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GIMP: A free substitute for Photoshop

GIMP: A free substitute for Photoshop

FARDEEN KABIR 2022-01-29 13:37:44

Gimp or GNU Image Manipulation Program is open-source image manipulation and photo editing software that offers professional-grade features for free. Since its release in 1996, GIMP has come a long w...

Apple makes easy escape from supply crisis

Apple makes easy escape from supply crisis

-- 2022-01-28 19:03:32

Apple Inc's triumph over the global chips supply-chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world. The iPhone maker, which had warned three months ago that supply issues w...

Blinking star with 'totally unexpected' behaviour detected

Blinking star with 'totally unexpected' behaviour detected

-- 2022-01-28 10:26:28

Scientists have detected what appears to be an incredibly dense star behaving unlike anything else ever seen - and suspect it might be a type of exotic astrophysical object whose existence has until n...

Chunk of Elon Musk's rocket on collision course with moon

Chunk of Elon Musk's rocket on collision course with moon

-- 2022-01-27 16:23:31

A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon in March, experts say. The rocket was deployed in 2015 to...

Samsung sees tech device recovery in 2022

Samsung sees tech device recovery in 2022

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-27 12:35:44

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it aims to win a bigger share of the smartphone market this year with more 5G-capable models, and pointed to a possible price rebound for its flagship memory chips as e...

On path toward nuclear fusion energy

On path toward nuclear fusion energy

-- 2022-01-27 11:50:09

US government scientists said on Wednesday they have taken an important step in the long trek toward making nuclear fusion - the very process that powers stars - a viable energy source for humankind....

How to avoid overspending on computer motherboards

How to avoid overspending on computer motherboards

FARDEEN KABIR 2022-01-26 17:19:08

A computer’s motherboard is the heart of the machine that connects all other components together, and getting the right motherboard is one of the most crucial parts of buying a pc. Buying a m...

YouTube to explore NFT features for creators

YouTube to explore NFT features for creators

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-26 12:37:14

YouTube is exploring features for its video creators to capitalize on non-fungible tokens, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday, becoming the latest tech company to tap into a digital collectib...

Google sued over location tracking practices

Google sued over location tracking practices

-- 2022-01-24 21:44:44

Texas and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday over what he called deceptive location tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. Two other state attorneys general p...

Da Vinci Resolve can be your go to video editing software

Da Vinci Resolve can be your go to video editing software

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-22 17:56:41

We are living in a time where video content has gained massive popularity than it did at any point in time. The number of people making video content and the demand for video content-related hardwar...

Intel to invest up to $100b in chip plants

Intel to invest up to $100b in chip plants

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-22 09:54:14

Intel Corp said on Friday it would invest up to $100 billion to build potentially the world's largest chip-making complex in Ohio, looking to boost capacity as a global shortage of semiconductors affe...

Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker for $68.7b in gaming push

Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker for $68.7b in gaming push

-- 2022-01-18 20:59:46

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it was acquiring "Call of Duty" videogame maker Activision Blizzard  for $68.7 billion in cash, the biggest deal in the sector that would help the Xbox maker become...

Scientists claim cannabis can prevent Covid

Scientists claim cannabis can prevent Covid

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-01-18 16:42:53

A chemical found in live cannabis plants could help protect human cells against covid infections, revealed a study published in the Journal of Natural Products.  Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and c...

These Android 12 features will enhance user experience

These Android 12 features will enhance user experience

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-18 14:51:10

Google has finally introduced some long-awaited features in Android 12 that were not built-in in the previous versions.  Consumers had to rely on the manufacturer’s customisation of the An...

Turkish farmer used VR headset to increase milk production

Turkish farmer used VR headset to increase milk production

RASSIQ AZIZ KABIR 2022-01-17 15:23:27

If you tell a random cattle farmer who has been very much into farming for many years that making their cows watch different things through Virtual Reality would in turn increase their production of m...

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

-- 2022-01-16 17:39:26

Scientists warn that omicron's whirlwind advance practically ensures it won't be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and...

Social media etiquettes that you must know

Social media etiquettes that you must know

MEGH RAHMAN 2022-01-15 16:06:39

Upon checking your notification bar after waking up, with your utmost irritation, you figure out that one of your Facebook friends tagged you along with 78 other friends on his picture. No wonder th...

Will Quantum Computers finally become useful in 2022?

Will Quantum Computers finally become useful in 2022?

SADMAN FAKID 2022-01-15 15:57:19

Quantum computing is a sort of computing that uses the collective features of quantum states to accomplish calculations, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement. Quantum computers are ma...

How international tech reviewers shape our expectations

How international tech reviewers shape our expectations

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-15 13:33:02

When we think about tech reviewers, who are almost entirely based on YouTube, some very common names pop up such as Marques Brownlee, Linus Tech Tips, Unbox Therapy, Mrwhosetheboss, Dave Lee, Hardware...

Netflix raises subscription prices in US, Canada to compete in streaming TV market

Netflix raises subscription prices in US, Canada to compete in streaming TV market

-- 2022-01-15 10:29:41

Netflix Inc has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the cr...

Facebook, Google CEOs aware of formal advertising market deal

Facebook, Google CEOs aware of formal advertising market deal

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-15 09:44:16

Chief executives of Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook were aware of a deal to carve up part of the online advertising market, according to an amended antitrust complaint filed by Texas and 15 other s...

Red blood cell deficiency in astronauts could be a challenge for space missions

Red blood cell deficiency in astronauts could be a challenge for space missions

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-15 09:32:02

The next "giant leap" for humans may be a trip to Mars, but having enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells for the journey might present a challenge, new research suggests. Astronauts are known to exp...

NASA begins process of bringing James Webb Space Telescope into focus

NASA begins process of bringing James Webb Space Telescope into focus

-- 2022-01-13 18:02:27

NASA on Wednesday embarked on a months-long, painstaking process of bringing its newly launched James Webb Space Telescope into focus, a task due for completion in time for the revolutionary eye in th...

When should you upgrade your device?

When should you upgrade your device?

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-13 17:25:43

The Steam Hardware Survey is a very reliable way of getting an idea about what sort of PC components people are generally using all over the world. According to the latest survey report released in D...

India's TCS, Infosys confident on digital services growth

India's TCS, Infosys confident on digital services growth

-- 2022-01-13 11:17:31

Infosys raised its revenue forecast and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) predicted robust demand on Wednesday as the Indian IT giants said they expect tech spending to continue, particularly for digita...

Several govt websites inaccessible for hours

Several govt websites inaccessible for hours

-- 2022-01-11 20:17:59

A number of major government websites, including that of the ICT Division, have been inaccessible for hours due to what an official described as a problem in the server of the national web portal. Th...

Intel erases reference to Xinjiang after China backlash

Intel erases reference to Xinjiang after China backlash

-- 2022-01-11 11:13:23

US chipmaker Intel has deleted references to Xinjiang from an annual letter to suppliers after the company faced a backlash in China for asking suppliers to avoid the sanctions-hit region. Last month...

Some useful Bangladeshi apps launched in 2021

Some useful Bangladeshi apps launched in 2021

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-09 15:36:18

We have seen some important development in the apps department in recent years in Bangladesh. Here are some important apps that were launched in 2021. Chorki  Chorki started its journey as an o...

India orders investigation into Google over violation of antitrust laws

India orders investigation into Google over violation of antitrust laws

-- 2022-01-08 18:11:00

India's competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google following allegations from news publishers, saying its initial view was that the tech giant had broken some a...

Free alternatives to essential paid software

Free alternatives to essential paid software

Fardeen Kabir 2022-01-08 11:05:29

Today’s workflows require a lot of versatile software and for a lot of people, paying for regular and expensive subscription fees can be difficult.  Luckily, the internet has some good fre...