Tuesday, 08 Oct, 2024

Tech

Grameenphone to educate about cyberbullying

DHAKA: A sizeable 49 percent of school students in Bangladesh have experienced either ‘being bullied or disturbed online,’ ‘being bullied by the same person both online and offline’ or have actually engaged in bullying others online. According to a cyberbullying statistics

Win new car for father on ‘Father’s Day’

DHAKA: Banglalink ‘Father’s Day win a luxurious Car Contest’ is giving customers a golden opportunity to win a brand new Toyota VITZ Car for their father. Banglalink has come forward with the offer to give its customers a chance to celebrate the day, said a press release on

Robi talks with UCEP pupils on digital lifestyle

DHAKA: Robi recently organized another “Internet4U” session with the UCEP students under its Corporate Responsibility (CR) initiatives. Around 100 students and their faculty members took part in the engaging session. The UCEP students were provided with a clear guideline on safe

Software industry requires value addition locally

Firoze M Zahidur Rahman, Guest Writer DHAKA: When I started the business, most common refusal was – do you have a reference? How many people/organizations use your software? Who are your customers? I just started the business, how can I have references? Competitions were too large

China rules against Apple over iPhone patent claim

DHAKA: Beijing’s Intellectual Property Office has ruled against Apple in a patent dispute brought by a Chinese handset maker. The iPhone 6 and 6S models are similar to Shenzhen Baili’s little-known 100C phone, the authority ruled. In theory, this could lead to iPhone sales being

MobiReach brings advanced digital advert solution

DHAKA: Robi, country’s one of the leading mobile operator, has recently launched a state-of-the-art one of a kind digital platform, MobiReach, to deliver mobile phone-based advertisements straight to the customer’s pocket. This is the first such dedicated mobile advertising

GP, ADL sign business solution deal

DHAKA: Assurance Developments Limited has signed a Business Solutions agreement with Grameenphone Ltd (GP) to avail state of the art telecommunications solutions. The agreement was signed by Engineer Md. Arifur Rahman, CEO of Assurance Developments Limited and Sajjad Alam, Head of

Telenor launches digital health service

DHAKA: Telecom giant Telenor has launched Tonic, a service that provides basic medical information as well as more sophisticated services. Tonic has launched first in Bangladesh via Telenor-owned Grameenphone, the country’s largest operator with over 57 million customers. Being

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion

DHAKA: Microsoft Corp. snapped up LinkedIn Corp. for $2,602 crore in the largest acquisition in its history, betting the professional social network can rev up the tech titan’s software offerings despite recent struggles by both companies. The deal is Chief Executive Satya

Modern Technology for Ensuring Food Security 

Bangladesh Global Summit 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia masterminded by the All European Bangladesh Association (AEBA) is going be a unique event for building a lasting bridge between Bangladeshis living in the Diaspora.  It will also tune & energize Non Resident Bangladeshis (NRB)

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26bn

DHAKA: Microsoft is buying the professional networking website LinkedIn for just over $26bn in cash. The software giant will pay $196 a share - a premium of almost 50% to Friday’s closing share price. The deal will help Microsoft boost sales of its business and email software.

Robi Ramadan TVC for net-based community support

DHAKA: In our society, people tend to have a heightened sense of eagerness to be an ambassador of goodwill during the holy month of Ramadan. It is in this backdrop that the Robi TVC makes an appeal to the people to extend a helping hand to the community using the power of internet.

India rejects Google Street View plan

DHAKA: India has rejected Google's plans to collect images for its Street View service in the country after objections from security agencies. Officials told that there were concerns that the service would compromise the country's security, BBC reports on Friday (June 10).

Lenovo unveils 2 unusual smartphones

DHAKA: Lenovo has announced two unusual smartphones - a model that uses special cameras to scan its surroundings and a handset with optional snap-on parts. The Phab2Pro’s sensors allow it to make sense of objects and close-by spaces, allowing graphics to be intelligently added to

Apple to lower App Store 'tax' for loyal subscribers

DHAKA: For the first time Apple will lower its App Store commission.  If you sell an app, subscription or other product through the App Store, Apple gets 30% of the money. That’s how it’s been since the App Store's inception seven years back. But now it is changed, apple

Robi promotes trees on Environment Day

DHAKA: Robi observed the World Environment Day by organizing a session on “Green Dhaka” initiative at the company’s corporate office recently. Robi employees were urged, in the session, to plant trees to ensure a greener and cleaner environment as well as contributing in

No internet for Singapore public servants

DHAKA: Public servants in Singapore will be blocked from accessing the internet on work computers from May next year. The moves aim to plug ‘potential leaks from work e-mails and shared documents amid heightened security threats’, the Straits Times newspaper said, reports the BBC.

Zuckerberg’s social media accounts targeted

DHAKA: He might run the world’s biggest social networking site, but not even Mark Zuckerberg is immune to being hacked. The Facebook founder’s accounts on sites including Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest appear to have been briefly compromised on Sunday, the BBC reports

11.6-cr SIMs biometrically re-registered

DHAKA: State minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim said that as many as 11.6-crore SIMs have been re-registered biometrically till Saturday (June 4). However, over 11-crore SIMs have been re-registered by May 31 and over 38-lakh SIMs have been re-registered by the

Robi Tracker ensures vehicle security

DHAKA: The leading digital services provider, Robi has brought forth a new solution called Robi Tracker to help the owners about the safety of their vehicles. This service allows users to monitor their vehicles by simply logging in to the portal from their computer or smart phones.