DHAKA: Google has introduced controls to its Chrome web browser that allow parents to monitor and control the browsing behaviour of their children.The new feature, called "supervised users", allows "managers" to set up profiles of the people they want to monitor.Managers can view the

Google is India`s most attractive internet brand, says new research by Trust Research Advisory (TRA).With a growth of 31% over last year, India has 74 million internet users. This has helped it surpass Japan to become the world`s third largest Internet user base after China and the

For the third month in a row, more Americans visited Yahoo`s websites than Google`s, according to comScore`s internet traffic data for September.The research firm said Yahoo`s websites had 197.8 million unique US visitors last month, while Google`s had 191.4 million. Yahoo was ahead of

DHAKA: Facebook yanked a beheading video from the social network late Tuesday following outrage over its lifting of a ban on the gory imagery.The flip flop came as Facebook aimed to balance the diverse sensitivities of its billion-plus members with a desire to be a platform for free

DHAKA: Apple has unveiled a top-of-the-range tablet called the iPad Air that is 20% thinner than the previous version.The 9.7in (24.6cm) computer is 7.5mm (0.3in) thick and weighs 1lb (469g), which the firm claims is the lightest full-sized tablet on the market.It is powered by the same

DHAKA: British prime minister David Cameron on Tuesday condemned Facebook as ‘irresponsible’ after the social networking site lifted its ban on users posting videos of beheadings.Cameron said ‘worried parents’ needed to hear an explanation from the US-based website.‘It’s

DHAKA: A German state has banned Facebook contact between students and teachers, citing the social media network’s storage of personal data for commercial purposes.Teachers chatting with students online and giving them access to photos and personal information also jeopardises

DHAKA: Nokia, whose handset division is to be acquired by Microsoft, launched its first-ever tablet computer in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.The Windows 10-inch screen tablet, Lumia 2520, was one of six devices unveiled, including two so-called ‘phablets’, large screen smartphones.The Nokia

DHAKA: IsoHunt, a popular website offering BitTorrents of mostly pirated material, is to shut down following a court settlement.The site`s owner, Canadian Gary Fung, has agreed to pay $110m (£68m) to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).MPAA chairman Chris Dodd said the move

DHAKA: Apple is expected to rev up its iPad line on Tuesday as the tablet market heats up with competition from devices powered by software from Google and Microsoft.Analysts agree that iPads will star at an invitation-only event being held in San Francisco on the cusp of the prime

DHAKA: HTC has announced its latest handset a day earlier than planned after its details leaked on to the net.The Android-powered One Max - which includes a fingerprint scanner and a 5.9in (15cm) screen - had been scheduled to be unveiled at a press conference in China on Tuesday.The

DHAKA: Those long-forgotten posts on social networks, from the pasta someone photographed to the rant about her dentist, are forgotten no more. Social networks want to make them easier to find, and in some cases, to show them in ads. Google on Friday announced that it would soon be able

DHAKA: Apple announced it will expand sales of the new iPhone 5s and 5c smartphones to over 25 more countries from 25 October.The list includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,

DHAKA: Russian police have reportedly arrested a man on suspicion of masterminding two infamous hacking tools.He is suspected of being the man behind the alias Paunch - the nickname used by the creator of the Blackhole and Cool exploit kits, sold to cybercriminals to infect web users with

DHAKA: Samsung has unveiled its first smartphone featuring a curved display. The Samsung Galaxy Round is equipped with a 5.7-inch Full HD Super Amoled display that curves slightly to fit the shape of the hand. The curved design integrates features such as the Roll Effect that enables user

DHAKA: Apple intends to introduce its latest line-up of iPads on October 22, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources familiar with the company’s plans as saying, meaning Apple would be updating its tablets in time for holiday shopping.New versions of the iPad, which will go up against

iPhone 5S is making waves in the market, notching up record sales in the first weekend. However, the real game changer from Apple may still be in the offing.Apple is said to be working on an iPhone with a 4.8-inch screen, a 20% increase in screen size from the iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C and

DHAKA: Grameenphone launched Third Generation (3G) mobile-phone services for its customers of Basundhara and Baridhara area on commercial basis on Tuesday.3G was launched flying balloons in front of Bashundhara Industrial Park in Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital.The launching

DHAKA: A little more than two weeks after it first went on sale for $99, Apple`s colorful new iPhone 5c is already on the bargain racks.First Best Buy rolled out a promotion on Thursday to offer the Apple iPhone 5C for $50, and now RadioShack and Walmart have announced similar price cuts

DHAKA: Adobe has confirmed that 2.9 million customers have had private information stolen during a “sophisticated” cyber attack on its website.The attackers accessed encrypted customer passwords and payment card numbers, the company said.But it does not believe decrypted debit or