It seems like a good idea to learn Thai on your smartphone. After all, it is always going to be with you wherever you go and so you have no excuse not to learn some phrases in a spare moment. My first learning Thai app is called SurvivalPhrases – Thai and it seems a good…
There are probably half a dozen different Thai Radio apps available for the iPhone. There are often as good as each other. However, only Radio Thailand has updated recently to take advantage of multi-tasking on iOS4. This means that you can listen to the radio in the background while surfing the net or reading an…
The iPhone 4 will finally be available tomorrow, 24th June 2010, for those people lucky enough to live in US, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. Expect long queues and units sold out that first day. In Thailand, the iPhone probably won’t enter the grey market at MBK until the end of June at the…
At exactly midnight last night, the eagerly awaited new operating system for the iPhone, iOS4 went live and became available for download for the first time. Like other people around the world, I was there waiting with my finger on the update button. This is a fairly major upgrade, in particular for the iPhone 3GS,…
I know many Thai people will be happy to hear that MSN is now available to download for the iPhone. I think Windows Live Messenger is the most popular IM software in Thailand. Certainly all the Thai people that I know chat on it all day. Even when they are supposed to be working! However,…
At the moment we still don’t have any official news of release dates and prices for the iPhone 4 in Thailand. However, the TrueMove website is already advertising on their front page for the iPhone 4 to be “coming soon” to Thailand. At the moment, we are expecting the iPhone to be released during September…
The interest in the new iPhone 4 has overwhelmed even the people at Apple. On Tuesday this week, Americans could place pre-orders for the first time for the iPhone 4 which is expected to ship on 24th June. But the demand was so high that it crashed the payment servers. Despite suspending pre-sales, Apple still…
When I am off exploring Thailand, an essential tool for me is Google Earth. I love reading maps and also creating my own. But even better, I really enjoy studying satellite images. I have discovered many new places in my neighbourhood just by using Google Earth. Like sunken ships, temples surrounded by the sea, secret…
For most people using an iPhone in Thailand the iTunes Thai Store is pretty dismal. Up until recently you only had access to the iPhone app section. Now it looks like they allow us to browse podcasts as well. However, if you are like myself, and have an account at a store in your home…
Straight in at number one for paid iPhone apps is Thai TV Drama 2010. I can imagine that this app will be popular with not only people inside Thailand, but also Thai expats living abroad. The developers claim that it collects all Thai drama series for the year 2010. There is certainly an impressive number…
On this blog I will be sharing with you tips and methods of using an iPhone and iPad in Thailand. I am not pretending to be an expert, but I hope that from my personal experience of using an iPhone for my work and pleasure you might gain some knowledge. As well as reviewing apps that I use, I will also post about accessories and also the latest news from around the world.
- Richard Barrow