Saturday, 02 Nov, 2024

Tech

‘Pink SAM’ now comes for women commuters

DHAKA: Bike ride-sharing platform Share A Motorcycle (SAM) is going to launch a new bike service ‘Pink SAM’, facilitating safe and smooth movement for women commuters in Dhaka. Women can avail a ride to their destination by sharing with the women bikers, using the app ‘Pink

Seminar against Blue Whale, cyber propaganda held

DHAKA: Aiming to enhance cyber security and make people aware regarding the widespread cyber threats and rumors like the much-hyped Blue Whale game, a seminar was held at the National Press Club in Dhaka Saturday (October 28). Titled, ‘Battle against Cyber Propaganda: Blue Whale’,

ICT Expo-2017 draws huge crowd at opening

DHAKA: Bangladesh ICT Expo-2017 witnessed huge crowd as soon as it kicked off at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka on Wednesday morning (October 18). Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the three-day fair at 11:00am with participation of a total of 87

Samsung CEO resigns over ‘unprecedented crisis’

Samsung Electronics chief executive Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned citing an "unprecedented crisis". It is the latest management upheaval at the firm after the heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August, reports the BBC. Kwon is one of three co-chief

RITS Browser wins National ICT Award

DHAKA: RITS Browser has won the champions trophy in BASIS National ICT Award 2017 in communication category.  BASIS organized the award-giving ceremony in Dhaka on Tuesday (October 10). There were 17 different categories of awards.  ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak, MP handed

Every single Yahoo account hacked in 2013

DHAKA: An epic and historic data breach at Yahoo in August 2013 affected every single customer account that existed at the time, reports CNN Money quoting Verizon, Yahoo’s parent company. That's three billion accounts -- including email, Tumblr, Fantasy and Flickr -- or three

Huntkey to attend Global Sources Electronics Fair

DHAKA: Huntkey, a China-based global power solution’s provider, is all set to present at Global Sources Electronics-2017, at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong from October 11 to 14.  The booth number of Huntkey is 8A02, in the fair. Global Sources Electronics Hong Kong Fair is one of

Google AdSense adds Bengali language

Google AdSense has added Bengali language to its list. The Bengali language was officially added to the list on Tuesday (September 26).   The Google AdSense now understands the Bengali language spoken by millions in Bangladesh, India and many other countries around the world.   It

Uber loses licence to operate in London

DHAKA: Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said. TfL concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold a London private hire operator licence, reports the BBC. It said it took the decision on the grounds of “public

Facebook bans Rohingya posts of ‘ethnic cleansing’

DHAKA: Social Networking giant Facebook lebeled a Rohingya insurgent group a “dangerous organization” and ordered moderators to delete any material posted by the group itself or by users praising it, reports The Gurdian. Amid international accusations that Myanmar’s military is

WE- most outstanding ICT company of Asian-Oceanic region

WE Smart Solutions, was announced as the ‘Most Outstanding ICT Company’ in the Asian-Oceanic region during the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) ICT Summit 2017 held on 12th September 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. WE, a premier Smartphone and related Solutions

Apple unveils iPhone 8, iPhone X

Apple has unveiled the £1,000 iPhone X, the latest generation of its flagship device. The all-glass device has an edge-to-edge display and no home button. It unlocks using facial recognition software and features wireless charging.  Tim Cook also launched the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8

Second submarine cable goes live

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s second submarine cable landing station at Kuakata of Patuakhali was launched on Sunday (Sep 10). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated functioning of the cable through a video conference at her Gono Bhaban residence in Dhaka, at around 10:00am. Local

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for 5 years

DHAKA: A South Korean court sentenced Samsung's billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption, reports BBC. Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea's former president. The case has gripped the

Samsung Note 8 revealed

DHAKA: Samsung debuted its long-awaited Galaxy Note 8 smartphone on Wednesday (Aug 23), showing off a 6.3-inch screen with an edge-to-edge display, packing more real estate into a smaller form factor. While the screen may be big, the phone is designed to make it still easy to hold in your

TÜV SÜD, SCSL to initiate 'Competency Based Skill Training'

DHAKA: A workshop titled "Training of Trainers on Competency Based Skill Training under SEIP, Ministry of Finance" was hosted by TÜV SÜD Bangladesh (Pvt.) Ltd in association with Star Computer Systems Limited (SCSL). The session was held on Wednesday (August 16) at the office of UCEP

Tesla to build world's largest battery in Australia

An Australian state will install the world’s largest lithium ion battery in a “historic” deal with electric car firm Tesla and energy company Neoen. The battery will protect South Australia from the kind of energy crisis which famously blacked out the state, reports the BBC

Cabinet approves draft of online media policy

DHAKA: The cabinet has approved ‘National Online Media Policy 2017’ with a provision of having registration under National Broadcast Commission. The approval came from a weekly cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the parliament on Monday (June 19).  After the

‘UY VAT Management Software’ for online VAT payment

DHAKA: An opportunity to pay VAT (Value Added Tax) through online is available in the new VAT act declared recently. This new act to pay VAT is supposed to be effective from the next month.   According to 1991 VAT act, all the business organizations used to submit the hard copy of VAT

Huntkey: How to Choose a Good Power Strip?

Huntkey is a leading global power solutions provider, and Alva is Huntkey's marketing director. Following is an article that she has written about how to pick a good power strip: Many people believe that power strips are just an extension of outlets and that we do not need to pay