DHAKA: The personal data gathering abilities of Google, Facebook and other tech companies has sparked growing unease among Americans, with a majority worried that internet companies are encroaching too much upon their lives.A new poll showed.Google and Facebook generally topped lists of

DHAKA: Customers will enjoy some five percent discount on market price, if they book Nokia Lumia 630 model handset at the Robi Smartphone and Tab Expo-2014 in the city.The handset is yet to avail at the local markets and the discount will be given first come first served basis.Nokia

DHAKA: A new atomic clock unveiled Thursday (April 3) is three times more accurate than the one previously used to keep official time in the United States, making it the most precise timekeeper yet developed.The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S.

DHAKA: A new mobile messaging application called FireChat is empowering nearby smartphone users to stay in touch even when there`s no cellular service or Internet connection.In just two weeks since its release on the iPhone, FireChat already has provided a flicker of hope for people

DHAKA: The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday voted to end mobile phone roaming charges by late December of 2015, reports the Euronews.It will also stop telecoms operators from prioritising some internet traffic over others, doing things like blocking the free VOIP calling service

DHAKA: A mobile phone with 16.0 MP Auto Focus Rear Camera and 8.0 MP Front Camera, made with the world’s best technology, can surely be used by professional photographers.Reality has no true definition as it is beyond to define. But Walton Primo ZX brings an answer to this. Primo ZX is

DHAKA: State Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that 24 percent people of the country are now using internet.He came up with the assertion while inaugurating a fair “Robi Smartphone and Tab Expo-2014” at Bangabandhu International Conference

DHAKA: Amazon has unveiled Fire TV, a small box that plugs into an HDTV to provide instant access to Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, Showtime and low-cost video rentals, among other content. The new Amazon streaming device measures 0.7 inches thin and comes equipped

DHAKA: Microsoft on Wednesday took on Apple’s Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed ‘Cortana’, gleaned from a character in the hit Xbox video game ‘Halo’.Windows Phone vice president Joe Belfiore introduced Cortana on stage at the technology titan’s

DHAKA: A 3-day long “Robi Smartphone and Tab Expo-2014” has started at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Thursday.State Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Junaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the fair.BASIS president Shamim Ahsan, Robi

DHAKA: The billionaire chairman of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has been ordered to appear before an Indian court next month in a long-running US$1.4-million payment dispute.At a sitting in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said Lee Kun-Hee must ‘surrender’ before

DHAKA: Intel announced plans to set up an Intel Smart Device Innovation Center in Shenzhen, China and invest USD 100 million in the Intel Capital China Smart Device Innovation Fund.The investment is expected to strengthen its position with local mobile device makers and help further

DHAKA: Intel launched a $100 million fund in China to accelerate innovation of smart devices on Wednesday, reports US media website CNET.com.Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, speaking at the Intel Developer Forum in Shenzhen of Chinese Guangdong Province, announced the establishment of an Intel

DHAKA: Samsung has unveiled its latest range of tablets, the Galaxy Tab 4. Available in 10.1-, 8.0- and 7.0-inch screen sizes, the new range targets "the whole family", with more media and sharing features and a slimmer, more portable design, according to Samsung. The tablets will launch

DHAKA: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg earned $3.3bn on the sale of share options in 2013.A new regulatory filing has revealed, reports the BBC.Zuckerberg has now exhausted his supply of stock options as a result of Facebook’s public offering.He was given 60 million shares to help him

DHAKA: Department of Inspection and for Factories and Establishments, under labour and employment ministry has introduced its official website on Sunday noon.State minister for labour and employment Advocate Mujibul Haque Chunnu inaugurated the website www.dife.gov.bd around 12:00

DHAKA: Grameen Phone, one of the leading mobile phone operating companies in the country, has made available the Third Generation (3G) network service across the country.Grameen Phone has set a milestone by providing 3G service in 64-district of the country as they promised in September

DHAKA: Hemayati, a new free smartphone app designed to let parents keep tabs on their children, has been launched on the Apple store by the UAE ministry of interior’s Child Protection Centre.Hemayati (Arabic for ‘my protection’) allows parents to maintain real time communication

DHAKA: Samsung voiced annoyance on Thursday after South Korean telecoms operators released its latest smartphone ahead of schedule in order to dodge sales restrictions imposed by regulators.The world’s biggest mobile phone maker had planned to release the Galaxy S5, first unveiled in

DHAKA: US chipmaker Intel has stepped up its investment in wearable technology with the acquisition of Basis Science, a firm known for its health tracking services and devices.The start-up from San Francisco will be merged with Intel’s New Devices Group, which focuses on wearable