Huawei doubles up on it's latest camera option

Huawei just launched the nova 2i in Bangladesh featuring for the first time front and back dual lens cameras.
22 October 2017

Banglalink and Huawei launched “Huawei Y5, 2017” with 15GB free internet bundle

Banglalink and Huawei has jointly launched 'Huawei Y5,2017', a 4G smartphone in the market with an internet bundle.
22 October 2017

Grameenphone to bring iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

Grameenphone will offer the new generation iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus from November 2, 2017, a press release said
22 October 2017

Amazon going green

In an effort to become the largest corporate consumer of clean energy, Amazon has launched a new wind farm in Scurry, Texas. Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon christened it's operation last Thursday. Amazon, right after Google's parent company Alphabet, is the second largest producer of clean energy for its operation. The Amazon Wind Farm Texas was built by Lincoln Clean Energy, an I Squared Capital Advisors company. It’s among 18 Amazon wind and solar projects in operation, and the company has more than 35 projects in development.
22 October 2017

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22 October 2017

Igniting digital transformation

Digital transformation is about reimagining how you bring together people, data and processes to create value for your customers and maintain a competitive advantage in a digital-first world. We spoke about how digital transformation is going to impact businesses and what Microsoft is doing in Bangladesh with Ralph Haupter President, Microsoft Asia and Corporate Vice-President, Microsoft. Here's the gist:
22 October 2017

Unilever Digital Week 2017 ends this Thursday

Unilever Bangladesh recently organised Digital Week 2017 for all its employees for the first time.
22 October 2017

Kids, screens and parental guilt: Time to loosen up?

Parents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of “screen time.” And with more screens, and new technologies such as Amazon’s Echo speaker, the message is getting louder.
21 October 2017

G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online

G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter agree to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the internet.
20 October 2017

Facebook joins effort to boost newspaper subscriptions

Facebook announces initiatives to help struggling news organisations gain paid subscribers, following a similar move unveiled earlier by Google.
20 October 2017

Explore planets and moons in Google Maps

Google has revealed a spectacular new addition to its online mapping service letting users discover and explore the surface of several plants in the solar system and their moons.
19 October 2017

Electric jet startup could become 'Uber in the sky'

Eviation Aircraft chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay pictures a day not too far away when summoning a bargain plane ride with a smartphone will be as easy as hailing Uber.
18 October 2017

Twitter to upgrade some features to prevent cyber-bullying

Twitter, facing pressure for not doing enough to curb abusive behavior on its platform, says it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying.
16 October 2017

Chalo expands service outside of Dhaka at an affordable rate on eco & sedan cars

After covering area city of Dhaka, Chalo has expanded its services to different places of the country. At the same time, the company has introduced Eco-Car service at Tk. 2,490/- taka including all costs for a day.
15 October 2017

Xiaomi awarded its Bangladesh operation

Smartphone brand Xiaomi accorded its Bangladesh operation with award along with other nine national partners for
15 October 2017

Acer plans to expand the portfolio and retail presence in 2018

Acer, in a recent informal gathering arranged for partners and press, reiterated strengthening its presence in
15 October 2017

Kaspersky celebrates 10 years in Bangladesh with the launch of 2018 product line

Kaspersky Lab completes 10 years in Bangladesh and launches its latest 2018 version of home user security products for the local market on October 12th, 2017. These products include the popular Internet Security and Total Security range.
15 October 2017

Shifting to the small screen

In an era where everyone is glued to their smartphones, it is only logical for marketers to spend increasingly more in small screens. Even in India, digital marketers are spending more than 62% of their marketing budget on small screens now. The trend in Bangladesh is heading that way too. We got to talk with George Chua, Director at Axiata Digital Advertising which is the digital advertising arm of Asian telecom giant 'Axiata Group Berhad'. He shares his view on mobile advertising and what future it holds in Bangladesh.
15 October 2017

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15 October 2017

Big, bad Samsung Note 8

The world isn't getting any bigger but everything inside is. We test the latest flagship from Samsung. Does it deliver all the goods?
15 October 2017