Using an iPhone & iPad in Thailand Tips, App Reviews and News for the iPhone and iPad by Richard Barrow

Watch Academy Fantasia on your iPhone

Posted on July 10, 2010

Fans of True Academy Fantasia Season 7 will be happy to hear that an iPhone app has just been released for this popular reality show now in its seventh season.

You can now watch live streaming of True AF7 as well as a wealth of video archives from the previous week. I tested it out, for the purposes of this review, and experienced no drop-out at all. There is also latest news, in Thai language only, and an extensive photo gallery. For die-hard fans, you can vote for your favourite singers from inside the app. They also have an AF7 radio station that makes use of OSi4 which means that you can have it running in the background while you surf the net. You can get True AF7 from iTunes for free. It is not in the Top 10 yet but I am sure it will be there soon.

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Game for English & Thai Learners

Posted on July 8, 2010

There is an iPhone game called ฟอง สบู่ which is both cute and very addictive. The English name is English Word Bubble Review. It is actually aimed at Thai people to learn English vocabulary in a fun way. However, it is great fun for people learning Thai. I meant to only play it once or twice but I haven't put it down all week. It is so addictive.

The game has four levels of difficulty. The easy level has 300 vocabulary words. You are given the word in Thai script and then you have to pop the bubbles with your fingers in the correct order to spell out the English word. As you can see, as long as you can read Thai, it doesn't matter if you are learning English or Thai. Your score is in the top right and the countdown clock is in the left. After each game you are given a vocabulary review which encourages you to keep playing to improve your high score. The price for this app at present is $2.99 which was recently reduced from $4.99.

COMPETITION: I liked this game so much that I asked the developers if we could have some spare copies to give away in a competition. They generously gave us five copies! To win one, all you have to do is post a comment to this post. It is that easy. We will be picking the winners on Sunday 11th July 2010. Good luck!

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Learn How to Write Thai Alpahabet

Posted on July 3, 2010

This is a nice little app for the iPhone that has just come out to help you learn the letters of the Thai alphabet for free!

In this new app Th-Write you get to do two things. First, you can use your finger to practice writing each letter of the alphabet. There are grey lines marked with arrows showing which direction you should go. Next, you can click on the sound icon to hear a Thai speaker pronouncing this letter. It is a cute little app which is worth downloading for the fun of it. Of course, it is not perfect. It would be also nice to have interactive games to test what you have learned. But, we cannot complain as it is free. But, if I was going to complain, I would mention that her Thai accent isn't perfect! She doesn't roll her r's and her "por pla" comes out as "por pa". But then again, most Thais say it that way as they have trouble with lor ling and ror rua. So, what you get is genuine street Thai.

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Win Guidebook Apps for the iPhone

Posted on July 2, 2010
angkor wat

Some of the best guidebooks apps out there for the iPhone are produced by Travelfish. We have most of them on our iPhone and are looking forward to testing them in the field soon.

The kind folks at Travelfish have given us some free apps to give away in a competition on our iPhone blog. We have one app for each of the following four guidebooks:

To enter the competition is very easy. All you have to do is post a comment saying which iPhone guidebook app you would like. If you want all five apps then you need to post a comment five times. Each time naming a different guidebook. We will enter all the names into a hat and the first person we pick for each guidebook gets the app! Closing date for this competition is the evening of Monday 5th July 2010.

The Angkor Wat and Luang Prabang guidebooks are normally priced at $5.99 and the others are at $3.99. However, they are having a limited time sale on some of the guidebooks at the moment and so if you don't win the competition, the I suggest you buy some of these excellent guidebook apps while the price is right! Coming soon are guidebooks for Ko Tao and Ko Pha Ngan. A guidebook for Chiang Mai will be released later in the year.

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Top Free iPhone Apps in Thailand: July 2010

Posted on July 1, 2010

TOP FREE iPHONE APPS IN THAILAND

  1. FarmVille by Zynga
  2. Rollercoaster Extreme
  3. Sky Tower
  4. Photo Mess
  5. Super Streaker
  6. Super KO Boxing
  7. iBooks
  8. Thai Fast Dictionary
  9. Mirror for face - Free (Steamy Edition)
  10. Doodle Toss

TOP PAID iPHONE APPS IN THAILAND

  1. Thai TV Drama 2010
  2. WhatsApp Messenger
  3. The Settlers
  4. Angry Birds
  5. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
  6. Grammar App
  7. Thai Mobile Radio
  8. Rayman 2: The Great Escape
  9. My Photo Albums
  10. Infection:Zombies
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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


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