Monday, 21 Apr, 2025

Tech

Banglanews, VU Mobile Sign Deal

DHAKA: Corporate, industrial and commercial institutions are becoming interested about online news portals as the people are becoming more interested and dependent on it.The banglanews24.com is also refurbishing itself in the form of creating Android and iPhone versions to reach the

Google may launch YouTube music service

DHAKA: Google Inc is planning new and revamped streaming-music services in coming weeks, searching for a way to stand out in an increasingly crowded field of rivals from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc to Spotify.Nailing music is one way for Google to raise chances of continued success

Add a mute button to Chrome tabs

DHAKA: Is it often needed to mute YouTube or did you ever think to mute any other background music while browsing despite of computer sound? Chrome has added a developer feature that will let you mute tabs natively. This means you don't need a third-party extension to get this feature,

Bangladesh gets WITSA global ICT award

DHAKA: Bangladesh honored with the ‘Global ICT Excellence Award’ in the category of ‘Public Sector Excellence’ for its extraordinary contribution in social development using Information Technology. State minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak

Portrait with electric spark!

DHAKA: Painting, one of an artistic ways to show creativity. But, what it could be said if anyone uses electrical discharge from a battery to do it? Phil Hansen is a multimedia artist "who specializes in representative portraiture using media that connect to the subject matter." This

Microsoft jumps to Windows 10 skipping 9

DHAKA: Microsoft just said no to 9. The follow-on to the current Windows 8 operating system will be known as Windows 10.Originally codenamed Windows Threshold, the new operating system essentially does away with the dependency on the tiled "Metro" user interface that Microsoft had

HP launches 7” tablet for USD 100

DHAKA: American multinational information technology corporation HP (Hewlett-Packard) has announced two new Windows tablets launching for the year-end holidays.The Stream 7 and Stream 8 are Intel-powered 7- and 8-inch tablets that come with a full Windows 8.1 experience, reports

iPhone 6, Plus from Oct 17 in China

DHAKA: Apple has announced the official launch date for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in China.On October 10, customers will be able to pre-order the devices from Apple’s site, according to techcrunch.com’s report published on Tuesday.On October 14, they’ll be able to put earlier

Ebay splitting PayPal off as a separate

DHAKA: Ebay has just announced that it's to split PayPal off as an independent, publicly traded company in 2015.The separation—which will see PayPal spun off, tax-free, naturally—means that Ebay's e-commerce business will be distinct from its PayPal payments unit. Devin Wenig,

Apple Watch on show at Paris Fashion Week

DHAKA: Apple has made it well known that its Watch is more than a piece of technology: it's a thoroughbred fashion item, too, which has received critical acclaim from watch experts as well as tech journalists. This explains why it’s showing the device off at Paris Fashion Week.For

Free Windows 9 for some isn’t too crazy

DHAKA: At some point, speculating about what will become quickly obvious is difficult. Still, on the cusp as we are of the release of the first preview of what may be called Windows 9, it’s reasonable to take a few notes of the latest rumor cycle: Will Windows 9 be free? Current gossip

Genetically modified human beings exist

DHAKA: Remember the sci-fi thriller GATTACA? For those who never saw the film and/or eschewed all pop culture in the late 90’s for some reason, it was a popular movie that came out in 1997 about genetically modified human beings.Now some literally genetically modified human babies

Facebook ads use your browsing history

DHAKA: Facebook is going to start using app and website data from your browsing habits to provide more targeted ads—and you'll have to opt out if you don't like it.The feature will provide advertisers with the information required to target Facebook ads more directly, reports the

The Dos and Don'ts of phone at party

DHAKA: You're dying to Instagram that gorgeous chocolate soufflé -- is it a compliment to the chef, or a complete faux pas? And what about texting during a party -- is it OK as long as you leave the room first?Etiquette expert Jodi R.R. Smith says there's a right way (and a rude way)

Wearable drone to take selfie

DHAKA: “Oh man, this would make a great picture. I wish there was someone else here to take our picture for us so we didn’t have to take a selfie!”Has this ever happened to you?Of course it has. You’re a human being in the 21st century who reads news online.The Nixie aims to

Cancer-spotting smartphone camera

DHAKA: The lengthy wait for a cancer diagnosis can be one of the most stressful periods of the illness.But, what will it be if you can diagnose yourself, without the need for a doctor, in an instant, just with a smartphone camera?That's what researchers at the University of Queensland in

Apple stops supporting iOS 7

DHAKA: With every new iOS update, there are bugs and glitches. For a brief time, if you knew how, you could go back to the sane stability of iOS 7. Not anymore—Apple stopped signing iOS 7.1.2 on Friday afternoon, reports gizmodo.com on Saturday. This, of course, was bound to happen,

Sony dares to unbox Xperia Z3 underwater

DHAKA: Sony’s newest flagship the Xperia Z3 carries on the handset’s most notable and widely praised feature. It’s completely waterproof. So the unboxing experts at Carphone Warehouse decided to get their first look at the new Z3 in its natural habitat — completely submerged

Police Constables on ICT Highway

DHAKA: Root level members of the Bangladesh Police are being taken to the ICT (Information, Communication and Technology) Highway. Sources said a training session is going on at Savar Model Thana auditorium on Sunday arranged by the Dhaka Range Police to make the department’s every

iPhone 6 dropped from 7000 ft, still working

DHAKA: Apple's latest addition to the iPhone family — iPhone 6 — has successfully endured the most extreme drop test from a whopping height of 7000-12000 feet. Richard Ryan, known for putting gadgets through several rounds of stress tests, earlier dipped an iPhone 6 Plus in liquid