Tuesday, 08 Oct, 2024

Tech

Still no buyer for Yahoo as losses widen

DHAKA: Yahoo gave no update on attempts to sell its core internet business as the firm slumped to a $440m loss in the second quarter. Investors are likely to be disappointed by the lack of an update on the sale of its search and advertising operations. Chief executive Marissa Mayer

Major win for Microsoft in 'free for all' data case

DHAKA: The US government cannot force Microsoft to give authorities access to the firm’s servers located in other countries, a court has ruled. The decision is being seen as a precedent for protecting the privacy of cloud computing services, reports the BBC. The US Department of

Samsung forecasts $7bn quarterly profit

DHAKA: Samsung Electronics expects to post its most profitable quarter in more than two years because of strong sales of its flagship S7 line of smartphones. The South Korean company estimates operating profit will rise 17.4% from a year earlier to 8.1tn won for the April to June

WowBox offers “WowBus” for Eid travelers

DHAKA: WowBox, a one-stop lifestyle app for Grameenphone users, organized a special campaign called “WowBus” to help people reach their desired destinations. It will slightly reduce the trouble of not getting tickets on time and extended travel hours, and will make Eid more

Robi Sheba at Chittagong Railway Station

DHAKA: Robi has recently inaugurated an information and sheba centre at Chittagong railway station to provide information regarding the services offered by the Bangladesh Railway to the travelers. The centre will also provide information and services related to Robi products and

Robi tops as Socially Devoted Brands

DHAKA: Robi has been honored with the title of being the World’s No 1 Socially Devoted Brand for the first Quarter (January- March) of 2016. ‘Socialbakers’, a globally recognized online analytics publishing company made the recognition. Earlier, Robi had secured the same

Oracle asked to pay $3bn damages to HP

DHAKA: Electronics firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been awarded $3bn in damages in a legal dispute with software giant Oracle. The row came about because Oracle reneged on a contractual agreement to continue making software that ran on high-end Itanium chips, reports the BBC.

BMW, Intel plan robot car production

DHAKA: BMW, Intel and computer vision firm Mobileye have signed a deal to develop autonomous vehicles. The three firms will collaborate on the systems needed to make cars that can navigate without any help from a human driver, reports the BBC. The vehicles will be capable of driving

Microsoft to warn Bangladesh about cyber attack

DHAKA: American multinational technology company Microsoft will assist Bangladesh government in assessing cyber threats and provide cyber security. Posts and telecommunication division of the government and Microsoft Bangladesh on Thursday (June 30) signed a three-year memorandum of

Huawei bundle offer with mobile operators

DHAKA: Android smartphone brand Huawei has brought its handset bundle offer with Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink mobile phone operators to make the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr more exciting. Every customer, who will buy Huawei’s latest flagship device P9 with Robi connection, will get 27

BIM to conduct management training for Robi

DHAKA: Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) will provide training support to the leading mobile phone operator Robi. BIM and Robi have recently signed an agreement in this regard at the prestigious training institute’s premise. Robi’s Chief Corporate and People Officer

Facebook gives friends higher priority

DHAKA: Facebook is to give posts by users’ friends and family greater prominence in their News Feeds. The social network said its members had expressed concerns that they were missing “important updates” from the people they cared about. The move reverses a trend towards

YouTube adds Live Streaming to its mobile app

DHAKA: Live video has been available on YouTube for years, but you have only been able to broadcast from your desktop browser. That’s about to change, as Youtube is launching live streaming in their mobile app, reports lifehacker.com. With Facebook Live and Periscope dominating

BASIS new president Mustafa Jabbar

DHAKA: Technologist Mustafa Jabbar has been elected executive committee president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) for 2016-19. The election was held at BASIS auditorium in BDBL building in city’s Karwan Bazar area on Saturday (June 25) and the

Bdtickets provides Eid travel, entertainment solution

DHAKA: As the Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, people are busy planning their Eid travels. On the other hand, for the people who decide to stay in Dhaka during this vacation, making a trip to the movie theatres has become a must activity. Considering the fact that the country will be enjoying a

Nearly 6-cr mobile internet users in country

DHAKA: A total of 132,649,000 people are subscribers of six mobile telecom companies in Bangladesh and 63,316,000 are internet users. Of them, nearly six crores use internet throught mobile phones. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) published the statistics till

3D touch smartphone ‘Helio S20’ Launched

DHAKA: Edison Group unveiled their new brand 3D touch Android smartphone Helio S20 in Bangladesh. This LTE compatible smartphone has 5.5 inch Amoled Full HD Display which will enable this handset to take pictures and videos in full HD Mode with a resolution of 1980X1080. Because of

Robi introduces HPS for LG smartphones

DHAKA: Global brand LG smartphones in different price range, including LG’s flagship smartphone LG G5 are now available for Robi subscribers with Hire Purchase Scheme (HPS). The HPS scheme has been offered for the first time in the country’s telco industry, says a press release.

Launch of ‘Grameenphone Express’ to digitize life

DHAKA: Grameenphone, the largest telecom operator of the country, launched Grameenphone Express on Wednesday (June 22), a base of 1000+ one-stop store for devices and digital products to help its customers embrace digital lifestyle. GP issued a press release in this regard. GP

Banglalink offer on foods at Foodiez Sehri Nights

DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers, has become Associate Telecom partner of Sehri Nights organized by Foodiez. Since youths have always been the most active buzzer of Foodiez, this is one of the most hyped events among the youth during the