Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced plans that will see the Nokia brand return to the mobile phone and tablet markets on a global basis. Under a strategic agreement covering branding rights and intellectual property licensing, Nokia Technologies will grant HMD global Oy (HMD), a newly founded company based in Finland, an exclusive global license […]
Following the arrest of Patnaree Seritiwat, the mother of student activist Sirawith Seritiwat or “Ja New”, on lese majeste charges over her Facebook messages, activist and former senator Jon Ungpakorn has questioned to what extent a government should have access to people’s personal communication. The issue raised by Jon is worthy of discussion, however, recent […]
A US Senate committee has launched an inquiry into how Facebook filters its news stories for its Trending Topics section. The legal action followed a report by technology blog Gizmodo alleging that Facebook suppressed conservative news and viewpoints and boosted liberal ones. Dr. Robert Epstein spoke to Radio Sputnik about these allegations. “There is something […]
BANGKOK, 11 May 2016 (NNT) – Advanced Info Service (AIS) is the first mobile carrier confirmed to join the auction of the 4G mobile network on 900 MHz frequency later this month, while the auction will continue to take place even if there is only one bidder, says NBTC. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission […]
dtac announces the appointment of Mr. Sitthichoke Nopchinabutr as the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) effective June 1, 2016, replacing Mr. Sigvart Voss Eriksen, who has completed his tenure with dtac and will assume a new role with Telenor Group. Prior to joining dtac, Sitthichoke served as Vice President, Telecommunications & Digital at Thai Samsung […]
On May 7th, 2016, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the first ever global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury. The DEM was created using data gathered by NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft, including over 100,000 photographs, and shows a variety of Mercury’s topographical features including the planet’s […]
CAT Telecom plans to provide a fourth-generation wireless broadband service to its My brand 3G-850MHz subscribers by having them roam with the 4G-1800MHz/2.1GHz networks of True Corp, according to Surapant Meknavin, CAT acting president. He said the My brand service, which currently has only 1 million subscribers, is also seeking marketing partners to promote its […]
Australian businessman Craig Wright has revealed he is the man behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, ending years of speculation. Bitcoin’s code was released in 2009 under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, and the true identity of Nakamoto was increasingly hard-sought as the virtual currency gained traction. Bitcoin was the top performing currency last year, according to The […]
