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Xiaomi launches Eid campaign
Xiaomi Bangladesh Thursday came up with different offers on its smartphones and tabs ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
During the campaign, customers can win Xiaomi laptops, data bundle packs, Xiaomi Eco products and smartphones every day.
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Customers can avail of the Eid offer by buying specific devices – Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge 5G, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G, Xiaomi Pad 5, Redmi Note 11S, Redmi Note 10 Pro 108MP Edition, Redmi Note 11, Redmi 10 (2022), and Redmi 9A.
They will also get a chance to win Redmi smartphones, MI Smart Band 6, Redmi earphones, and Redmi Basic earbuds. The winners will be selected through a lottery.
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Customers will also get up to 15GB of free data bundle offers.
Xiaomi's Eid campaign 2022 will continue until the day before Eid.
Customers can avail of this offer by buying smartphones and tabs from authorised Xiaomi stores.
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Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter, make it 'maximally trusted'
In 10 days, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gone from popular Twitter contributor and critic to the company's largest individual shareholder to a would-be owner of the social platform — a whirlwind of activity that could change the service dramatically given the sometimes whimsical billionaire's self-identification as a free-speech absolutist.
Twitter revealed in a securities filing Thursday that Musk has offered to buy the company outright for more than $43 billion, saying the social media platform “needs to be transformed as a private company" in order to build trust with its users.
“I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk said in the filing. “I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form.”
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Later in the day, during an onstage interview at the TED 2022 conference, he went even broader: “Having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization."
Since it burst onto the scene in 2006, Twitter has been home to flourishing social and political commentary, shared news, scandal gossip, cat memes and dress color arguments. But it has also provided a platform for viral misinformation and lies, bullying and hate speech and gangs of trolls who can shout down posters they disagree with by unleashing tidal waves of vile images, threats and similar acts of online aggression.
Twitter has devoted a substantial amount of effort to stanching the latter while preserving the former — though not always in ways that satisfy most users. Like other platforms, it has established restrictions on tweets that threaten violence, incite hatred, bully others and spread misinformation. Such rules drove Twitter's decision to ban former President Donald Trump following the 2021 Capitol insurrection.
Twitter has also become a destination for brands and advertisers, many of whom prefer stronger content restrictions, and a megaphone for high-profile figures like Trump and Musk, who’s used it to rally supporters and promote business ventures.
Musk, who described Twitter as a “de facto town square,” detailed some specific potential changes Thursday — like favoring temporary rather than permanent bans — but has mostly described his aim in broad and abstract terms.
He said he wanted to open up the “black box” of artificial intelligence technology driving Twitter’s feed so that people would have more transparency about why some tweets might go viral and others might disappear. “I wouldn’t personally be in there editing tweets," he said, “but you would know if something was done to promote, demote or otherwise affect a tweet.”
The billionaire has been a vocal critic of Twitter, mostly over his stated belief that it falls short on free-speech principles. The social media platform has angered followers of Trump and other right-wing political figures who’ve had their accounts suspended for violating its content standards on violence, hate or harmful misinformation. Musk has described himself as a “free-speech absolutist” but is also known for blocking other Twitter users who question or disagree with him.
While Twitter's user base remains much smaller than those of rivals such as Facebook and TikTok, the service is popular with celebrities, world leaders, journalists and intellectuals. Musk himself has more than 81 million followers, rivaling pop stars such as Lady Gaga.
Twitter shares closed at $45.08, down just under 2%, well below Musk's offer of $54.20 per share. That's generally a sign that some investors doubt the deal will go through. The stock remains down from its 52-week high of about $73.
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Musk called that price his final offer, although he provided no details on financing. The offer is non-binding and subject to financing and other conditions.
Twitter said it will decide whether accepting the offer is in the best interests of shareholders. It's unclear, though, just how Twitter’s board will react after evaluating the offer. It likely will negotiate, seeking a higher price per share, or it may want provisions to ensure that the board remains independent of Musk, said John Coffee, a professor at Columbia University’s law school and head of its corporate governance center.
The board could adopt “poison pill” provisions to offer more shares and dilute the value of Musk’s holdings, if Musk’s stake grows to 10% or 15%, Coffee said. Even then, Musk could still take over the company with a proxy fight by voting out the current directors.
At the TED conference, Musk said he has the money. “I could technically afford it,” he said to laughs.
Should Musk go through with his takeover attempt, he likely could raise the roughly $43 billion he needs, possibly by borrowing billions using his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX as collateral.
Most of Musk’s fortune, estimated by Forbes to be nearly $265 billion, is tied up in shares of Tesla. The company allows executive officers to use shares as collateral for loans, but limits the borrowing to 25% of the value of the pledged shares.
Data provider FactSet says Musk owns 172.6 million shares worth $176.47 billion. Just over 51% of his stake already is pledged as collateral, according to a Tesla proxy statement. That means Musk could use the remaining stake to borrow about $21.5 billion. He also could borrow on his stake in privately held SpaceX.
Musk revealed in regulatory filings over recent weeks that he’d been buying Twitter shares in almost daily batches starting Jan. 31, ending up with a stake of about 9%. Only Vanguard Group controls more Twitter shares. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York federal court alleged Musk illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could punish Musk for hurting other investors by taking too long to disclose his buying up of Twitter shares, but it’s unlikely that it will do anything to stop a takeover, said Chester Spatt, a former SEC chief economist.
“This is going to play out reasonably quickly,” said Spatt, now a finance professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
Jacob Frenkel, a former SEC enforcement attorney now with the Dickinson Wright law firm in Washington, said it is difficult to prove an investor’s intent in disclosure cases. “The mere fact of the violation around the disclosure does not mean that there was fraud,” Frenkel said.
However, there is “plenty of fodder for an investigation” into whether anyone with knowledge of Musk’s share purchases traded in the stock before Musk’s public disclosures, Frenkel said.
After Musk announced his stake, Twitter quickly offered him a seat on its board on the condition that he not own more than 14.9% of the company’s outstanding stock. But the company said five days later that he’d declined. The decision coincided with a barrage of now-deleted and not-always-serious tweets from Musk proposing major changes to the company, such as dropping ads — its chief source of revenue — and transforming its San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter.
The turnabout led CEO Parag Agrawal to warn employees earlier this week that “there will be distractions ahead” and to “tune out the noise and stay focused on the work.”
Twitter hasn't done as well as its social media rivals and lost money last year. The company reported a net loss of $221 million for 2021 largely tied to the settlement of a lawsuit by shareholders who said the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform. Its co-founder Jack Dorsey resigned as CEO in late November and was replaced by Agrawal.
“I’m not saying I have all the answers here, but I do think that we want to be just very reluctant to delete things and just be very cautious with permanent bans,” Musk said. “It won’t be perfect," he said, but there should be a perception and reality that speech is “as free as reasonably possible.”
Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock
Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
The complaint in New York federal court accuses Musk of violating a regulatory deadline to reveal he had accumulated a stake of at least 5%. Instead, according to the complaint, Musk didn’t disclose his position in Twitter until he’d almost doubled his stake to more than 9%. That strategy, the lawsuit alleges, hurt less wealthy investors who sold shares in the San Francisco company in the nearly two weeks before Musk acknowledged holding a major stake.
Musk’s regulatory filings show that he bought a little more than 620,000 shares at $36.83 apiece on Jan. 31 and then continued to accumulate more shares on nearly every single trading day through April 1. Musk, best known as CEO of the electric car maker Tesla, held 73.1 million Twitter shares as of the most recent count Monday. That represents a 9.1% stake in Twitter.
The lawsuit alleges that by March 14, Musk’s stake in Twitter had reached a 5% threshold that required him to publicly disclose his holdings under U.S. securities law by March 24. Musk didn’t make the required disclosure until April 4.
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That revelation caused Twitter’s stock to soar 27% from its April 1 close to nearly $50 by the end of April 4′s trading, depriving investors who sold shares before Musk’s improperly delayed disclosure the chance to realize significant gains, according to the lawsuit filed on behalf of an investor named Marc Bain Rasella. Musk, meanwhile, was able to continue to buy shares that traded in prices ranging from $37.69 to $40.96.
The lawsuit is seeking to be certified as a class action representing Twitter shareholders who sold shares between March 24 and April 4, a process that could take a year or more.
Musk spent about $2.6 billion on Twitter stock — a fraction of his estimated wealth of $265 billion, the largest individual fortune in the world. In a regulatory filing Monday, Musk disclosed he may increase his stake after backing out of an agreement reached last week to join Twitter’s board of directors.
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Jacob Walker, one of the lawyers that filed the lawsuit against Musk, told The Associated Press that he hadn’t reached out to the Securities and Exchange Commission about Musk’s alleged violations about the disclosure of his Twitter stake. “I assume the SEC is well aware of what he did,” Walker said.
An SEC spokesperson declined to comment.
The SEC and Musk have been wrangling in court since 2018 when Musk and Tesla agreed to pay a $40 million fine t o settle allegations that he used his Twitter account to mislead investors about a potential buyout of the electric car company that never materialized. As part of that deal, Musk was supposed to obtain legal approval for his tweets about information that could affect Tesla’s stock price — a provision that regulators contend he has occasionally violated and that he now argues unfairly muzzles him.
Musk didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment posted on Twitter, where he often shares his opinion and thoughts. Alex Spiro, a New York lawyer representing Musk in his ongoing dispute with the SEC, also didn’t immediately respond to a query from The Associated Press.
Vivo brings Baishakhi offers ahead of Pahela Baishakh
Leading global smartphone brand vivo has announced discount for three of its phones on the occasion of Bengali New Year.
The discounted models are V23e, Y53s and Y1s, both from the brand's Y series, said a press release issued on Tuesday.
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From now onwards, v23e will be available on Tk 25990, where it was before at Tk 27990, the vivo Y53s will be sold at the promotional price of Tk20,990, instead of the regular price of Tk22,990 and the Y1s for Tk8,990 (regular price Tk9,990).
Sales Director for vivo Bangladesh Sharon said that the Y series has always been well received by buyers because of high-quality features at affordable prices.
"The vivo Y series phones are unmatched when it comes to affordable phones with good features. Pahela Baishakh is one of the biggest festivals in Bangladesh. And people may look to get new phones on this occasion. We are offering the discount so that consumers can buy great phones for affordable prices," she said.
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vivo V23e
vivo's V23e combines one of the industry's top front cameras, along with cutting-edge innovations in autofocus and various portrait modes, including AI Extreme Night Portrait and Multi-Style Portrait. The new V23e runs on Fun touch OS 12, supported by an 8 GB + 4 GB Extended RAM experience with Extended RAM 2.0, allowing 4GB of memory to be used as RAM whenever necessary, providing a lag-free experience.
vivo Y53s
With a Tk 2,000 discount, the 8 GB RAM and 128 GB ROM device will be of even greater value. Fitted with a 5,000mAh battery and capable of 33W fast charging, the Y53s has a 16-megapixel front and 64-megapixel main camera on the back. The back-camera system has 2 more cameras, each 2 megapixels.
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vivo Y1s
The least expensive of the three, the Y1s has 2 GB RAM and 32 GB ROM. The phone has a 4030mAh battery and available in Olive Black and Aurora Blue colors.
Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter's board of directors
Tesla CEO Elon Musk won't be joining Twitter's board of directors as previously announced. The tempestuous billionaire remains Twitter’s largest shareholder.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted the news, which followed a weekend of Musk tweets suggesting possible changes to Twitter, including making the site ad-free. Nearly 90% of Twitter's 2021 revenue came from ads.
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“Elon's appointment to the board was to become officially effective on 4/9, but Elon shared that same morning that he would not be joining the board,” Agrawal wrote in a reposted note originally sent to Tesla employees. “I believe this is for the best.”
Agrawal didn't offer an explanation for Musk's apparent decision, although he dropped one major hint. The Twitter board “believed having Elon as a fiduciary of the company, where he, like all board members, has to act in the best interests of the company and all our shareholders, was the best path forward," he wrote.
At 9:30 p.m., Musk tweeted an emoji of a face with round eyes and a hand over its mouth. The symbol is often used to suggest embarrassment or coy laughter, sometimes with a connotation of “Oops!” It was not clear what Musk meant by the tweet, and he didn’t elaborate on it.
Oppo F21 Pro launched in Bangladesh
Global smart device brand Oppo unveiled the latest addition to their F series devices – F21 Pro – at a city hotel Sunday.
F21 Pro features a combination of innovation and art, pairing an extravagant design with top-notch features. It will retail for Tk27,990 and pre-orders for the phone will begin on April 11.
Oppo's F series has always been famous for its attractive design and advanced features, and F21 Pro is no different, Damon Yang, CEO of Oppo Bangladesh Authorised Exclusive Distributor, said.
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"The device has been curated with an innovative design and top-notch quality. With different new technological innovations, this device will add value to people's lives in every way," he added.
F21 Pro supports Microlens up to 30x magnification for capturing images and videos, which allows users to take smartphone photography to new heights.
The phone has unique features on the front camera, thanks to IMX709 (the country's first Sony IMX709 Selfie Sensor co-developed by Oppo and Sony) and RGBW sensor technology.
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The RGBW (red, green, blue, and white) pixel design accounts for crisper images and can increase light sensitivity by a few notches.
The new RGBW pixel array can capture the full spectrum of visible light and is relatively more sensitive to light intensity.
The IMX709 captures 60 percent more light than standard RGGB sensors while reducing noise by up to 35 percent for brighter images in low-light conditions.
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With its eye-catching sunset-orange colour, F21 Pro complements the users' lifestyle by adding extravagance to any style. The phone's smart design consisting of a spliced camera design combined with a bold flat-edge outlook makes it visually appealing.
The lychee grain leather material is both waterproof and scratch-proof. The final processed fibreglass leather is thinner and more durable than other vegan leather finishes.
F21 Pro is also equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6nm Octa-Core processor, 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM with Oppo RAM Expansion technology with up to 5GB RAM expansion, 33W Supervooc charging with 4500mAh Battery, 6.4 inch 90Hz AMOLED Display.
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Oppo F21 Pro is the first Oppo phone in Bangladesh upgraded with the ColorOS 12 system.
ColorOS 12's page layouts and interactions have been redesigned to make more space. The user interface is simple and uncluttered.
Huawei holds campus recruitment event at IUT
Huawei Bangladesh recently organised a campus recruitment event at the Islamic University of Technology (IUT).
The top few participants will get an opportunity to work with this leading global ICT infrastructure and solutions provider.
This campus recruitment event was organised for the students of the computer science and engineering and electrical and electronics engineering departments of IUT.
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Around 196 students from these two departments took part in the test. The test was conducted in two phases – MCQ exam, followed by an interview – to select the candidates for final recruitment.
Huawei organises similar recruitment events in other public and private universities regularly.
Abu Raihan Mostofa Kamal, head of the CSE department of IUT, said: "Every student has a lot to contribute to the industry, to society. To give them an opportunity, a collaboration between universities and different organisations is very important and it will also help develop the ICT ecosystem and local resources."
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"Huawei has been supporting this cause for a long time. The campus recruitment idea is really good for the students who aspire to build a career in the ICT sector."
Md Fara Newas, senior human resource manager of Huawei Bangladesh, said: "We believe the students recruited through this camp will contribute to Huawei's ambition to bring a fully connected, intelligent Bangladesh."
Best Quran Apps for Android: Read the Holy Book Online
It's quite difficult to take the Holy Quran with you at all times, much more so while traveling. However, there is no need to be concerned since you can now download the Holy Quran on your smartphone. Several Quran applications are available for Android, but selecting the best one might be challenging. This article provides a list of the top ten best Quran reader apps for Android 2022 that are now available on the Google Play and Apple App Store.
10 Mobile Apps to Read and Learn Holy Quran
Learn Quran Tajwid
The app called “Learn Quran Tajwid” was introduced for the first time by Learn Quran on 13 Jul 2013. It is 10MB in size and has a 4.6-star rating on the Google Play Store.
This Quran reader app covers a wide range of subjects, from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated, making it suited for learners of all levels. You will find it helpful whether you are new to Quran recitation or already know how to recite but want to enhance your tajweed and Maharaj.
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This android app for Quran is meant to be used in conjunction with an instructor or alone. It is produced with a strong emphasis on quality. Its objective is to provide the ummah with the most effective method for learning to recite the Quran!
Learn Quran
Alhuda International launched the ‘Learn Quran’ app on 02 Dec 2016. It is 2.15MB in size and has a 4.8-star rating on the Google Play Store.
Through Dr Farhat Hashmi's interpretation and explanations of the Quran, the app teaches a greater knowledge of the Quran. The software may be used to explore the Quran, remember its word-for-word translation, and understand it by listening to verse-by-verse explanations.
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Quranic: Learn Quran and Arabic App
This Quran tutor app was launched by BusyPeople on 04 Aug 2018. It is 26.00MB in size and has a 4.8-star rating on the Google Play Store.
It is one of the most popular Islam education app for Muslims looking to improve their Quranic Arabic skills. Learn the Quran's language and meaning with interesting, interactive tales from the Muslim holy book!
iQuran Lite
iQuran Lite was introduced by BeeHive Innovation. It is 25.91MB in size and has a 4.7-star rating on the Google Play Store.
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Initially, this program is in Arabic, but you will have the opportunity to switch to another language at your leisure. Additionally, you get this whole Holy Quran in English and as audio files so that you may quickly acquire the exact pronunciation.
This is the greatest Quran audio app for Android that provides an exceptional user experience. Apart from that, you have bookmarking, navigation control, and a search option, among other things.
Read Quran Offline
Mohamed Hussien made the Quran reader app called ‘Read Quran Offline’. It is 35MB in size and has a 4.5-star rating on the Google Play Store.
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Russian Ntech Lab offers facial recognition software
NtechLab, a Russian high-tech camera technology company, announced its partnership with Bangladeshi software company Ribat Metatech to market its facial recognition technology.
The company made its announcement through a press conference at Sonargaon Hotel in the city on Thursday which will offer facial recognition software for security services and commercial clients in Bangladesh.
NtechLab is the first major Russian software developer to enter into Bangladeshi market, said Pavel Borisov, Head of Business Development and Sales in South Asia, of the Russian company while addressing the press meet.
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Amatula Khanova, Press Attaché and Anton Vereshchagin, third Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Bangladesh and Golam Sarwar, managing director at Ribat Metatech also spoke on the occasion.
They said facial recognition technology empowers governments and security services to act with greater speed and confidence.
“It employs high-precision, real-time face recognition mode in video streams. Images are compared with a database of wanted individuals”, said NtechLab executive.
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“If there is a match, the platform notifies law enforcement immediately. The entire process, from the appearance of a person in front of a camera to law enforcement receiving a signal, takes only seconds,”he added, this enables a fast response to situations as they develop.
He also said the technology can also provide commercial companies, such as retail stores, exhibition halls and trade centers with richer audience analytics on visitor numbers, including segmentation based on gender and age, the average length of visit time and whether attendees are new or regular visitors.
Another application is facial recognition for access control and attendance management systems, he noted.
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Phone Heating Issue: How to Save Smartphones from Overheating?
If you are like most people, you rely on your smartphone to keep in touch with friends and family, access the internet, and keep track of your schedule. But what if your phone overheats? Most smartphones get really hot when used for long periods of time. That could ruin your day – or worse. Here are some tips to stop your smartphone from overheating.
Why Do Smartphones Get Overheated?
Most smartphones are designed to be small, lightweight, and portable. All of these factors come with a price. Smartphones are made mostly of plastic and metal, which makes them very heat-sensitive. The average smartphone gets overheated when it is used for an extended period of time, such as watching a video or playing a game. Also, we tend to leave the phone on charge continuously, which is also responsible for overheating.
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What Happens to a Phone if it Frequently Gets Overheated?
Overheating is a common issue with smartphones, and it can lead to a lot of problems. Your phone may heat up quickly, and the temperature continues to rise until it reaches a point where you can no longer use it. This can happen even if the phone is just sitting in your pocket. If the phone is left on its charger over a long period of time, it can overheat and possibly catch on fire.
If your phone gets overheated, it can cause damage to the device. Overheating can also lead to a loss of data or even a broken screen. Further, overheating can cause the phone to shut down due to a lack of power or become unresponsive. In extreme cases, overheating can lead to a phone explosion.
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How To Protect Smartphones from Getting Overheated?
It is not too hard to get your phone to overheat, and it just takes a few minutes in the sun or by a heat source. But it might be hard to cool it down. Hence, you should take measurable precautions to stop it from overheating. Here is what you can do.
Do not charge the phone for long time
If you are charging your phone for an extended period of time, take breaks every now and then. This will prevent the battery from getting too hot and potentially exploding. You should also make sure you have an adequate distance between your charger and you (far enough that there is no risk of overheating).
However, some people may suggest keeping the phone on a charger at all times. This will ensure your device doesn't overheat from the battery. But the battery should be cooled off before it is removed from the charger, so keep this in mind when you are charging your phone.
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