Friday, 01 Nov, 2024

Tech

Crowd gathers at Laptop Fair on holiday

DHAKA: Visitors and buyers were seen gathering on Friday, the weekly holiday, on the second day of the 3-day laptop fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in city.Several internationally acclaimed brands are conceding from Tk 1,500 to 10,000 on the price of laptops for the

Banglanews24.com’s email under hacking effort

DHAKA: Hackers tried to obtain access to an official email address of country’s leading news portal Banglanews24.com Thursday evening.One or more people made repeated efforts to log in the email from IP address 103.55.144.1 somewhere in Kamrangirchar area of the city at 7:26am.After

Laptop fair begins, proceeds for Nepal victims

DHAKA: With the slogan of ‘Laptop for Everyone’, a 3-day laptop fair displaying the latest models of laptops and tabs of popular world famed brands has begun in city.Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu inaugurated the fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on

BTRC can monitor int’l call traffic

DHAKA: The High Court, in its order, said there is no barrier for Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to monitor international call traffic.The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Mostafa Jaman Islam on Thursday rejected the writ petition filed by three

Skype Translator now available for everyone

DHAKA: Microsoft-owned Skype has cleared the way for anyone to use a new feature that translates video chats or instant messages in real time.People no longer need to sign-up to use a preview version of Skype Translator, which handles spoken English, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin, reports

Zuckerberg remarks on Bangladesh internet

DHAKA: Social networking website Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg updated his Facbook account on Tuesday posting a status with a picture on recently launched free internet services across Bangladesh.Zuckerberg said “We just launched Internet.org in Bangladesh on the Robi network!

Free internet services launched

DHAKA: Robi subscribers of the country started getting free internet services under the facebook project titled internet.org.Government’s information and communication technology (ICT) department, Facbook and Robi Axiata jointly launched the services at a city hotel on Sunday.Customers

Shunno joins Bitdefender

DHAKA: Bitdefender, world’s no. 1 ranked antivirus technology, appointed popular music band of Bangladesh ‘Shunno’ as its Brand Ambassador in the country.An announcement was made at a press meet regarding the appointment in a city hotel on Saturday, says a press release issued by

Free internet services from Sunday

DHAKA: Under the project of internet.org, the government is going to introduce free internet services from Sunday in the country.Government’s information and communication technology (ICT) department, Facbook and Robi Axiata joined hands to provide the facilities.Officers of ICT

Walton launches Windows 8.1 powered Walpad Pro

DHAKA: Walton, country’s one of the popular brands, launched its multifunctional tab ‘Walpad Pro’, featured with an 8.9-inch display and powered by Windows 8.1 operating system.The Walpad Pro is equipped with an Intel Atom 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor with 2GB RAM, 64GB storage which

Now hi-tech park at Keraniganj

DHAKA: The government has decided to establish the high-tech park at Keraniganj, outskirts of the capital, aimed at the development of human resources in the country. Software and hardware industry will be built at the park, said sources concerned.The work is already in progress to build

Google launches security feature for Chrome

DHAKA: Google Inc on Wednesday announced a free extension for its Chrome web browser that better protects Google accounts, including email, against online attackers trying to steal passwords and other personal information.The extension, called Password Alert, can be downloaded on Google

Google pairs with European media to boost online journalism

DHAKA: US tech giant Google unveiled a 150 million euro (S$216.74 million) project Tuesday with eight European publishers to support online journalism after being accused of anti-competitive behaviour by EU regulators.The online firm's Digital News Initiative is intended to "promote high

How to see, delete entire Google search history

DHAKA: Google now allows you to download an archived list of everything you have ever searched for.The tech giant has been working on the feature since last year, but it only gained wide-spread attention after it was reported by an unofficial Google Operating Systems Blog last week.The

1.44 billion facebook users now

DHAKA: Facebook may have missed Wall Street’s estimates for its latest quarter, but it continues to grow at a healthy clip when it comes to users.There are now 1.44 billion people who use Facebook every month, up from the 1.39 billion last quarter.During the social network’s Q1 2015

LG’s new G Stylo supports 2TB microSD cards

DHAKA: LG has launched the world’s first smartphone that supports microSD cards with capacities up to as much as 2TB. Unveiled in South Korea, the new LG G Stylo smartphone will be available in international markets from May.The latest LG smartphone has a 5.7-inch IPS display of HD

Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day

DHAKA: In 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets to spread the message of environmental awareness, and in the process created the first ever Earth Day. To honor what has become a global observance, a new Google Doodle has been created for Earth Day 2015. The brainchild of the late

Windows 10 to debut in late July

DHAKA: Windows 10, Microsoft's new operating system, will release sometime late July, according to AMD president and CEO Lisa Su."With the Windows 10 launch at the end of July, we are watching sort of the impact of that on the back-to-school season, and expect that it might have a bit of

Google search to help mobile users

DHAKA: Google search on Tuesday will start factoring in how easy websites are to read on smartphones or tablet computers, underlining the changing way people surf the internet.The web titan said that the ‘mobile-friendliness’ of websites will be a factor in ranking results to online

Microsoft unveils universal Office apps

DHAKA: Those shiny new Microsoft Office apps are finally coming to Windows smartphones and tablets.Microsoft revealed its new universal Office apps for Windows Phones and tablets Friday. When the apps become available later this month, it will be the first time Windows Phone users have