Thursday, 14 Nov, 2024

Tech

Sex domain gets official approval

Official approval has been given for the creation of an internet domain dedicated to pornography.The board of net overseer Icann gave initial approval for the creation of the .xxx domain at its conference in Brussels.Icann`s approval will kick off a fast-track process to get the porn-only

Pakistan court wants Google, Yahoo, You Tube blocked

LAHORE: A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to block access to nine websites including Google, Yahoo and YouTube for allegedly offending Muslims with blasphemous material.Judge Mazhar Iqbal ordered Pakistan`s Telecommunications Authority to block the websites due to "material

Nasir Hossain is One of The Top Fashion Photographers in Bangladesh

A boy in his prime with a camera floating about the antique premises of Old Dhaka, who would have known he was to become a top-tier photographer today? Old Dhaka is acknowledged for harboring an air of ruddy and ambient antiquity resonating with the Mughal period. It is only natural

China Unicom in talks to launch iPhone 4, iPad in China

SHANGHAI: China`s second largest cell phone operator is in talks with Apple to launch the iPhone 4 and iPad in the country, reports said on Thursday, as the new smartphone went on sale.China Unicom Vice President Li Gang said formal talks with the US giant had already started, the China

Listening to MP3 can cause deafness

Just one hour`s listening to an MP3 player can damage hearing. It causes temporary changes in hearing sensitivity which may lead to long-term harm, say scientists.   A new study reveals that over-stimulation of hair cells within the ear occurs even at varying volume levels for short

VOIP imbroglio

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday granted bail to 21 accused, including chairman of National Phone Amisur Rahman Sinha and its Managing Director Mohammod Jahangir, in a case of illegal international call termination surreptitiously using VoIP (voice over internet protocol) technology. The

Facebook fracas

Dhaka: While the facebook fracas continued, police Thursday took the cyber-silly boy, Rodin, on another day`s remand for quizzing over his satirical portrayal of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia on the Internet.Dhaka CMM Court judge SK Tofayel Hasan approved