Category: Technology

Tablet PC project aims to inform illiterate

DHAKA :After India got its cheap $35 (for students) tablet PCs, Bangladesh may be on the verge of using the handheld devices for its own giant leap across the technological divide- provided a unique pilot about to conclude in Gazipur can be replicated at a national level. ”Digits to All” is the flagship project of an ambitious undertaking by four individuals that has at its heart two concepts at...

EU plan to spend billions on boosting broadband speeds

The European Commission is set to propose investing almost €9.2bn (£8bn) in a massive rollout of super-fast broadband infrastructure and services across the European Union. The plan is partly aimed at stimulating further investment in rural broadband. It...

Google to shut Google Buzz

SAN FRANCISCO- Google announced to shut down the highly-controversial social networking product Google Buzz, along with several other services in the coming weeks, Xinhua reported. Google on its official blog, Google announced the death penalty to its...

Laptop ‘Doel’ unveiled

DHAKA – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first ever Bangladesh made laptop Tuesday morning. The Prime Minister unveiled the laptop at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The laptop branded as “Doel” with four different models...

Blackberry services down in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Millions of Blackberry owners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been left without services following a server crash. Owners of the smartphones were unable to browse the web, send email or instant messages. The problem appears to have originated...

Brain ‘rejects negative thoughts’

One reason optimists retain a positive outlook even in the face of evidence to the contrary has been discovered, say researchers. A study, published in Nature Neuroscience, suggests the brain is very good at processing good news about the future. However,...

Ofcom delays 4G mobile auctions

Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is to delay auctions that would sell chunks of radio spectrum to support future fourth-generation mobile services. The process was initially scheduled to take place early in 2012 following a consultation about the proposals during...

Tributes for Apple ‘visionary’ Steve Jobs

World and business leaders have been paying tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who has died at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer. US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev said Mr Jobs had changed the world. Microsoft’s...

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies

Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives....

Europe to lead daring Sun mission

Europe is to lead the most ambitious space mission ever undertaken to study the behaviour of the Sun. Known as Solar Orbiter, the probe will have to operate a mere 42 million km from our star – closer than any spacecraft to date. The mission proposal...

Nobel physics prize honours accelerating Universe find

Three researchers behind the discovery that our Universe’s expansion is accelerating have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize for physics. Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the US and Brian Schmidt of Australia will divide the prize. The...

HTC to release urgent privacy fix for smartphones

NEWS BNN DESK – HTC is to release an urgent update for several of its smartphones to fix a vulnerability which could leave personal information at risk. The Android Police blog discovered that a user’s GPS location and call logs could be easily...

Thai PM’s Twitter account hacked

BANGKOK- A mocking hacker took over the Twitter account of Thailand’s recently elected prime minister on Sunday, questioning her ability to defend the country if she cannot even secure her own tweets. The unknown hacker ended a series of at least...

e-GP system gets good response; 225 bidders registered

DHAKA :A total of 225 bidders, including two from abroad, registered with the electronic government procurement (e-GP system) as of September 30 since a portal has been open for registration by the contractors, suppliers and consultants from home and...

Online registration introduced for overseas job seekers

DHAKA -The government has introduced online registration service for people seeking overseas jobs to maintain transparency, accountability and discipline in such employment process. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer...

Google boosts Silicon Roundabout

Google is to provide office space and assistance to new technology companies in London’s “Silicon Roundabout”. The company has leased a seven-storey building in the Old Street area, where many start-up firms are based. Prime Minister...

India imposes text message limit

The telecoms regulator in India has put a cap on the number of text messages which can be sent from a mobile phone. Under the new rules, no-one will be able to send more than 100 texts in a day, officials say. The ruling is expected to be a big relief...

Facebook focuses on media sharing and adds timeline

Facebook has outlined plans to encourage users to share more of the media they consume – including music and movies – with friends. Its founder Mark Zuckerberg also unveiled a dramatic redesign to the website, replacing user profiles with...

NASA’s UARS satellite falls off west coast of US

Nasa says its six-tonne UARS satellite landed off the US west coast after entering the earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean early on Saturday. The decommissioned craft fell between 03:23 and 05:09 GMT and no injury or damage to property was...

Faster than light particles found, claim scientists

It is a concept that forms a cornerstone of our understanding of the universe and the concept of time – nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. But now it seems that researchers working in one of the world’s largest physics laboratories,...

Google denies ‘cooking’ search results

Google’s executive chairman has denied that the company fixes its search results to promote its own websites and services. Eric Schmidt told a congressional hearing in Washington: “May I simply say that I can assure you we’re not cooking...