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Headphones that can filter air

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-04-09 16:38:24

Dyson, the renowned Singaporean electronics appliance company, has come up with a special pair of headphones that can mitigate noise and air pollution. A specific type of air purification technology...

China launches new satellite for Earth observation

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-08 12:32:45

China launched a new Earth observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at 7:47 a....

Microsoft says it disrupted attempted hacks by Russian spies

-- 2022-04-08 11:05:23

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had disrupted hacking attempts by Russian military spies aimed at breaking into Ukrainian, European Union, and American targets, Reuters reports. In a blog post, th...

FBI says it disrupted Russian hackers

-- 2022-04-07 10:37:35

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has wrested control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances away from Russian military hackers by hijacking the same infrastructure Moscow’s spies...

Where to look for a second-hand PC in Dhaka?

Fardeen Kabir 2022-04-06 16:51:55

The second-hand PC market has its own consumer base in Bangladesh and its demand has always been high among the target customers. A second-hand PC, if purchased right, can significantly save costs on...

Musk to join Twitter board, promises improvements

-- 2022-04-06 10:58:54

Tesla boss Elon Musk vowed "significant" improvements at Twitter on Tuesday, after the micro-blogging site announced plans to name him to the board. The appointment, however, will potentially block c...

Twitter confirms it is working on an edit feature

-- 2022-04-06 10:40:01

Twitter has confirmed that it is working on an edit button that would allow users to change tweets after they have been posted. It comes after new board member, Tesla boss Elon Musk, aske...

First private space mission to ISS readies for launch

-- 2022-04-05 19:16:00

The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based startup Axiom Space, the first all-private astro...

Meta briefly blocks hashtags linked to Bucha killings

-- 2022-04-05 10:37:30

Facebook owner Meta Platforms briefly restricted hashtags related to civilian deaths in northern Ukraine, where bodies of people shot at close range were found in a town seized back from Russian...

The things you should follow before buying a second-hand laptop

FARDEEN KABIR 2022-04-04 17:21:10

As the current market trends suggest, getting a new laptop can prove to be costly, not to mention that laptops are usually more expensive than similar desktop counterparts. In that case, getting a se...

Scientists finally sequence the first complete human genome

-- 2022-04-01 12:50:04

Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding disease-causing mutation...

Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connection

-- 2022-03-19 19:05:40

A subsea cable owned by Google that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday, the company said, the latest step in a multi-year project to provide cheaper ac...

Russian cosmonaut team welcomed by American, German crewmates at ISS

-- 2022-03-19 18:38:19

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian-US presen...

Facebook removes more Russian posts claiming hospital bombing a hoax

-- 2022-03-17 13:56:33

Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children's hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar messages...

Chinese cyberspace regulator drafts new regulations to protect minors

-- 2022-03-14 11:43:42

Companies engaged in online gaming, livestreaming, audio and video in China should set up a "youth mode" to protect minors, according to draft regulations issued on Monday by the Cyberspace Administra...

Idea of budget PC becoming obsolete owing to soaring hardware prices

Fardeen Kabir 2022-03-12 17:28:07

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, FIFA 11 - some of the most memorable games of the past 2 decades didn’t require any graphics cards. Playing a game was simple. We...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine halts half of world's neon output for chips

-- 2022-03-12 10:50:26

Ukraine's two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world's supply of the key ingredient for making chips, have halted their operations as Moscow has sharpened its attack on the coun...

Microsoft Loop is going to change how we work

Fardeen Kabir 2022-03-11 13:12:33

Microsoft Office Suite is a must for most workflows in our personal or professional lives, but the suite was lacking a core element of today's professional workflows - fluid real-time collaboration....

Apple plans to launch new low-cost 5G iPhone

-- 2022-03-07 17:54:40

Apple Inc will likely announce a new low-cost version of its iPhone SE with 5G capabilities at its annual spring product launch event on Tuesday, analysts say. The iPhone maker is also expected to la...

How to optimise Google storage

Lubaba Mahjabin Prima 2022-03-07 12:14:15

With the pandemic shifting work and studies online, you may often find yourself out of space while using Google applications. Google provides 15GB of free space in Google Drive, which apparently seem...

Google suspends all ad sales in Russia

-- 2022-03-04 12:10:02

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners. The move by the world's top seller...

Russia’s RT, Sputnik apps blocked from Google Play store

-- 2022-03-02 18:31:56

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik, Russia’s state-owned television network and news agency, from its Play store. The company took...

Ukrainian dream: All you need to know about the world’s biggest aircraft that was destroyed by Russia

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-03-02 17:06:24

The world’s biggest aircraft, the Antonov-225 cargo plane, was destroyed by Russian forces while it was under repair at an airfield in Gostomel near Kyiv. Confirming the information on Sunday,...

YouTube blocks channels linked to Russia's media outlets

-- 2022-03-01 17:05:24

YouTube is blocking channels connected to Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe effective immediately, due to the situation in Ukraine, the company operated by Alphabet Inc's...

Google bars RT, other Russian channels from receiving money for ads

-- 2022-02-27 11:18:03

Alphabet Inc’s Google barred on Saturday Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move...

Intel selects Magdeburg in Germany to set up new multibillion-euro chip factory

-- 2022-02-26 17:55:54

Intel has chosen the east German city of Magdeburg as the site for a new multibillion-euro European chip factory and will make the decision public on March 4, a person familiar with matter told Reuter...

Did you know console makers sell their consoles at a loss?

FARDEEN KABIR 2022-02-24 16:45:20

It would sound strange if we come across products getting sold at a lesser price than their cost, that too by some of the world’s biggest companies/manufacturers. And if there are names of the...

Brainwaves indicate dreaming or recalling memories before death?

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-24 14:41:22

New data from a scientific "accident" has suggested that life may actually flash before our eyes as we die, the BBC reports. A team of scientists set out to measure the brainwaves of an 87-year-old p...

The wireless earbuds you can buy under Tk 5000 in Bangladesh tech market

FARDEEN KABIR 2022-02-23 13:21:44

True-wireless earbuds are gaining substantial attention in the Bangladeshi audio market, and we are going to discuss some of the go-to earbuds within the Tk 5000 range, as it is the most popular price...

AI Model translates sign language into English

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-02-22 16:02:29

Among all the sign languages, the American variety is most widely used. Despite its widespread use, there was no software that would translate it into English. However, an engineering student from In...