Lose your phone, not your data

If you are one of those unfortunate who has gotten mugged, I sympathise. Losing your phone, especially today when we practically live on it, can be difficult. But more important and valuable than your phone is the massive amount of personal data, pictures and files that is not at the hands of someone else. While there are steps you should take the soonest your phone has been lost to you, there are a few steps before hand that gives an extra layer of security which could make all the difference.
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Criminals behind the CoinVault ransomware got busted

On Monday 14, September, the Dutch police arrested two young men, 18 and 22 years old, from Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The duo is suspected of
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Samsung Galaxy Note 5: The note is back

It's a well known fact: the Korean giant always bets big on the Note Series. And the Galaxy Note 5 is no exception. The tech community quite understandably has been eagerly anticipating the Note 5 and now that the new flagship has arrived, it must be said that Samsung has definitely come out with a winner!
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Tech Bits

Malware-ridden apps found in Apple's Chinese App Store
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Walton TVs for Eid-ul-Azha

Walton has released some new models of LED televisions at affordable rates for the customers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Anyone can buy a 19-inch LED
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Symphony Brings ZV Pro

Symphony brought a new handset model ZV Pro. ZV Pro comes with a 5” HD AMOLED display with resolution of 1280 X 720 pixels. The ZV Pro sports a 13 MP
20 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Apple iOS 9: Better battery life and slick new features

The release of iOS 9, Apple's new mobile operating system, marks the first taste many folks will get of its vision for the future of mobile devices
18 September 2015, 05:56 AM

Lock screen flaw found in Android

A security flaw in Android let's people bypass the lock screen on a mobile screen has been discovered by researchers at the University of Texas
17 September 2015, 08:55 AM

Ahmed’s ‘bomb’ clock

A clock made by a 14-year US boy became a hot topic worldwide.
17 September 2015, 07:21 AM

9 ways the world is supporting Ahmed Mohamed

Scientists, politicians, and other STEM advocates have taken to Twitter to express their support and encouragement for 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed's ingenuity.
17 September 2015, 06:42 AM

Meet the woman behind #IStandWithAhmed

A hashtag created by a Texas college student, Amneh Jafari, starts a movement on supporting Ahmed Mohamed.
17 September 2015, 04:58 AM

Horizon: How video games can change your brain

The video game industry is a global phenomenon. There are more than 1.2 billion gamers across the planet, with sales projected soon to pass $100bn (£65bn) per year.
16 September 2015, 07:18 AM

Rumor claims Samsung will unleash its craziest smartphone ever in January

Samsung rolled out the stunning Galaxy S6 edge smartphone this year, but it looks like this is a mere prelude for what Samsung has planned for the next year, reports BGR news according to Yahoo Tech.
16 September 2015, 06:03 AM

'Dislike' button coming to Facebook

Facebook is to add a "dislike" button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg says.
16 September 2015, 05:04 AM

Technology doesn't make school pupils smarter: study

Computers do not noticeably improve school pupils' academic results and can even hamper performance.
15 September 2015, 08:17 AM

Elite's EVO Air hits a new record

Bangladeshi mobile handset brand Elite’s new flagship smart phone Evo has hit a new record. This phone has already stole the ‘best-selling’ tag in the Elite stall at the Smartphone Expo held mid-august in the capital. The smartphone has 5 inch super AMOLED display, latest Android Lolipop OS, 1.3 GHz Quadcore processor, fourth gen Mali GPU, 2 GB RAM and 16 Gigabyte internal memory.
14 September 2015, 12:23 PM

Disruption in shopping

It was a regular morning in Dhaka and Mashroor, an 18 year old high school student, was looking for Patrick Modiano’s ‘Missing Person’. Even 3 years ago, he would have headed straight to the book stores. Today, using only his cellphone, he starts shopping from online stores. Not only did he buy ‘Missing Person’, he also bought some other interesting yet hard to find books using this platform. By shopping online, he was also able to get discounted prices.
14 September 2015, 11:22 AM

Staying safe in digital space

We have entered the digital age and while technology has opened many doors to make lives easier for honest, hardworking citizens, it has also opened up numerous alleyways for the more crafty minds to exercise their deceptive 'talents'.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Digital cows

If you've ever bought a cow for Eid-ul Azha or gone along with other people to the haat, you will know exactly how unpleasant the whole ordeal is. You
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

An app launched for parents of a newborn

To obtain information related to a newborn's health, growth and vaccination, renowned pharmaceutical company Sanofi Bangladesh Limited inaugurated
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM