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Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan April 18, 2024

Apple will look into building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia, its CEO said on Wednesday after meeting President Joko Widodo, who hoped the tech giant would increase its local content…

Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes

Mei Ling Tan April 18, 2024

In an effort to get users to take a bus or train to get to their destinations instead of driving or better yet, use their own two feet, Google Maps…

Southeast Asia emerges as top growth market for APAC region, according to new FedEx survey

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2024

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, today released findings from its latest research report conducted in partnership with Forbes Insights. The…

Levi’s opens its largest store in Bangkok

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2024

Levi Strauss & Co has reopened its 364 sqm store at CentralWorld in Bangkok, marking the brand’s largest location in Thailand. Located on the second floor of Bangkok’s mall district…

Amazon Music takes on Spotify with Maestro, an AI-powered playlist generator

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2024

Spotify’s AI DJ raised the bar for music streaming, and now Amazon Music is throwing its hat into the ring with Maestro. This new AI-powered playlist feature is currently rolling out…

Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2024

Surely there are iPhone users living outside of the EU who wish that their country had something like the Digital Market Act (DMA) that forces Apple to unbutton locked-down iPhone…

WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations

Mei Ling Tan April 17, 2024

WhatsApp is always evolving to improve the way we connect with others, and its latest update is focused on enhancing organization and search within your chats. Following the recent update…

Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2024

Google Chat, which is part of Google Workspace, is not exactly one of the leading chat applications out there. However, it is popular in workplaces and businesses where Google Apps…

Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan April 15, 2024

Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Hanoi Monday morning for a two-day business trip to meet notable content creators and app developers on App Store. Cook said upon arrival he…

IT jobs often fall off after 35 years old

Mei Ling Tan April 15, 2024

Information technology education in Vietnam tends to focus on breadth rather than depth, so few people can or choose to stay in the field after turning 35. Recently, I came…

Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years

Mei Ling Tan April 15, 2024

Vietravel Airlines has reported a profit of VND10 billion (US$400,128) for the first three months of the year, achieving its first profitable quarter since its inception in 2021. As a…

AEON Hong Kong switches to Vietnamese bananas

Mei Ling Tan April 15, 2024

Japanese retailer AEON has replaced Philippine and Taiwanese bananas with Vietnamese imports at its Hong Kong outlets. AEON started selling Vietnamese bananas at its 91 outlets in Hong Kong last…

Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI

Mei Ling Tan April 11, 2024

Samsung is taking a big leap forward today in its AI ambitions. Galaxy AI, the company’s on-device intelligence engine, just got closer to overcoming language limitations across the world with a huge…

Waze announces some cool new features designed to take the pain out of driving

Mei Ling Tan April 11, 2024

There is a battle going on internally at Google. This battle is between mapping and navigation apps Google Maps, and Waze, both owned by Google. Google Maps delivers the total…

YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform

Mei Ling Tan April 11, 2024

Google Podcasts is officially dead. That has been the case for a week now, and the designated replacement – YouTube Music – is just not cutting it yet. The YouTube…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia

Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes

Southeast Asia emerges as top growth market for APAC region, according to new FedEx survey

Levi’s opens its largest store in Bangkok

Amazon Music takes on Spotify with Maestro, an AI-powered playlist generator

Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities

WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations

Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces

Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam

IT jobs often fall off after 35 years old

Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years

AEON Hong Kong switches to Vietnamese bananas

Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI

Waze announces some cool new features designed to take the pain out of driving

YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform

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