BANGKOK, 3 February 2012 (NNT) – Thai Culture Minister Mrs. Sukumol Kunplome is set to hold talks with related agencies to monitor the use of technology in the Thai society after a new smart phone application called ‘Simsimi’ which interacts with users using foul language is becoming popular. The program is similar to other chatting […]
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 (NNT) – The Telecommunications Consumer Protection Institute (TCI) has launched ‘TCI Call Checker’, a new mobile phone application allowing users to analyse their suitable mobile phone usage and appropriate promotion. According to TCI Director Medical Doctor Prawit Leesatapornwongs, the application is designed to enable consumers to analyse their mobile phone usage […]
It was inevitable that we’d see an iPad 2 release sometime soon as supplies in both grey market and official channels have been depleted and shops were even selling their dummy display units. On May 6, official Apple stores throughout Thailand will allow us the benefit of lining up in front of their stores before […]
One topic that is hugely interesting in Thailand, Southeast Asia and other emerging tech markets across Asia is the rise of smartphones. In fact, two predictions I made for 2011 relate to smartphones in Thailand – ‘More competitive, growing smartphone industry’ and ‘ Growth in internet access fueled by mobile’. With these in mind, a […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) introduces “Amazing Thailand” a mobile application for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and popular devices such as iPad and iPod Touch. This emphasizes the success of promoting tourism through online marketing to raise the organisation’s profile in the digital world at the same time revealing its digital marketing strategy in the […]
BANGKOK, Dec 23, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — With the rising popularity of digitally mobile devices, Thailand now turns to hand-held electronic equipment to promote its tourism. The state Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Thursday officially launched its mobile application to promote the country’ s tourism, a campaign known as “Amazing Thailand”, on popular […]
Capping off a year of stellar growth in Thailand, Facebook just hit a major milestone in passing 6.5 million members in the country. The stat is significant as it means that more than one in ten of Thailand’s population (officially 63.5 million) is – on average – registered on the service, a huge increase which […]
On Monday, Symbian Foundation discontinued Symbian OS, as a result of its lost popularity since Android came to market. The Finnish telecommunications company Nokia, being one of the few hardware manufacturers who use the system on some of the models, announced that it has taken over the operating system’s development. Nokia had acquired Symbian Foundation […]
