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Sony looks to electric cars for its next big hit

-- 2022-01-05 17:38:02

Japan's Sony Group Corp plans to launch a company this spring to examine entering the electric vehicle market, looking to harness its strengths in entertainment and sensors to play a bigger role in ne...

Toyota to launch its own operating system by 2025

-- 2022-01-04 16:16:47

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp is planning to launch its own operating system, which would be capable of handling advanced operations such as autonomous driving, for its vehicles by 2025, report...

The problem in Bangladeshi budget laptop segment

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-03 11:48:25

Budget laptops are specifically made to cater basic needs of a laptop user so that these machines stay affordable and functional at the same time.  Laptop manufacturers try to avoid any sort of...

A look back into 2021 global tech scene

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-01 14:06:09

2021 was the inflection point of many technological progresses that would shape our understanding and interaction of the world to come.  Let’s look back into some of the most important tec...

Budget DSLR camera for beginners

Fardeen Kabir 2021-12-29 18:31:44

Buying a DSLR camera on a budget can be tricky, especially for beginners who are just looking for a good camera that is affordable and easy to use.  Here are some suggestions that might help you...

Apple's App Store broke competition laws, Dutch watchdog says

-- 2021-12-27 19:56:34

The Netherlands' top competition regulator on Friday said Apple Inc broke the country's competition laws and ordered changes to the iPhone maker's App Store payment policies. Apple's practise of requ...

Some productivity apps you did not know about

Fardeen Kabir 2021-12-27 19:07:40

The purpose of smartphones is to help us become more productive. They're like miniature supercomputers that we carry with us. As a result, they're ideal candidates for assisting us all in becoming a l...

Microsoft joins Google, Amazon, others in cancelling physical presence at CES

-- 2021-12-26 10:56:28

Microsoft Corp said on Friday it will not participate in person at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, joining a list of companies opting not to have a physical presence at next mon...

NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe

-- 2021-12-25 20:24:51

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from South America's northeaste...

Russian court fines Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms

-- 2021-12-25 18:46:46

A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet's Google 7.2bn roubles ($98m) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based fine of its k...

NASA's revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope set for blastoff

-- 2021-12-25 12:30:12

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a NASA instrument designed to allow humankind's first glimpse of the infant universe as it existed when the earliest galaxies are believed to have formed, was se...

Intel facing backlash from China after Xinjiang statement

-- 2021-12-23 10:27:42

US chipmaker Intel is facing a backlash from China after telling its suppliers not to source products or labour from the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Intel said it had been "required to ensure th...

Beware of fraud in Facebook second-hand PC market

Fardeen Kabir 2021-12-20 17:48:01

The second-hand computer market in the Facebook marketplace has become a major point of online trading for pc parts and components as the consumer base for computers in Bangladesh has grown substantia...

Japanese space tourists return to Earth after 12 days

-- 2021-12-20 15:45:50

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, a space enthusiast, returned to Earth on Monday after a 12-day journey into space. He has ended the trip as a practice run for his planned trip around the moon wi...

Are Pixel phones worth their price premium in Bangladesh?

Fardeen Kabir 2021-12-18 19:34:48

Pixel devices are famous for their seamless user experience, prolonged software support from Google and their industry-leading camera software. Although the Pixel phones have faced many criticisms fo...

This subterranean creature has 1,306 legs. Yes, that's a record.

-- 2021-12-17 16:30:44

Deep underground in an exploratory drill hole in a mining region of Australia, scientists have discovered a "marvel of evolution," a remarkably elongated blind millipede possessing the most legs - 1,3...

Bangladesh adds 1.07 million mobile phone subscribers in October

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-12-17 11:51:55

Bangladesh ended October with more than 181.32 mobile phone subscribers, up from 180.25 million  million in September. The number of mobile SIM users increased by 1.07 million in October compare...

Log4j security flaw can impact the entire internet: Report

-- 2021-12-16 17:00:34

A critical flaw in a widely-used software poses potential risks for the entire internet, according to a CNN report that quoted concerns raised by cybersecurity experts. The report, published on Wedne...

Chromebooks: The cheaper alternative for light laptop users

Fardeen Kabir 2021-12-15 13:58:41

During the covid-19 pandemic, the world has seen the largest surge of demand for computers and laptops.  The situation has affected Bangladesh quite similarly too; the demand for computers and l...

Your PC-buying guide for a budget PC

Fardeen Kabir 2021-12-14 15:56:22

The computer industry is ever-evolving, but one thing that has stayed almost constant over the years is the increased price premium on products over their previous generations. For a lot of people, t...

Intel unveils research for packing more computing power into chips beyond 2025

-- 2021-12-12 12:56:52

Research teams at Intel Corp on Saturday unveiled work that the company believes will help it keep speeding up and shrinking computing chips over the next ten years, with several technologies aimed...

Bangladesh becomes champion at NASA Space Apps Challenge again

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-12-11 17:25:15

For the second time, Bangladesh has become the world champion at the Best Mission Concept Category of the NASA Space Apps Challenge by beating 4,534 teams from 162 countries. In past human missions t...

China removes 106 apps from app stores over privacy violations

-- 2021-12-09 15:31:00

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has removed 106 apps from Chinese app stores including movie review app Douban, karaoke app Changba, and phone reseller Aihuishou, the regulator...

Instagram aims to launch chronological feed option next year

-- 2021-12-09 14:10:18

The head of Instagram said on Wednesday he aims to launch next year a version of the app with a chronological feed, rather than one ranked algorithmically, in his first appearance before Congress wher...

Ransomware attack on Australian utility claimed by Russian-speaking hackers

-- 2021-12-09 10:53:43

One of the most prolific Russian-speaking ransomware gangs has claimed credit for a weekend attack on an Australian electric utility serving millions of people, reports Reuters. Australian media repo...

Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off to International Space Station

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-08 15:02:42

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday in his first space flight, a voyage he sees as a dry-run for his planned trip around the moon with...

Amazon's cloud service outage hits major websites, streaming apps

-- 2021-12-08 09:17:07

A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide range of apps and Amazon.com Inc's e-commerce website a...

Toyota turns to Chinese tech to make low-cost electric vehicle

-- 2021-12-03 16:59:03

Toyota Motor Corp will launch an all-electric small sedan in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD for key technology to finally make an affordable yet roomy runaround, four sources...

International Space Station turns aside to dodge space junk

-- 2021-12-03 15:43:49

The International Space Station performed a manoeuvre on Friday to temporarily swerve away from a fragment of a US launch vehicle, the head of Russia's space agency said. Dmitry Rogozin, who heads Ro...

Sajeeb Wazed Joy to inaugurate 5G services on December 12

-- 2021-12-01 20:57:09

The Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy will inaugurate the 5G technology services in the country on December 12. “Prime...