Reuters Prices for key technology components extended gains on Tuesday, as damage at Japanese plants and infrastructure caused by Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami threatens to disrupt the g
BBC Online Microsoft has launched the finished version of its Internet Explorer 9 web browser. The company said IE9's graphics handling, security and privacy features put it on an even footing with Fi
ICT Horizon Desk Global Brand (Pvt.) Limited, the authorized distributor of Brother Printer in Bangladesh has recently organised a conference of the dealers of Brother's products across the country at
Nasir Muzahid The five-day 'ended at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Sunday with huge response from all ages of people, though it could not draw expected number of visit
ICT Horizon Desk Daffodil International School is going to organize for the first ever of its kinds in the country "My e Kids Camp-2011" at the playground of 13 Sector at Uttara on March 18. The day l
BBC Online A non-surgical autopsy technique which could remove the need to open up the body to determine a cause of death has been developed. It involves a scanner and a small incision in the neck and
BBC Online Internet companies are getting better at removing images of child sexual abuse, according to the charity that monitors the problem. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said that the time it
The world has become a global village where you need to communicate with people of diverse cultures and languages. We come across people who speak different languages on the internet, or we need to co
Renewable technologies could supply 80% of the world's energy needs by mid-century, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In a report, it says that almost half of current investme
Should every child in America have an iPad? That's what a rather provocative article over at Cult of Mac editorialized this weekend, to cries of both support and astonishment in the comments. The main
Microsoft is in talks to buy internet phone service Skype, the Wall Street Journal has reported. According to the paper, the deal could be worth as much as $8.5bn (£5.2bn), which would make it Microso
A prototype flexible smartphone made of electronic paper has been created by Canadian researchers. The PaperPhone can do all the things bulkier smartphones can do such as make and take calls, send mes
Reuters : Google Inc could launch a new online music service as early as Tuesday, which will be similar to a service recently started by Amazon.com Inc, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people fam
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan, Twitter is proving "an excellent system" for communicating with chronically-ill patients, say doctors. In letters written to The Lancet, Japanese doctors s
bdnews24.com : Country's 'fastest growing' mobile phone operator, Airtel Bangladesh, has undertaken a rapid network expansion programme across the country. Under the programme, Airtel has launched 200
banglanews24.com : A team from the School of Engineering and Computer Science of BRAC University has made history for the country participating in a NASA Robotic Competition for the first time. After
ICT Desk : Banglalion Communications Limited Chairman Major (retd) Abdul Mannan said the number of subscribers to the company's service hit a hundred thousand, indicating a robust growth of the knowle
Reuters : Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will become the world's largest smartphone maker this quarter, overtaking struggling Nokia Oyj which has lead the market since 1996, Nomura said on Monday. In the
Reuters, Sydney : World leaders should put cyber security on the international agenda at forums such as the G20 and bring pressure to bear on "slower-moving" nations to take a stand against hacking, t
US officials said they have ordered a security review after hackers managed to break into the Senate website at the weekend. An official said the incident had been "inconvenient", but had not compromi
CNN Online : Following a whirlwind week and a half of product announcements, you can throw Twitter's attempts to differentiate itself as an "information network" out the window -- there is little doub
Tyler Cowen : "Can you sign my Kindle?" I guess authors on publicity tours are assuming this line is a joke, but it soon won't be. Clever entrepreneurs are developing ways that authors can electronica
We are now given more opportunities to share ourselves than ever before. We can tell Foursquare where we are, we can tell Twitter what we are doing. On Facebook, we can tell everyone a relationship is
ICT Desk : By sending a message from cell phone, one can now easily cast a vote for the Sundarbans, world's largest mangrove forest, to become one of the 'New Natural Seven Wonders' of this planet. Te
Reuters : Nokia Corp and Siemens AG failed to secure a deal for investors for a controlling stake in their unprofitable joint venture, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The companies, which
A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids. Co-ordinated by the FBI, the raids were carried out in the US, UK and six other countrie
A hacker group that has attacked several high-profile websites over the last two months has announced that it is disbanding. Lulz Security made its announcement through its Twitter account, giving no
BBC Online: Twitter may not yet have found a way to make money for itself but it is doing a good job of generating cash for its users, research suggests. A study conducted by a PhD student at the Tech
BBC Online: Intel has formally launched its Oak Trail processor, designed for use in tablet computers. The new microchip is smaller and uses less power than other models in its Atom range. Despite bei
BBC Online: Smartphones and social networking sites are likely to become the next big target for cyber criminals, according to a security industry report. Symantec's annual threat analysis warns that
ICT Desk: Airtel Bangladesh has initiated innovative roaming services to offer more affordable services for their clients, a company press statement said. "This will not only help to save up to 50 per
ICT Desk: Grameenphone has come out with a special edition of the popular web browser-Opera Mini-for its users. At a joint press conference on Tuesday, the pioneer mobile company and Opera announced t
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Apple iPhones and 3G iPads are secretly recording and storing details of all their owners' movements, researchers claim. Location data is kept in a hidden, unencrypted file according to security exper
banglanews24.com A three-day international conference and exhibition on 'Rice Tech Expo Bangladesh' is going to begin tomorrow in city's Bashundhara Convention Centre. Shiny Trade Expositions is organ
Almost half of British children aged 9 to 12 are using social networking sites, despite minimum age limits, a report claims. One in five has a Facebook page, even though rules say they must be 13, acc
Bangladeshi blogger Sabrina Sultana has secured second position in the Best Blog category in blog searching contest of German news broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The position was elected both by internet
Suffering from "locked-in syndrome", Jeff Hall communicates with the world using just one finger. The former TV engineer from San Antonio, Texas was paralyzed by a stroke when he was 40 years old and
Google has unveiled the first laptops that will run on its Chrome operating system. The machines, made by Acer and Samsung, will go on sale next month. Unlike conventional computer systems which use i
Internet : Robots are developing their own language to help them navigate and improve their intellectual ability. The Lingodroid research project lets robots generate random sounds for the places they
Germany says all of its nuclear power plants will be shut by 2022 in the wake of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, reversing an earlier policy. Coalition government has announced a reversal of policy tha
Online search giant Google has launched a new social networking website in its latest attempt to take on Facebook, which now claims more than 500m users. Google+ allows individuals to share photos, me
Reuters : Canon, the world's largest maker of digital cameras, is exploring the possibility of launching a mirrorless model, featuring many of the capabilities of an upmarket single-lens reflex camera
The cost of making and receiving mobile phone calls while travelling in Europe has come down again. From today, operators cannot charge more than 32p per minute (plus VAT) for outgoing calls, and 10p
Amy Gahran : One challenge in showbiz is getting all of the professionals-director, actors, camera operators-together at the same time. Movie shoots are known to be delayed for days or weeks as everyo
Parents are being warned of a trend among children of watching television while using other interactive devices. Researchers found children were often multi-screen viewing - watching TV while simulta
A technology to extract fingerprints from a crime scene could show if a criminal suspect has taken drugs or been in contact with explosives. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have developed a
Google is helping to raise cash to restore a derelict building at Bletchley Park. During World War II, Bletchley code-breakers gleaned information from German communications that proved vital to the A
Reuters : Hollywood studios are set to break into China's massive Internet market as domestic video sites scramble to screen U.S. movies and dramas on their digital platforms, a move which could also
CNN Online : When they're not hunting bad guys, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has designed a smartphone application for concerned parents. Child ID, the first mobile app made by the FBI, p
ICT Horizon Desk : Global Brand Pvt. Ltd, the authorized distributor of world's renowned brand ASUS in Bangladesh, has announced a special promotion offer named 'ASUS Eid Bonus Offer' on their ASUS N
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The MFC-7860DW model of Brother printer offers everything you need in a monochrome laser all-in-one for your small business or home office. It offers high-quality printing and also can be used to make
Nasir Muzahid : The vision of the present government-building a digital Bangladesh-has been neglected, as the allocation for ICT sector in the proposed national budget for FY 2011-12 does not indicate
Mashable : U.S. President Barack Obama will start regularly tweeting from his official Twitter account. In an update Saturday, it was announced that the President's re-election staff would be managing
Reuters : Finnish cellphone maker Nokia unveiled its N9 smartphone in Singapore on Tuesday, its only bet on the MeeGo platform. The commercial launch will be later this year, CEO Stephen Elop said. No
Thousands of pages from one of the world's biggest collections of historic books, pamphlets and periodicals are to be made available on the internet. The British Library has reached a deal with search
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has launched a website to promote a secretive new project. The site, pottermore.com, features a holding page with two owls which links to a YouTube page featuring a coun
User satisfaction with Facebook is low enough that the social networking site risks losing significant market share to Google+, according to a new study. Although Facebook did marginally better this y
A device that crowd-sources water quality could help prevent the spread of diseases such as cholera. The Water Canary checks supplies in real-time, alerting users to possible infections. It is also ab
Dean Obeidallah : We are the reality-show generation. Instead of doing, we watch: We watch people sing, dance with B-level stars, fist pump, pawn stuff, pick a husband/wife, get extreme makeovers to t
Lady Gaga's UK music website has been hacked, her record company Universal has confirmed. The firm said a number of its sites had been targeted but that no passwords or financial information had been
CNN Online : If residents of a chaotic Tripoli were still awake in the early-morning hours Monday, they may have read this: Welcome to all our brothers sisters from inside Tripoli on Twitter... Inte
Reuters : This fall is shaping up to be one to remember for Groupon Chief Executive Andrew Mason. The co-founder of the online coupons empire is planning to make his company public. He is also planni
Criminals can now be reported to the police on Facebook under a new scheme launched by Lothian and Borders Police. The 'Made From Crime' initiative will allow internet users to report their concerns o
Chris Taylor : Chances are, last week wasn't a great time to be working at Netflix. After the company raised the price of its DVD and streaming media plan by 60%, it had to draft hundreds of extra c
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AP, New York : Skype is expanding even before it gets absorbed by Microsoft Corp. The online communications service said Monday that it plans to buy GroupMe, which provides group text messaging. Skyp
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AP, New York : For many in New York and Washington, Sept. 11, 2001, was a personal experience, an attack on their cities. Most everywhere else in the world, it was a television event. TV's commemorat
Researchers have created the smallest electric motor ever devised. The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology. The minuscule motor
AP, Amsterdam: Hackers who broke into a web security firm issued hundreds of bogus security certificates for spy agency websites including the CIA as well as for Internet giants like Google, Microsof
Mashable : Oprah Winfrey is coming to Facebook next week. On September 8, the TV star will be the one answering questions rather than asking them, appearing on a one-hour Facebook Live streaming vide
BBC Online A laser beam that makes molecules vibrate could help detect improvised explosive devises, say scientists. Every molecule vibrates with a unique frequency - so the laser could sense bombs wh
Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has seen its second-quarter profits more than halve, hurt by low demand for its older models. The firm rolled out new smartphones but only late in the
Facebook members will soon be able to pipe their profile directly to a connected Twitter account. The social networking giant said it was working on the feature in a document sent to developers about
Eric Jackson I had a feeling - like I suspect many others - that Steve Jobs only had a few more days with us on this Earth. He's irreplaceable. We'll never see anyone else like him. Edison, Einstein,
A tiny remote-controlled camera peered inside the tomb of a Mayan ruler that has been sealed for 1,500 years, revealing red frescoes, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of
Social networking sites should make it much easier for users to report serious online abuse, MPs have been told. The first British study into cyberstalking found victims were more likely to be harasse
Google has asked Apple to approve a mobile version of its social networking site + (Plus) for iPhones and iPads. The news that it had submitted an iOS app was revealed by a Google employee, writing on
The best strikers, defenders and midfield players in the robot football world have already gathered in Istanbul. The teams and their coaches are there for the climax of the 2011 non-human soccer calen
CNN Online : Activision is reloading the golden gun to take another shot at reviving a James Bond video game relic. The game publisher plans to unveil a new 007 shooter based on the 16-year-old Pierce
A pair of glasses that can help blind people 'see' things has been developed by British scientists. It works with the help of two small cameras hidden in the glasses frame, which are connected to a mi
CNN Online : A number of Sprint customers report difficulties receiving SMS text messages from cellular customers outside the Sprint network. Beginning in late June, Sprint cellular customers started
ICT Horizon Report: The government has taken vast initiative to bring all public and private universities under high-speed internet connectivity while the upazila-level honours colleges are also being
ICT Horizon Report: It has been more than half a century ago, that Dr. Douglas Englebart invented the first mouse back in 1968. The mouse tracking technology then initiated with mechanical decoding, a
More than a third of teachers have been subject to online abuse, according to a survey conducted by Plymouth University. The majority of the abuse - 72% - came via pupils but over a quarter was initia
AP, New York : A recent concert featuring the dance duo LMFAO and rapper/producer Swizz Beatz seemed like a typical summer concert. But the fans who attended were actually taking part in an experimen
Yahoo news : When Helen Torres was 17 years old in 1948, she became pregnant and was sent to a home for unwed mothers. Helen gave birth to a little girl that she named Christina, but was forced to ha
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Internet giant Google has announced a deal to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn (£7.7bn). A joint statement said the boards of both companies had unanimously approved the deal, which should be complet
CNN Online : For gamers, the urge to conquer and pillage dates back to time immemorial. Tabletop amusements like chess and its numerous variants have enthralled players for centuries. Given their oft
CNN Online : Facebook has made big changes to users' pages, and people are responding in droves with their metaphorical dislike buttons. News Feeds were popping with not-so-gentle complaints Wednesda
ICT Horizon Desk : Bangla e-book reader has opened a new window for the readers as it is very helpful to read any Bangla file in Unicode format. It's a device with colourful touch-screen while it is
CNN Money : The news that Amazon is building its own Android-based tablet has been an open secret for months. Next week, the mythical device is likely to be unleashed. Amazon's PR firm sent an invita
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BBC Online : The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files. Wikileaks said that it would focus instead on raising funds to ensure its future survival. The a
CNNMoney, New York : Netflix lost 800,000 U.S. subscribers in the quarter that just ended, which was littered with PR nightmares including a price hike and the Qwikster debacle. It was the first time
AP, New York : Although tablet owners spend more time consuming news than poking around on Facebook, they're reluctant to pay for news content. That's according to a study from the Pew Research Cente
Reuters: The biography of late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs' hit the bookstores on Monday, and reviewers wasted little time in heaping praise on the much-anticipated book destined for the bestsel
CNN, London : A new medical invention which harnesses the power of smartphone technology could revolutionize the treatment of heart patients, according to researchers in Switzerland. The autonomous t
BBC Online : Internet-based attacks on critical systems such as gas, power and water have increased around the world, a report suggests. Security firm McAfee surveyed 200 IT executives working for uti
banglanews24.com : Posts and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju Tuesday said the deadline for license renewal of the mobile-phone operators will be extended by a month or two as the new
CNNMoney : The publishing tide is shifting fast: E-book sales in February topped all other formats, including paperbacks and hardcovers, according to an industry report released this week. E-book sale
Reuters : Facebook Inc's business is growing faster than forecast several months ago and the firm is on track to top $2 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in 201
bdnews24.com : The government will assist universities in conducting research on how solar power can be spread to the rural people, the prime minister's energy adviser has said. Addressing a function
Sales of digital books are soaring in the UK, figures from the Publishers Association show. The association said that in 2010 sales of e-books and audio book downloads in the "general titles" category
Reuters : Research In Motion showed off a new version of its BlackBerry Bold phone with upgraded software on Monday, aiming to regain its stride after last week's profit warning and other recent stumb
The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton was an event for the internet age. Great traditions of state were celebrated by the modern institutions of the web. Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouT
Laptops manufactured by Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) will hit the market very soon, the telecommunications minister has told parliament. Environment state minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday answered o
ICT Desk : With the theme 'Kindle the light of technology', a three-day laptop fair titled 'Qubee Summer Laptop Fair 2011' is going to be held in the city from June 10. Maker Communication has organiz
CNN, New York : Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled iCloud, a free wireless storage and syncing service, at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Jobs took a break from his medical leave
banglanews24.com : Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Hasanul Haq Inu MP Monday said an integrated cyber-crime act would be made as crime
ICT Desk : University of Dhaka and Daffodil Institute of IT (DIIT) has recently signed a MoU on Educational Cooperation at the Board Room of Daffodil International University. Director of IBA and Pres
Md Shamim-Ul-Alam: Let's start with one very familiar moment. Think, you are surfing the net - facebooking , sending tweets on Twitter or being environmentally conscious , you are clicking on 'Like' o
ICT Horizon Report: With a view to collecting vote for the Sundarbans, a daylong campaign was organised at Jagannath University (JNU) so that the Sundarbans can go one more step ahead to secure the fi
BBC News, Dhaka : The Bangladeshi government is looking to simplify the process for citizens who want to work overseas. Any worker looking to work in a foreign country can now put his or her personal
China says it will launch a unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday that will dock with a capsule already orbiting the Earth. A rocket carrying Shenzhou 8 will blast off early in the morning from the Gobi Dese
Users of Google Map links for their websites will be charged for heavy usage of the service, it has been revealed. From 1 January 2012, Google will charge for the Google Maps API service when more tha
ICT Horizon Desk : ICT Global Brand (Pvt.) Limited, country's one of the leading ICT solution providers, has recently launched its new showroom at Eastern Plus Shopping complex of Shantinagar in the
SEWOO LK-T213 Printer : Global Brand (Pvt.) Limited recently introduced SEWOO LK-T213 thermal POS printer in the local IT market of Bangladesh. LKT Series is designed to be ideal for point of sales a
Scott Steinberg : Between smartphones, social networks, tablet PCs and Internet-ready gaming systems, today's families are more connected than ever, with schools, libraries and organizations nationwi
AP, California : Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a co-founder of the startup social networking site Diaspora that put an emphasis on privacy and user-control, has died, a company spokesman said Monday. He was 22.
CNN Online : Apple has released iOS 5.0.1, an update to its mobile OS that fixes a series of issues that drained the iPhone's battery. iOS 5.0.1 is the first update to Apple's iOS 5, which brought th
BBC Online : Internet users will receive a warning if sites do not respect their privacy thanks to new tools being developed by the web's standards setting body. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) w
BBC Online : Privacy campaigners have welcomed a report that Facebook is to ask users to opt into any changes in the way it uses their personal information. The social network previously announced al
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Jim Reed Social networking sites should make it much easier for users to report serious online abuse, MPs have been told. The first British study into cyberstalking found victims were more likely
Reuters Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi billionaire and an investor in some of the world's top companies, has bought a stake in microblogging site Twitter for $300 million, gaining another foot
Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US research. A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the
CNN Online : Amazon is considering a Netflix-like service that would let people pay an annual fee to get book rentals, according to a published report. The Wall Street Journal on Monday said the comp
Reuters : The largest U.S. video game retailer GameStop Corp will sell Android tablets this holiday for the first time in a bid to grab a slice of the growing market of people who play games on the g
CNN Online : Tech helped fuel Egypt's revolution. Now it could put the country get on the path toward a more stable democracy. At least that's the hope of Google, which has recently kicked off a prog
Reuters : Hewlett-Packard completed its $12 billion buy of British software firm Autonomy on Monday, the centerpiece of a botched strategy shift that cost ex-chief executive Leo Apotheker his job las
Reuters : Apple Inc looks unveiled a new iPhone on Tuesday after a 15-month hiatus, hoping to fend off hard-charging rivals running Google Inc's Android and safeguard its lead with the fifth incarnat
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AP, New York It wasn't just the latest iPhone that drew people to Apple stores Friday. Many consumers waited in lines for hours - sometimes enduring chilly temperatures and overnight thunderstorms -
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has been named the most searched celebrity on mobile videos in a new survey. She has beaten international stars Britney Spears and Linday Lohan who are on second and thi
BBC Online : Blackberry's founder Mike Lazaridis has said services are fully restored following a three-day global blackout. Millions of customers worldwide had their messaging and email service disr
ICT Horizon Report : With several exclusive offers, Global Brand Pvt Ltd, one of the leading ICT solution providers in Bangladesh, is actively participating in the 9-day long laptop fair titled 'East
Micah Sifry : A column by New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane on Sunday raised a plaintive question: Who is Occupy Wall Street? In the piece, he searches desperately for the leaders behind w
Google on Wednesday opened a digital music store in a direct challenge to Apple's iTunes and Amazon's online shop. Today we are happy to announce you can buy millions of songs right from Android Marke
BBC Online : Samsung has redesigned one of its tablet computers after a court banned sales in Germany in September. The injunction followed Apple's complaint that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 looked too much
Reuters : Federal investigators are looking into a report that hackers managed to remotely shut down a utility's water pump in central Illinois last week, in what could be the first known foreign cyb
Christina Bonnington : More and more schools are jumping on the digital bandwagon and adopting iPads for daily use in the classroom. Apple's education-related announcements last week will no doubt bo
bdnews24.com/Reuters : Microsoft Corp's fiscal second-quarter profit fell very slightly as lagging computer sales to cash-strapped consumers in the United States and Europe hurt its core Windows busi
CNN, New York : Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have a message for Google: Don't be evil. A group of developers from those companies banded together to call Google's bluff on claims about its controver
NN Desk : Computer Source Ltd recently awarded a laptop to the meritorious student. Mr. A U Khan Jewel, Director of computer source handover the laptop. Mr. S M Fazlul Haque Bari, Owner of MultiTech
NN Desk : To make the Scouts IT friendly and IT knowledge based Daffodil International University Air Rover Unit conducted a workshop and presentation session for Scouts on ICT for Bangladesh be a D
Dell unveils the Inspiron 14z - the latest in thin and powerful computing Dell has unveiled its latest Inspiron notebook, with the company claiming that the Inspiron 14z brings the killer slim yet po
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AP, San Francisco: Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter's co
The Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning. The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United Stat
Google and Facebook might have finally gotten the average consumer riled up about privacy. For the past two years, each company has experimented with different ways to divine more and more about how
NN Desk: Norton dealer meet was held in Dhaka arranged by Computer Source as an authorized distributor on 24th January at Ekra Restaurant. More than 70 dealers were present at that program. Mr Sajal C
BBC Online Suffering from locked-in syndrome, Jeff Hall communicates with the world using just one finger. The former TV engineer from San Antonio, Texas was paralyzed by a stroke when he was 40 y
CNN, New York Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 is no longer the world's most-used browser, according to a Web analytics firm. But its replacement isn't a different version of IE: It's Chrome, Google'
ICT Horizon Report : With the slogan 'Go Green With ICT', the eight-day-long exhibition of information and communication technology 'Digital ICT Fair- 2011',organised by the Shop Owners' Association
The Recording Academy has nominated the late Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple for a Grammy Award in honour of his contribution to the music industry. The posthumous Trustee Award might l
ICT Horizon Desk : The award giving ceremony of an online photography competition titled 'Zoom Ultra Photo Buzz 2011' was held recently at Drik Gallery at Dhanmondi in the city. With a view to celebr
banglanews24.com : A new technology for e-traffic service-'Handled Pause Device'-will be introduced across the country soon. This e-traffic service which is expected to be introduced in Dhaka city by
Apple's ambition to improve the fidelity of music downloads has diminished since the death of founder Steve Jobs, according to singer-songwriter Neil Young. Apple consulted with the influential musici
Facebook is still working on deleting photos from its servers in a timely manner nearly three years after Ars first brought attention to the topic. The company admitted on Friday that its older system
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ICT Desk: Oracle announced the release of Oracle Communications Data Model 11.2.5, which enables communications service providers (CSPs) to analyze multiple data types - including revenue, customer, n
ICT Desk: IBM today unveiled smarter computing solutions that will help clients in Bangladesh transform, grow and become more competitive. It will reduce IT related cost and help to increase working s
S.M. Imdadul Haq: TSS (Telephone Shilpa Sangstha) has made it decision to initiate the production of DOEL Tablet PC where DOEL Laptop is still not available to the general people of Bangladesh. Genera
ICT Horizon Reporter: Now Swedish group myFC says its water-powered charger could be the fix anywhere while battery giant Duracell is championing a push for cars and even stadiums to be built with ene
Rasha Binte Mohiuddin: One more surprise for the iPhone iPad users, Computer Source Limited is present with worry free printing technology; it is now time to experience freedom in printing. The new Le
ICT Horizon Reporter: BASIS and GPIT are jointly arranging 5 days' knowledge sharing sessions to develop the managerial skills of the employees of BASIS member companies. This initiative started on Fe
Daffodil launched a new PC Tab Invisible Merc Daffodil Computers Ltd. recently launched a new daffodil PC Tab. This Tab is operated by 2G and 3G technology. Its special feature is android 2.2 OS, disp
ICT Horizon Reporter: My e-Kids Camp, a children's cultural programme, will be held for the second time in the city on Friday. My e Kids Camp-2012 is going to be held on next Friday at Kalabagan Play
Casey Johnston: Two things surprised us in the last few days: first, NetZero still exists. This is the company that had ubiquitous ads for its dial-up Internet service in the early 2000s (in fact, sti
Samsung has introduced new products at the Samsung South West Asia Forum 2012 in Bangkok. Among the new products are the Galaxy Tab 310 powered by Android 4.0, notebooks and a mono-laser MFD. The 7 G
After releasing a new version of its browser, Firefox 11, the Mozilla foundation has laid out its plans for 2012, and there are definitely some interesting things in the works for one of the most popu
BBC: The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet, data shows Continue reading the main story One of the main changes is the inclusion of more data from the Arctic region, which h
The popularity of social media is increasing tremendously day by day in our country and sometimes plays a vital and more effective role like mainstream media, but lack of effective cyber law the abuse
banglanews24.com: HP Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) has launched promotion to celebrate this Bangla New Year for their valuable customers. With purchases of selected HP Printers and original HP Inkj
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ICT Desk: A day long Knowledge Sharing session on Executing Commercial Contracts Intellectual Property Rights was held on Saturday at BASIS office Dhaka. GPIT BASIS jointly organized this session s
ICT Desk: The System Center 2012 and SQL 2012 take center stage as Microsoft introduces it to businesses and partners in the Bangladesh. Microsoft challenges IT professionals and IT administrators to
Reuters : A new app that aims to improve both the quantity and quality of sleep uses brainwaves to track the amount of time spent in different stages of sleep. Called Sleep Manager, the app synchroni
BBC Online : Video site YouTube has started a movie rental service in the UK. Blockbusters such as The Dark Knight and classics including The Birds can be watched via the site. In total, about 1,000
Pete Cashmore From the continuing rise of tablet devices to the daily-deals craze and the return of the Internet IPO, 2011 has been a transformative year for technology. The pace of change has bec
BBC Online China has launched its first three-dimensional television channel (3D TV) on a trial basis. The channel, operated by China Central Television (CCTV) and five local stations, aims to be
BBC Online Jonathan Ive, Apple's head of design, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list. Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the
bdnews24.com Bangladesh will be connected to its second submarine cable in 2014. The state-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited is preparing to complete all related work within Dec 20
Thanks to the late 20th century technology the Danish Maria and Martijn of Holland met on a chatline. For months they've talked and sent letters to each other with the help of their computers as they
ICT Reporter: At least 10 thousand Indian websites including government ones were hacked by a number of Bangladeshi youths in protest of Indian brutal killings of Bangladeshi people at border. The gr
ICT, Reporter: Dhaka University IT Society has begun its journey. Following this, a ceremony was held at R C Mojumder auditorium of university on last Friday. VC A M S Arefin Siddique was present the
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has formed a special cell to crack down on cyber crimes. The 11-member Bangladesh Computer Security Incident Response Team (BD-CSIRT) sta
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced that the Huawei MediaPad is now one of the world's first tablets to come pre-loaded with th
Agency: LG has launched its second generation glasses-free 3D smartphone- the Optimus 3D Max in the European market. As first seen at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, the 3D smartphone boasts an enha
Reuters Online: Google Inc's (GOOG.O) former chief executive Eric Schmidt received a bump in his annual salary to $1.25 million from the $1 he received in the previous year, after he became the execut
BBC Online: Facebook is paying Microsoft $550m (£341m) for some of the patents it recently bought from AOL. Microsoft paid more than $1bn for most of AOL's patents, beating rivals reported to have inc
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has launched its new Trinity processor family boasting twice the performance per watt of its earlier Llano chips. Like Intel's rival Ivy Bridge release, the update include
The old saying that your ears go red when people are talking about you is getting a 21st Century update. Now your nose can tell you when you are being talked about on social networks thanks to a net-c
banglanews24.com : A 3-day service fair, arranged by the world renowned hi-tech brand 'Dell' in associate with its local partner Computer Source Ltd (CSL), held from 24-26 at a city hotel. Through th
BBC online : A complex targeted cyber-attack that collected private data from countries such as Israel and Iran has been uncovered, researchers have said. Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs told th
BBC Online : Social networking giant Facebook is to launch its own smartphone by next year, reports have suggested. The New York Times cited unnamed sources, including Facebook employees, suggesting
Agency : China's biggest microblogging service has introduced a code of conduct explicitly restricting the type of messages that can be posted. Weibo - which resembles Twitter - took the action after
banglanews24.com : The first and foremost condition for building up 'Digital Bangladesh' is right to information and the incumbent government is working to establish the right. The common people of t
Agency : Apple has agreed to pay $60m (£38m) to Chinese firm Proview to settle a dispute involving rights to the iPad name, a court in China has said. Proview had claimed that it owned the rights to
Global Brand organizing ASUS Laptop and Eee Pad Transformer Road Show Global Brand Private Limited, the authorized distributor of ASUS in Bangladesh organizing a promotional campaign named ASUS Lapt
Agency : Being engaged in mundane household chores like cooking, cleaning and washing dishes could help reduce the risk of Alzheimer`s disease even in those over 80 years of age, a new study has clai
Gouripur correspondant : Mobile recharge machine also can be one of the most well-known of technologies like mobile phone in Bangladesh. Although Bangladesh has over 700 thousand mobile users, no mob
Dell Vostro 3450 Laptop: Dell Vostro 3450 is a 14-inch laptop outfitted with a 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor (2.30 GHz.), 4GB DDR3 RAM and 500GB Hard Drive. The laptop highlights a
Gary Eason South Korea, one of the world's highest-rated education systems, aims to consolidate its position by digitising its entire curriculum. By 2015, it wants to be able to deliver all its cu
BBC Online Urgent action is needed to tackle the mountains of e-waste building up in developing nations, says a UN report. Huge amounts of old computers and discarded electronic goods are piling u
CNN Online Kindle Fire, the stripped-down tablet computer that is emerging as perhaps the most popular rival to Apple's iPad, will be getting an update soon to address some early user complaints, Am
ICT Horizon Desk : Four ballrooms side by side, filled with nearly 80 tech companies showing off hundreds of new and yet to be released products aimed at you, but believe it or not this huge event, C
CNN, NEW YORK : The times they are a-changin'. For the first time in history, digital music sales topped the physical sale of music. According to a Nielsen and Billboard report, digital music purchas
An Iranian researcher has invented the world's tiniest capacitor microphone that can be used in making small and invisible hearing aids. Bahram Azizollah-Ganji, a faculty member of Noushirvani Univers
bdnews24.com: Around one third of the imported mobile phones are fake as importers bringing in cheaper and low quality handsets from China with L/Cs (Letters of Credit) they open to import cell phones
Agency: 'EnemyGraph', a new app for Facebook, allows users to do just that, declare their enemies on the world's most popular social network. It may sound sinister, but the motivation is more sociolog
The 4th National Conference on Communication and information Security -2012 (NCCIS-2012) observed on 31 March 2012 at DIU Auditorium Faculty of Science and Information Technology (FSIT) of Daffodil In
BBC Online : Limiting the time we spend sitting to just three hours a day could add an extra two years to our life expectancy, scientists calculate. Similarly, if we cut daily TV viewing down to two
Tabia Mosharref : Looking down from the window, I could see the entire view of Bangladesh and also that I were going away from it. Heart was thumping with fear and as well as excitement, as the Aero
Agency : Canadian Researchers have discovered a pattern in birds' songs and plumage that help explain some of the colourful and tuneful variety in nature. The team found that closely related birds th
banglanews24.com : Researchers from Monash University, the National Defence Medical Centre and the National Health Research Institute, Taiwan, found that people who cooked at home at least five times
Agency : Women who reach menopause before the age of 46 are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as compared women who go through the change later in life, a new study has revealed. The f
Raihan Uddin Sarker, Gouripur : Many people today think voting is the most important political right the Bangladeshi have. There are many places in the world where people do not have the right to vot
Eee PC 1225B Netbook Global Brand Private Limited, the authorized distributor of ASUS recently unveiled the most awaited new Eee PC netbook in the local market of Bangladesh. The ASUS Eee PC 1225B wi
banglanews24.com: Electronics major Lenovo said it has launched the world`s smallest enterprise computers, continuing its efforts to strengthen the product portfolio for this segment. Being the indus
ICT Report : Microsoft has launched an investment fund looking to give startups the cash to originate `game-changing ideas` in the tech sector. The company announced on Thursday that its Bing Fund wo
ICT Report : A press conference titled as 'Toshiba-AMD Meet the press' held at an aristocrat restaurant yesterday. Smart Technologies BD Ltd released three new models of AMD processor based Toshiba L
banglanews24.com : DHAKA: The authority posts and telecommunications ministry of is going to unveil the draft guideline of Third Generation or 3G mobile services on its website this month for opinion
Agency : Google's Nexus 7 tablet is off to an encouraging start, with major retailers running out of the gadgets as the Internet company's first entry in an increasingly crowded market showed up in U
Agency : Security researchers warned Thursday that thousands of people could be vulnerable to hackers after Yahoo confirmed that about 450,000 usernames and passwords were stolen from one of the comp
Agency ChondroBot -2 a robotics team from the School of Engineering and Computer Science of BRAC University received the Asia's Best title in the recently held NASA`s third Annual Lunabotics Mining
ICT desk To exchange the concept and ideas of Social Business to Teachers and Students, Daffodil International University (DIU) organized a program on 'Talk on- Social Business: The Role of Teachers
BBC Online The man behind a Twitter account spoofing the chief executive of a newspaper group has been accused of hacking into an email account. Northcliffe Media, owned by the Daily Mail, has ta
NN Desk: Computer source has introduced two individual models of Japan origin Fujitsu LifeBook, LH531 i3 LH531V i3 (2.2GHz). The LH531 i3 model consist Intel HD 3000 Graphics and price is Tk. 42,300
The BASIS Softexpo 2012 ended with a colourful celebration, with laser show, fire spinning, award ceremony and fanush show - setting up 40 paper-made hot air balloons in the air on February 26. A host
GPIT, one of the leading IT Companies of Bangladesh is going to be the Platinum Sponsor of the 2nd Annual Canadian Trade Exhibition: Canada Showcase 2012. The agreement signing event was held on 27th
CNN, Barcelona: Mobile World Congress 2012 -- the home of all things new in the phone and tablet world-is in full swing. Stuff Magazine has been working the exhibition floor in Barcelona to bring you
Rasha Binte Mohiuddin: Three Bangladeshi youths were praised in an international conference, Japan for preparing a new concept on use of fire fighting robots. The conference was held from 19th to 21st
ICT Horizon Reporter: Three days technology and communication fair Info-com has been started from tomorrow with the slogan 'Business will have no border' in Bangabandhu International Conference Center
Md. Ahsan Habib Nayeem: Successfully ends two daylong Bangla Wikipedia conferences 2012. First Bangla Wikipedia conference held in IUB campus (Independent University Bangladesh). This conference has s
ICT Horizon Reporter: The telecom regulator has made the final draft of the guidelines for awarding 3G mobile service license with options to upgrade to 4G and long-term evolution (LTE) without any ex
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101G tablet PC in now available in Bangladesh. The Transformer sets itself apart from other tablets on the market by featuring an optional docking station. This provides acc
ICT Horizon Reporter: Software Engineering Department of Daffodil International University (DIU) organized a seminar on Software Engineering and Banking Career at the university Auditorium. Mr. Mohamm
ICT Horizon Reporter: Nokia has brought a search book in the library to know the history of our liberation at the end of the Victory day 26th March on Sunday. From now on the pride of our liberation i
UNB, Narayanganj: A job fair aimed at providing access to employment for persons with disabilities was held on Narayanganj Sadar upazila parishad premises on Tuesday. Centre for Services and Informati
banglanews24.com: LG Electronics Inc, plans to launch internet-enabled TV based on Google`s platform in the United States in the week of May 21, as the South Korean firm seeks to gain a larger share o
CNN Online: As Facebook barrels toward its IPO, one of its biggest lightening-rod issues -- privacy -- is drawing a fresh spotlight. A Consumer Reports study released this week estimates that 13 milli
banglanews24.com: Samsung Electronics unveiled a new top-of-the-range Galaxy smartphone in London on Thursday, updating the most direct rival to Apple`s iPhone with a larger touch screen and more powe
BBC Online: Giving cheap smartphones to patients living in remote and rural areas has been suggested as a way of providing faster and more cost effective care. App designer Geoff Wilcock told BBC Radi
banglanews24.com Sabbin Hasan is a flamboyant name in ICT journalism in the country and has contributed his writings almost every newspapers in Bangladesh. His first software 'KR' over English gr
Agency Apple focussed blog iMore is reporting that the Cupertino-based company will unveil the new iPhone on September 12. The website speculates that the iPad mini may go on sale the same day as
Eee PC 1225B Netbook Global Brand Private Limited, the authorized distributor of ASUS recently unveiled the most awaited new Eee PC netbook in the local market of Bangladesh. The ASUS Eee PC 1225B
banglanews24.com : Airtel announced the availability of it m-education offering `Tuition Alert` for its mobile customers in Bangladesh. Priced at BDT 30 (excluding VAT) for 30 day pack, the service w
Agency : An Apple Inc expert witness testified on Friday that consumers would be willing to pay $100 (63.73 pounds) for three patented smartphone features that are at issue in its high stakes trial a
banglanews24.com : Facebook will submit to external audits of how well it guards users` data under the terms of a settlement finalised with United States (US) authorities concerned about privacy abus
Agency : India has found a way to monitor BlackBerry corporate emails without asking developer Research in Motion (RIM) to hand over encryption codes a report said on Wednesday, which could help end
ASUS All-in-one PC with Touch Screen Feature Asus ET1611PUT is an all in one touch screen desktop PC that features a decent 15.6 inch LCD display that is touch enabled. Innards of this machine are s
Agency : After flying more than 350 million miles (563 million km) from Earth, the Mars rover Curiosity is about to get its driver's license. Mission control engineers in California will spend the ne
banglanews24.com : Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has decided to install wireless internet zone in different spots of the city to speed up its activities and let the youths to use information techno
ICT Horizon Desk : Global Brand Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of Brother Printer in Bangladesh, has organized a 2-day long technical training program named Brother Printer Technical Seminar,
Eee PC X101CH Netbook : Global Brand Private Limited, the authorized distributor of ASUS has introduced Eee PC netbook in the local market of Bangladesh. The ASUS Eee PC X101CH is one of the first C
ICT Horizon Desk : The prize giving ceremony of ASUS Eid Celebration Facebook Quiz Competition was held on 14th August at Head Office of Global Brand Private Limited. The program was courtesy by ASU
Agency : Apple will unveil a new, smaller version of its wildly popular iPad in October after the release of the latest version of its iPhone next month, the All Things Digital website reported. Firs
banglanews24.com : The test operation of the backup internet connection 'International Terrestrial Cable (ICT)' for the country kicked off from Monday. The commercial internet service will be availab
Agency : Airtel mobile customers in Bangladesh will now be able to access their favorite social network through a simple USSD based menu on their phones without activating GPRS. Do you ever miss inst
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banglanews24.com: Mobile-phone operator Robi Axiata Limited and Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology have launched a joint contest Sunday in the city for the youth to find out various uses
banglanews24.com : The specifications for revised version of the world's cheapest tablet PC - Aakash 2 will be finalised by month-end, India's telecom and HRD minister Kapil Sibal has said. 'During t
banglanews24.com : Acer and Asus took another shot at gaining a foothold in the tablet market, unveiling several new products running on Microsoft`s much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system. The c
Reuters Online : Security experts have discovered a highly sophisticated computer virus in Iran and other Middle East countries that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in sta
Reuter Online : Facebook's website suffered sporadic outages on Thursday, anywhere from half an hour to two hours according to various blogs, tweets and affected users, but the company said the probl