Tech

Nook Tablets declare war on prices

Once upon a time, Amazon’s Kindles and Barnes & Noble’s Nooks were very similar content-consumption tablets at very similar price points.

Published

8 years ago

June 25, 2013

Zhong Li

Once upon a time, Amazon’s Kindles and Barnes & Noble’s Nooks were very similar content-consumption tablets at very similar price points.

No longer. In May, Barnes & Noble rolled out a software update that allows Nook HD and HD+ users to use Google’s standard Android apps and buy new software and content from the Google Play store, knocking down the walled garden that forced you to buy books, magazines and other content from B&N.

via It’s Official: Nook Tablets Are Now Ridiculously Cheap | TIME.com.

Tech

Leading Mobile App Developer Fourdesire Introduces Fortune City in Thailand

Award-winning Personal Expenses Tracking App Fortune City Launches New Localized Version for Thailand, Aiming to Help Thai Users Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions for 2021 and Their Finances Healthy

Published

3 weeks ago

December 10, 2020

Pr News

BANGKOK – Fourdesire, Taiwan’s leading mobile app developer, will release a Thai version of Fortune City, their popular money management app, in Thailand this month.

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Tech

Cyber Risk is the New Threat to Financial Stability

Thailand’s digital minister asked experts to help plug gaps in e-commerce security after netizens discovered personal data from more than 13 million accounts up for sale on an underground website.

Published

3 weeks ago

December 8, 2020

Boris Sullivan

Many of us take for granted the ability to withdraw money from our bank account, wire it to family in another country, and pay bills online.

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Ecommerce

How COVID-19 has changed online shopping forever

Following the pandemic, more than half of the survey’s respondents now shop online more frequently and rely on the internet more for news, health-related information and digital entertainment.

Published

4 weeks ago

November 30, 2020

Pr News

The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world and triggered changes in online shopping behaviours that are likely to have lasting effects.

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