Facebook to launch redesign of video tab, called ‘Watch’

Facebook Inc on Wednesday made its biggest move to date to compete in the television market by expanding its video offerings with programming ranging from professional women's basketball to a safari show and a parenting program.
10 August 2017

Computer security: Beware of hackers when choosing a password

The founder of the website HaveIBeenPwned.com publishes an impressive list of more than 300 million names and character strings that have been stolen in recent years.
9 August 2017

Google fires defender of tech gender gap: US media

Google fires the author of an internal memo defending the gender-gap in Silicon Valley tech jobs as a matter of biology, according to media reports.
8 August 2017

Get into a novel via virtual reality

The revolutionary field of digital humanities - all the rage in the US and Britain - is gaining ground among local universities.
8 August 2017

SKorea prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung heir

South Korean prosecutors seek a 12-year jail term for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee, over charges including allegedly bribing ex-President Park Geun-hye for government support to cement Lee's control of Samsung Group.
7 August 2017

Vietnam to tighten cyber protection

Vietnam plans to tighten its grip on the internet via a censorship system to block and prevent personal computers from receiving misleading information.
7 August 2017

TECH BITS

TECH BITS
6 August 2017

Summer 2017 Smartphone & Tab Expo at a glance

The three-day long smartphone and tab expo of summer 2017 ended last week at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at
6 August 2017

Gigabyte brings Brix PC

Gigabyte recently has launched Brix compact PC for the Bangladesh. It features Latest Intel 7th Generation Core i3-7100U Processor,
6 August 2017

BUBT holds seminar titled 'Digital Bangladesh: Role of Youth'

A seminar titled `Digital Bangladesh: Role of Youth' was held at the Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) on
6 August 2017

TECNO i7

Another Hong Kong based Chinese mobile phone manufacturer that started off in 2006 & belonging to the Transsion holdings. For those who doesn’t know Transsion Holdings, they also own the Itel and Infinix brands latter of which we've reviewed previously. They started their journey formally in Bangladesh last month with the brand Tecno although Itel was operating before that. Transsion Holdings brand Tecno has been initially focusing exclusively on Africa and only recently made a foray into the Indian market with a barrage of new devices.
6 August 2017

Career Camp 2017 a big success

IPDC presents Career Camp 2017 powered by Cooper's Bakery took place on the 5th of August 2017 at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre. The event started off with a huge blast with the support of an enthusiastic crowd and exceptional speakers.
6 August 2017

Bangladeshi firm’s ‘where’s a toilet’ app wins award

A Bangladeshi software company wins World Summit Award 2016 with an original mobile app that directs commuters and pedestrians to a nearby toilet in Dhaka city.
4 August 2017

5 jobs that might die out by 2025

Bangladesh is slowly catching up to adapting new technology and come 2025, a lot of existing jobs are likely to be in jeopardy of losing their market demands.
3 August 2017

Second treble for aamra companies

aamra has received awards in three different categories at Asia's Best Employer Brand Awards 2017.
3 August 2017

6 jobs that didn't exist 10 years ago [INFOGRAPHIC]

Jobs exist now that we’d never heard of a decade ago.
3 August 2017

The Bossman #19

Bossman believes an open door policy improves morale and output. What's he up to now?
3 August 2017

Innovation Summit Chittagong held

Organised by CheesecakeTech, Innovation Summit Chittagong was a rare opportunity for the youth to learn about recent tech trends.
3 August 2017

Smartphone sales slip as top vendors consolidate market share

Global smartphone sales see a modest decline in the second quarter of 2017, as market leaders Samsung and Apple consolidate their positions, according to a survey.
3 August 2017

Ekattor TV website hacked

The official website of Bangladeshi private satellite television channel Ekattor TV has been hacked. The hackers wrote “HACKED BY Amjonota. Atheist media: Stop anti-Islamic activities..”.
2 August 2017