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Thaksin's children to launch Internet TV on Monday
It will be launched near the Army Club. -The Nation/ANN
 
 
New tech products this week
Be one of the first to look at Panasonic's new ultra-slim Viera Series Z plasma TV, HTC's latest HD2 smartphone, Casio's rugged digital camera and more! -AsiaOne
US election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
This is according to the annual Webby awards. -Reuters
Google PC will start in seven seconds or less
Chrome OS will initially be available by the holiday season of 2010 on low-cost netbooks. -Reuters
PS3 video service launches in Europe
Sony rolls out its PlayStation Video Delivery Service in Europe as competition intensifies. -Reuters
EBay completes sale of Skype
A settlement was reached earlier this month over pending litigation involving Skype.
'Ransomware' a growing threat
It masquerades as an anti-virus software and claims to have found viruses on a computer.
Google adds automatic captions to YouTube
Machine-generated captions would initially be available only in English. -AFP
Google-powered netbooks to debut next year
It will be tailored exclusively for applications hosted as services in the Internet 'cloud'. -AFP
Sony aims to turn games, TVs profitable next year
It aims to gain profits by cutting costs and expanding both hardware and software sales. -Reuters
China military says website had 230 million attacks
Cyber attacks are a growing concern for the world's militaries. -Reuters
China wants content, values censored in online games
Game operators to enhance socialist values in their games. -Reuters
Skype in talks to install service in mobile phones
Skype seeking growth drivers before eBay sells it to investor. -Reuters
Video: Shuttle arrives at space station
Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday. -Reuters
Hyundai joins rush for Indian small cars
Hyundai aims to invest around $240 million into developing a new small car in India.
New centre can train more media professionals
It will ramp up the number of courses to 80 and will be able to train 2,400 people a year.
Pick up PC skills from home
The Singapore Computing Society (SCS) will offer two courses under the National PC Proficiency Programme.
At least one cell phone for every Malaysian
Malaysia had become among the first Asian countries to achieve 100 per cent cell phone penetration.
Salesforce offers Chatter to companies
This lets companies build internal social networks. -Reuters
It's 'no' again to StarHub offer to carry mio TV content
Singtel's rejection based on the fact that they have already invested in their own pay-TV system.
Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade
The 14th annual Webby Awards are to be announced in April 2010. -AFP
Seen a car with exploding doors yet?
Mercedes-Benz's supercar will get them, according to this crash test video.
Lucky Plaza tech store overcharges, then hurls expletives
French tourist was charged $120 more for phone. When the customer questioned the price, the shop staff hurled expletives at her instead. -AsiaOne
GM to showcase US production version of Cruze in LA
The Chevy Cruze small car will achieve highway fuel economy ratings of up to 40 miles per gallon.
India to have 'billion plus' mobile users by 2015
The largest growth will happen in the rural market. -AFP
NASA, Microsoft take Web surfers to Mars
The website invites the public to help scientists perform research tasks. -AFP
Virtual pioneers Macedonia schools to get wired
New "Virtual desktops" promise access for many students. -Reuters
Web security company warns of 'cyber arms race'
China, France, Israel, Russia and US were among countries that have developed "cyber weapons". -AFP
Technician is made to pay $10,700 for nude photo extortion
The Taiwanese computer engineer stole racy photos from female student's laptop when it was sent in for repair. He then expressed a romantic interest for her online. -The China Post/ANN
Ford Fusion named Motor Trend 2010 car of year
The Fusion was chosen best of 23 new or significantly upgraded vehicles.
Intel electric cars in the future?
Intel already sells microprocessors to wind turbine manufacturers.
 
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