Zuckerberg to take 2 months of paternity leave

Mark Zuckerberg plans to take two months of paternity leave after his child is born, reports USA Today.
21 November 2015, 05:10 AM

Facebook tool to limit exposure to your exes

Many find social media difficult after a breakup, struggling with seeing posts and pictures of their ex but not wanting to take the drastic measure of deleting or blocking them completely. On Thursday, Facebook announced a new tool that would solve this problem.
20 November 2015, 10:20 AM

Google's cloud move sharpens rivalry with Amazon, Microsoft

In a major move to gain momentum in the growing cloud computing business, Google has named VMware co-founder and tech industry veteran Diane Greene as chief of that business, reports USA Today.
20 November 2015, 07:52 AM

Alarming new "superbug" gene found in animals and people in China

A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China - including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers said on Wednesday.
19 November 2015, 08:34 AM

Big Antarctic ice melt scenarios 'not plausible'

Scientists say the contribution of a melting Antarctica to sea-level rise this century will be significant and challenging, but that some nightmare scenarios are just not realistic.
19 November 2015, 08:17 AM

'Gobsmacked' inventor wins US prize for eye-driven wheelchair

A man with motor neurone disease has scooped a US prize for inventing a device which allows people to control wheelchairs using only their eyes.
19 November 2015, 06:56 AM

Fallout 4: Living Up to the Hype

When it comes to any Bethesda game, you know what you’re getting from the moment you pay up. Fallout is no different as it carries the legacy of its 3D predecessors. Pushing no boundaries, it’s a well-made game that offers a little bit of everything and is fun for about a hundred hours.
18 November 2015, 20:55 PM

PIXLY

Pixly lets you make pixel art on your Android phone or tablet and is arguably the best app to do so.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Why it's unsafe to take phones to bed and into the bathroom

Each year the number of people “addicted to Internet” grows rapidly. We can read news, communicate with friends; look through photos
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

The best of Edumaker Laptop Fair 2015

The three day long Edumaker Laptop Fair 2015 saw a mad rush of laptop sales. The fair had 7 pavilions, 13 mini pavilions and 49 stalls
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Symphony H250 hits the market

Symphony has launched a new smartphone: Symphony H250. The phone comes with 5-inch HD 64-bit 1.3GHz Quad core processor
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Action cams and how to use them

Misappropriated quotes aside, tech savvy Napoleon is (was?) right. Action cameras, when strapped up and set to record, can capture
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

MyCell introduces new smartphone 'Alien SX3'

MyCell has introduced a new handset to the local market. The smartpphone has a 3.5 inch HVGA display and comes with a 1GHz single
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Web Review: Animal welfare through Facebook

Facebook groups such as ‘ADOPT ME! BANGLADESH! ~by MAD.ORG’, ‘Dog Lovers of Bangladesh!’ and ‘Dog Society of Bangladesh’ are engaging in activities related to animal welfare and creating awareness regarding animal rights in Bangladesh.
15 November 2015, 07:19 AM

Cop stops Google driverless car for moving slow

Google playfully posts a photo of a motorcycle cop pulling over one of it self-driving cars for riding along at a cautious pace.
15 November 2015, 06:52 AM

Astronomers find ancient stars in Milky Way center

Astronomers find a few stars swirling around the centre of the Milky Way that were formed not long after the universe began.
12 November 2015, 14:49 PM

MICROSOFT OFFICE LENS

Not many apps have tried to maximize the potential of text capture, sure there is Evernote that can come in handy, but it lacks any real options to use it as an everyday app.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Journey to conquer Mars

The Bangladeshi teams showed an exemplary performance, with both teams finishing within the top 20- IUT Mars Rover finished 16th while BUET Interplaneters made it to 19th position among all the teams. In fact, IUT Mars Rover, with a total point of 154.5, was actually ranked the second best team out of Asia- a remarkable achievement by a team participating in the ERC for the first time!
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

TECH BITS

TECH BITS
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM

CTO Forum discusses cyber security at 'Crack the Code'

The ever persisting threat on cyber domain cannot be stopped but can be mitigated. And mobile platforms and cloud services will be likely targets for attacks in Bangladesh, said Said Tapan Kanti Sarkar, President, CTO Forum Bangladesh addressing the audience at the Crack the Code held at Dhaka.
8 November 2015, 18:00 PM