NATORE: State minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that the incumbent Awami League (AL) government will establish one lakh free Wi-Fi hotspot internet zone across the country by three years.He made this disclosure after inaugurating Singra

DHAKA: Social networking giant Facebook has released a new tool to help journalists find, organise and publish content found on its extensive network.The tool called Signal, helps journalists find, source, and embed content from Facebook and Instagram. The tool will be free for

DHAKA: Google is sending out invites for an event on September 29 in San Francisco, and the search engine giant is expected to launch its latest Nexus smartphones, apart from a new Chromecast dongle.Google's Nexus smartphones for the year have been in the news for a while with numerous

DHAKA: Apple has said it is taking steps to remove a malicious program found in a number of applications used by owners of iPhones and iPads in China.It is thought to be the first large-scale attack on Apple's App Store, BBC reported.The US tech giant said hackers had embedded a malicious

DHAKA: E-ticketing platform bdtickets.com has expanded its wing to sell the tickets of bus, launch and movies.Earlier, the website commenced its journey with the offer of selling bus tickets. More options will be included soon.Organizers at a press conference on Sunday said that they are

DHAKA: Asus has launched multiple variants of its ZenFone 2 smartphone in India and some other select markets, priced at $229 (approximately Tk. 17821.46). The Taiwanese company has now revealed a new variant of the ZenFone 2 in the US featuring 4GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Internet Exchange Limited (BIEL), brand name Ollo, started 4G LTE network in Jessore on Friday.On that occasion, along with many honorable personnel of Jessore, Ollo’s higher management chief executive officer Igor Grakovich, Chief Financial officer Volodymyr

DHAKA: A foldable Samsung smartphone, known as Project Valley, could arrive in January 2016, according to a knowledgeable source.The South Korean company in the meantime has launched Galaxy smartphones with curved edge displays. If a new leak is to be believed, we might finally see a

Dhaka: Subscribers, who would not respond to re-register their SIM cards in second phases, are warned of their cell phone lines to be disconnected.Posts and telecommunications department made the announcement on Thursday.It also informed the subscribers that two steps will be followed in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has cancelled licenses of 33 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as they failed to renew their licenses.A notification, signed by BTRC director of Legal and Licensing Division MA Taleb, was issued on Thursday.The notification

DHAKA: HP announced plans to cut another 25,000 to 30,000 jobs, as part of its plans to split into two companies.At an analysts meeting on the future of HP Enterprise, the company said it targets USD 2.7 billion in annual cost reductions following the demerger, in order to reach its

DHAKA: Lenovo has silently introduced the successor to the A7000 smartphone, the A7000 Plus, in the Philippines. The new smartphone will be going on sale Tuesday via Lazada, a local e-commerce website.Priced at PHP 7,999 (approximately Tk 13388.05), the company is yet to reveal

DHAKA: Facebook is to add a "dislike" button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said.In a Q+A session held at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, the 31-year-old said the button would be a way for people to express empathy.He said Facebook was "very close"

DHAKA: Inter-city train passengers will get connected with the world at free of cost! A single click will make available updated information of the world.Moreover, they can browse all social communication networks including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!Bangladesh Railway has taken the

DHAKA: Apple’s new $99 stylus accessory, the Apple Pencil, has a lot more going than it looks at first blush.The Pencil is an active stylus, with a battery that needs to be charged, and it is pressure sensitive - press harder to draw thicker lines, for example - but it isn't actually

DHAKA: Mobile operators Robi Axiata and Airtel Bangladesh are in talks to merge their operations in Bangladesh.Airtel said in a statement that Malaysia-based Axiata and India-based Bharti Airtel were in exclusive discussions on the merger in Bangladesh, which would create the country's

DHAKA: Apple has unveiled the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus - described by CEO Tim Cook as the "most advanced phones ever" - at a special event in San Francisco on Wednesday. Pre-orders for the new iPhone models begin this Saturday and they have a launch date (start shipping) in twelve

DHAKA: Xiaomi has announced an upgraded variant of its Redmi 2A smartphone in China. This phone was originally launched back in March with 1 GB RAM included 8GB of storage. The new upgraded version of the Xiaomi Redmi 2A has gone on sale starting Tuesday in the company's home country,

DHAKA: The University IT Forum workshop on Campus Network Design & Data Center Solutions, sponsored by Aamra companies, was held on Saturday at the Gardenia Grand Hall in Gulshan-2.University IT Forum, an independent and non-profit organization comprising members of all private university

DHAKA: Banglalink has unveiled a new mobile named “Banglalink Aamra A10B”. Priced at Taka 5,400 only, it will come with attractive Banglalink bundle offers.Country’s one on the leading Mobile phone operators, launched its flagship smartphone through a ceremony at their headquarters