Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

Tech

Apple's iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 tablets are unveiled

DHAKA: Apple announced a new version of its tablet, the iPad Air 2, which it said was the thinnest device of its kind on the market. It is 6.1mm (0.24in) thick, and also gains a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.It has an anti-reflective coating on the screen for the first time, and the

Apple leaks new iPad details

DHAKA: Apple tries very hard to keep its big announcements secret. The latest culprit responsible for ruining one of the tech company's surprises is -- Apple. The day before a media event at its Cupertino, California, headquarters, the company accidentally leaked key details about new

Google unveils Nexus 6 with Android 5.0 Lolipop

DHAKA: The next-generation Nexus smartphone with Android 5.0 Lollipop was unveiled on Wednesday, and while there's no word yet on the Google Nexus 6 price in India, we do know the price and availability details in the US. In a departure from tradition, the Google Nexus 6 is not being

Potato power to light the world

DHAKA: Mashed, boiled, baked or fried? You probably have a preference for your potatoes. Haim Rabinowitch, however, likes his spuds “hacked”. For the past few years, researcher from Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rabinowitch and colleagues have been pushing the idea of “potato

Robots will be next smartphones

DHAKA: When you think about robots and Japan, you're likely to imagine large, incredibly life-like androids that emulate humans in every way, or shiny metallic mechanical butlers that fulfils your every whim. But what if robots were instead made from plastic, fitted into your pocket or

Robi offers affordable smartphone

DHAKA: Robi Axiata Limited, the country’s fastest growing mobile operator, has partnered with a number of leading smartphone makers in the world to take quality internet service to the masses. Robi has identified the lack of affordable smartphone as the key barrier to spreading

Snapchat hacked!

DHAKA: Snapsaved.com, a website which allows users to save images sent via Snapchat, claimed that hackers had breached its servers and made off with some 500 megabytes of photographs. The claim by the little-known website sheds some light on reports in past days that hackers were

Social media to track Hudhud affected areas

DHAKA: India Andhra Pradesh government's move to leverage the power of technology and involve citizens in disaster management works post 'Hudhud' devastation seems to be yielding dividends as scores of people have uploaded pictures of affected areas from their smartphones.The Indian

iPad mini 3 to be unveiled alongside iPad Air 2

DHAKA: We're fully expecting to see the iPad Air 2 at Apple's event on Thursday but there was some doubt as to whether we'd also see the iPad mini 3.There have been comparatively few rumours about the slate and some of them have pointed to a release in 2015. But a new report from Mac

‘It came and it went’

DHAKA: Today, we have Windows 8.1. The next version of Windows is on its way: Windows 10. So, what happened to Windows 9?"It came and it went," said new Microsoft Windows boss Tony Prophet on stage at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. He was quoting Microsoft CEO Satya

Grameenphone targets 50m internet users in 5-yr

DHAKA: Grameenphone, one of the leading mobile-phone operator in the country, has made a target to create 50 million internet users in Bangladesh within the next five years.The company, however, also became the first-ever mobile telecom operator to cross the 50 million subscribers

‘Amazon is biggest search rival’

DHAKA: Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said the firm’s biggest rival in online search is e-commerce giant Amazon. Schmidt fought back at claims that Google enjoyed unrivalled dominance of the online search market. ‘Many people think our main competition is Bing or Yahoo. But,

Samsung develops 5x faster wi-fi technology

DHAKA: Samsung Electronics said it has developed a wi-fi technology that can increase data transmission speeds by five times the maximum rate possible with existing consumer electronics devices. The 60GHz wi-fi technology will enable a 1GB movie to be transferred between devices in less

Google Nexus 9 before Apple iPad Air 2

DHAKA: Google may unveil its next tablet on October 15, just one day before Apple is expected to introduce its next iPad. A new report from blog ‘Bright Side Of News’ via 9to5Google, said. The site also claims the tablet, presumably called the Nexus 9, will cost $399 when it hits

Only 100 cybercrime brains worldwide

DHAKA: There are only "around 100" cybercriminal kingpins behind global cybercrime, according to the head of Europol's Cybercrime Centre.Speaking to the BBC's Tech Tent radio show, Troels Oerting said that law enforcers needed to target the "rather limited group of good

Google starts rolling out Play Store 5.0

DHAKA: Ahead of the expected unveiling of Android L, Google has started rolling out a new version of the Play Store that features Material Design elements, part of the new version of its mobile operating system.Google Play Store version 5.0.31 comes with a flatter design but features

Cool tools for the digital DJ

DHAKA: Many of the youths want to add a DJ (disc jockey) flavor in music during party time. It often cannot be place because of many barriers or lack of a DJ.But, from now on you can also be a DJ if you have the digital tools.Here are the superb free software that will help you manage

Before buying a monitor…

DHAKA: Not only for working with a computer but also monitors are being widely used as television nowadays.However, before buying a monitor, you need to consider display type, response time, connectivity options, and wide viewing angles as well as your budget.A monitor's response time

Avoid Dropbox, Facebook, and Google: Snowden

DHAKA: People, who care about their privacy, should stay away from popular consumer Internet services like Dropbox, Facebook, and Google -- said Edward Snowden.Snowden conducted a remote interview on Sunday as part of the New Yorker Festival, where he was asked a couple of variants on

Paper Shredder Machine-JP 630C in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Unique Business System Ltd has recently introduced LEXIN Branded JP-630C Paper shredder in Bangladesh.The paper shredder, with LED displayer & excellent features, is Suitable for busy offices and corporate houses. It is easy to operate.The device is offering high performance