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10 Things can prove that you are addict to Facebook

vutha — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:14:20 +0000

Are you sure, you are not a Facebook addict? Some of the point below can prove that you are a Facebook addict even if you never realized about that.

Every time you open your browser, you visit Facebook first or after you check Email. You always update your Facebook status every time you [...]

Blogspot is inaccessible thru Metfone ISP

vutha — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:23:13 +0000

After several news reported about the blockage of a popular blog in Cambodia- KI-media.blogspot.com, and then I accessed blogs of my friends who used free blog platform -sub-domain of blogspot- and all blogs are blocked. It is notice that I accessed these blogs through Metfone’s internet connectivity.

Firstly, I thought that [...]

Facebook will shut down in mid-March?

vutha — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:53:08 +0000

It is shocking news that, Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the world’s largest social network, Facebook, will come to end in March 15th because the management of site has become too stressful, according to the Weekly World News.

Zuckerberg said in a press conference outside of his [...]

Google Android Phone is on sales in Cambodian market

vutha — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:10:11 +0000

So far, there are several different brands of mobile phone imported within Cambodian phone market but some brands disappeared. And there are nine phone operators competing calling fee on the market which is good for phone users because calling rate is lowering in comparison with the last decade.

Recently, leading mobile [...]

Getting free antivirus licence one year from Metfone

vutha — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:27:38 +0000

Today, at around 2pm, two staffs from Metfone arrived at my house and then they told me that company has new promotion for its internet clients. Company provides free antivirus licence “Kaspersky” one year to all their clients who use their internet service. And then they installed anti-virus into my computer. I can [...]

Who afford anti-virus protection licence in Cambodia?

vutha — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:01:22 +0000

One day before Pchum Ben’s Day, I received overseas call in the early morning while I was still in bed. Other phone line was a woman by introducing herself to me that she is working with MCafee company and asked that whether I am the owner of VuthaSurf. You know, I felt surprised [...]

MobiTel launched mobile-transfer service for mobile phone users

vutha — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:57:37 +0000

Largest mobile phone operator, MobiTel, provided new service called “Cellcard Cash” for its mobile phone users to be able to send money across Cambodia, top-up their Cellcard pre-paid account and pay bills anytime on their cell phone because users’ cash have been allowed to store in the phone. The mobile’s money-transfer service [...]

Google announced URL shortener

vutha — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:24:32 +0000

Giant Search Engine, Google, announced URL shortener called Goo.gl which has several advantages over competing services. See announcement quoted as saying.

There are many shorteners out there with great features, so some people may wonder whether the world really needs yet another. As we said late last year, [...]

Third Barcampphnompenh kicked off today

vutha — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:21:06 +0000

The third Barcampphnompenh kicked off this morning, organized in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, by a small group of young Cambodian volunteers, at University of Puthisstra from 25-26 September, under funding supports from private companies. I was late to arrive at the event this morning because it was raining at around 8am, which [...]

Samsung S7230E Wave 723 competing in the smartphone market

vutha — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:33:40 +0000

Recently, Samsung company just revealed the launch of its next handset- Samsung S7230E Wave 723 this month. The wave 723 is based on the famous Bada platform just like expensive model of the series, the S8500 Wave.

The Wave 723 comes with a 3.2″ capacitive TFT touchscreen of WQVGA resolution (240 [...]

Metfone decreased monthly internet fee but service still bad

vutha — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:36:06 +0000

When I went to pay internet billing last month, I heard that Metfone deceased its monthly internet fee from this month, from $30 to $25 per month for unlimited usage and increased its speed from 128mb to 160mb. So, it is the second time that Metfone decreased its monthly fee of internet connectivity [...]

BarCamp Phnom Penh 2010

vutha — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:05:39 +0000

The third BarCamp Phnom Penh 2010 will be hold at University of Puthisastra (UP) in Phnom Penh from 25 to 26 September 2010 under support from a group of IT personal, Cambodian bloggers, NGOs and private companies.

Organizing this event is very important for students to gain new [...]

Metfone Internet getting worst

vutha — Mon, 10 May 2010 09:12:46 +0000

While internet disconnected many time less than one hour, and is running slowly, no one is happy with it. Sometime they are bored of it and shut down computer and walk away. Now I feel so bored with Metfone’s internet connectivity and its speed because it always disconnected so often and its speed [...]

Laptop more popular than desktop

vutha — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:04:00 +0000

During the last few years, Cambodian youths have started to use laptops instead of desktop computers and the price of laptop is affordable for students and it is easy to carry from place to place.

Cambodia’s computer wholesalers said that the prices for new laptops have plummeted since 3008 2008 leading [...]

Addicted to Internet ?

vutha — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:50:49 +0000

I have connected internet at my home nearly 3 moths with Vietnam’s mobile phone provider – Metphone – which its price is not cheaper but it is available to afford it. I need to pay internet fee $30 per month, and I can share it with other two brother-in-laws.

After connecting [...]

Banks launch sell down of $421m Mobitel loan

vutha — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:09:34 +0000

ANZ and Standard Bank launched the sell down of a US$421 million 18-month bridging loan this week, to back the Royal Group’s acquisition of Millicom’s majority stake in Mobitel.

The loan covers the Royal Group’s November purchase of Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular SA’s network operations in the Kingdom for $346 million. [...]