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New features coming in Android 17
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Google has announced a broad set of updates for Android 17, the newest version of its mobile operating system. Announced at the Android Show on May 12, ahead of the I/O developer conference next week, here are the confirmed highlights.
Android Auto update finally makes use of every inch of car screens
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Android Auto is set to receive multiple new features aimed at improving the in-car experience, Google announced at Android Show 2026.
Google unveils Googlebook, a new lineup of AI-native laptops
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Steve Jobs honoured with an official $1 coin
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AI models disagree on which jobs AI will disrupt, study finds
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Interactive Cares CEO, cofounder placed on 3-day remand
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For the love of eighty six

Ah yes, the mighty eighty six. Almost every video on the internet will tell you how it’s a blank canvas for you to make your own and trust me,
25 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Harriken launches e-learning platform

Bangladeshi startup Harriken has launched a comprehensive e-education platform dedicated to connecting students with teachers to provide seamless real-time learning for all.
25 June 2020, 17:00 PM

WWDC 2020: Apple replaces Intel, introduces iOS 14 and a whole lot more

This year Apple went fully virtual with its signature yearly event Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), choreographing the entire keynote session into one immersive experience for viewers amid lockdowns induced by the global coronavirus pandemic.
23 June 2020, 12:54 PM

New realme 6i launched, with amazing features at BDT 16,990

One of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brands, realme, has recently launched its 6 series smartphone -- the realme 6i -- with the first Mediatek Helio G80 processor in a smartphone in Bangladesh. With the tagline ‘unleash the power,’ realme 6i promises to smoothen gaming experience and boost up everyday smartphone performance. With 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM, realme’s 6i comes in two vibrant colors -- Green Tea and White Milk -- and is available at BDT 16,990, which is an amazing bargain.
22 June 2020, 12:14 PM

Gowala offering special discounts

Gowala Food, an e-com venture, is delivering seasonal fruits like mango, litchi along with yoghurts, milk, and other dairy products at home upon online order.
22 June 2020, 02:53 AM

ZKTeco brings Touch less Entrance Control Solution & Walk-Through Metal Detector with Body Temperature Measurement for Bangladesh

In recent times, the Coronavirus crisis has propelled workplaces to adopt new methods of monitoring and controlling workers and visitors. To cater to the growing need for these products, ZKTeco has launched the SBTL8-33 and ZK-D3180S series of entrance control and metal detector devices in the local market.
20 June 2020, 00:00 AM

Samsung to relocate Chinese display production to Vietnam: media

Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to its plant in southern Vietnam this year, state media says.
19 June 2020, 11:30 AM

AI now shaping the world of creative arts

Based on the work of researchers from the University of California, Berkley many independent researchers and film enthusiasts have started using deep AI, to colourize many classic black and white films.
18 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Here’s the coolest sub-1500cc cars you can and should have

Car taxes going up in Bangladesh? Seems like a nightmare for some. Cosindering that the entry bracket could be 25000taka AIT for cars upto 1500cc, here’s a few cars a petrolhead should consider before giving up life and hopes with an Allion.
18 June 2020, 18:00 PM

ICT Division, Facebook and Bloodman join forces to save lives

The Information and Communication Technology Division has partnered with Facebook and a local blood bank -- Bloodman Bangladesh -- to promote the use of technology for better access to safe blood to save lives.
18 June 2020, 11:23 AM

The Daily Star now available on Huawei App Gallery

The Daily Star’s official mobile application is now available for download via Huawei’s proprietary App Gallery.
16 June 2020, 14:30 PM

Amazon launches tech to maintain social distancing at its facilities

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) says it launched a technology-aided system in some of its facilities to maintain social distancing, called ‘Distance Assistant’.
16 June 2020, 11:26 AM

Uber launches 'Connect' package delivery service

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Uber today announced the launch of a new package delivery service called ‘Uber Connect,’ which will allow Dhaka’s residents to send and receive parcels from each other and also order items from shops within city limits while staying within the safety of their homes.
16 June 2020, 08:24 AM

Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9S and Redmi Note 9 in Bangladesh

Xiaomi launched the next iteration of the Note series in Bangladesh with the Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9 S and Redmi Note 9 yesterday.
15 June 2020, 11:56 AM

The Urban Outlaw: 1982 Toyota Corolla GL

Tokyo Hippari nights in Dhaka feat. a lowered, flared old Corolla
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Mobile phone users to pay more

Mobile phone users will have to pay higher bills as supplementary duty is set to increase to 15 percent from the existing 10 percent in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21.
11 June 2020, 10:41 AM

India’s Bharti Airtel subsidiary acquires additional 6.3 percent stake in Robi

India’s Bharti Airtel today said its subsidiary has acquired an additional 6.3 percent stake in Bangladesh's telecom operator Robi Axiata from NTT Docomo for an undisclosed amount.
9 June 2020, 12:49 PM

3 apps that help you support a greener earth

3 apps that can help you help the environment without going out in the wild
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Big tech’s big shift to renewable energy

Global corporations have managed to buy enough clean energy in the last 12 years that will surpass the total energy production capacities of small countries like Poland or Vietnam. This helps them expand digital cloud-based services without murdering the planet. Is it all for the good of the environment? Not necessarily.
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM

From trash to treasure

Car headlights made from waste coffee beans. Thrown away plastic bottles that become car seat. What next? If there is one thing that can be said about humanity,
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM
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