tech
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.
Is Siri sexist? UN cautions against biased voice assistants
New York, May 23 (AP/UNB) — Are the female voices behind Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa amplifying gender bias around the world?
India launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B successfully
New Delhi, May 22 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The Indian space research organisation (ISRO) Wednesday morning successfully launched a radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2B, officials said.
US delay to Huawei ban gives tech sector time to adjust
May 22 (AP/UNB) -The United States is delaying some restrictions on U.S. technology sales to Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei in what it calls an effort to ease the blow on Huawei smartphone owners and smaller U.S. telecoms providers that rely on its networking equipment.
Huawei apt to be stripped of Google services after US ban
May 21 (AP/UNB) -Huawei could quickly lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales after Google announced it would comply with U.S. government restrictions meant to punish the Chinese tech powerhouse.
Google says services on Huawei phone still will function
Beijing, May 20 (AP/UNB) — Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company's basic services will work on them following U.S. government restrictions on doing business with the Chinese tech giant.
Bangabandhu-1 satellite goes into commercial operation
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) – One year after its launching, Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite Bangabandhu-1 started its commercial operation on Sunday with some television channels taking its services.
Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections
Jerusalem, May 17 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation.
Bus tickets for Eid passengers available on bdtickets.com
Dhaka, May 16 (UNB)- The online ticketing platform, bdtickets.com, will start selling advance bus tickets for the Eid vacation from tonight (12am).
Walton’s new 4G handset with 2GB RAM hits market
Dhaka, May 16 (UNB)- Local handset maker Walton has released its new 4G smartphone ‘Primo H8’ in a fresh version with 2GB RAM.