The word Blog is one of the most spoken words of the year 2011 in the field of social media and communication. Blog has gained increased notice and exposure for their role in breaking, shaping, and spinning news around the world. It is being considered as one of the most alternative powerful tools of the ... Read more
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Samsung to roll out Galaxy Note
Samsung rolls out Galaxy Note, latest addition to its Galaxy family, in the local market next week, says a press release. The Note is a combination of tablet and smartphone that reflects the South Korean tech giant’s continuous implementation of innovative ideas. Galaxy Note has been designed for the
Qubee gets 100,000 likes on FB
Qubee, a WiMax internet service provider, has crossed 100,000 fan base of Qubeezone, its Facebook page. The feat said to be the first for any corporate house in the country. Officials said in addition to traditional ways of promoting (press, radio and billboards), they chose Facebook as it is the perfect way to reach the ... Read more
Nokia brings entry-level smartphone
Nokia announced the introduction of Nokia 500, an entry level touchscreen smartphone, in the local market, said a press release. Despite being an entry level smarphone, Nokia 500 is said not to have compromised with quality or performance. It has the Nokia’s fastest processor to date, a 5MP camera, a music and entertainment
Galaxy Y to hit the market
Galaxy Y, the latest from Samsung’s Galaxy series, is set to be released in the local market from this week, says a press release. The world’s leading smartphone company has designed it especially for the young generation at an affordable price. With 3-inch QVGA display, the phone has an 832MHz processor and runs on Android’s
WiMax operators set to go aggressive
With the promise of high-speed internet connectivity at an affordable cost, the country’s two existing WiMax operators have geared up to secure greater market penetration in the years to come. Equipped with advanced 4G technology, the WiMax operators are determined to sustain their already achieved success and intensify service operation. “We are focusing to expand ... Read more
Nokia N9: All it takes is a swipe
Nokia N9, the much-anticipated smartphone from Nokia will hit the local market next week. Let’s have a look at the N9, the first ever pure touch phone with no buttons. So far this is the best-looking and slickest device from Nokia. Its awesome design, display and ease to use make it reasonable alternative to Android ... Read more
Google launches music service
Google Inc has turned on the music at its new online store, aiming to wrest the lead from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc in audio entertainment distribution despite the absence of a major record label. Google Music, with more 13 million songs, will be integrated with Android Market, the company’s online store for smartphone apps ... Read more
Internet users kept at bay
Speed of Internet now as slow as a snail The absence of guidelines to ensure a fixed subscriber base under a certain bandwidth (Internet speed) has prompted internet service providers (ISPs) to provide too many connections, which has resulted in decreased speed at the subscriber’s end. Officials of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said they ... Read more
‘Sky is the limit for Banglalink’
Orascom Telecom Group CEO reflects his thoughts on Bangladesh market The view from Orascom Telecom Holding’s group CEO’s office is breathtaking. You can see the mighty river Nile flowing right through the Egyptian capital Cairo. You can tell why they call this longest river in the world the lifeline of the country and watch the ... Read more
150 software firms await 3G boon
Dhaka: About 150 software firms have been waiting for more than a year for the launch of the 3G technology. The government launch of the 3G technology will not only prove to be good news for telecom operators, a number of firms that develop software for 3G-enabled mobile phones for foreign buyers, at cheaper prices, ... Read more
Our own laptop
Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS), Bangladesh, where analogue phone sets were manufactured long before the digital dominance, will now be the hub for assembling Doel netbooks and laptops. Named after the national bird, Doel is the first ever laptop brand to be assembled in Bangladesh, which is believed to revolutionise the high tech industry of the ... Read more
First super bus made in Holland
The first super bus has been developed in Holland costing 7 million pounds and was flown to the United Arab Emirates where it will be used by a sheikh. The super bus crafted with state-of-the-art materials which seats 23 passengers and had a top speed of 155mph. The hi-tech bus means the sheikh will be ... Read more
IBM 2nd in tech ranking
For the first time since 1996 IBM’s market value has exceeded Microsoft’s. IBM’s closing price on September 29 was $214 billion while Microsoft’s was a shade behind at $213.2b. The values cap a sustained period in which IBM’s share price has moved steadily upward as Microsoft’s has generally been in decline. The growth means IBM ... Read more
Mobile Internet user to eclipse wireline users by 2015
It’s going to be a mobile Internet world and we’ll just live in it. That’s the conclusion of IDC, which is forecasting that mobile Internet users will grow by an annual compound rate of 16.6 percent through 2015, when they will pass PC and other wireline Internet users. That’s not entirely surprising if you’ve been ... Read more
Supercomputer may predict upheavals
Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US research. A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the recent revolutions in Libya and Egypt. While the analysis was carried out retrospectively, scientists say the same processes could be used to anticipate upcoming
Nokia launches 3 smartphones
Nokia unveiled three feature-packed, mass market smartphones – Nokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 600 at an event in Hong Kong, said a press release. The phones are equipped with latest smartphone functionalities and run on Symbian Belle, the latest in a series of planned software updates to the Symbian platform, which started with
Mobile internet use nearing 50pc
Almost half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections, according to the Office for National Statistics. Forty-five percent of people surveyed said they made use of the net while out and about, compared with 31 percent in
IBM makes first ‘brain chips’
IBM has developed a microprocessor which it claims comes closer than ever to replicating the human brain. The system is capable of “rewiring” its connections as it encounters new information, similar to the way biological synapses work. Researchers believe that by replicating that feature, the technology could start to learn. Cognitive computers may eventually be ... Read more
How BlackBerry helped spread London riots
The RIM messenger service, popular with teenagers, helped spread the word about looting across London The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service is reported to have played a key role in the spread of rioting and looting in London this weekend. Peaceful protests over a fatal police shooting quickly escalated into rioting and looting in north