Nokia and Oppo went through cross-license deal to resolve disputes

Nokia, a Finnish telecom gear maker recently said that it had signed a 5G patent cross-licensing deal with Oppo, a Chinese device maker company. The deal resolves patent litigation between the companies.
24 January 2024, 13:28 PM

Massive data leak exposes over 26 bln records

Cybersecurity researcher Bob Dyachenko and the Cybernews team have unveiled a massive data leak, referred to as the ‘Mother of all Breaches’ (MOAB), containing 12 terabytes of information encompassing 26 billion records. This supermassive breach contains data from numerous previous breaches, including major platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Adobe, Canva, Badoo, Weibo, Tencent, MySpace, Telegram, Dropbox, Daily Motion etc. making it potentially the largest-ever discovered data leak.
24 January 2024, 13:21 PM

Uber appoints Nasheed Ferdous Kamal as Country Head

Uber has recently appointed Nasheed Ferdous Kamal as the new Country Head for Uber Bangladesh. Before joining Uber, Nasheed was General Manager at Robi Axiata Limited, where she led Airtel's Base Management and Customer Lifecycle Management in the region, as per a press release by Uber.
24 January 2024, 09:37 AM

CrackPlatoon launches EV charging station in Cumilla

CrackPlatoon Charging Solution Limited, a Bangladeshi EV charging startup, has recently launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging station at "MIAMI Leisure Spot" on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kalakachua, Burichang, Cumilla.
23 January 2024, 12:13 PM

Latest iOS update introduces Stolen Device Protection feature

The latest iOS 17.3 update for iPhones introduces a Stolen Device Protection feature aimed at enhancing security against theft. This feature requires users to employ Face ID or Touch ID for specific actions, reducing the risk of unauthorised access in case of theft.
23 January 2024, 12:06 PM

Royal Enfields to hit the streets of Bangladesh from May

Ifad group has made a deal with Royal Enfield motorcycles to bring the signature motorbikes on the streets of Bangladesh. The Ifad group is expected to begin commercial operation in July of this year. Initially, four models of Royal Enfield motorcycles: Bullet, Meteor, Hunter, and Classic will be launched.
23 January 2024, 10:52 AM

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Our first impression

Samsung has recently launched its S24 lineup at the galaxy unpacked event on 17 January 2024. We had a chance to get our hands on the device exclusively and here’s what we thought of it in terms of first impressions:
23 January 2024, 09:16 AM

Team Bangladesh wins 15 awards at Int’l Robot Olympiad 2024

Team Bangladesh has won 15 awards including 3 gold medals at the 25th International Robot Olympiad (IRO). Held from 16-19 January 2024 in Athens, Greece, a total of 1,400 students from 26 countries participated this year, where Team Bangladesh won 3 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, and 2 technical medals.
21 January 2024, 05:29 AM

Meet 'Mama Lang': The Bangla 'toy' programming language

For a beginner, programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, and C++ might deter them as they are very different from traditional languages. Thus, comes Mama Lang, a Bangla-based toy programming language intended to be an easy entryway to coding for Bangla speakers.
20 January 2024, 13:54 PM

NASA's laser bounces off India's Vikram moon lander

A spacecraft of NASA, orbiting the moon, sent laser beams which successfully bounced off a tiny mirror-based instrument on board the lander that is now on the lunar following India’s landmark moon mission last year.
20 January 2024, 10:46 AM

Magna Water: What even is it?

Recently, certain locally-based 'free water' startups have been making waves on Facebook. These initiatives promise to provide free, clean drinking water to the general public by integrating ads on the plastic bottles the water would come in. But how do these initiatives work and where is this bottled water coming from? We recently caught up with one of these initiatives, ‘Magna Water’—literally meaning free water—to talk about their plans, goals, and details regarding this project.
18 January 2024, 13:37 PM

Samsung unveils Galaxy S24, Galaxy AI

At the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event, Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S24 series, placing a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) in communication and camera features. This event marked a significant shift in Samsung’s focus, demonstrating a deep integration of AI technology in its new products.
17 January 2024, 19:42 PM

Google backs the right-to-repair movement

The right-to-repair movement gains momentum as Google officially endorses an Oregon bill supporting consumers' ability to repair their own devices. This marks the first time the tech giant has publicly supported any right-to-repair law.
16 January 2024, 14:28 PM

Palak asks BTRC to block unregistered phones

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak today directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) authorities to take steps to block all unregistered mobile phones
16 January 2024, 14:27 PM

Apple overtakes Samsung in annual smartphone shipments

Apple has surpassed Samsung in smartphone shipments for the first time in a year, as reported by IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Although IDC acknowledges that its data is preliminary Canalys, a research agency also supports Apple claiming the top spot in 2023.
16 January 2024, 14:21 PM

Sony bids goodbye to PS4

The PlayStation 4 era has been a golden age for gamers, bringing forth iconic titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, God of War, The Last of Us Part II, Persona 5, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. However, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.
16 January 2024, 14:16 PM

X to launch in-app payment methods

X, formerly known by Twitter, will introduce payment methods in 2024. According to a blog post by X, ‘2024 will be transformational’ and X will become ‘everything app’. X will soon launch peer-to-peer payments, unlocking more user utility and new opportunities for commerce.
16 January 2024, 12:03 PM

Xiaomi launches Redmi 13C in Bangladesh

Xiaomi has launched its latest smartphone, the Redmi 13C, featuring a 6.74-inch display, an AI triple camera system, and an octa-core processor. The device offers a 90Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 1600 x 720 HD+ with a 1500:1 contrast ratio.
16 January 2024, 11:57 AM

Foodpanda fined Tk10 lakh for unfair market practices

The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has levied a Tk10 lakh fine on Foodpanda, an online food and grocery delivery platform, for violations of the Competition Act. This decision was made on Monday, following an investigation into allegations of unfair market practices.
16 January 2024, 10:16 AM

Choosing the right NVMe SSD: a user-guide for PC builders

If you are building a PC, you probably have already picked your motherboard, CPU and RAM. But what about the NVMe SSDs? These are storage devices that use flash memory to store data. NVMe stands for Nonvolatile Memory Express, and SSD stands for Solid State Drive. NVMe SSDs are faster, quieter, more reliable, and more energy efficient than other storage options. However, picking the right NVMe SSDs for your PC can be tricky because you need to consider myriad factors. You might also get confused by their technical terms or even by marketing labels like creator or gaming. This guide will explain the basics of NVMe SSD and what a new buyer should look out for.
15 January 2024, 10:28 AM