Friday, 26 Apr, 2024

Tech

10 breakthrough technologies 2014

DHAKA: Technology news is full of incremental developments, but few of them are true milestones. Here we’re citing 10 that are.These advances from the past year all solve thorny problems or create powerful new ways of using technology, according to technology review. They are

Banglalink introduces Google Android One

DHAKA: Banglalink, as the first mobile operator of the country, on Sunday has introduced a Google Android One smartphone in partnership with country's one of the largest handset company, Symphony. Irum Iqbal, the head of Value Added Services (VAS) and Data & Devices of Banglalink along

Top Gadgets of 2014

DHAKA: Before welcoming 2015, let’s take a few moments to look back at 2014’s top gadgets.According to a review by ‘iDigitalTimes’ Google Cardboard  is the top gadget of 2014 followed by Moto 360, iPhone 6, Nest Learning Thermostat, Project Ara, Selfie Stick, 3D Printers, New

2nd submarine cable by Jun 2016

Regarding Bangladesh’s joining to the second submarine cable, Professor M Mahbubul Alam Joarder of Institute of Information Technology (IIT) at Dhaka University, told banglanews that the country is connected to a cable only. If anyhow it gets disconnected minimum seven to 10 days

2nd submarine cable by Jun 2016

DHAKA: Bangladesh is expected to be connected to the second submarine cable by June, 2016 in ensuring an uninterrupted internet network and to increase speed across the country.The country will get a 300 gigabyte bandwidth internet connection. Construction of a landing station beside

Google Phone for Bangladesh next week

DHAKA: Google is set to launch affordable smartphone ‘Android One’ for Bangladesh with latest features next week. Sources told banglanews that in a bid to improve the latest technology experience in emerging markets, Google is expanding its Android One program to cover Bangladesh

Digital Innovation Fair starts

DHAKA: The countrywide ‘Digital Public Innovation Fair’ kicked off on Wednesday in a bid to make people aware about e-services to engage them in the digital activities.In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to Information (A2I) project of Prime Minister’s Office, public

Facebook ‘yearinreview’ to rewind beautiful memories

DHAKA: Last year, Facebook introduced ‘yearinreview’ to its users which presented a quick overview of their past year in virtual life by a short video.But, this year, the largest social connecting website is doing something a little different.A new ‘yearinreview’ is showing

Teens continue to flee Facebook

DHAKA: Facebook is no longer as cool a place for teenagers to hang out, according to a new report.The percentage of teens ages 13 to 17 who use Facebook in the United States fell to 88 percent this year, says a report based on a survey conducted by research firm Frank N. Magid

None but you can hack your facebook

DHAKA: Facebook is no more a way of ‘passing time’ for the teenagers or just a website to visit once in a month. Now-a-days people are gathering there to find old or new friends or to be connected with soul mates in home and abroad. As you can ‘share’ anything with your nearest

PeopleNTech stresses on IT training

DHAKA: Those who have the opportunities to migrate to the USA will be most benefited. They can prepare themselves before going to the dream country which will make them the fortunate five percent migrants who enjoy high salary. They, otherwise, will belong to those 95 percent of

Secretariat under WiFi coverage

DHAKA: As part of the government initiative to make a ‘Digital Bangladesh’, the country’s secretariat has now been brought under WiFi coverage.State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the service at conference hall of Public

Bangladesh-origin Imran CSO of Snapchat

DHAKA:  Snapchat, the mobile messaging app that’s popular with teens, hired a Bangladesh-origin star tech banker to help young chief executive Evan Spiegel justify the startup’s multibillion-dollar valuation.The startup named Imran Khan, the former head of Internet banking at Credit

Exam results top in Bangladesh Google search

DHAKA: Google announced its annual Year in Search, which looks back at 2014 through the collective eyes of the Web and offers a unique perspective on this year’s major events, top newsmakers and hottest trends based on searches conducted on google.com.bd.Education related searches

Secretariat under WiFi coverage

DHAKA: The government is going to bring the secretariat under WiFi coverage with a view to providing faster Internet service to officials.State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak will inaugurate the service on Sunday.Project director (PD) Saiful Islam Wednesday said the secretariat is

Smallest car with engine, brakes, sound system

DHAKA: It may look like a toy car for a child but this miniature automobile - complete with an engine, accelerator and brakes - is one man's solution for avoiding gridlock.Chinese inventor Xu Zhiyun, 60, is the brains behind the quirky car which took him two years to build at a cost

Hard disks bear virus, Bangladesh at risk

DHAKA: Security measures are usually taken in all the offices at their level best. They keep their computers as password protected. But still, information is being leaked from different government offices, forces’ headquarters, telecom companies, banks, power offices, media and

Play 900+ Classic Arcade Games In Your Browser

DHAKA: Looking for a nice little burst of nostalgia? Don’t feel like going through the process of installing MAME and lurking for ROMs, but still want to get your classic arcade on?Back in December of last year, the Internet Archive (in their effort to backup the entire digital world,

‘Samsung Z1 isn’t an ‘Android killer’—it’s a bad Android clone’

DHAKA: This is the Samsung Z1—the world's first Tizen phone. After one of the bumpiest pre-launch situations in recent memory, Samsung's home-grown OS has finally hit smartphones.Tizen, if you'll recall, is Samsung's "Android Killer." While Samsung rose to power on a wave of Android

Google to abandon fixes on Android versions

DHAKA: Google has defended its decision to stop providing patches for versions of essential software used in versions of Android previous to 4.4 "KitKat".However, this effectively leaves Android 4.3 and earlier susceptible to security exploits, reports computing.co.uk recently.According