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MICROSOFT LAUNCHED LUMIA 950 & 950XL

Microsoft Bangladesh on Tuesday announced the launch of Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL in the Bangladeshi market. These latest flagship devices in the Lumia range of devices are the first to ship with Windows 10 right out of the box. Both Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL feature Continuum for phones, enhanced by the optional Microsoft Display Dock accessory (sold separately). This Windows 10 feature allows the freedom to use the phone like a PC by connecting it to a monitor and transforming it for larger-screen entertainment, or adding a keyboard and mouse to work like a PC with Windows 10 apps like Microsoft Office, while simultaneously taking calls or performing other tasks."We designed Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL for people who want the most productive smartphones running the most productive operating system," said Sandeep Gupta, General Manager of Microsoft Mobile Devices Sales, Emerging Asia markets. Both devices feature a QuadHD AMOLED display featuring up to 564ppi, which means photos, videos and even simple reading show up well, even in sunlight. Moreover, Microsoft's PureView technology has been built into both Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL cameras, boasting a 20MP sensor at the back and a 5 MP, wide angle sensor in the front as well as triple LED natural flash. The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL are expected to be available in Bangladesh on 18th December.

ICT Division sets up Social Media and Analytic Cloud Lab

A special experimental lab titled 'Social Media and Analytic Cloud (SMC)' is to be set up in the country. The specialized lab has been set up at the ICT Division premises and will focus on cyber security and big data analytics. The lab is set to be inaugurated today by ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed Joy. In this lab four was built in mind with four research and work on four key ingredients of digital disruption: Social, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud.

Vromon.com.bd - a new site for planning tours online

To cater to the growing tourism industry in Bangladesh, a new venture has just launched called vromon.com.bd. Travelers or tourists can now get all their required information regarding their journey, starting from hotel booking, to car booking, buying tickets and deciding on tour packages, all online and sitting in their own living rooms. Vromon.com.bd will not be restricted to bookings or tickets for specific locations. In fact, users will be able to get all the information related to their travels (such as places to dine or nearby tourist spots etc), on the website.

National Girls Programming Contest held

1st National Girls Programming Contest held on December 12, 2015 at Daffodil International University as part of 'Computer Science Education Week 2015'; just like 160 other countries across the globe. This was the biggest programming contest for women participants for the first time in the history of Bangladesh. This event was hosted by Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC). A total of 63 teams from different public and private university, colleges and schools took part in the contest.

SUST Tinkle Team of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) became Champion and CUET Sparkles of Chittagong University of Engineering Technology (CUET) became Runners Up while DU Team-1  of Dhaka University became 2nd Runners up in the contest.