DHAKA: LG has announced a modular Android smartphone that can gain extra functions via add-on parts.Components are plugged in by pulling off the base of the G5 phone and swapping it for an alternative unit.Google is known to be working on a modular phone of its own, but the concept is far

DHAKA: Government has decided to reduce the rate of broadband internet package from February 21.Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) will lessen 35 percent prices of all packages of broadband internet service.The announcement was revealed on Saturday (February 20).BDST:

DHAKA: US presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a boycott of Apple until the tech giant helps unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino killers.Apple has clashed with the Justice Department (DoJ) over a court order forcing the company to help break the encryption on one

DHAKA: Google Translate has added support for 13 more languages, the team behind the tool announced on February 17, bringing the total number of tongues it supports to 103.Included in this latest update is support for Scots Gaelic; Kurdish; Amharic, the official working language of

DHAKA: The Indian smartphone manufacturer Ringing Bells has launched the world's cheapest smartphone ‘Freedom 251’ at Rs 251 (Tk 288) on Wednesday (February 17). The smartphone can be purchased from the company's website freedom251.com starting February 18, reports the Times of

DHAKA: A major computer security vulnerability has been discovered - with experts cautiously warning it could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of devices, apps and services.However, due to the nature of the bug, it is extremely difficult to know how serious the problem is."Many

DHAKA: An Indian smartphone manufacturer, Ringing Bells, is set to launch an affordable smartphone called the Freedom 251 on Wednesday (February 17) as part of its attempt to connect every Indian.The company will launch the phone set ‘with immense support from’ the India government,

DHAKA: Organized by the ICT Division, the second National High School Programming Contest is scheduled to start on March 6.Leading mobile phone operator Robi will sponsor the event and Bangladesh Open Source Network will work as the implementation associate of the event and Codemarshal

DHAKA: Organized by the ICT Division, the second National High School Programming Contest is scheduled to start on March 6.Leading mobile phone operator Robi will sponsor the event and Bangladesh Open Source Network will work as the implementation associate of the event and Codemarshal

DHAKA: Robi has partnered with Qubee to provide wi-fi service to its valued subscribers across the country.It is expected that Qubee’s technical support will help ensure the best customer experience with Robi’s super-fast internet service, said a press release.The wi-fi service will

DHAKA: State Minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim wants to facilitate smartphone for the farmers in lower price and easy installment.The farmers and the root-level populace will get the chance to buy smartphones in Tk 25 to 30 per installment, she added. The state

DHAKA: Shares of Twitter fell in after-hours trading as the company’s quarterly results showed user growth faltering.Twitter reported a net loss of $90m for the last three months of 2015 versus a loss of $125m a year ago, reports the BBC.The social media site saw its user growth stall,

DHAKA: Mobile teams of posts and telecommunications ministry and Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will monitor biometric system SIM registration to stop harassment of customers.Posts and telecommunications state minister Tarana Halim disclosed the matter while

DHAKA: The chief executive of Google, Sundar Pichai, has been awarded $199m in shares, a regulatory filing has revealed.It makes him the highest-paid chief executive in the US, reports the BBC.Pichai became chief executive of the search engine giant following the creation of its parent,

DHAKA: India’s telecoms regulator has blocked Facebook’s Free Basics internet service as part of a ruling in favor of net neutrality.The scheme offered free access to a limited number of websites.However, it was opposed by supporters of net neutrality who argued that data providers

Dhaka: Posts and telecommunications state minister Tarana Halim wants to facilitate smartphone and high-speed internet service to the users living in country’s rural area with a minimum price.In her Facebook post, the minister said that she has already discussed with many international

DHAKA: University students, for the first time in the country, will get the opportunity to pursue internship in the world’s leading software company Microsoft.  Initially to be continued between March and April, as many as 50 students from science and technology faculty; engineering

DHAKA: The latest software update for iPhone 6 handsets is allegedly rendering the devices useless if it detects repairs not carried out by Apple.The problem is known as ‘error 53’ and has appeared in Apple products before.The Guardian reports that users’ phones were disabled after

DHAKA: Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts".In a blog, the US-based firm said the accounts "primarily related to ISIS" (the so-called Islamic State group), reports the BBC. "We condemn the use of Twitter to

DHAKA: Gionee has finally launched its metal-clad S6 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 19,999 (Tk 23168.06). It is mentioning that the company had launched the handset in China in November last year.Running Amigo 3.1 OS based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, the Gionee S6 comes with dual-SIM