Apple rolls out new Apple Watch, iPad Air and virtual fitness service

Apple Inc rolled out a new virtual fitness service and a bundle of all its subscriptions, Apple One, focusing a holiday-season product launch on services that are the backbone of Apple's growth strategy and that cater to customers working at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Apple also introduced a new Apple Watch Series 6 that monitors blood oxygen and will cost $399 and a more basic Apple Watch SE for $279.
16 September 2020, 11:37 AM

YouTube tests TikTok rival in India

YouTube on Monday began testing a TikTok rival in India, saying it would refine its short video format and roll it out in more countries in coming months.
15 September 2020, 08:51 AM

Flying drones for state, military and entertainment purposes need no permission: Cabinet secretary

No prior permissions for flying drones for state, military and entertainment purposes will be required soon, as the cabinet today approved “The Drone Registration and Flying Guideline, 2020”.
14 September 2020, 14:12 PM

Oppo launches Oppo F17 Pro and Oppo Watch In Bangladesh

Oppo has launched the Oppo F17 Pro in Bangladeshi market. Along with this, the brand has also launched much anticipated Oppo Watch. Both products were launched through an online launching event on September 9, 2020. Oppo F17 Pro is priced at BDT 27,990 and two variants of Oppo Watch are priced at BDT 22,990 for 41mm variant and BDT 32,990 for 46mm variant.
14 September 2020, 14:06 PM

TikTok rejects Microsoft offer, Oracle sole remaining bidder

American tech giant Microsoft said Sunday its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle as the sole remaining bidder ahead of the imminent deadline for the Chinese-owned video app to sell or shut down its US operations.
14 September 2020, 12:33 PM

Apple revises App Store guidelines, loosening some in-app payment rules

Apple Inc on Friday published a revision of some of its App Store review guidelines, loosening some restrictions on streaming game services, online classes and when developers must use its in-app purchase system, which charges a 30% commission.
13 September 2020, 11:51 AM

Microsoft takes aim at Sony with cloud gaming service

Microsoft will on Tuesday launch its Xbox cloud gaming service priced at $1 for new users' first month, in a major drive to attract casual gamers with the promise of cutting ties to the living room and as competition with Sony heats up.
13 September 2020, 11:16 AM

Three key areas where Bangladeshi startups are transforming digitally

Bangladesh has seen the good and bad of this pandemic, where the ‘good’ only implied the rise of opportunities for tech-based businesses.
10 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Microsoft says small Xbox S game console on the way

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will launch a small Xbox S game console priced at $299 in November.
9 September 2020, 13:39 PM

SCB, bKash & Valyou launch Bangladesh’s first blockchain remittance service

Standard Chartered Bank, in partnership with bKash of Bangladesh and Valyou of Malaysia, today announced the launch of the first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service in Bangladesh, facilitating instant transfers from Malaysia.
9 September 2020, 07:02 AM

Apple to hold 'special event' on September 15; new products anticipated

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has invited media to a “special event” it is streaming on September 15, with high anticipation that the iPhone maker will launch new versions of its core products.
8 September 2020, 16:39 PM

New 5G iPhone expected at Apple online event on Sept 15

Apple on Tuesday fired off invitations to a September 15 online event expected to introduce a new-generation iPhone tailored for superfast 5G telecom networks.
8 September 2020, 16:01 PM

Apple to delay privacy change threatening Facebook, mobile ad market

Apple Inc said on Thursday that it will delay until early next year changes to its privacy policy that could reduce ad sales by Facebook Inc and other companies targeting users on iPhones and iPads.
5 September 2020, 17:17 PM

Samsung Note 20 Ultra: Killing it with the camera and the S Pen

The Note 20 Ultra is ultra-expensive because it promises you more camera than you thought possible. It’s also a gaming console/computer ready to tackle 5G while fitting in for your pocket. Well, your pockets have to be rather large because this is a massive phone.
3 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Apple preparing to launch 5G iPhones in October

Apple Inc has asked suppliers to make at least 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year, along with new Apple Watch models, a new iPad Air and a smaller HomePod, Bloomberg News reports.
1 September 2020, 10:19 AM

Elon Musk's Neuralink puts computer chips in animal brains

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink on Friday unveiled a pig named Gertrude that has had a coin-sized computer chip in its brain for two months, showing off an early step toward the goal of curing human diseases with the same type of implant.
29 August 2020, 12:33 PM

Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if US bans WeChat

Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if the United States bans WeChat, China’s foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday, as the clock ticks down on a US order to block the popular social app.
28 August 2020, 15:01 PM

Cutting ties with a giant: Viber CEO on Facebook relations and #StopHateForProfit

Since the United States erupted in a spate of protests against systemic racism and racial violence last May, a slew of companies have banded together and boycotted business ties with Facebook. This week, Toggle reached out to Rakuten Viber CEO Djamel Agaoua, who answered our questions about the messaging platform cutting business ties with Facebook.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM

CU to make list of disadvantaged students for providing gadgets for online classes

The authorities of Chittagong University have asked all disadvantaged students who are unable to purchase electronic gadgets for online classes, to submit their names to their respective departments within August 29.
27 August 2020, 13:46 PM

ASUS VivoBook S Series laptops launched in Bangladesh

ASUS VivoBook S14/S15, the latest models in the VivoBook S series and designed to appeal to a younger audience, have been officially launched in Bangladesh.
27 August 2020, 13:23 PM