Sisimpur to launch initiative to promote internet safety for children

Sesame Workshop Bangladesh, the producer of favourite children’s program Sisimpur, is launching Safe Internet and Early Childhood Development, an initiative to promote a safe internet environment for young children by increasing access to and awareness of safe online Internet spaces. Sesame Workshop Bangladesh will also develop and share engaging content on Sisimpur’s learning platforms as part of the initiative, which will reach children across Bangladesh.
31 January 2022

Facebook parent Meta announces massive AI supercomputer

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Monday that its research team has built a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that it thinks will be the fastest in the world when completed in mid-2022.
28 January 2022

Google to invest $1 bn in Airtel

Google will invest up to $1 billion in India's second-largest mobile operator, Airtel, the companies said on Friday. The global tech giant will buy a $700 million stake in billionaire Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel, giving it 1.28 per cent ownership, the firms said in a joint statement.
28 January 2022

WhatsApp to reportedly support Android to iOS chat migration

WhatsApp might introduce a brand new feature that will allow users to migrate chat history from Android to iOS platforms, according to latest reports.
27 January 2022

Microsoft couldn’t resist buying Activision, here’s why

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it was acquiring gaming studio Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash acquisition
27 January 2022

Things to remember when transitioning to offline classes

It is 2022 and the pandemic is still relevant as it was two years ago. The last two years took a turmoil not only on our health but on much more: mental health, economy, work-life, societal relationships, the list goes on.
27 January 2022

Our top picks for gaming mouse in 2022

Razer-Viper Mini is an outstanding budget gaming mouse that is the lightest in the budget gaming criteria. It’s the smaller version of Razer-Viper. While its sensor is weak compared to the rest of the Viper lineup,
27 January 2022

Six essential apps to streamline work processes for professionals

Trello is a project management and collaboration tool that makes team collaboration and organising office work easier.
27 January 2022

The House: Three tales of greed, defeat and hope

If you ever wondered what a Wes Anderson and Tim Burton collab would look like? Look no further than Netflix’s new stop-motion dark anthology
27 January 2022

Survival of the fittest Evolution

However, the CT9A cemented itself onto our consciousness to be synonymous with the word ‘Lancer Evolution’ despite being lamented as of late 2016 and out of 10 generations.
27 January 2022

Peering into your mind

The Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Research Lab in United-International University (UIU) is the first laboratory in Bangladesh
27 January 2022

Mind over matter

Ever seen those post-apocalyptic sci-fi movies where the collective consciousness of the human race is under the control of
27 January 2022

Symphony starts exporting Bangladesh-made smartphones to Nepal

Symphony Mobile announced that they have begun exporting locally assembled ‘Made in Bangladesh’ smartphones to Nepal. The announcement was made on January 22, at their factory premises near Ashulia, Dhaka.
27 January 2022

Walton rolls out a new model of its ‘Toronggo’ Wi-Fi router

Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched a new model of its ‘Toronggo’ dual-band Wi-Fi router in the market. The 1200 Mbps router, modelled as 'WR15', features 4 high performance 5 dBi antennas and can provide up to 300 Mbps speed at the 2.4GHz band and up to 867 Mbps at the 5GHz band, says a press release. The device features 3 LAN and 1 WAN Gigabit ports. It also has a MAC address filter and black-list facilities along with 64/128-bit encrypted protection and a built-in firewall. The router is currently priced at Tk. 2,750/-. Users can buy it from all Walton Plaza and dealer points across the country along with the e-commerce platforms, e-plaza and Walcart. Users will also get 1-year after-sales service on the device.
26 January 2022

10 Minute School, Shajgoj selected for up to $2m seed fund through Sequoia's accelerator program

10 Minute School and Shajgoj, two local startups have been selected for Sequoia Capital's prestigious accelerator program, Surge. A total of 20 startups from South-East Asia, including two from Bangladesh, were selected for this years Surge Accelerator cohort.
25 January 2022

Walton launches laptops with 11th Gen Intel processors

Walton Digi-Tech Industries has recently launched three new laptops with Intel's 11th Generation processors. 
24 January 2022

Symphony starts exporting Bangladesh-made smartphones to Nepal

Symphony Mobile announced that they have begun exporting locally assembled 'Made in Bangladesh' smartphones to Nepal.
23 January 2022

Netflix increases pricing in the US

From 14 January, Netflix raised prices for all plans in the US. The standard plan increased from US$14 to $15.50, 4K plan from US$18 to US$20 and the basic non-HD plan from US$9 to US$10.
20 January 2022

Apple might launch its new affordable smartphones in April: Here’s what we know so far

The latest addition to the iPhone SE lineup, iPhone SE3, has yet to receive any official confirmation, but the rumour mill has been ripe with expectations.
20 January 2022

Google rolls out important updates for Pixel 6

On 14 January, Google released a critical update for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Included in the January 2022 patch, this update includes fixes to the camera, the fingerprint sensor, newly added support for the 23W wireless charging Pixel Stand, and as always, bug fixes.
20 January 2022