DHAKA: Google said that malware infections on Android devices have been cut in half in the past year following security upgrades for the mobile platform.In a security review for 2014, Google said it made significant strides for the platform long seen as weak on security.Android security

DHAKA: A group of Bangladeshi hackers took over Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) website just after three days of its official launch.The site (www.acc.org.bd) from Thursday midnight showed a black page with a message of ‘Hacked by FS’.The hackers also uploaded a popular Bangla song

DHAKA: Google and Taiwan’s Asus are launching a ‘computer on a stick’ which can plug into a display to turn it into a PC.Google said in a blog post that the Asus Chromebit would be arriving mid-year with a low price tag, reports the NDTV.“Smaller than a candy bar, the Chromebit is

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman M Badiuzzaman on Tuesday inaugurated a website (www.acc.org.bd) for the anti-graft body of the state.After the inauguration, Badiuzzaman said henceforth anybody from any country can come to know the activities of ACC by a click.People also

DHAKA: Apple chief Tim Cook slammed what he called a wave of ‘dangerous’ laws in several US states that he said promote discrimination and erode equality, in an editorial published Sunday.Cook, one of the most prominent chief executives to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, wrote

DHAKA: The chief executive of Apple, Tim Cook, has announced he is donating most of his wealth to charity before he dies.The head of the world’s most profitable company is worth over $800m.Cook told Fortune Magazine that he would leave his wealth to philanthropic causes but not before

DHAKA: Bangladesh set a new record by contributing more than seven lakhs Bangla words in one day in Google Translate, a free online translation service.Target was to add 4-lakhs words in Google. But Bangladesh has crossed the target and set a new world record by adding seven lakhs Bangla

DHAKA: Google joined the celebration of the 45th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh on Thursday changing its doodle with green-red color.The Doodle depicts a sitting Royal Bengal Tiger beside a river inside a red-colored sun – the third alphabet, O, of ‘Google’ word –

DHAKA: Jordan will sign an agreement with Russia’s State Corporation- ROSATOM for construction of a nuclear power plant in their territory by the end of current month.Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khalid Toukan disclosed the information while addressing a press conference

DHAKA: The total number of country’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 122 million at the end of January with addition of 1.514 million new users in the first month of the year, statistics of the country's telecom regulator showed Tuesday.According to Bangladesh Telecommunication

DHAKA: India’s top court on Tuesday struck down a controversial law that made posting ‘offensive’ comments online a crime punishable by jail, a ruling which free speech campaigners hailed as a victory.The Supreme Court said the 2009 amendment to India’s Information Technology Act,

DHAKA: Facebook might soon launch a new app that would enable users to know who is calling and automatically block unwarranted calls.The new app - named Phone - would be an addition to Facebook's lengthy repertoire of offshoot apps that include Messenger, Home, Rooms, Groups and

DHAKA: The first ever South Asian regional Tech Summit, with the tagline of Driving ICT Innovations and Security, ended on Saturday promising to lead the future world with ICT based young forces.CTO Forum Bangladesh and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) technology concern INFOCOM of India

DHAKA: With the tagline of Driving ICT Innovations and Security, the first ever south Asian regional Tech Summit started at a city hotel on Friday.CTO Forum Bangladesh and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) technology concern Infocom of India and organized the cross border technology summit.There

DHAKA: Bangladesh is ready to set a world record by adding four lakhs Bangla words in Google Translate, a free online language translation service, with the view to enrich Bangla words on Google on March 26, the Independence Day. The words are being included with the help of Google

DHAKA: Facebook Inc said it is adding a new feature to its messaging app that allows friends to send and receive money through it.Users can tap or click a dollar icon in a new chat window to send money to their friends, after they link a Visa or MasterCard debit card issued by a US bank

DHAKA: In a scene straight from a movie, a Facebook photo has helped a Californian woman reunite with her son after 15 years.15 years back, three-year-old Jonathan was allegedly kidnapped by his father and taken to Mexico.Last year, Jonathan, now 18, posted a childhood photo with his

DHAKA: A patch of gold, just a few centimeters wide and light as a feather, could reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings.This is the premise of Professor John Rogers' Biostamp. By attaching flexible, miniature sensors to the user's temple, he has been able to track brain waves in

DHAKA: Ride-hailing service Uber has submitted a bid for Nokia’s map business, HERE, for as much as US$3 billion.The New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the offer, says The Straits Times.Finland’s Nokia said last month it had started a strategic review for HERE, a

DHAKA: Yahoo! Inc is reportedly shutting down its office in China, a move that will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.The Web portal, which has been consolidating offices and trimming staff around the world, told employees based in Beijing that