Zuckerberg builds software butler for his home

Mark Zuckerberg's artificial intelligence-imbued software "butler" -- named Jarvis -- is now in service, and even plays with his family, the Facebook chief says.
20 December 2016, 06:37 AM

All the colours of the rainbow

A breakthrough by a research team in Hong Kong is set to allow colour blind people to view almost all natural colours on screens.
19 December 2016, 14:15 PM

Nissan, Renault, Mitsubishi to share electric car platform: Nikkei

Nissan Motor Co (7201.T), Renault SA (RENA.PA) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) are to combine their electric vehicle platforms in an effort to slash prices down to levels comparable to conventional gasoline cars, the Nikkei newspaper says.
19 December 2016, 06:37 AM

Virtual assistants expected to top virtual reality in holiday sales

Virtual assistants are set to pummel virtual reality headsets in the fight for consumer dollars this holiday season, while smartwatches drive wearable sales. Drones may fly under the radar, though.
19 December 2016, 05:40 AM

Techshohor.com Laptop fair sees huge turnout

Eighteenth edition of the national level laptop expo titled three day long 'Techshohor.com Laptop Fair 2016' came to an end this
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

With 'Jolpie', getting healthcare services online just got easier

To provide healthcare services, a new online based platform called 'Jolpie' started its operation in Bangladesh. The app was launched
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

tour.com.bd gets a new domain

Online travel agency Tour.com.bd gets a new domain called bd.tours. Now travellers can access this website to get access to travel
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Barracuda Networks in Bangladesh

Barracuda Networks of USA, recently organised a product and portfolio presentation session for the B2B segment in Dhaka recently. The
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Chalo and BCC to work together for a better transportation sector

Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Chalo will work together to roll out technology-based solution in transport sector across 64
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

ASUS launches “ZenBook 3” ultrabook in the market

ASUS recently announced the arrival of ZenBook 3 (UX390UA) in Bangladesh. Featuring the latest 7th-gen Intel Core i7-7500U and i5-
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Infinix, a Chinese brand, launches Note 3 in Bangladesh

Infinix, a Chinese brand committed in building cutting-edge technology mobile devices. , has launched its very first device in
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Smart lights by AplombTechbd

Bangladeshi company AplombTechbd brought out two different kinds of light bulbs recently: Smart Magic Light and Smart Rainbow Light.
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

APPS ON THE FLOOR

UNICEF Bangladesh launched the first ‘Meena Game’ for all android mobile devices through google play store and at a later stage it will
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Huawei GR5 2017

Midrange phones are always the hottest segment in the market. Most of the top OEMs are fighting to reign in this segment. This war just heated up a notch couple week's back when Huawei launched the GR5 2017 Edition. The USP Huawei is going for is Dual Rear Camera, very similar to the much acclaimed Huawei P9. Is it just a marketing gimmick or does it actually work? You are about to find out.
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Uber defies California, keeps self-driving cars rolling

Uber says it planned to keep its self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco, defying a state order to halt the test programme.
17 December 2016, 05:36 AM

Nasa's Mars rover finds new clues about life on the Red Planet

Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity finds evidence of ancient lakes and wet underground environments on the Red Planet that changed billions of years ago.
16 December 2016, 09:06 AM

Yahoo under scrutiny after latest hack, Verizon seeks new deal terms

Yahoo Inc comes under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers after disclosing the largest known data breach in history, prompting Verizon Communications Inc to demand better terms for its planned purchase of Yahoo's internet business.
16 December 2016, 04:52 AM

Facebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news

Facebook Inc (FB.O) says it will introduce tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on its platform, an about-face in response to rising criticism that it did not do enough to combat the problem during the US presidential campaign.
16 December 2016, 04:51 AM

UK first country to legally offer 'three-parent' gene therapy

Britain's fertility regulator gives the green light for the country to become the first in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments.
15 December 2016, 14:06 PM

1b accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach: Yahoo

Yahoo Inc warns that it has uncovered yet another massive cyber attack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history.
15 December 2016, 05:00 AM