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Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

Thousands of Afghans struggling to ensure the physical safety of their families after the Taliban took control of the country have an additional worry: that biometric databases and their own digital history can be used to track and target them.
17 August 2021

Samsung launches Galaxy M32 in Bangladesh

he phone boasts a 6.4-inch FHD+Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display, 90Hz refresh rate, Helio G80 gaming processor and 6,000mAh battery backed up with a 25W fast-charging support.
17 August 2021

Surokkha under attack, 27 other infrastructure at risk: Palak

“The hackers tried to shut down the Surokkha app, but the situation was handled extremely well by the experienced manpower on our ICT front,” said the State Minister. 
13 August 2021

Samsung teams up with Google to challenge Apple Watch

But finally, Samsung appears to be ready to make a serious attempt to re-enter the wearables market, teaming up with Google. Samsung is expected to unveil two new smartwatches on August 11th: the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, both of which have been widely rumored. And with this new release, the wearables war between Samsung, Google and Apple takes a new shape as the company that stands to gain the most from the success of these watches is Google, not Samsung.
12 August 2021

Hackers return $260 mln to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft

Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613 million in digital coins they stole, the company at the centre of the hack said on Wednesday.
12 August 2021

Apple update will check iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Personal assistant Siri will be taught to “intervene” when users try to search topics related to child sex abuse, according to the company.
12 August 2021

Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones

Samsung unveiled two upgraded folding smartphones on Wednesday as the South Korean sector leader sought to head off rising competition from Chinese firms in a fast-evolving market.
12 August 2021

Vivo launches the Y53s in Bangladesh

Vivo today announced the launch of its latest smartphone, Y53s, in Bangladesh.
11 August 2021

Xiaomi beats Samsung to become the top global smartphone brand in June 2021

Xiaomi smartphones accounted for 17.1% of the global smartphone market by volume. With 15.7 per cent and 14.3 per cent market share, Samsung and Apple came in second and third, respectively.
7 August 2021

YouTube plans to take on TikTok, Snapchat with creator payment scheme

YouTube is treating short video platforms as its competitors, but they are increasingly posing to be an existential crisis for the social media giant, apparent by its desperate move of paying creators.
5 August 2021

Over 1000 Bangladeshi journalists to be trained by Facebook

Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and Center for Communication Action Bangladesh (C-CAB) to upskill over 1,000 journalists. The program, Facebook Fundamentals for News, will be delivered completely digitally via BigSpring, mobile skilling platform partner.
5 August 2021

The chips are down: why there's a semiconductor shortage

A shortage of semiconductors has sent shockwaves through the global economy, squeezing supplies of everything from cars to headphones. The dearth of chips has exposed the modern world's reliance on these minuscule components, the basic building blocks of computers which allow electronic devices to process data. Why is the shortage happening, and what can be done about it?
4 August 2021

Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air

A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need.
4 August 2021

Google unveils new Pixel 6 phones with custom chips

Google on Monday unveiled a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people's hands. Pixel 6 models set for release later this year, with superfast 5G wireless capability, will debut Google's own Tensor chip crafted along the lines of processors it made for data centres to enable computers to think more as people do.
2 August 2021

Walton launches Primo ZX4

Walton has launched its new flagship smartphone with a 64-megapixel rear Penta camera (five-sensor camera) set-up.  Besides, there is a 32-megapixel selfie camera on the front. The phone sports many advanced features including a large screen full HD+ display, gaming processor, powerful RAM, ROM and side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
2 August 2021

Zoom to pay $85m as part of class-action settlement for allegations of privacy violations and zoombombing

Between March and May of last year, 14 lawsuits were filed against Zoom, which was consolidated into a class-action lawsuit.
2 August 2021

'Metaverse': the next internet revolution?

Imagine a world where you could sit on the same couch as a friend who lives thousands of miles away or conjure up a virtual version of your workplace while at the beach. Welcome to the metaverse: a vision of the future that sounds fantastical, but which tech titans like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are betting on as the next great leap in the evolution of the internet.
31 July 2021

Astronomers seek evidence of tech built by aliens

An international team of scientists led by a prominent Harvard astronomer announced a new initiative Monday to look for evidence of technology built by extraterrestrial civilizations.
31 July 2021

Rumor Scanner Bangladesh becomes verified signatory of the IFCN

Rumor Scanner, a fact-checking initiative affiliated with RSB Media & Research has become the second verified signatory in Bangladesh by International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). The International Fact-Checking Network, a unit of the Poynter Institute of Journalism has awarded this recognition to Rumor Scanner on 28th July 2021.
30 July 2021

Fashol.com aims to solve ages old supply chain problems for farmers and retailers

Fashol.com, a wholesale marketplace for retailers, collects products--fruits and vegetables--from different parts of the country at night, including the wholesale markets of the capital and brings them to the Fashol distribution centre. In the next step, products get sorted using in house sorting method and then goods are delivered to the retailer early every morning. Retailers get 5% -10% lower prices than the market price. Fashol.com also offers zero delivery costs to retailers.
30 July 2021
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