Grameenphone and Telenor Health launched “Tonic,” a new digital health service for consumers in Bangladesh on 5th of June, 2016 at a local city hotel. Tonic was launched in the presence of the Health Minister, Mohammad Nasim MP, BTRC Chairman Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood and partners from across the healthcare sector. Tonic was the result of an extensive research and development process that included input from global health experts, local medical practitioners, and everyday people, Tonic aims to be relevant to a broad cross section of Bangladeshi society and cover a range of wellness and health needs. Tonic members receive four benefits: “Tonic Jibon” offers tips and information via SMS, web, and Facebook to help members live on a healthy life by eating well, staying active, and keeping mentally refreshed on a daily basis; “Tonic Daktar” provides members to access knowledgeable and friendly advice from a doctor with just a phone call, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; “Tonic Discounts” helps to make hospital care more accessible by extending discounts of up to 40% on fees at over 50 popular hospitals across Bangladesh; and the “Tonic Cash” service offers members BDT 500 in cash to assist in covering costs if they are hospitalized for three nights or more.

Huawei launched its much anticipated flagship device Huawei P9 in Bangladesh. The gala launch event was held on June 6, 2016 at Radisson Blue Hotel in the capital. Robi came together with Huawei to launch the handset. Robi users will get 9 GB data and 999 minute talk time to any operator per month for three months.

Symphony Mobile today unveiled a fingerprint security enabled smartphone- H400. Senior Director of Edison group Mr. Rezwanul Hoque, Head of Marketing Mr. Ashraful Haque and Chief Operations Officer of pickaboo.com Mr. Shahrear Sattar showed off the device for the first time to press at the launching ceremony in a local restaurant.

Microsoft Asia launches its Malware Infection Index 2016, which has found that Bangladesh is among the top three vulnerable countries at risk of malware threats.

Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.

TECH BITS

Make-A-Thon 2016, a three day long event ended on May 28 with the smiling faces of 10 winners. Organised by BetterStories

One upon a time people communicated through words. Those times are long gone. Someone attached a camera to a phone and now people refuse to speak. What they like for lunch? You'll be told via Instagram. Where they went last weekend? Photos on Facebook.

A bluetooth system that alerts underground train users to give up their seats for pregnant travellers has been trialled in South Korea.

Reducing errors made during surgery, bringing school books to life, enabling us to browse shops from the comfort of home -- virtual reality is not just about gaming, it will change our lives.

When I sit down in front of my laptop to write, I keep getting distracted by the Facebook notifications and YouTube videos and whatnot.

“Play of the Game”, the announcer voices the line and you fill up with glee when you see you are the one who is in the spotlight.

Winning an argument on social media is quite impossible - or so you've been told. Don't kid yourself into thinking you can win internet squabbles with logic and reason.

The use of ad-blocking software for mobile devices has nearly doubled in the past year, raising questions about the viability of online media business models.

During its Computex 2016 keynote address Intel showed that its future lies in offering consumers and companies more bang for their bucks, with its most efficient, affordable Apollo Lake processors or its first ever 10-core processors built for ‘mega-tasking gamers and filmmakers.

In this day and age, almost everything in life is an add-on. It is the only way to improve the 'base' level of everyday life.

Walton has launched its latest android smart phone “Primo ZX2 Lite,” featuring Lollipop 5.1 OS, a 6-inch full HD screen, 2.5D curve glass, high performance 5020 mAh Li-polymer battery, USB Type C with ‘Express Fast Charging’ technology to charge the phone in less than two hours.

An Android Police teardown of the Android application package (APK) for Google Photos' next update looks like there are some new tweaks and features coming to the backup and storage service, including a pot sweetener for Nexus users.

The EATL Prothom Alo Apps Contest 2016 – Season 4 just began for the fourth time on the 24th May 2016, Tuesday at The Westin Dhaka and the program was officially launched by the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Education Minister Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid, MP. As Special Guests, Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, the Hon’ble State Minister, ICT Division, Mr. Qimiao Fan, the Country Director of World Bank for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, South Asia and H.E. Benoît-Pierre Laramée, the High Commissioner of the High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh were present in the event.

The chemist who gave us the artificial leaf has genetically engineered bacteria to absorb hydrogen and carbon dioxide and convert them into alcohol fuel, reports Forbes.