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
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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
Phones to replace wallets soon
Transaction methods have changed through the course of time and has come a long way from coins to paper money to plastics. Now we are witnessing yet another ground-breaking change, mobile payments, also known as mobile wallet. Already mobile phones have become more than just a tool to communicate; smartphones have made
Nokia improves its browser
Nokia has upgraded Nokia Browser for its series 40 devices, says a press release. This newly upgraded version 1.0.3 enables quick and easy access to relevant contents such as social networking sites, news readers, image search, videos and more. According to the development team at Nokia Beta Labs, the browser is equipped with Nokia’s latest
Apple, Samsung overtake Nokia in smartphone market
Apple and Samsung both sold more smartphones than Nokia in the second quarter, although Nokia still sold most phones overall, market researcher Strategy Analytics said Friday. Nokia’s smartphone sales have plunged since its February announcement that its future smartphones will run Microsoft’s Windows Phone instead of its own Symbian OS: In the second quarter, it
Facebook, Twitter & generation obsessed
Facebook and Twitter have created a generation obsessed with themselves, who have short attention spans and a childlike desire for constant feedback on their lives, a top scientist believes, reports Daily Mail. Repeated exposure to social networking sites leaves users with an ‘identity crisis’, wanting attention in the manner of a toddler saying: ‘Look at ... Read more
Wireless internet becoming popular
Modem based Broadband Internet Service [BIS] is becoming increasingly popular in Bangladesh, while Banglalion brand is gradually turning into dominant player with Qubee at the second position. Another Service name Zoom, which is offered by Bangladesh’s only CDMA mobile phone operators Citicel is loosing market because of its extremely poor service and the company fails ... Read more
Internet use affects memory, study finds
The widespread use of search engines and online databases has affected the way people remember information, researchers are reporting. The scientists, led by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia, wondered whether people were more likely to remember information that could be easily retrieved from a computer, just as students are more likely ... Read more
Acer launches ICONIA series
Acer, the second largest PC vendor in the world, has launched its new range of five tablets under the brand ICONIA series in local market. User’s can navigate seamlessly using all their fingers with the new tablets, a new concept device set to add a brand new experience for highly intuitive all-point multi-touch
LinkedIn passes Myspace as No. 2 U.S. social network
Despite new ownership and an injection of Justin Timberlake celebrity cachet, the bad news just keeps coming for Myspace. LinkedIn, the online network geared to professionals, has surpassed slumping Myspace as the second-most popular online social network in the U.S. in terms of Web traffic, behind
Joe Biden joins Twitter
As the 2012 election season heats up, Vice President Joe Biden has officially jumped on the social media bandwagon. US Vice President Joe Biden now has his own Twitter account, reports Leena Rao at TechCrunch. The second-in-command will now be tweeting under the account @VP. “VP & Dr. B hope you take time to think ... Read more
Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead
Hackers have taken over a Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News and declared President Obama dead. The @foxnewspolitics feed stated: “BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too
Online poker site is shut down
One of the world’s largest online poker sites has been suspended. Full Tilt Poker, an American-run site registered on the Channel Island of Alderney, has been closed down by the authorities there. A US investigation into money laundering, illegal gambling and bank fraud was launched
Acer ICONIA
A personal approach to personal computing Executive Technologies Ltd. will be introduces acer ICONIA for Bangladeshi ICT Market shortly. Not so long ago mobile computing devices with touch screens were only found in science fiction. Now Acer presents ICONIA, a new concept device set to add a brand new tablet experience, combining the versatility of ... Read more
Kaspersky launches 2012 consumer AV solution versions
Kaspersky Lab has introduced its latest 2012 editions of Anti-Virus and Internet Security software in the Bangladesh market. The launch is highly notable as this was the first official launch of the 2012 editions in the Asia-Pacific region for Kaspersky Lab. It is also the first time that a globally reputed software company makes its ... Read more
Facebook elbows past Microsoft in UK
More visitors than everyone except Google Facebook has overtaken Microsoft as the UK’s second most popular web site behind Google, according to figures revealed on Monday by online measurement body UKOM/Nielsen. The social networking site recorded 26.8 million visits last month from people in the UK, many of them over the age of 50
Lunar robot readied for Nasa contest
Brac University students make the WiFi-controlled device Brac University students have made the nation’s first lunar robot which will compete with robots made by famous universities across the world for Nasa’s Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition, 2011. The students are giving the final touches to BRACU Chondrobot, a lunar excavation robot made of recycled car parts, ... Read more