Saturday, 25 May, 2024

Tech

‘Dead’ Kodak reborn with smartphone

DHAKA: Kodak, which was popular earlier for its camera and this type of things, returns at CES 2015.The technology company, however, brought its first smartphone called IM5, reports indianexpress.com on Wednesday.The Kodak IM5 is a dual-SIM smartphone running on Android 4.4 KitKat

CES 2015 begins

DHAKA: The 2015 international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has already kicked off on Tuesday, poised to be a record-breaking show with more than 3,600 exhibitors across the largest show floor in Las Vegas of USA.However, the first day of CES 2015 was all about innovation,

Apple Watch launch in March

DHAKA: Apple is finishing up work on the Apple Watch’s software, and sources familiar with the product’s development say that the device is currently on track to ship in the United States by the end of March.Apple previously said that the wearable product will ship in “early

India blocks 32 websites

DHAKA: The Indian Government has blocked 32 websites in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests.An Indian ‘hacktivist’ group, Anonymous India, has threatened reprisal. However, websites that had complied with the government order to remove objectionable

60pc people in world without internet

DHAKA:  We live at the most interconnected moment in human history. From India's rural hinterlands to the coastal metropolises of Africa, from American suburbs to East Asia's bustling, hi-tech cities, access to the Internet dictates daily rhythms and opens doors for new

Big IPOs, big valuations, big acquisitions

DHAKA: 2014 was a remarkable year in tech finance, headlined with multibillion-dollar acquisitions, valuations and mega IPOs.According to latimes.com, the year started with Dropbox’s receiving a new private investment that valued the cloud storage company at $10 billion.Later,

From Destiny to OlliOlli

DHAKA: This year was destructive and beautiful in that way only games can be. While its list of releases measured top to bottom make for an unremarkable 12 months, the industry is ageing and awakening in ways that might yet make this a landmark year.First, according to The Guardian,

January to December

DHAKA: Every year could be described as the year of the hack but 2014 saw some pretty significant ones, not least the Heartbleed bug which put security experts into a tailspin in April.According to the BBC, privacy, bugs and naked selfies - just part of a day's work for the technology

1st Bangla language mobile game ‘Ludo Friends’

DHAKA: Gamers in Bangladesh now can enjoy a new fun on the eve of 2015 as a new game has been released which is set in Bangla language.Bangladesh-based studio TapStar Interactive last week rolled out its first game to support Bangla language, titled ‘Ludo Friends’, Tech in Asia

Samsung> Apple> who the 3rd?

DHAKA: All of us know that Samsung is the biggest smartphone maker in the world, and Apple is in number two. But do you have any idea who the third largest is? Lenovo? LG? Nokia? Sony? No, no, no and no. It's a Chinese company called Xiaomi. If you've never heard of Xiaomi, you will

Access to Gmail Is Blocked in China

DHAKA: The Chinese government appears to have blocked the ability of people in China to gain access to Google’s email service through third-party email clients, which many Chinese and foreigners had been relying on to use their Gmail accounts after an earlier blocking effort by

2015: Predicting and Smart Guessing

DHAKA: Ever wonder what the future will look like with the current state of technology and trends? Here are the predictions, according to the Breadnbeyond which has worked closely with startups and technology experts, to a better 2015.What you wear will be monitoring your

PASWA Electronic Cash Register in market

DHAKA: An Electronic Cash Register (ECR) is an electronic device for registering and calculating transactions. It is usually attached to a drawer for storing cash and other valuables.Moreover, an ECR machine is useful for every sales center, including food stores and super shops, to do

UBSL introduces 2 latest Hitachi projectors

DHAKA: Unique Business System Limited (UBSL) has introduced two new models of Hitachi Multimedia Projectors in Bangladesh recently.The Hitachi CP-RX250 and CP-ED27 Multimedia Projectors have the capacity of outstanding performance by combining exceptional brightness and widescreen

3-day Asus Tab Expo begins at Bashundhara City

DHAKA: A three-day exposition of Asus tablet computer has kicked off on Sunday at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. Asus will display its latest high-tech products including Fonepad 7 (FE375CG and FE170CG), Transformer Book T100TA and Transformer Pad TF103CG.

‘Govt monitoring Facebook, Twitter to curb militancy’

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan said that the government is monitoring popular social media websites Facebook and Twitter to find out militant activities and their financial sources.“We are checking all activities of civil society organizations (CSO) on

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