DHAKA: New-generation Apple software for powering its coveted mobile devices is set for release on Wednesday, two days ahead of the arrival of its latest iPhones.The iOS 8 mobile operating system will be available free for download to many iPhone and iPad models and will be

DHAKA: The number of websites has burst above one billion and is growing apace, according to figures updated in real time by online tracker Internet Live Stats.Tim Berners-Lee, considered the father of the World Wide Web, touted the milestone on Twitter -- one of the most prominent

DHAKA: The internet is abuzz with news of the first shipments for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus landing in the US, ahead of the smartphones' highly-anticipated release on 19 September. According to iPhone Hacks citing MacRumours discussion forums, a user with the tagname "goforblacksky" has

DHAKA: Apple announced on Monday that it received over 4 million pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus within 24 hours."Demand for the new iPhones exceeds the initial pre-order supply." said Apple."While a significant amount will be delivered to customers beginning on Friday and

DHAKA: Grameenphone (GP), one of the largest mobile-phone operators of the country, is offering an opportunity to browse Facebook at free of cost on September 15. The GP is offering the service with the campaign of ‘Internet for all’. Any internet package users of GP can enjoy the

DHAKA: Memory specialist SanDisk has created an SD card with 512 gigabytes (512GB) of storage space - the highest capacity ever released.The card, which is the size of a postage stamp, will go on sale for $800 (£490), reports BBC.The launch comes a decade after the firm released a

DHAKA: US authorities threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day if it failed to comply with a secret surveillance program requiring it to hand over user data in the name of national security, court documents showed Thursday.The documents, made public in a rare unsealing by a secretive

DHAKA: Google from Wednesday began letting people use its Hangouts application to make free voice calls over the Internet and low-cost international calls.Hangouts, which already made video calls and group video chatting easy following sending messages free, is now going to let

DHAKA: Apple just unveiled its long-anticipated Apple Watch on Tuesday, but, it is interesting to note that the company considered a similar concept more than 30 years ago. The wristband phone and headset were developed in 1983 by Hartmut Esslinger, at the Germany design studio Frog, as

DHAKA: While Apple was silent on the availability of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus beyond US and other launch countries, in a surprising development Apple's India website says that the iPhone 6 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch variants will be available in the country starting October 17.Initially

DHAKA: After years of rumors and speculation, Apple on Tuesday unveiled its first wearable device, officially called Apple Watch.It starts at $349 and will be available in early 2015, reports the Business Insider.There are two different sizes of Apple Watch for men and women, and three

DHAKA: After months of speculation and leaks, Apple has unveiled its latest flagship smartphones: the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus on Tuesday. However, the announcement came during a live event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California of USA. The iPhone 6 features a

DHAKA: Twitter is taking its users shopping.Though, its "Buy" button is only available now for a small percentage of U.S. users, but the company said that will increase, reports the abc news on Tuesday. However, the report said that the short messaging service began testing a "Buy"

DHAKA: PayPal will begin accepting bitcoin as payment "over the coming months," Bill Ready of eBay's Braintree unit that runs PayPal, said on Monday.Speaking to TechCrunch's Disrupt SF conference, Ready said incorporating bitcoin payments would offer consumers a "sleek experience,"

DHAKA: The day is upon us - possibly the most-anticipated smartphone launch since the iPhone 5s and 5c last September, Apple is all set to unveil what's expected to be called the iPhone 6 on Tuesday, at an event kicking-off at 11:00pm BDST at Flint Center for the Performing Arts,

DHAKA: The Higgs boson, once hailed as the God particle, may actually have the potential to destroy the universe, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned.He suggests that, at very high energy levels, the Higgs could suddenly become unstable, causing a “catastrophic vacuum decay”

DHAKA: There are several reasons why you might want to block certain websites on your computer. Some websites could be spreading viruses, contain explicit content or even be trying to steal your personal data.While you may well be more than capable of avoiding these websites, but that

DHAKA: It is the Apple of many a gearhead's eye, but people are going to extraordinary lengths to snag the latest iPhone in ... where else? the Big Apple. Some 10 days before its purported release, a queue began to be formed in the city that never sleeps to grab the first retail sale of

DHAKA: As the leaking of private photos stolen from several celebrities proves, we all need to be more careful than ever to protect our data on the Internet. You might think that this sort of thing only happens to celebrities, and the rest of us need not worry, but think about all the

DHAKA: Motorola Mobility held a belated housewarming party on Thursday, throwing open the doors to its inner sanctum of mobile-device development.The headquarters, based in downtown Chicago's historic Merchandise Mart building, is very much a statement of the new Motorola, reports