Realme launches Realme 8 and C25 in Bangladesh

Realme has launched two of its devices on April 26, 2021, through an online event – the Realme 8 priced at BDT 22,990 and Realme C25 in 2 variants, the 4/64 at BDT 13,990 and the 4/128 at BDT 14,990.
26 April 2021

Shohoz Health: bringing healthcare online during the pandemic

The current doctor-patient ratio in Bangladesh is only 5.26 per 10,000 population, which places the country at the second position from the bottom, among the South Asian countries, according to the WHO. And to fill this gap, Shohoz introduced a technology empowered solution for the healthcare sector, "Shohoz Health”, with over 150 specialised doctors and over 20 medical specialisations in the country.
26 April 2021

Tech trends to go green: Sustainability initiatives that might just save the Earth

April 22nd, celebrated worldwide as Earth Day, subtly reminds us that the world needs to change if it is to survive. The term ‘Going Green’ is not limited to only planting more trees anymore (though equally important),
22 April 2021

Apple goes to battle with Spotify in premium podcast push

Apple Inc is fighting to retain control of the fast-growing podcasting market it popularized years ago but did not monetize, analysts and industry experts told Reuters.
20 April 2021

Apple launches new iPad Pro, slim iMacs using own chips

Apple Inc announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its migration away from Intel and caters to a work-from-home world.
20 April 2021

Nine Bangladeshi youths on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

For the first time, a total of nine Bangladeshis have made the 'Forbes 30 under 30' Asia list for their work in three sectors: enterprise technology, social impact & retail & e-commerce.
20 April 2021

Facebook to announce new audio products on Monday - Recode

Facebook (FB.O) will announce a series of products under the umbrella of "social audio" on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distribution, Recode reported on Sunday.
19 April 2021

Drobboo.com, a new e-commerce platform, launched

Drobboo.com, a new e-commerce platform, starts to offer its services with the promise of a hassle-free online shopping experience. From its inception, Drobboo promises to bring in discounts offers and benefits for customers and offer choice to customer across its wide range of products.
18 April 2021

Pathao launches “Pathao Health” in partnership with Maya

The features, dubbed “Pathao Health”, include asking health-related questions anonymously, getting e-prescriptions from practising doctors, and having access to blogs and other knowledge bases.
18 April 2021

Walton launches three new All-in-One PCs

Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched three new Unify S22 series models of All-in-One PC for the Bangladesh market.
18 April 2021

Twitter says services down for some users

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said late on Friday that it was working on fixing an access issue after thousands of users reported problems with the platform.
17 April 2021

Facebook's new oversight board will help you take down offensive content, overriding existing policies

Facebook's oversight board on Tuesday announced an expansion of its remit so that users can appeal content left up on the site as well as content taken down.
15 April 2021

Instagram considering letting people hide 'likes'

Instagram on Wednesday said it is dabbling with letting users hide “like” counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others. If an experiment at Instagram shows the option is a hit, it could be made permanent and even extended to Facebook, which owns the image-centric social network.
15 April 2021

Apple's next big event is on April 20, says Siri

Siri, Apple Inc's virtual assistant, might have spilled the beans by telling users on Tuesday that the iPhone maker is going to host a special event on April 20.
14 April 2021

Domino's begins road-testing their autonomous pizza delivery vehicle

Dominos began real-world tests of their Nuro R2 robot pizza delivery vehicles in Houston, Texas, USA.
14 April 2021

Facebook supports Covid-19 health awareness and vaccine rollout in Bangladesh

Facebook has partnered with Bangladesh’s ICT Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to announce a campaign to raise awareness about Covid-19 and help Bangladeshis get vaccinated. The campaign aims to increase people’s uptake of preventive health practices and vaccination intent in the country.
13 April 2021

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets experience global outage

Many of Google's services, including Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides are down for many users worldwide. Google Docs users are unable to create new documents and are being greeted with the following message from Google:
12 April 2021

Samsung brings Galaxy M12 and Galaxy M62

Samsung Bangladesh has expanded its Galaxy M Series line with the Galaxy M12 and the Galaxy M62.
12 April 2021

High-ranking researcher resigns from Google AI team

Google on Tuesday confirmed a leader of its artificial intelligence team has resigned in a departure that comes after the controversial firing of two colleagues. The internet giant declined to comment further on the resignation of Samy Bengio, who has worked at Google for about four years and specialized in machine learning.
11 April 2021

Elon Musk's Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame by thinking

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology.
9 April 2021