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

TikTok CEO quits following US ban

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has left the Chinese-owned video app firm just three months since joining, and only days since the company sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over an executive order effectively banning it in the United States.
27 August 2020, 11:48 AM

Bangladesh seeking Swiss investment in ICT: Foreign minister to Swiss ambassador

Bangladesh has sought more Swiss investments in the country’s hi-tech parks, taking advantage of various incentive packages that the country offers, a large, trained youth population, and a growing middle class.
27 August 2020, 11:43 AM

Fitbit unveils stress-tracking smartwatch

Fitbit Inc on Tuesday unveiled a fitness tracker and two smartwatches, including one that purports to help monitor users' stress levels, as the company's pending sale to Alphabet Inc's Google remains mired in antitrust reviews globally.
26 August 2020, 13:06 PM

Microsoft says Apple's move against 'Fortnite' creator would hurt its games

Microsoft Corp on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc's threat to cut off the creator of "Fortnite" from Apple's developer tools would hurt Microsoft's gaming business, as well as other game developers.
24 August 2020, 12:54 PM

Vietnamese tech firm sues TikTok, alleging copyright infringement

Vietnamese technology firm VNG is suing TikTok, the popular short-form video app, saying it does not have adequate licences for the songs being used in its videos, sources said on Monday.
24 August 2020, 12:51 PM

New publication on UK Bengali settlement out on Kindle

Migration of Bengalis from South Asia to the outside world started with taking up jobs as lascars (sailors) in the British East India Company's ships which carried precious goods from the Indian subcontinent, such as spice, tea and cotton. In addition, from the second half of the nineteenth century, Bengali educated and wealthy gentlemen began travelling to England mainly to pursue higher education.
22 August 2020, 10:04 AM

Hifiman Sundara Review

Beneath it was the Sundaras sitting snug inside the foam cutout wrapped in a silky black cloth. Hifiman didn’t provide many accessories with this model,
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Classic BlackBerry mobile phone keyboard to live on

The BlackBerry keyboard dethroned by touchscreens will live on in a new 5G smartphone planned for release next year, according to a deal announced on Tuesday.
20 August 2020, 17:33 PM

Gmail and Google services down globally

Gmail, the email service offered by Google, was reported to be down Thursday in parts of the US, Europe and Australia, according to the website Down Detector.
20 August 2020, 09:14 AM

SELISE Bangladesh to hold its first ever multinational coding competition on August 22

​Secure Link Services BD Ltd (SELISE) will be hosting its first-ever multinational programming competition -- SELISE Coding Challenge 2020 -- on Saturday. August 22. Almost 1,000 coders from Bhutan and Bangladesh are joining the competition.
19 August 2020, 11:32 AM

Microsoft's new Flight Simulator takes off

Many aircraft are still grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, but would-be and real pilots took to the virtual skies on Tuesday with the first update in years of Microsoft's venerable Flight Simulator game. The bestselling title dates all the way back to 1982 -- when home computers had less processing power than a graphics card today -- and Microsoft tasked French developers Asobo Studio with giving it the biggest overhaul since 2006.
18 August 2020, 12:55 PM

Samsung launches “Meet the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G from home”

Eager customers who want to pre-order this power phone, can experience the latest Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G online before pre-ordering—as the coronavirus outbreak suggests maintaining strict social distancing—under Samsung Bangladesh’s new initiative ‘Meet the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G from home’.
18 August 2020, 11:44 AM

'Fortnite' app removal threatens social lifeline for young gamers

A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that their favourite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s Store and Google Play store.
16 August 2020, 20:11 PM

ZKTeco Brings Elite Series [TI], a robust face verification and thermal imaging temperature detection terminal with ultra-large capacity

ZKTeco has introduced the Elite Series [TI], a robust face verification and thermal imaging temperature detection terminal. Elite Series [TI] is a fully upgraded version of the Elite Series Visible Light facial recognition terminals using Thermal Imaging intelligent engineering facial recognition algorithms and the latest computer vision technology.
16 August 2020, 19:17 PM

Fortnite maker sues Apple, Google after removal of game from app stores

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday removed popular video game "Fortnite" from their app stores for violating the in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file federal antitrust lawsuits challenging their rules.
13 August 2020, 20:34 PM

Are productivity tools crowding our workspace?

The steep rise in options for productivity assistance for students and professionals alike has presented an important question regarding productivity tools: How much is too much?
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM

How to overcome cheating in online multiplayers

That is highly possible. The quarantine has provided many people with a huge amount of free time. It actually is causing a large influx of players.
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM

TiCON: Putting technology in forefront even during pandemic

In the wake of the COVID 19 crisis, TiCON has developed its video conferencing system called eMeeting, which many businesses in Korea and Japan have been using for months. The eMeeting platform, which puts particular emphasis on ensuring the security of user information, is suitable for online meetings, webinars of corporate, healthcare, education sector.
13 August 2020, 17:55 PM