654 billion baht. In a new round of auctions for the 900 Mhz 4G frequency being organized by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission […]
In a world of online messenger services, what we were truly missing was one for Buddhists, according to the president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. The multimillionaire politician has now set about creating one. The new platform will be akin to any other, he told Life News, and will involve chatting, sharing […]
Microsoft is shutting down mobile device R&D operations in Finland, costing the country of over 5.4 million a staggering 1,350 jobs. This was a death knell to Microsoft’s attempt to become a major player on the mobile phone market; its attempt to do so through the purchase of Nokia proved to be a failure of […]
Dozens of tax investigators raided Google’s offices in French capital Paris yesterday as part of a probe into the company’s alleged tax evasion. The raid was conducted by investigators from the state financial prosecutor’s office assisted by 25 information technology (IT) experts, according to officials. “The investigation aims to verify whether Google Ireland Ltd has […]
Nokia, which hosted India Innovation Day 2016 on Tuesday, demonstrated the benefits of fifth-generation networks. Nokia Networks is in talks with Indian telecom operators to start trials of the next generation technology. “5G is about high quality data experience. It will enhance telepresence (web conferencing) to a level where one will not feel the difference […]
Translation technology has just reached a whole new level with ‘Pilot’ – the world’s first smart earpiece that can translate foreign languages in real time. So two people who speak different languages can actually understand each other using Pilot, and engage in a normal conversation. Developed by New York-based Waverly Labs, Pilot is a three-part […]
Google’s Self-Driving Car Project took another big leap forward this week, as the company was granted a patent on an adhesive system which activates in the event of a pedestrian collision. The system acts a bit like flypaper, but is only enacted in the event of a crash, ensuring that a person is not thrown […]
