Tech
Student wins motorbike in Airtel concert
Dhaka, Nov 13 (UNB)- A private university student won a brand new TVS motorbike in a raffle draw held for all the participants of a mega concert organised by Airtel recently in the city.
Flipkart's Binny Bansal quits as CEO after 'personal misconduct' probe
Flipkart group CEO Binny Bansal resigned from the company on Tuesday, the e-commerce company and its parent Walmart said in a joint statement.
Internet traffic hijack disrupts Google services
New York, Nov 13 (AP/UNB) -An internet diversion that rerouted data traffic through Russia and China disrupted several Google services on Monday, including search and cloud-hosting services.
Robi launches IoT-based Smart Attendance Solution
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) – Mobile operator Robi has launched an IoT-based telco enterprise solution-- Smart Attendance Solution.
Smart Attendance Solution is a complete end-to-end attendance and tracking solution with a smart device that is able to make calls and send SMS to a select group of people.
Qualcomm shares DIRBS Software Platform to Address Counterfeit and Stolen Devices
San Diego, Nov 12 (AsiaNet/UNB) -Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated today announced it has shared its Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform as freely downloadable open-source software.
42,000 SIMs used for VoIP seized in October: BTRC
Dhaka, Nov 11 (UNB) – Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has seized 42,000 SIM cards, used for illegally routing international calls through voice over internet protocol (VoIP), during separate raids in the capital and port city in October.
Huawei offers discount on smartphones
Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNB) - Huawei Consumer Business Group (Bangladesh) offers discounts on two popular smartphones for Bangladeshi consumers.
Man sent letter bomb to Bitcoin firm 'over password reset'
Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNB) -A man has been jailed for sending a "potentially lethal homemade bomb" to a Bitcoin firm in London - after it refused to reset his password for him.The Met Police, which investigated the case, said detectives could "only identify one possible reason" for the Swedish national's actions.
Facebook ends forced arbitration of sexual misconduct claims
Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNB): Facebook is dropping a requirement for mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct allegations, acceding to a demand recently pressed by other Silicon Valley tech workers.
Google bows to worker pressure on sexual misconduct policy
San Francisco, Nov 9 (AP/UNB) — Google is promising to be more forceful and open about its handling of sexual misconduct cases, a week after thousands of high-paid engineers and others walked out in protest over its male-dominated culture.