DHAKA: Hardware is the key concern in the preliminary stage of the ICT industry to develop. Still its contribution comes first considering the growth of the industry.Considering the size and contribution of the industry and finding out the way to meet the challenges and growth, BCS

DHAKA: Facebook on Monday unveiled a new feature that allows smartphone users to privately share photos of friends, by sifting through images with facial recognition technology.The standalone app, called Moments, allows users to share photos with friends who are in them, and to get images

DHAKA: A three-day Bangladesh ICT Expo 2015 is set to kick off on Monday afternoon in a bid to highlight sustainable development and possibility of flourishing domestic technology industries.The exposition, with the title of ‘Meet Digital Bangladesh’, is being held at Bangabandhu

DHAKA: ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that the additional bandwidth will be exported to India from September.He made the assertion at a press conference on upcoming Bangladesh ICT Expo-2015 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in city on Sunday afternoon.He

DHAKA: A three-day Bangladesh ICT Expo 2015 will kick off Monday to highlight sustainable development and possibility of flourishing domestic technology industries.The exposition, with the title of ‘Meet Digital Bangladesh’, will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre

DHAKA: Dick Costolo is stepping down as chief executive of Twitter, the company has announced.The social messaging service's co-founder Jack Dorsey will take over as interim chief on 1 July and stay until a replacement can be found. Costolo had been under pressure from investors unhappy

DHAKA: One of the biggest ever expositions in the ICT sector in the country, Bangladesh ICT Expo will start from June 15.Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), the apex trade association of the ICT industry, and the ICT division of post and telecommunication ministry will jointly organize the

DHAKA: Sayeed Khokon, mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), promised that important public places of the southern part of the city will be brought under free WiFi internet facilities.The newly elected mayor made the promises at a reception program, organized by Jatiya Samajtantrik

DHAKA: International Gateway (IGW) sector has been suffering a lot since 2012 due to unnecessary number of licenses, having licenses by political influence despite lacking technical know-how and sharing no revenue with the government.Recently, the rate of international incoming calls has

DHAKA: Apple has unveiled watchOS 2, the first major software update for Apple Watch.The WatchKit for watchOS is available for developers looking to use the hardware features of the Apple Watch, including the Digital Crown, Taptic Engine and heart rate sensor, along with software APIs to

DHAKA: The Chinese online game market has sees significant growth in recent years due to the increasing availability of internet services, the government’s policy support, and the emergence of mobile game consumers.China’s online game market passed the CNY 100 billion (approximately

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith has proposed to allocate Tk 3 thousand 587 crore for digital infrastructure development.The proposed allocation will go to Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.Mentioning the establishment of Kaliakoir High-tech Park in

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith proposed to allocate Tk 1 thousand 550 crore for science and technology ministry for FY 2015-16 aiming to expand science-based education.He said, “We aim to develop a pool of scientists, technologists, researchers and educationists and are therefore

DHAKA: State minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) ministry Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that the government will provide 3G network facilities in all upazilas of the country by September.He made the disclosure at the closing and laptop distribution program of DUITS National

DHAKA: Star Computer Systems Limited (SCSL) signed a contract with Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) to provide ‘Lean Six Sigma Black Belt’ training to IT professionals of the country,.According to a press release, SCSL in association with QAI India Limited will train five

DHAKA: Xiaomi India on Thursday launched its 16000mAh power bank and 5000mAh Mi Power Bank portable chargers, priced at Rs. 1,399 and Rs. 699 respectively. The power banks will go on sale from June 9, reports NDTV. Announced via the company's Facebook page, the power banks feature

DHAKA: Facebook, after much, much ado, has finally added GIF support. And no, not the halfway-workaround that it launched two years ago, reports Wired Magazine.There’s now a real way to post a GIF in your status update, making words just that much less necessary to this whole internet

DHAKA: Ross Ulbricht, the convicted founder of Silk Road, has been sentenced to life in prison for running the underground online drug bazaar, signaling the government’s seriousness in combating Internet crimes, reports Washington Post.The punishment is a heavy price to pay for the

DHAKA: Student’s Forum ULAB Chapter, ULAB Department of CSE and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is set to organize a panel discussion session at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on May 29.The discussion session titled ‘IT Career

DHAKA: Star Computer Systems Limited’s (SCSL) software department announced that it has been appraised at Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The appraisal was performed by QAI India Limited, said a press release.CMMI is a capability