Technology
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World’s first ICT-enabled peer-to-peer electricity trading network introduced in Bangladesh
Oct 2, 2017News Hour social enterprise SOLshare has successfully piloted the world’s first ICT-enabled peer-to-peer electricity trading network for rural households with and without solar home systems in Shariatpur, Bangladesh. Current solar home systems are limited in capacity... -
New feature to help increase blood donations introduced in India by Facebook
Oct 2, 2017News Hour: India, like many countries, has a shortage of safe blood. There aren’t enough people donating blood to meet the demand of people who need it. In some cases, this shortage leads to patients and... -
Twitter will test 280-character tweets
Sep 27, 2017News Hour: The days of Twitter Inc limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered. Twitter said on Tuesday that it would begin a test... -
Seedstars World is looking for the most promising tech startup
Sep 22, 2017News Hour: Seedstars Dhaka, part of Seedstars World, a global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, has been announced at a press conference held today at Janata Tower, Karwan Bazar. The press... -
‘Iron Man’ in your pocket: Huawei introduces new Y series smartphone with bigger battery and better gaming experience
Sep 11, 2017News Hour: Leading smartphone company Huawei has introduced the Huawei Y7 Prime – the newest generation of the beloved Huawei Y series smartphones. With all new design features plus long-lasting performance, the Huawei Y7 Prime is... -
Huawei MediaPad T3 10 launched in Bangladesh
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: Huawei, one of the leading smartphone manufacturers in the world, has brought the MediaPad T3 10, the latest addition to its tremendously popular MediaPad series, to the Bangladeshi market. The tab, having an attractive... -
More than four million records of users of Time Warner Cable found unsecured on an Amazon server
Sep 2, 2017News Hour: More than four million records of users of Time Warner Cable’s MyTWC app were found unsecured on an Amazon server last month, digital security research center Kromtech Security Center said in a blog post... -
The world’s largest X-ray laser opens on Friday in Germany
Sep 2, 2017News Hour: The world’s largest X-ray laser opens Friday in Germany, promising to shed new light on very small things by letting scientists penetrate the inner workings of atoms, viruses and chemical reactions. The mega-project will... -
Samsung Mobile Bangladesh announces pre-order of Galaxy Note 8 in Bangladesh with Grameenphone
Aug 31, 2017News Hour: Samsung Mobile Bangladesh, unveiled the Galaxy Note8, in the Bangladesh market. The newest addition to the Galaxy flagship devices, Samsung Galaxy Note8 was revealed at an event at GPHouse in Dhaka, where Samsung and... -
Fitbit Inc launched its newest device, the Ionic smartwatch
Aug 28, 2017News Hour: Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc on Monday launched its newest device, the Ionic smartwatch, with features ranging from fitness tracking to contactless payment, as it gears up to compete with rivals such as Apple...
