DHAKA: To build up the ICT skilled and efficient human resources Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park authority and local training institutes have arranged a number of   training programs on ICT.  According to a press release, under the training programs, total 3000 people will get the opportunity

DHAKA: Internet giant Google has reported a 22% jump in revenue during the second quarter period from March through June compared to a year earlier. Revenue rose to $16bn (£9.4bn) and profits were up 6% to $3.4bn, said the firm in its earnings report. Strong demand for Google's

DHAKA: In a Thursday morning letter to his employees, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the company would be cutting 18,000 jobs in the next year."We are moving now to start reducing the first 13,000 positions, and the vast majority of employees whose jobs will be eliminated

DHAKA: A new smart helmet that allows fighter pilots to see in the dark via an integrated night vision camera has been unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow. The Striker II, built by BAE Systems, features a visor that also acts as a high-definition display, which can project useful

DHAKA: A 3-day summit of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) will be held in Dhaka from September 8. Bangladesh government and Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will jointly host the event. Preparations for this global leading technology forum

DHAKA: A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan.But as the once-fantastical idea of wise-cracking android sidekicks takes form in laboratories and the gap between humans and

DHAKA: Microsoft Corp is expected to surpass Yahoo Inc for the first time in the US$140.2 billion worldwide digital advertising market, according to estimates by research firm eMarketer released on Tuesday. Microsoft’s global ad revenue share for 2014 is forecast at 2.54 percent,

DHAKA: Microsoft Corp is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years as the software maker looks to integrate Nokia Oyj’s handset unit. Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the company’s plans, says The Times of India. The reductions, expected to be announced

DHAKA: Samsung has temporarily suspended business with one of its suppliers, Dongguan Shinyang Electronics, after conducting an investigation prompted by China Labor Watch report on 10 July accusing the Chinese supplier of employing children. Samsung’s investigation found evidence of

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has asked Internet Service Providers (ISP) to ensure superfast internet of 1 MBPS speed across the country.Joy, also ICT affairs adviser to the premier, came up with the plea while talking to the ISPs in a view-exchange

DHAKA: US technology giant Apple is fighting Chinese claims that the iPhone threatens national security through its ability to track and time-stamp a user’s location. The frequent locations function, which can be switched on or off by users, is available on iOS 7. The operating system

DHAKA: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has accused US technology giant Apple of threatening national security through its iPhone’s ability to track and time-stamp a user’s location. The ‘frequent locations’ function, which can be switched on or off by users, could be used to

DHAKA: The first-ever online Eid Fair organized by RallyRound has begun on Thursday with the theme ‘Something More Than Trade’ to do the eid shopping online, said a press release.Kaspersky Anti-Virus and esufiana.com are sponsoring the programme.Prominent e-commerce sites of the

DHAKA: One of the most popular mobile handset brand Symphony has recently launched a new modeled smart phone W130 in the market. The customers will get two extra a free back cover on every purchase. There are three colors of the covers-- black, blue and red. One can easily convert the

DHAKA: Emerging countries such as China, India and Bangladesh witnessed significant growth in the past 12 months, the Juniper study found. More than 1.75 billion mobile phone users will have used their devices for banking purposes by the end of 2019, compared to 800 million this year,

DHAKA: Japan's leading IT companies are showing interest to recruit the Bangladeshi Information Technology Engineers Examination (ITEE) graduates.Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Secretary Md. Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday said that chief executive officers of two

DHAKA: With the football madness in full swing, Opera Software on Thursday announced its partnership with Bangladesh’s second largest cellular operator Banglalink for delivering a special co-branded mobile web browser to its more than 29 million subscribers. The special co-branded

DHAKA: With the football madness in full swing, Opera Software was announced on Wednesday its partnership with Banglalink, one of the largest cellular operators in the country, for delivering a special co-branded mobile web browser to its more than 29 million subscribers. The special

DHAKA: Samsung has launched the Galaxy S5 mini, a mini-variant of the company's 2014 flagship smartphone. The South Korean giant has not revealed the pricing details of the handset; though it has announced that the Galaxy S5 mini will be available initially in Russia starting

DHAKA: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected Google Inc’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal wiretap law when it accidentally collected emails and other personal data while building its popular Street View program. The justices left intact a September 2013