Tech-News
Robi offers best download speed in city
Dhaka, Dec 17 (UNB)- The largest 4.5G network provider of the country, Robi, has been recognised by the global leader in internet testing, data and analysis, Ookla®, to have the best download speed in Dhaka region.
Security worries hobble ambitions of China tech giant Huawei
Beijing, Dec 16 (AP/UNB) — While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant's ambition to be a leader in next-generation telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad.
Bug may have exposed photos from 7M Facebook users
New York, Dec 15 (AP/UNB) — Facebook's privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly 7 million users who had photos exposed to a much wider audience than intended.
Facebook hosts offline privacy 'pop-up' in New York City
New York, Dec 14 (AP/UNB) — Wrapping up a year of privacy scandals , congressional hearings and a host of other problems, Facebook hosted a one-day "pop-up" event in New York City's Bryant Park on Thursday, hoping to talk to users about their privacy settings, ad preferences and whatever else may be on their mind.
Apple upstages Amazon in selecting new tech hub locations
Texas, Dec 14 (AP/UNB) — One tech giant strung dozens of North American cities through a circus-like contest that led mayors and governors to desperately pitch their regions — and offer huge sums of public money — in hopes of landing a gleaming new corporate campus. The other swept in quietly before making its big move.
Virgin Galactic aims to reach space soon with tourism rocket
Mojave, Dec 13 (AP/UNB)— Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is gearing up to finally send its tourism rocket ship to the edge of space.
Huawei CFO gets bail; China detains ex-Canadian diplomat
Vancouver, Dec 12 (AP/UNB) — A Canadian court granted bail on Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States' request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes U.S.-China trade talks.
Google accelerates Plus closure after another privacy lapse
San Jose, Dec 11 (AP/UNB)— Google is still having trouble protecting the personal information on its Plus service, prodding the company to accelerate its plans to shut down a little-used social network created to compete against Facebook.
China ups pressure as tech exec's hearing goes into Tuesday
Vancouver, Dec 11 (AP/UNB) — A jailed Chinese technology executive will have to wait at least one more day to see if she will be released on bail in a case that has raised U.S.-China tensions and complicated efforts to resolve a trade dispute that has roiled financial markets and threatened global economic growth.
BTRC blocks 54 portals again
Dhaka, Dec 10 (UNB) - Hours after unblocking 58 news portals, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday night blocked 54 of them again.