Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Tech

INFOCOM Tech Summit ends to lead future world

DHAKA: The first ever South Asian regional Tech Summit, with the tagline of Driving ICT Innovations and Security, ended on Saturday promising to lead the future world with ICT based young forces.CTO Forum Bangladesh and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) technology concern INFOCOM of India

South Asian Tech Summit kicks off

DHAKA: With the tagline of Driving ICT Innovations and Security, the first ever south Asian regional Tech Summit started at a city hotel on Friday.CTO Forum Bangladesh and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) technology concern Infocom of India and organized the cross border technology summit.There

4-lakh new Bangla words in google translate

DHAKA: Bangladesh is ready to set a world record by adding four lakhs Bangla words in Google Translate, a free online language translation service, with the view to enrich Bangla words on Google on March 26, the Independence Day. The words are being included with the help of Google

Facebook to allow users to send money to friends

DHAKA: Facebook Inc said it is adding a new feature to its messaging app that allows friends to send and receive money through it.Users can tap or click a dollar icon in a new chat window to send money to their friends, after they link a Visa or MasterCard debit card issued by a US bank

Facebook reunites mother-son after 15-yr

DHAKA: In a scene straight from a movie, a Facebook photo has helped a Californian woman reunite with her son after 15 years.15 years back, three-year-old Jonathan was allegedly kidnapped by his father and taken to Mexico.Last year, Jonathan, now 18, posted a childhood photo with his

Electronic skin makes body a computer

DHAKA: A patch of gold, just a few centimeters wide and light as a feather, could reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings.This is the premise of Professor John Rogers' Biostamp. By attaching flexible, miniature sensors to the user's temple, he has been able to track brain waves in

Uber bids for Nokia’s mapping service

DHAKA: Ride-hailing service Uber has submitted a bid for Nokia’s map business, HERE, for as much as US$3 billion.The New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the offer, says The Straits Times.Finland’s Nokia said last month it had started a strategic review for HERE, a

Yahoo set to axe 300 jobs

DHAKA: Yahoo! Inc is reportedly shutting down its office in China, a move that will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.The Web portal, which has been consolidating offices and trimming staff around the world, told employees based in Beijing that

Facebook changes removal rules

DHAKA: Facebook is providing the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network.Its revamped community standards now include a separate section on ‘dangerous organisations’ and give more details about what types of nudity it allows to be posted.The

30 Years of .COM - Happy Birthday

DHAKA: Can you believe it has been three decades since the birth of the first web address? While it seems difficult to remember a time when .COM didn’t exist, the exponential growth of the industry has been relatively recent.In 1985, only six domains were registered. That number

Google apps bug leaks 280,000 users’ domain data

DHAKA: It was just discovered that Google leaked the personal data from almost 280,000 websites registered through its Google Apps For Work service since 2013, according to Ars Technica. The leak was revealed in a blog post by Cisco Systems researchers.Unlike most leaks, which are

Google launches virtual tour of Everest region

DHAKA: Google launched a virtual tour of Nepal’s Everest region on Thursday, allowing armchair tourists a rare glimpse of life in one of the toughest and most inaccessible places on earth, home to the world’s highest mountain.The Street View project takes viewers into the heart of

Gaming carnival to be held on April 24, 25

DHAKA: A gaming carnival is going to be held to create a match making of all the game developers, gamers and sponsors who are going to participate in the carnival. It will be held in Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in city’s Agargaon on April 24 and 25 jointly

Apple Watch in 9 countries on April 24

DHAKA: Apple has announced that its Apple Watch will be available on April 24 to customers of nine countries and the preview from April 10.The countries are Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US.The smartwatch will be available in three

Lumia 640XL to be available from April

DHAKA: Microsoft Corp. introduced Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL, two new smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2015 on March 2 with the view to provide people greater flexibility and freedom to choose when and where they get things done.Of the two models, the 3G based Lumia XL, which is

2-day Tech Summit in city from Mar 20

DHAKA: Infocomm and CTO Forum will jointly organize a two-day international ‘Tech Summit-2015’ at Pan Pacific Sonargoan hotel in city from March 20.Over one hundred information technology experts from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and host Bangladesh, will participate in the

Sony virtual-reality headset in 2016

DHAKA: Sony revealed the latest prototype of its virtual reality headset on Tuesday, when it announced it will release the Playstation 4-compatible device to consumers in the first half of 2016.The Project Morpheus prototype displayed at the Game Developer Conference (GDC) doesn’t look

Know who can access your FB account

DHAKA: Do you know that certain people can access Facebook accounts without the need for passwords? Some Facebook employees have direct access to your account.But Facebook has explained that this is part of a tiered and strictly-managed customer support set-up, with employees abusing this

Samsung Galaxy S6 cuts controversial features

DHAKA: After months of speculation that inspired its own parody site, Samsung finally put all the rumors to rest and unveiled the Galaxy S6, or to be more specific, its two versions of the Galaxy S6.At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the year’s largest cellphone exhibition,

Dating app Tinder launches premium subscription plan

DHAKA: Popular dating app Tinder announced it has added a premium features to its dating app, including the ability to reconsider rejected profiles, BBC reports Tuesday.In a surprise move, it announced the pay-to-use add-ons would cost more for older people to use.In the UK, people over