Friday, 01 Nov, 2024

Tech

Twitter warns of state-sponsored attacks for first time

DHAKA: Twitter has issued an alert to some users warning them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data from their accounts.The company said, reports Al Jazeera.The notice, the first such warning from the site, said there was no indication the hackers obtained

Gmail account inside Yahoo Mail

DHAKA: You can now also use your Gmail accounts with Yahoo Mail. Yahoo announced that it has expanded its server-side support to enable Gmail and Google Apps integration with its email service.The company hopes that this feature will help it attract more users. The email service already

Surveillance boosted on facebook activities

DHAKA: The government and law enforcers have been keeping facebook activities under surveillance after reopening access to the social communication site after 23 days of closure.Law enforcers already have arrested a person on allegation of publishing subversive contents.Deputy Director

Facebook is back

DHAKA: Popular social media Facebook has been reopened in the country around 2:25pm on Thursday after a 23-day blockade.Earlier in the day, the government took decision to reopen the popular social media Facebook in the country.Post and Telecommunication state minister Tarana Halim

Govt decides to reopen Facebook

DHAKA: The government has taken decision to reopen the popular social media Facebook in the country.Post and Telecommunication state minister Tarana Halim informed the media at secretariat in city on Thursday.Earlier on December 6, the government held a meeting with Facebook authorities

Teletalk re-branding begins Tuesday

DHAKA: The state-owned mobile operator Teletalk is coming with a new logo to attract more subscribers.Posts, telecommunications and IT state minister Tarana Halim will unveil the logo and inaugurate a re-branding program on Tuesday (March 8).Teletalk managing director Gias Uddin Ahmed

50k youths to get IT training a year

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said as many as 50,000 young people in the country will receive training on Information Technology (IT) every year.He came up with the assertion while addressing the first ever Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Summit

‘Facebook to be reopened soon’

KHAGRACHHARI: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Facebook was blocked for sake of country’s safety.Dialogue with Facebook authorities was held. Facebook will be reopened soon after consulting with country’s law enforcement agencies, he added.The minister came up with the

GP presents Digital Marketing Summit 2015

DHAKA: Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) is organizing the second edition of Digital Marketing Summit-2015 to inspire and share the know-hows of online marketing. The day-long summit has been designed with key-note sessions of digital marketing experts, insightful panel discussions, exclusive

‘Facebook to be open soon’

BHOLA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that Facebook will be open soon.He made this comment after the inauguration of Dakkhin Aicha Thana building in Char Fashion Upazila in Bhola district on Saturday afternoon.‘There is no militancy in the country. But a vested section is

ZTE Blade A1 with fingerprint sensor launched

DHAKA: ZTE, soon after launching its Blade X9, Blade X5, and Blade X3 smartphones, has unveiled its latest Blade-series handset - the Blade A1 in China. The company has priced the smartphone at CNY 599 (Tk 7129.57) and will release it on December 11, reports the NDTV.There are no details

New form of carbon harder than diamonds

DHAKA: Researcher Jay Narayan and his colleagues at North Carolina State University have discovered a new form of solid carbon, called Q-carbon, which allows them to produce diamond-related structures at room temperature and at ambient atmospheric pressure in air.Graphite and diamonds

INFOCOM aims global connectivity

FROM KOLKATA: With the slogan of “Connected World” through technological advancement, the 14th edition of INFOCOM has been launched in Kolkata of India.India telecom regulatory authority chairman RS Sharma inaugurated the conference at ‘ITC Sonar’ hotel on Thursday morning.As many

Nat’l Info Tech Debate fest kicks off

DHAKA: The two-month-long National Information Technology Debate Festival has kicked off Thursday at National Press Club in city.State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the festival around 10:00am.A press briefing also took place

Facebook bows to Belgian privacy ruling over cookies

DHAKA: Facebook has said that it will respond to a privacy ruling in Belgium by requiring users to log in to view pages on the site.The original ruling, made by the Belgian Privacy Commissioner (BPC) in November, relates to Facebook cookies that track the activity of non-users.The company

Facebook to open shortly

DHAKA: State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak said Facebook, one on the most popular social media, will be opened within a short time.In reply to a query of reporter, he said this at the inaugural ceremony of National Debate Festival on

Banglanews24.com free in GP, all ‘Breakings’ at Tk 1

DHAKA: The Grameenphone subscribers will now get the opportunity to browse banglanews24.com at free of cost.Besides, it will keep the subscribers updated all the time if they browse m.banglanews24.com with the latest happenings both at home and abroad through GP’s easynet

Zuckerberg to donate 99% facebook stock to promote equality

DHAKA: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife announced the birth of their daughter, Max, as well as plans to donate most of their wealth to a new organization that will tackle a broad range of the world's ills.Mark Zuckerberg‘s wife Dr. Priscilla Chan gave birth to the couple’s

Ollo 4G LTE network in Sylhet

DHAKA: For the first time in Bangladesh, Ollo wireless internet has brought 4G LTE network for the people to have the flavor of power of the latest technology.After a successful inauguration and remarkable response from Jessore and Gopalganj, Ollo will start their 4G LTE network first

Bangladesh to join INFOCOM meet in Kolkata

DHAKA: A 20-member Bangladesh delegation under the leadership of CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Forum president Tapan Kanti Sarkar will join the 14th edition of INFOCOM in Kolkata of India.INFOCOM, the annual flagship Business-Technology-Leadership Event will be held on December 3-5 in