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Addiction to the internet happens when people get dependent on the use of the internet. It can be texting, constantly peeking, or using social media. Professionals have compared this addiction to drug addiction because it impacts a person’s health, daily life, work performance, mental process, and engagement with others, the same way drugs do. The American Psychiatric Association has reported that children between the ages of 13 and 17 are practically always online. These figures demonstrate that addiction to the internet is becoming more prevalent and real on a daily basis. Are you addicted to the internet? Do you want to know the way out? Stay with us! Why is Digital Media Addiction Harmful? Health professionals often state that too much sitting is the new smoking. However, perhaps it is more worrying is what people normally do when seated. Like, mindlessly browsing through social media accounts when they have a few free minutes. And, as we presumably instinctively understand, and as researchers confirm, this is a harmful practice for our collective psyche. Here are a few most terrific impacts social media addiction can bring upon people’s overall health. A Sense of Inadequacy Social media users are aware that the photographs they see on these media are edited. These things nevertheless make them feel uneasy about their appearance or current circumstances. Similarly, people mostly share only the great aspects of their life, seldom the terrible ones that they encounter. However, this can provoke the emotions of jealousy and unhappiness when an unhappy person goes through a friend's retouched images doing exciting things like visiting an exotic beach vacation, celebrating a new job promotion, partying in a lavish restaurant, etc. Read Generation growing up with digital addiction since childhood Fear of Not Having Anything There is a term for it that refers to The Fear of Missing out or FOMO. FOMO occurs when social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook seem to intensify emotions that other people are having fun or enjoying lives that someone else dreams of.  The belief that one is missing out on some things might have a negative effect on one’s self-esteem, and provoke one’s anxiety. Which in turn will motivate that individual to engage in even more social media usage.

The first sale of new phone from OPPO’s Reno series– OPPO Reno6 has been kicked off officially on November 11 and the detailed plans to celebrate first sale of Reno6 with their fans and users has been chalked out. Customers who pre-ordered Reno6 will get the handsets in their hands on 11 November during the first sale celebration. Customers (those who pre-ordered) will then be able to collect their pre-order gifts like free bar speaker and be entitled to enjoy Swap exchange offer up to 15% extra bonus, up to 12 GB free data and avail of one-time free screen replacement for first three months. Read: OPPO Reno6: The new beauty in the town with Cinematic Bokeh Flare portrait There has been huge anticipation among smartphone users for OPPO Reno6. Reno Series has always brought in something special as far as photography is concerned for the users. In continuation to that, Reno6 is facilitated with Cinematic Bokeh Flare portrait, 64MP quad-camera setup and OPPO’s powerful AI Highlight Video. With such exquisite camera setup, the users can enjoy professional-level portrait photography experience. With a thickness of only 7.8mm with around 173g in weight, Reno6 feels so lightweight and looks super-slim. The design of this phone is stunning as it offers the sparkling beauty of OPPO Reno Glow. Equipped with 90Hz refresh rate, this phone delivers immersive and smooth smartphone experience. It also features 4310 mAh battery along with 50W Flash Charge for faster charging facility. The users will be able to charge the phone to 100% in just 48 minutes as per OPPO lab test. Reno6 also comes with other exciting features such as Super Power Saving Mode, Super Nighttime Standby, multi-cooling system and OPPO-developed RAM expansion technology. Read: Gift yourself Reno6, OPPO's latest beauty Equipped with 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM, Reno6 is available in two dazzling colors - Aurora and the Stellar Black. This spectacular phone is now available in all the outlets located around the country. The wait is finally over. Visit your nearest outlet and get your one if you want to step up your style quotient and stand out from others. As part of the celebration, cake-cutting ceremony in respective area shops will be held November 11. Moreover, a Reno Carnival will be organized for the O fans at Bashundhara City and Jamuna Future Park. By simply participating in the carnival, the customers can win exciting prizes such as fridge, micro oven, coffee maker, Enco W11, Bluetooth, USB fan, t-shirt box, doll and earphone through winning points, which can be earned by purchasing OPPO phones. As long as the gifts will be available in stock at Bashundhara City and Jamuna Future Park, the carnival will continue.  Read Top features of vivo Y series

The graduation ceremony of Huawei's program Seeds For The Future 2021 Bangladesh was held online Monday. In the event, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar awarded the top 16 talents, selected under this programme from eight renowned universities of Bangladesh. This year, the winners from Bangladesh and other countries received a wide range of training and technological orientation in the online training sessions from Huawei Headquarters. Read: Huawei to invest $50 million to develop 500,000 digital talents in Asia-Pacific They got an overview of different issues and areas, including telecommunication networks, key technologies in ICT, 5G, artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The project presentations submitted by Bangladeshi students were shortlisted for a global competition round – with students from 130 countries. The top three projects will be announced in January 2022. At the graduation ceremony, Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman, vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka, said, "Our students have innovative ideas. With proper knowledge and experience, they can transform those ideas into reality. From the university side, we are trying. But the ecosystem is also important. I would like to thank Huawei for working to develop future ICT talents." Read Toppers of Huawei's Seeds For The Future 2021 Bangladesh named Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Bangladesh, said: "In Bangladesh, we have a huge number of amazing resources; and that is the large portion is youth talents. Huawei believes youth is the main engine of development as well as digital advancement. Huawei also values them and praises their competency." Huang Baoxiong, chief of the human resource department at Huawei Bangladesh, said: "Huawei acknowledges that every youth is like a seed. They are innovators, creators, and leaders who will carry the world towards sustained prosperity. That is why they must be empowered as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers. Seeds For The Future aims to do that." This year's Seeds For The Future programme started in Bangladesh on September 13. Read: Huawei hosts international summit 'Green ICT for Green Development' The University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, East West University, and Islamic University of Technology joined the event. Later on, 16 ICT talents, one male and one female student from each university, were chosen from these universities through selection rounds. Seeds For The Future is Huawei's flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme dedicated to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students worldwide and is meant for inspiring ICT talents. It was launched in Bangladesh in 2014. Read First virtual human to join Huawei Cloud

The BTRC issued a statement in August 2021 detailing the unlawfully acquired and imported cell phones. Furthermore, freshly imported unlawful handsets will be removed from the local network through the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR). Anyone can verify and check the BTRC IMEI code of his smartphone to protect their device from becoming obsolete. This article will give a step-by-step process of verifying the IMEI number of a handset. What is an IMEI Number? The term IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity, a unique number used to recognize a mobile phone on a network. It's like a social security number, except it's given to a phone. An IMEI number comprises 15 digits and is assigned to all GSM phones. The BTRC IMEI is the IMEI number that is given or assigned by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Read Why are Smartphone Makers Increasing Prices? They have created a database in order to store IMEI numbers, which mobile service providers may access. The user does not need to register the IMEI number they are currently using until June 30, 2021. Over ten million cell phone IMEI numbers have already been registered. How to Check Official Phone Using BTRC IMEI Number? So, smartphone buyers should know how to check or verify their BTRC IMEI. Because before purchasing a new smartphone, verify the IMEI of the device with the BTRC to determine whether it was imported illegally and legally in Bangladesh. People can perform a BTRC IMEI status check following these simple steps: Find the IMEI of a Smartphone First, dial a general code *#06#. It will show the 15-digit code, also known as the IMEI number. Every phone has a unique IMEI number. Users will need this number to further check their BTRC IMEI. Read How to Recognize a Clone Smartphone? Send a Short Message to BTRC to Verify IMEI This step requires users to go to their message option and type below term KYD 15 Digit IMEI Send the SMS to 16002 Wait for Getting a Verification SMS from BTRC After sending the request, users will promptly get an instant SMS from the BTRC’s end. This SMS will inform them whether their smartphones have been imported legally or not. Read Best Gaming Phones Released in 2021 Conclusion Finally, a crucial reminder for the users is that to register or verify the IMEI number, they should keep the BTRC IMEI verification number safe. Additionally, they should ensure that they do not divulge their IMEI number to a single person. Shady people routinely add a real IMEI number to an illegal or stolen device in order to prevent it from being blacklisted. This is highly prohibited in many countries.

In 2021, the worldwide chipset scarcity has had a significant effect, as several OEMs failed to satisfy demand due to the consequences of the epidemic. However, this issue has the potential to worsen the situation, particularly for Smartphone consumers. According to recent research, when manufacturing expenses will climb next year, the price of chipsets, and hence smartphones, might rise even more. Let's dig out the reasons why the price of smartphones will increase in 2022? 3 Reasons Why Smartphone Makers are Increasing Prices There are many reasons why manufacturers can increase prices for their phones. According to the market movement, the following reasons are the prime factors that are mainly pulling the strings. Global Shortage for the Supply of Smartphone Components The smartphone market has been expanding day by day. The demand and shipments are likely to increase more in 2022. The price ranges of smartphone components like memory and chipsets are rising due to their ongoing scarcity. Read Best Camera Phones Released in 2021 There are significant limits of chipsets, posing a problem in the budget-friendly section of the market. The worldwide chip shortage still has not had an effect on the smartphone segment since the demand-supply balance has been reached. This may alter in the following quarters, resulting in a rise in the worldwide average price of cellphones. Now the smartphone producers have to decide their next steps whether they want to absorb the expense or push it off to their customers. The expense seems to have been passed on to customers by different brands. The majority of the price increases will affect the entry-level or budget segments. Read realme narzo 50i: The Best Budget Smartphone in 10K Segment Smartphone Components Price Hike Earlier this year, experts have cautioned about the rise in smartphone pricing. Aside from the scarcity of 4G CPUs, the cost of components such as charting adapters, motherboard components, memory chipsets, and others has risen. This price rise has resulted in a minimum of a 10% increase in the expenses of manufacturing cellophane, which will ultimately reach the end-user. Xiaomi President Xang Wiang issued a similar warning in March. He remarked that the corporation will endeavor to reduce expenses to a certain extent but that anything beyond that would be passed on to customers. Because the margins on low-cost phones are so small, they suffer the most. Read Business Laptop Buyer Guide with Price Ranges in Bangladesh The Advent of the 5G Technology The cost of smartphones is projected to grow further as many nations are adopting 5G- networks and supportive phones are widespread. With people eager to shift to 5G-enabled handsets, there will be an increase in demand for all these smartphones. Though the world has seen the influx of affordable 5G handsets, the technology isn't yet accessible in many countries, and the pricing is exorbitant. When 5G will be available throughout the world, there will be greater demand for supportive phones, and consumers will have to pay more for them. Read Apple iPad 9th Generation 2021 Review: Is it a value-for-money device? Conclusion The epidemic has had a detrimental effect on supply chains in general, with chips being especially heavily struck. Manufacturers are doing their best to cope up with the situation, but chip scarcity is a serious impediment right now. Read Best Gaming Phones Released in 2021

Vivo has risen to the fourth position in global smartphone shipments for the first time with a market share of 10 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, according to Canalys. Previous quarterly numbers from Canalys, a leading global technology market analyst firm, showed that vivo remained among the top five in global smartphone shipments in the past four quarters. Also, the company topped China's smartphone market in Q2 of 2021, according to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Read X Fold: First foldable vivo handset launched in global market

Walton exported products worth $14 million this year, a big jump from $1.4 million last year, Managing Director and CEO of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited Golam Murshed said recently. The company wants to export products worth $1 billion by 2025 and $3 billion by 2030, he added. Murshed was addressing "Quality Conference Season-2" in Dhaka on World Quality Day. Read Walton launches gaming smartphone Primo S8 Mini "Walton has managed to hold the largest portion of the electronics market in Bangladesh in only 12 years and is exporting products to more than 40 countries," he added. "Skilled engineers and experts from home and abroad are working in various sectors, including research and innovation, quality management, to make the company's 'Vision Go Global 2030' a reality." Read 'Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert' held at MSG in association with Walton

Huawei will invest $50 million in the next five years to develop 500,000 digital talents in the Asia-Pacific. Jeffery Liu, president of Huawei Asia-Pacific, recently announced this while delivering his keynote speech at the Asia Pacific Innovation Day – Digital Talent Summit 2021. "Cultivating an innovative ICT talent ecosystem is fundamental to the digital transformation. Leveraging shared innovations with win-win outcomes, we can harness the power of ICT skills to fly us into a digital future," Jeffery said. Read Huawei recognised 2022 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for 3rd straight year "Together with our partners, Huawei will invest $50 million in the next 5 years to develop 500,000 digital talents in the Asia-Pacific." The online summit brought together policymakers, researchers, and industry experts to share solutions and best practices in building a sustainable ecosystem that will help foster digital talents in the Asia-Pacific. "The Digital Talent Summit 2021 aims to discuss and address the needs of ASEAN ICT youth talent, and is very relevant, especially amid the global pandemic which forced us to significantly rely more on the digital platform," said the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community Robert Matheus Michael Tene. Read Huawei Technologies willing to support RMG sector in renewable energy: BGMEA To bridge the digital talent gap in this region, Huawei also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ASEAN Foundation at the summit. "Innovation and development rely on a talent ecosystem. Huawei is prepared to work with its partners to build a talent development ecosystem conducive to innovation," Huawei Senior Vice-President and Board Member Catherine Chen said.

In the world of digital transactions, credit cards have been at the forefront of innovation. It is fast, simple, and easy to use. Not to mention the ease of not having to carry around cash everywhere. But like everything digital, credit cards are also at the risk of getting compromised. And that adds to a host of other worries. Resolving credit card frauds is a painstaking procedure. Unauthorized transactions not only defraud a person of their money but also end up hampering the credit score. So, what is the workaround to this?  How Does Credit Card Fraud Happen?  There are several different ways of credit card fraud. And each of these is a degree above the rest. That means a cardholder has to be a vigilante over several things. But should that deter a person from getting a card? Not at all. Here are some of the common ways a card gets compromised. And as it will become apparent, a few precautionary measures would be enough to secure a card.  Read What is the Best Programming Language to Learn First? -Physically stolen card  - Scanning the number and Code for Verification (CVC) code  - Access to computer and credentials  - Unauthorized wire transfers  - Access to a recovery mail  - Phishing  How to Prevent Credit Card Frauds  It might seem like there are a lot of ways to get compromised. However, just like the means, there are also ways to secure a card. And each of the following steps will add a layer of protection. Essentially iron cladding the card against any threat.  Read E-commerce Scams: Ways to Protect Your Investment from Online Frauds Security Check The Internet Banking Devices  Since internet banking became a supplement to card transactions, hackers target the computer or the mobile to access card credentials. These malicious attacks are often launched as a virus or phishing filter. So, it is important to run a security check through antivirus software. It is better to use paid ones as free ones often fail to detect advanced attacks.  Issue Transaction Alert  This feature comes as a standard with most credit cards. The bank will send a transaction alert SMS to the designated number associated with the card account. However, there are some added charges for this feature. But it is useful considering the instant notification for any unauthorized transactions.  Read Online shopping boomed but many falling prey to fraudsters Lock The Card  It is only human to misplace a card. In any case, the prompt action should be to lock the card, regardless of where it might be. Whether a person forgetfully misplaces or gets stolen, locking the card ensures that no one can make any transaction with it. The process is also simple. A cardholder just needs to call the 24/7 hotline or the card division and request a lock.

The launch of vivo's X70 Pro has marked the next chapter in the company's imaging partnership with ZEISS. The global smartphone brand's forward-looking camera set-up incorporates top-notch computational imaging features inside and out, resulting in what the company calls an intuitive photography experience. Read Best Upcoming Phones in November 2021 in Bangladesh: Official and Unofficial X70 Pro incorporates four legendary camera lenses co-engineered with ZEISS, a globally leading manufacturer of optics and lenses, which has been in the industry for over 175 years. The phone comes with premium-grade professional camera lenses such as Biotar, Distagon, Planar, and Sonnar, to deliver a professional photography experience to creative professionals and cinematographers. Read Google Pixel 6 Review – Astoundingly Fabulous Google Flagship The phone is now available in Bangladesh in Cosmic Black and Aurora Brown colours for Tk72,990, according to a media statement.