DHAKA: Gionee, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, is all set to launch its slimmest smartphone in two countries this month. Dubbed the Gionee Elife S5.5, the 5.5mm-thick smartphone was first unveiled last month ahead of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.The smartphone will be

DHAKA: Huawei is planning to launch in the US in the second quarter a smartphone running both Android and Windows Mobile OS.In an interview with the site TrustedReviews, Huawei’s Chief Marketing Officer Shao Yang said the move should make it easier for consumers to choose a Windows

DHAKA: Telenor Norway said it has started rolling out 1,000 new base stations as it upgrades it existing 4G network with the addition of spectrum on the 800 MHz band, with the aim of providing LTE coverage to 111 towns and villages by summer.In particular, Telenor is aiming to improve

DHAKA: Taiwan’s reputable electronics manufacturing and distribution company Transcend is celebrating 10 years of partnership.On this occasion, a press conference will be held at 6:30pm on March 17in Dhaka.Nick Chou, Transcend Information Inc.’s Account Manager South Asia, will attend

DHAKA: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday categorically said training institutions would be established in every district.He came up with the assertion while addressing the closing and award giving ceremony of Bangladesh

DHAKA: The World Wide Web will turn 25 years on March 12. But do you know what powers the internet? It is miles and miles of undersea cables linking up the different countries in the world.These cables account for more than 99 percent of the world’s communications infrastructure because

DHAKA: Creative Technology has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Apple and Samsung for alleged patent infringement.The homegrown graphics and computer sound card maker claimed that certain Apple and Samsung products had infringed 10 of its 3D graphics patents and is seeking an

DHAKA: Android phone users can now download The Straits Times SoShiok app, which re-launched its iPhone version in mid-January.The food app, which is free, offers a comprehensive range of content from the popular Taste pages in The Sunday Times, as well as food news and reviews from the

AFTER VISITING BARCELONA, SPAIN: Grameen Phone (GP), one of the leading mobile phone operators of the country, took initiatives for marketing smart phones with connections so that the receivers could avail 3G benefits more readily.Vivek Sood, chief executive officer of GP, made the

DHAKA: Samsung unveiled a free music service for users of its Galaxy smartphones, entering a crowded market that includes Pandora, Spotify and Apple’s iTunes.The service dubbed ‘Milk Music’ will offer some 200 ad-free radio stations to US customers with Samsung Galaxy

DHAKA: South Korean manufacturer Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note Pro tablet in India at a whopping Rs 65,575, making it the most expensive Android tablet in the country.The 128GB variant of Apple iPad Air is the costliest tablet in the market, with a price tag of Rs 65,900, reports

DHAKA: The government is committed to build Software Technology Park in city’s Karwan Bazar area shortly.The State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak came up with the disclosure while he was visiting the project of the Park on Tuesday noon at Janata

DHAKA: By design, Nokia’s new Android smartphones will underwhelm users of high-end phones.The Nokia X line was created with emerging markets in mind, so the company emphasised keeping prices low, meaning the user interface is relatively simple.The home screen resembles the one on

DHAKA: Apple Inc sold more than US$1 billion of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013 and is investing heavily in the next generation of products.Chief Executive Tim Cook said at the company’s annual meeting on Friday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Saturday.Apple’s ability to

DHAKA: Americans used smartphone and tablet apps more than PCs to access the Internet last month -- the first time that has ever happened.Mobile devices accounted for 55% of Internet usage in the United States in January. Apps made up 47% of Internet traffic and 8% of traffic came from

DHAKA: Facebook has quietly closed its three-year-old email service that gave users "@facebook.com" email addresses.From now on, emails sent to an "@facebook.com" address will be forwarded to the personal email address from which the member signed up for the site."We`re making this change

FROM SPAIN: Grameenphone (GP), one of the leading mobile phone operators of the country got most prestigious award ‘Green Mobile Award’ of world mobile congress.World mobile congress arranged by Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA) nominated Grameenphone for the

DHAKA: Slightly less than a year after it launched the Galaxy S4 smartphone, Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced the follow-up, the Samsung Galaxy S5, at this year’s Mobile World Congress trade showcase.Sporting a 5.1-inch display, quad core processor and a 16 megapixel

DHAKA: Sony announced on Monday a slim, light and waterproof Android-based Xperia Z2 tablet and two new Xperia smartphones at the launch of Mobile World Congress.The 10.1-in. high-definition display tablet and the high-end Xperia Z2 smartphone, with a 5.2-in display, will be available

DHAKA: Nokia, soon to be acquired by Microsoft Corp, is turning to software created by arch-rival Google for a new line of phones it hopes will make it a late contender in the dynamic low-cost smartphone market.Its first model, the Nokia X, will rely upon an open version of the Android