Yahoo shutting down its office in China

The closure of the research centre in Beijing office will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, quoting a person familiar with the matter.
19 March 2015, 11:52 AM

Windows 10 will be free for software pirates

Microsoft will upgrade Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows 10 for free this summer, extending its offer even to software pirates
18 March 2015, 12:04 PM

The International Solar Tech Expo Ends

A three-day eco-friendly industrial equipment and sustainable development exhibition on Energy and Building ended last Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital.
18 March 2015, 12:02 PM

Blackberry unveils new tablet

Blackberry-owned company Secusmart unveils a new tablet in collaboration with Samsung and IBM
17 March 2015, 04:53 AM

GDG Bangla volunteers add 3 Lac plus words online

Google Developers Group Bangla (GDG Bangla) created a world record by contributing more than 3 lac words to Google Translate Service.
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Apple's thinnest ever MacBook with 12-inch Retina Display ships April 10

Apple has made its thinnest ever Mac: at its thickest point it is just about half an inch
14 March 2015, 13:00 PM

Supersonic car gets its superwheels

Aluminium discs will be fitted to the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, which will endeavour to break the world land speed record (763mph)
14 March 2015, 12:16 PM

‘Look at me’: Billboard heals when people pay attention

A new billboard campaign in London depicts a woman with a bruised face that actually changes and heals as passersby stop and heed the words "look at me"
7 March 2015, 09:33 AM

Millions at risk from 'Freak' bug

Microsoft issues a security warning about a bug called ‘Freak’ that lets attackers spy on supposedly secure communications
7 March 2015, 04:59 AM

5G researchers achieve record speed

Scientists say that record-breaking speed has been achieved during tests of 5G data connections.
28 February 2015, 13:28 PM

Brain-controlled drone shown off

Technology that allows a drone to be piloted from the ground using only a person's brainwaves is demonstrated in Portugal
25 February 2015, 06:33 AM

Watch: Google builds an Android choir

Look at what happens when 300 smartphones and tablets are connected together and asked to sing the same song.
16 February 2015, 07:40 AM

Sony cuts full-year net loss forecast to $1.4 billion

The struggling consumer electronics firm expects to lose 170 billion yen in the fiscal year to March, down from an earlier loss forecast of 230 billion yen, as it also cited lower restructuring costs.
4 February 2015, 09:15 AM

Innovation Xtreme makes its mark on the startup scene

Let me paint you a picture from the recent past, at best ten years back. A young graduate after finishing his or her studies would aspire to work for a local corporation or a MNC.
23 December 2014, 12:30 PM