DHAKA: Banglalink, the country’s 2nd largest mobile telecom operator has recently been honored with Mobile Excellence in World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) 2014 Global ICT Excellence Awards. Shihab Ahmad, Chief Commercial Officer of Banglalink received the

DHAKA: The US State Department has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified email system as technicians repair possible damage from a suspected hacker attack.A senior department official said Sunday that "activity of concern" was detected in the system

DHAKA: Facebook is preparing a new office version of its social networking site to compete with other sites like LinkedIn, the Financial Times reported on Monday citing sources familiar with the matter."Facebook is secretly working on a new website called 'Facebook at Work'" that

DHAKA: Three engineering students of Chile’s University of Adolfo Ibáñez have designed a bicycle that cannot be stolen.This innovative cycle will be a game changer, reports esquire.com. The talent behind Project Yerka’s design is simple. The frame disassembles to act as the

DHAKA: A two-day Information Communication and Technology (ICT) fair titled ‘Cardiff Inter-School ICT Fair 2014’ was held in city’s Dhanmondi area.Cardiff International School Dhaka (CISD) arranged the fair on its main campus.Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu inaugurated the

DHAKA: Facebook said it is making moves to reduce the number of promotional posts that pop up in timelines, in response to users’ demands for fewer advertisements.Beginning in January, people should start seeing fewer posts in news feeds urging them to do things such as buy products,

DHAKA: Six-year-old Ayan Qureshi has become the world’s youngest-ever certified computer specialist after passing a Microsoft exam. The Coventry, England, youngster – who was actually five years and 11 months at the time – was almost turned away by examiners at Birmingham City

DHAKA: Consumer version of Google Glass, which was promised to go on sale this year, has now been delayed until 2015 - raising questions over its future. It has emerged after Google co-founder Sergey Brin sauntered bare-faced into a Silicon Valley red-carpet event on Saturday though

DHAKA: University of Dhaka (DU), the highest echelon of academic excellence, has also joined Facebook, the largest social connecting website. DU vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the official Facebook page of DU on Thursday. The page will be found by clicking

DHAKA: Robi Axiata Limited, country’s one of the leading mobile phone operators, has launched a unique internet service named ‘My Net’ where customers can create their own packages. The mobile phone operator claims that not only in Bangladesh, the service has been introduced for

DHAKA: Remember that awesome tweet from Oscar-winning, delightfully goofy actress Jennifer Lawrence?  Of course you don't! The 24-year-old actress may be of the social media generation, but that doesn't mean she's participating in the collective mania for 140-character deep thoughts.

DHAKA: Without ‘Nokia’ trademark, Microsoft's first smartphone, which was unveiled on Tuesday and going to be available in markets soon, the Lumia 535, is going to be one of the most budget devices. Surely, you will be surprised that in exchange of roughly tk 10,800, you will get the

DHAKA: The US government warned iPhone and iPad users to be on the alert for hackers who may exploit a vulnerability in Apple Inc’s iOS operating system that would enable them to steal sensitive data.There was the potential for hacks using a newly identified technique known as the

DHAKA: World’s largest social media website Facebook dramatically shortened the length of its privacy policy to help users better understand how it uses their data. Facebook, on Thursday, debuted a new version of its privacy policy. The new policy is about 70 percent shorter and

DHAKA: Can you remind the speech of US president Barack Obama after meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of the largest social connecting website, Facebook? "I'm the guy who got Mark to wear a jacket and tie," exactly Obama said, referring to Zuckerberg, who

DHAKA: A European Space Agency probe has made a historic landing on a comet, but its status remains uncertain after harpoons failed to anchor it to the surface. ESA officials said the lander, Philae, touched down on schedule Wednesday after a seven-hour descent from its orbiting mother

DHAKA: A Google subsidiary is going to lease a NASA facility in California's Bay Area for $1.16 billion over the next 60 years. The agency officials, regarding the matter, announced that Planetary Ventures, LLC will lease Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA), which is currently managed by

DHAKA: Samsung Electronics Co. is making another run at that perennial technogeek dream, the wrist communicator, with plans in the next few months to unveil a smartwatch that works as a stand-alone phone. However, Samsung's watch-phone will be able to make and receive calls without being

DHAKA: Google Bus Bangladesh, powered by Google, has made its journey for the first time in the country aiming to increase internet use among the students. State minister for Information and Communication Technology ministry Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the service at Bangabandhu

DHAKA: Technology giant Yahoo said it will buy digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640m. The move would allow Yahoo to grow its video advertising platform, ‘making it the largest in the US’, the firm said, reports the BBC. BrightRoll does automated online video