Dhaka, Feb 16 (UNB)- Huawei, a leading smartphone manufacturer recently announced that Jannatul Ferdous Oishee, winner of 'Miss World Bangladesh 2018' crown, will serve as its new product ambassador in the country.

From now on, she will participate in different campaigns and promotional activities of the company. Besides, Oishee, will be seen performing in Huawei’s different advertisements.

Huawei Consumer Business Group (Bangladesh) announced the matter at a programme celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday at Centre Court of Jamuna Future Park in the city.

The glamour girl Oishee said “I am very happy. I feel privilege to be associated with globally acclaimed tech firm Huawei. Hopefully, this pathway will be smooth with Huawei Bangladesh. I will be able to give good work to visitors and fans.”

Huawei celebrated Valentine's Day with its fans and well-wishers on the occasion of sales celebration of Huawei Y7 Pro 2019.

Hailing from Pirojpur district, Oishee won the 'Miss World Bangladesh-2018' title and managed to place herself among the best 20 beauties in the 'Miss World' competition.

Dhaka, Feb 16(UNB)- Robi, a leading digital service provider has launched a unique campaign recently offering surprise data bonuses upon purchase of any regular data packs for data users.

These surprise data bonuses will be available in social, gaming, streaming and ‘any purpose use’ category. Customers need to purchase the regular data packs through scratch card or My Robi app or website or USSD or through recharge from any retailer across the country.

The streaming category of data bonus will allow customers to watch videos on youtube, movies & drama on iflix and make & share customized videos on the popular social media platform, Tiktok.

With social app data bonus category, the customers will be able to share the moments of their life on Facebook, do chat or make calls/video calls to near & dear ones using IMO and whatsapp.

The gaming bonus category will be an absolute delight for the mobile game enthusiasts; customers can enjoy popular games like clash of clans with the data bonus under this category.

Besides, there will be ‘any use’ bonus internet which customers can use to browse or use any app/URL on the internet. One may visit Robi’s corporate website: www.robi.com.bd for further details on the campaign.

San Francisco, Feb 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. Friday reported 3 billion U.S. dollars in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018, representing a 25-percent year-on-year increase.

The San Francisco-based firm said it generated a net revenue of about 11.4 billion dollars last year, and the 3 billion dollars in the last three months of the year was a 2-percent growth from the previous quarter.

Compared with the 43-percent annual growth rate of the full year of 2018 and the company's third quarter year-on-year increase of 38 percent, the 25-percent increase showed a slower pace of growth when the company is preparing a stock market debut.

According to Uber, its annual losses shrank 15 percent to 1.8 billion dollars from the figure of 2.2 billion dollars in 2017, indicating a narrowing trend from the previous year.

Uber's gross bookings amounted to 50 billion dollars in 2018, up 45 percent over 2017.

"Last year was our strongest yet, and Q4 set another record," Uber Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai said in a statement.

Uber filed in December 2018 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list its shares on the open market in an initial public offering this year.

Uber is facing fierce competition in the ride-sharing business on the U.S. market from its main rival Lyft, which also filed last year with the SEC to go public.

Canberra, Feb 15 (Xinhua/UNB) - One of Australia's leading youth mental health experts warned Friday that smartphones are responsible for a crisis costing the nation 60 billion Australian dollars (42.5 billion U.S. dollars) every year.

Speaking ahead of a Mental Health and Wellbeing forum in Adelaide on Friday, Patrick McGorry said that the rate of anxiety and depression has surged with the introduction and spread of smartphones.

McGorry was named Australian of the Year in 2010 for his work establishing headspace, Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation.

"There's a paradox - (young people) have never been physically healthier but their mental health has never been worse," he told News Corp Australia in Adelaide.

With a general election looming in May, McGorry called on both major parties to commit to real solutions to the mental health crisis rather than simple "awareness" campaigns.

The government's National Mental Health Commission found in 2016 that the annual cost of mental ill-health was approximately 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) or 60 billion Australian dollars.

McGorry cited a study that found that, despite widespread national awareness campaigns, only 16 percent of Australians suffering from depression accessed evidence-based care.

"If 16 percent of women with breast cancer got access to evidence-based care, it would not be tolerated," he said.

"We are currently failing to fix," he said. "If this continues, we will be falling further behind in our obligation to improve mental health services for all"

"In a federal election year, I want to see a commitment for more funding to ensure better outcomes," he added. 

Dhaka, Feb 14 (UNB) - Search engine giant Google is celebrating Valentine's Day 2019 with the most adorable doodle.

This year Google featured a pair of snakes, ladybugs to spiders in a moving Doodle dedicated for the day meant for love. The doodle tries to explain how love comes in all forms, shapes, sizes and the freedom to express it.

It said, “There are many ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. But when you get right down to it, today is all about one thing: the universal, undeniable power of love. Love comes in all shapes and sizes—or even species! Consider the lovestruck critters featured in today’s Doodle. Irresistibly drawn to one another, they will wriggle, chomp, and spin webs through any obstacles to express their eternal devotion.”

“Happy Valentine’s Day!” it said.

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is observed in most countries of the world on February 14. People prefer spending time with their loved one, dedicating the day to express their love towards the significant other.