Friday, 05 Jul, 2024

Tech

3-day Bangladesh ICT expo from Mar 3

DHAKA: The three-day ‘Bangladesh ICT Expo-2016’ will begin in city on Thursday (Match 3) with the slogan of ‘Meet Digital Bangladesh’.The exposition, to be organized by ICT department and Bangladesh Computer Samity, will remain open from 10:00am to 8:00pm at Bangabandhu

Google self-driving car hits a bus

DHAKA: One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one, reports BBC.Google is to meet with

Google marks Feb 29 with bunnies in its latest doodle

DHAKA: Just like the Olympics, it happens every four years, and Google has marked this quadrennial occasion with its search engine doodle recognizing February 29.Showing one bunny jumping over another two, this cute doodle celebrates the Leap Year, which brought the Gregorian calendar

Apple delays iPhone launch to March 21

DHAKA: Apple has shifted its press conference where it’s expected to announce the next iPhones to 21 March, from an original date of 15 March, according to multiple American websites.Apple has not confirmed the date, but it has been thought for some time to be planning to introduce new

Robi brings ‘Crazy Recharge Campaign’

DHAKA: Mobile phone recharge has never been this rewarding. With the recharge of BDT 34, a Robi subscriber stands a chance to win a Symphony BL 65 mobile handset under this crazy recharge campaign. Everyday first twelve customers who recharge BDT 34 in every 10 minutes from 8:00am to

Bangladesh to manufacture smartphone-tab

KALIAKOIR HI-TECH PARK (GAZIPUR): Under a joint venture with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh is going to start manufacturing smartphone and tabs at the High Tech Park in Gazipur district.The first stage of manufacturing process has been initiated through the inauguration of groundbreaking of Summit

Freedom 251 'Biggest Scam of Millennium'

DHAKA: Alleging that 'Freedom 251' smartphone scheme was a "fraud", Congress MP Pramod Tiwari in Rajya Sabha Friday strongly objected to the presence of BJP leaders at the launch of the scheme to sell smartphones at a price of Rs. 251 (Tk 288.73) and sought a reply from the government."I

Facebook adds 'love,' 'haha,' 'wow,' 'sad'

DHAKA: "Love," "Haha," "Wow," "Sad," and "Angry" are five new Facebook buttons that people can click when responding to a post.Now you can do a whole lot more than "like" a Facebook post.Anyone who uses Facebook can now choose from these "Reactions" on top of liking, commenting or sharing

GP, Foodpanda organize online food fest

DHAKA: Foodpanda has partnered with Grameenphone (GP) to organize the biggest online food festival in Bangladesh.The ‘Grameenphone-Foodpanda Online Food Festival’ will run from February 27 to February 29.Food lovers will see three days of the craziest offers from around 100

Ericsson transforms network capabilities for Telenor Asia

DHAKA: Ericsson has signed a five-year contract with Telenor Group for the design and implementation of 4G/LTE networks and the transformation of existing 2G and 3G networks in Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar.The agreement includes hardware, software and services. Ericsson will install

EU to develop 5G action plan by year-end

DHAKA: The European Union (EU) will form a 5G Action Plan by the end of this year, in order to ensure it capitalizes on the opportunities of the new mobile technology and does not repeat the “failure” of 4G.European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society Gunther Oettinger

Wedding Diary’s discount for GP STAR customers

DHAKA: Country’s leading wedding photography company “Wedding Diary” is offering an attractive discount on wedding packages exclusively for Grameenphone (GP) STAR customers under a joint promotion with the telecom operator.Under this offer, GP STAR customers will be able to get a

Bill Gates calls for terror data debate

DHAKA: The row between Apple and the FBI over access to a dead murderer’s phone should start a debate about government requests for data, says Bill Gates.The FBI wants Apple to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook who killed 14 people in December last year.Apple has resisted the

Zuckerberg is ‘sympathetic’ to Apple in its clash with FBI

DHAKA: Facebook’s chief executive has said he is sympathetic to Apple’s position in its clash with the FBI.The FBI has ordered Apple to disable the security software on a dead murderer’s iPhone but the tech giant has refused.Mark Zuckerberg said he did not believe the authorities

Samsung S7 phones restore lost features

DHAKA: Samsung's latest flagship phones restore a couple of popular features dropped from the previous generation.The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge both accept MicroSD cards, allowing their storage to be expanded, and can also be submerged underwater.In addition, they feature new gaming

LG announces Modular Android Phone

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

Broadband charges reduce from Feb 21

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:

‘Boycott Apple to unlock phone’

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

Google Translate now supports 103 languages

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

Rs 251 smartphone launched in India

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