Instagram considering letting people hide 'likes'

Instagram on Wednesday said it is dabbling with letting users hide “like” counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others. If an experiment at Instagram shows the option is a hit, it could be made permanent and even extended to Facebook, which owns the image-centric social network.
15 April 2021, 14:32 PM

Apple's next big event is on April 20, says Siri

Siri, Apple Inc's virtual assistant, might have spilled the beans by telling users on Tuesday that the iPhone maker is going to host a special event on April 20.
14 April 2021, 16:41 PM

Domino's begins road-testing their autonomous pizza delivery vehicle

Dominos began real-world tests of their Nuro R2 robot pizza delivery vehicles in Houston, Texas, USA.
14 April 2021, 06:15 AM

Facebook supports Covid-19 health awareness and vaccine rollout in Bangladesh

Facebook has partnered with Bangladesh’s ICT Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to announce a campaign to raise awareness about Covid-19 and help Bangladeshis get vaccinated. The campaign aims to increase people’s uptake of preventive health practices and vaccination intent in the country.
13 April 2021, 07:53 AM

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets experience global outage

Many of Google's services, including Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides are down for many users worldwide. Google Docs users are unable to create new documents and are being greeted with the following message from Google:
12 April 2021, 14:36 PM

Samsung brings Galaxy M12 and Galaxy M62

Samsung Bangladesh has expanded its Galaxy M Series line with the Galaxy M12 and the Galaxy M62.
12 April 2021, 06:29 AM

High-ranking researcher resigns from Google AI team

Google on Tuesday confirmed a leader of its artificial intelligence team has resigned in a departure that comes after the controversial firing of two colleagues. The internet giant declined to comment further on the resignation of Samy Bengio, who has worked at Google for about four years and specialized in machine learning.
11 April 2021, 17:01 PM

Elon Musk's Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame by thinking

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology.
9 April 2021, 20:36 PM

Symphony debuts the Z40, an entry-level gaming phone

Symphony has rolled out their new Z40 flagship in Bangladesh, a phone with minimal gaming capability.
9 April 2021, 08:52 AM

Fitbit Charge 4: Should you get it?

At thirty grams, the watch is lightweight and easy to strap on. The tracker comes in black and rosewood, while the straps, in addition to the two-tracker colours,
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from next month

Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative.
6 April 2021, 16:26 PM

Mark Zuckerberg's personal information leaked in recent FB data breach

The recently leaked personal information of billions of Facebook users around the world includes information about Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to The Sun. According to a report in the UK tabloid, Zuckerberg's name, place of residence, marital status, date of birth, Facebook user ID and phone number were exposed in the recent leak that affected more than 500 million Facebook users worldwide, including 3 million Facebook users from Bangladesh.
6 April 2021, 12:51 PM

LG Electronics to close down smartphone business

LG Electronics, South Korea's second-largest appliance firm after Samsung, is closing down its mobile phone business, the company said Monday, after the division lost billions in recent years.
5 April 2021, 10:40 AM

Realme 8 Pro, Realme C21 launched in Bangladesh

Realme has launched two smartphones–Realme 8 Pro and Realme C21–in the Bangladeshi market.
3 April 2021, 20:42 PM

Mail servers of some firms compromised

Some Bangladeshi organisations running Microsoft Exchange mail servers have been compromised by cyberattacks, says the e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) in an advisory.
1 April 2021, 19:10 PM

Gadgets and toys to aid children with autism

Children with autism often struggle to socialise, decode everyday interactions and express their basic needs or emotions.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Vivo releases gimbal equipped X60 Pro in Bangladesh

Professional photographers use gimbal stabilisers to capture steady and perfect photographs. Vivo X60 Pro is the first smartphone in the world to use this technology in a smartphone. The X60 Pro is also the first 5G smartphone by Vivo in the country's market.
1 April 2021, 08:30 AM

Apple expanding repair provider programme to 200 countries including Bangladesh

Tech giant Apple Inc is expanding its Independent Repair Provider programme to more than 200 countries including Bangladesh.
1 April 2021, 06:33 AM

Xiaomi to invest $10bn in electric vehicles

China's Xiaomi Corp announced plans on Tuesday to invest $10 billion in a new smart electric vehicle (EV) business, and separately to release a self-developed computing chip, as the group expanded out of its core smartphone business.
31 March 2021, 18:18 PM

Launching Ceremony of “Probashi” App

The launching ceremony of the “Probashi” app was held on March 30, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the ball room of Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon. The chief guest of the event was the State Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam, MP. The special guests were Kabir Bin Anwar, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Dr. Ahmed Munirus Saleheen, Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Hosne Ara Begum ndc, Managing Director (Secretary), Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, Tina F Jabeen, CPA, Managing Director & CEO, Startup Bangladesh Ltd, ICT Division, and Asif Ibrahim, Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd.
31 March 2021, 07:42 AM