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

DHAKA: Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator in Bangladesh, has started its 3G service in Bogra, said a press release.Shafiqur Reza Biswas, Honorable Deputy Commissioner, Bogra officially inaugurated Airtel’s 3G service as the Chief Guest through a video call

DHAKA: Nokia now expects sale of its Devices & Services business and license its patents to Microsoft to close in April.This compares with Nokia’s previous expectation that the deal would close in Q1 2014.The sale was announced in September 2013 and Nokia insisted that both parties

DHAKA: Apple is thinking of launching an iTunes app for Android, as well as an on-demand streaming service similar to Spotify, Billboard reports.This is likely because downloads of music from iTunes are in decline as more and more people transitioning to streaming music services like

DHAKA: Country’s second largest mobile telecom operator Banglalink Tuesday commercially launched 3G services in Mymensingh.The disclosure came from a press conference at a hotel in the district.A jovial rally was arranged in this connection by flying off balloons consisting of 3G

DHAKA: Gionee, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, is all set to launch its slimmest smartphone in two countries this month. Dubbed the Gionee Elife S5.5, the 5.5mm-thick smartphone was first unveiled last month ahead of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.The smartphone will be

DHAKA: Huawei is planning to launch in the US in the second quarter a smartphone running both Android and Windows Mobile OS.In an interview with the site TrustedReviews, Huawei’s Chief Marketing Officer Shao Yang said the move should make it easier for consumers to choose a Windows