Tech
Huawei retaliation? China draws up list of 'unreliables'
Dhaka, Jun 1 (AP/UNB) - In an ominous but vague warning, China said Friday that it was drawing up a list of "unreliable" foreign companies, organizations and individuals for targeting in what could signal retaliation for U.S. sanctions on the Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei.
Huawei holds first Southeast Asia IP Club Carnival
Dhaka, May 30 (UNB)- Huawei held the first Southeast Asia IP Club Carnival in Bangkok, Thailand. The two-days (On May 30–31,) event, with the theme "Rethink IP, Building the Engine for Digital Transformation," brought together approximately 400 IP Club members, industrial and academic experts, and IP technical professionals from Thailand, Hong Kong, India, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
Airtel offers cashback on data packages
Dhaka, May 30 (UNB)- Airtel subscribers can avail up to 15 percent cashback on purchase of data packs. The customers have to purchase a minimum of 30 taka data pack to enjoy the offer.
China dangles a potentially harmful new threat in trade war
Washington, May 30 (AP/UNB) — Facing new trade sanctions and a U.S. clampdown on its top telecommunications company, China issued a pointed reminder Wednesday that it has yet to unleash all its weapons in its trade war with the Trump administration.
Huawei asks court to deem US security law unconstitutional
Shenzhen, May 29 (AP/UNB) — Chinese tech giant Huawei filed a motion in U.S. court Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment, the latest action in an ongoing clash with the U.S. government.
Ramadan in Mideast is for fasting and Facebook, data shows
Dubai, May 28 (AP/UNB) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, with its long days of fasting and prayer meant to draw worshippers closer to God and away from worldly distractions, is being reshaped by technology.
Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Man dies at 89
Santa FE, May 27(AP/UNB) — Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles, has died at the age of 89.
Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3B
San Francisco, May 24 (AP/UNB) — Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday.
Huawei donates equipment for special children
Dhaka, May 23 (UNB)- Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd. has donated necessary equipment to PFDA-Vocational Training Center for special children.
Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
Salem, May 23 (AP/UNB) — Over the span of two years, a Chinese national in Oregon sent devices that looked like iPhones to Apple, saying they wouldn't turn on and should be replaced under warranty. He didn't just submit a couple of the devices -- he delivered in person or shipped to Apple around 3,000 of them.