DHAKA: Japan has the oldest population in the world and in the next 50 years it is set to shrink by 40 million, leading to its end-of-life industry booming.According to a report, published on abc.net, almost all Japanese people get cremated and have their ashes put into family crypts

DHAKA: Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) jointly organized a workshop for the stakeholders.The workshop, under Leveraging Information, Communication and Technology (LICT) for Growth project of BCC, was recently held

DHAKA: The next chapter in Microsoft's corporate history may be called Windows 10, but the name of the device should be "Once More, With Feeling”. However, Microsoft is going to host a Win 10 event at its Redmond, Wash., headquarters in USA on January 21, expected to focus on the

DHAKA: In addition to rolling out an updated version of the Skype for iPhone mobile application this week, Microsoft also announced the launch of a new testing program for Skype iOS users who are willing to download, use and give feedback on pre-release versions of the mobile calling and

DHAKA: The government has blocked Viber, the internet-based free voice calling and message services, in Bangladesh due to security reason.Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued letters to mobile-phone operators and internet gateway operators to this effect.A

DHAKA: Xiaomi on Thursday has announced its next-generation flagship phablet - called Mi Note - and said it is larger, thinner, lighter and cheaper than Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus. Lei Jun, Xiaomi CEO, revealed the handset at an event in Beijing and stressed that smartphones are at the

DHAKA: "Don't use your phone while it's charging," "don't leave it plugged in overnight" and "always let it die completely" — these are just a few popular myths about smartphone batteries.When it comes to battery life, there are many little rules for what you can and can't do with

DHAKA: Bangladesh has got orbit for the Bangabandhu Satellite, which is set to be launched in December, 2017.The opportunity has come through an agreement inked between Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Intersputnik International organization of Space

DHAKA: Samsung Electronics recently offered to buy BlackBerry for as much as USD 7.5 billion, media report citing a person familiar with the matter and documents seen.Samsung is interested in acquiring BlackBerry’s patents, as well as strengthening its position in the enterprise

DHAKA: A project has been taken to provide free internet service in every government office across the country in accelerating services.Sate minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak made the disclosure while addressing a seminar at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) auditorium in the city

DHAKA: Banglalink has brought an offer for using unlimited Viber, a mobile application for free call, text, picture and video sharing, at Tk 6 for whole day.The mobile phone operator, however, is the first in the country to introduce such an offer, a press release said Wednesday.According

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: The world has been developing day by day with the help of modern technologies, so do Bangladesh.Three students of Jahangirnagar University brought the country one-step ahead as they are waiting to participate in world largest competition of computer

DHAKA: State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Monday said some 34,000 youths are being given training on information technology.Moreover, the training organizations will provide jobs for sixty percent of the trainees.Among the youths, some

DHAKA: For the first time in the country Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has taken an initiative to create skilled manpower with a combined effort from industry and educational institutions.In line with the effort, it is going to form `BASIS

DHAKA: Google is expanding its Android One programme into Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The initiative, which debuted in India in 2014, is aimed at driving growth in low-cost smartphones in emerging markets.  Google is working with a “wide range of manufacturers and network

DHAKA: Dieter Zetsche, the head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, at the beginning of CES, one of the largest tech gathering which is being hosted in Las Vegas of USA, dazzled a crowd packed into the Cosmopolitan’s Chelsea Theater by rolling out the company’s self-driving F 015 Luxury in

DHAKA: Kodak, which was popular earlier for its camera and this type of things, returns at CES 2015.The technology company, however, brought its first smartphone called IM5, reports indianexpress.com on Wednesday.The Kodak IM5 is a dual-SIM smartphone running on Android 4.4 KitKat

DHAKA: The 2015 international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has already kicked off on Tuesday, poised to be a record-breaking show with more than 3,600 exhibitors across the largest show floor in Las Vegas of USA.However, the first day of CES 2015 was all about innovation,

DHAKA: Apple is finishing up work on the Apple Watch’s software, and sources familiar with the product’s development say that the device is currently on track to ship in the United States by the end of March.Apple previously said that the wearable product will ship in “early

DHAKA: The Indian Government has blocked 32 websites in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests.An Indian ‘hacktivist’ group, Anonymous India, has threatened reprisal. However, websites that had complied with the government order to remove objectionable