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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali reaffirmed Bangladesh’s growing stakes and interest in engaging in cyber diplomacy as a foreign policy.The minister made the remark while speaking at the Plenary Session of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2015 at The Hague on

DHAKA: Microsoft Mobile Devices & Services (MMDS) Bangladesh and Grameenphone Limited have entered into a strategic alliance in a bid to provide consumers with integrated telecommunication solutions. The alliance is expected to offer complete telecommunications solution for individuals

DHAKA: Russia is preferred in the global market for its willingness to share knowledge in nuclear power technology, cheaper price and safety, says World Nuclear Association (WNA) in one of its research report, published recently. The report further says that Russia is now world leader in

DHAKA: Microsoft has announced yet another low-end smartphone, this time it's the Lumia 540 Dual SIM crowning the 5XX series. This is a 5-inch HD screened smartphone which offers an 8MP main camera with LED flash, a 5MP selfie cam and a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad core processor,

DHAKA: The European Union accused Google Inc on Wednesday of cheating competitors by distorting Internet search results in favor of its Google Shopping service and also launched an antitrust probe into its Android mobile operating system.In a statement, Competition Commissioner Margrethe