internet
Internet subscriber base sees massive boost
The number of internet subscribers in Bangladesh spiked by a massive 43.5 lakh in March, the biggest jump in recent years, with mobile data users making up a bulk of the new customers.
Internet disruption: Speed expected to be restored by tomorrow
Says president of Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh
Digital divide points to disparity in rural-urban internet access
The digital divide continues to exist in Bangladesh underscoring disparities in internet access between rural and urban areas, while gender digital divide also worsened.
Moderating the content kids watch through communication
As bacteria grows resistant to antibiotics, children are likely to find ways to bypass restriction imposed by their parents.
How can abuse of privacy be legal?
Authorities must address concerns about the draft Data Protection Act
The dangers of chronic multitasking
Why is it so hard to resist texting three people simultaneously while studying?
Who is Xavier, the meme-Star?
Pakalu Papito went viral and achieved tremendous fame in 2015 as a result of his amusingly excellent use of puns and unrelated comedy in his joke tweets.
What made Flash games so good
Browser games still exist as well, but none of them have the love and care put into that Flash games had.
7 cool Google hacks that you need to know about
Among all the inventions of mankind, Google is probably at the top of the pyramid. It isn’t just another fun app. It has literally become a verb. From finding your favourite celebrity’s birthday to exploring Mars, there is hardly anything that Google doesn’t have the answers to. But is this great invention only a platform to gather knowledge? Well, there are far too many features that haven’t reasonably been discovered yet. Let’s take a look at 7 Google hacks that will blow your mind.
Power for bandwidth
Dhaka and New Delhi yesterday officially inaugurated the supply of 10GBps broadband internet from Bangladesh to India and 100MW power from India to Bangladesh, in yet another move towards stronger ties.
Internet by light promises to leave Wi-Fi eating dust
Connecting your smartphone to the web with just a lamp -- that is the promise of Li-Fi, featuring Internet access 100 times faster than Wi-Fi with revolutionary wireless technology.
Seminar on “E-Commerce in Bangladesh”
Bill Gates had once quoted, “If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”.
Microsoft quarterly profit slips but tops forecasts
Microsoft shares rally after the tech colossus reported earnings on Thursday that surpassed Wall Street expectations with a winning shift into the Internet cloud.
Eritrea ‘appalled’ by hoax forced polygamy story
A satirical story that Eritrean men have been ordered to marry at least two wives, which has been shared across Africa, has upset Eritrean officials.
Google paid $1bn for search spot on iPhones: Report
US Internet giant Google pays Apple a billion dollars in 2014 to be the go-to search tool on iPhones, Bloomberg reported, citing court documents.
Reliability of Online News Sources
With the advent of the Internet, several of our mundane tasks got shifted. The Internet gives quick access to news and some of us often rely on it but how can you say for sure what you read on the Internet is hard fact?
‘Telecom operators will be forced to compensate call drops’
The country’s mobile phone operators will be forced to compensate their users for call drops, State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim says
Not WHY, but HOW?
Can we for one minute assume a dog needs to wear pants? In doing so, how you think it would wear it?
Mobile internet use drops after Facebook bar
Telecom regulator registers 5.14 crore active mobile internet connections last month – what was 5.23 crore in October-end. The move comes after weeks of ban on Facebook that started last month and continued till December. BTRC, however, did not explain the reason of the fall.
