Tuesday, 08 Oct, 2024

Tech

PM asks for eco friendly Hi-Tech parks

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the authorities concerned to establish environment-friendly Hi-Tech parks in the country.She made this instruction in a meeting with the board of governors of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park authorities at PMO in city on Wednesday (March 9).The PM also

Teletalk starts a new journey

DHAKA: The state-owned mobile operator Teletalk started a new journey with a new logo to attract more subscribers.Posts, telecommunications and IT state minister Tarana Halim unveiled the logo with ‘Swapna Hasimukher’ (Dream a Smiling Face) slogan and inaugurated the re-branding

Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74

DHAKA: Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of email, has died at the age of 74.The US computer programmer came up with the idea of electronic messages that could be sent from one network to another in 1971.His invention included the ground-breaking use of

‘Technology can curb corruption’

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that the government has finished the half work for Digital Bangladesh project and the other half will be fulfilled by the young generation of the country using the updated technology.‘Because, to stop corruption in the country the

Tech industry supports Apple in its fight with FBI

DHAKA: The bandwagon of supporters in Apple’s fight against the FBI keeps getting bigger.Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, along with 11 other companies, filed on Thursday a joint amicus brief, a court filing that throws their support behind Apple as it prepares to face off

Asian nations urged to come forward in ICT

DHAKA: Minister for Foreign Affairs AHM Mahmood Ali urged Asian countries to step forward utilizing potentiality of Information Technology.He made the urge at inauguration ceremony of two-day long International conference ‘CICA conference on digital government’ a Hotel Radisson around

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 launched in India

DHAKA: Xiaomi on Thursday (March 3) launched Redmi Note 3 in India, its first launch of the handset outside of China.The 2GB variant is priced at Rs. 9,999 (Tk 11664.31), while the 3GB variant is priced at Rs. 11,999 (Tk 13995.34).It will be available in Dark Grey, Champagne Gold, and

Bangladesh eyes hat-trick global IT awards

DHAKA: Four projects of Access to Information (A2I) taken by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) have been nominated for WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) award- 2016.It will be the hat-trick chance for Bangladesh in winning the world’s most prestigious prize in technology,

Banglalink biometrically verifies over 1-cr SIM

DHAKA: The second largest mobile operator Banglalink has completed the biometric verification of more than one crore users’ SIM which is 35 percent of total users of the operator.The biometric verification system is a big step for mobile networking industry in Bangladesh and it will

PM opens ICT training centers in 125-upazila

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated ICT Training Centre and Resource Centre for Education (UITRCE) in 125 upazilas in a bid to expand development in root level of the country.The inauguraal program was held at Prime Minister’s Office in city on Wednesday (March 2).Bangladesh

3-day Bangladesh ICT expo from Mar 3

DHAKA: The three-day ‘Bangladesh ICT Expo-2016’ will begin in city on Thursday (Match 3) with the slogan of ‘Meet Digital Bangladesh’.The exposition, to be organized by ICT department and Bangladesh Computer Samity, will remain open from 10:00am to 8:00pm at Bangabandhu

Google self-driving car hits a bus

DHAKA: One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one, reports BBC.Google is to meet with

Google marks Feb 29 with bunnies in its latest doodle

DHAKA: Just like the Olympics, it happens every four years, and Google has marked this quadrennial occasion with its search engine doodle recognizing February 29.Showing one bunny jumping over another two, this cute doodle celebrates the Leap Year, which brought the Gregorian calendar

Apple delays iPhone launch to March 21

DHAKA: Apple has shifted its press conference where it’s expected to announce the next iPhones to 21 March, from an original date of 15 March, according to multiple American websites.Apple has not confirmed the date, but it has been thought for some time to be planning to introduce new

Robi brings ‘Crazy Recharge Campaign’

DHAKA: Mobile phone recharge has never been this rewarding. With the recharge of BDT 34, a Robi subscriber stands a chance to win a Symphony BL 65 mobile handset under this crazy recharge campaign. Everyday first twelve customers who recharge BDT 34 in every 10 minutes from 8:00am to

Bangladesh to manufacture smartphone-tab

KALIAKOIR HI-TECH PARK (GAZIPUR): Under a joint venture with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh is going to start manufacturing smartphone and tabs at the High Tech Park in Gazipur district.The first stage of manufacturing process has been initiated through the inauguration of groundbreaking of Summit

Freedom 251 'Biggest Scam of Millennium'

DHAKA: Alleging that 'Freedom 251' smartphone scheme was a "fraud", Congress MP Pramod Tiwari in Rajya Sabha Friday strongly objected to the presence of BJP leaders at the launch of the scheme to sell smartphones at a price of Rs. 251 (Tk 288.73) and sought a reply from the government."I

Facebook adds 'love,' 'haha,' 'wow,' 'sad'

DHAKA: "Love," "Haha," "Wow," "Sad," and "Angry" are five new Facebook buttons that people can click when responding to a post.Now you can do a whole lot more than "like" a Facebook post.Anyone who uses Facebook can now choose from these "Reactions" on top of liking, commenting or sharing

GP, Foodpanda organize online food fest

DHAKA: Foodpanda has partnered with Grameenphone (GP) to organize the biggest online food festival in Bangladesh.The ‘Grameenphone-Foodpanda Online Food Festival’ will run from February 27 to February 29.Food lovers will see three days of the craziest offers from around 100

Ericsson transforms network capabilities for Telenor Asia

DHAKA: Ericsson has signed a five-year contract with Telenor Group for the design and implementation of 4G/LTE networks and the transformation of existing 2G and 3G networks in Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar.The agreement includes hardware, software and services. Ericsson will install