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Apple cuts iPhone prices outside US to offset strong dollar

Apple cuts iPhone prices outside US to offset strong dollar

Reuters
Apple Inc plans to cut the price of some of its flagship iPhones for only the second time in the device's 12-year history, pegging its retail value...Details
Cryptocurrency scams hit $1.7 billion in 2018: Report

Cryptocurrency scams hit $1.7 billion in 2018: Report

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Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400 percent in 2018 to around $1.7 billion, according to a...Details
Google, Facebook, Twitter must do more against fake news: EU

Google, Facebook, Twitter must do more against fake news: EU

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Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla must do more to combat fake news as Europeans head towards an election or the companies will face the threat...Details
Apple to patch privacy bug in video calling feature

Apple to patch privacy bug in video calling feature

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Apple Inc said on Monday it will issue a software patch later this week for a bug that lets iPhone users hear audio from users who have not yet...Details
Mobile phone users facing trouble on OTP SMS services

Mobile phone users facing trouble on OTP SMS services

Bangla Tribune Desk
Mobile phone users, who have availed the mobile number portability (MNP) service, are facing trouble in getting OTP SMS service from banks, and...Details
Three days minimum for mobile packages

Three days minimum for mobile packages

Bangla Tribune Report
The telecoms regulator has fixed three days as the minimum expiry for data and voice packages offered by mobile phone operators. In an order on...Details
More than 95,000 data breach complaints since EU rules kicked in

More than 95,000 data breach complaints since EU rules kicked in

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Europe’s data protection regulators have received more than 95,000 complaints about possible data breaches, eight months after the adoption...Details
Tinder settles age discrimination lawsuit

Tinder settles age discrimination lawsuit

Bangla Tribune Desk
Tinder has settled a lawsuit accusing it of age discrimination for charging people aged 30 and above double to subscribe to its...Details
Seventy-six WTO members push for new e-commerce rules

Seventy-six WTO members push for new e-commerce rules

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Impatient with a lack of World Trade Organization rules on the explosive growth of e-commerce, 76 members - including the...Details
Zuckerberg to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger

Zuckerberg to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger

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Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook...Details
Bangabandhu satellite-2 during this tenure of govt

Bangabandhu satellite-2 during this tenure of govt

Hitlar A Halim
The Bangabandhu satellite -2 will be sent to space during the tenure of the current government as a back-up to Bangabandhu satellite one. A policy...Details
Microsoft says Bing search engine blocked in China

Microsoft says Bing search engine blocked in China

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Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine has been blocked in China, the company said on Wednesday, making it the latest foreign technology service to be...Details
China deletes 7 million pieces of data, over 9000 apps

China deletes 7 million pieces of data, over 9000 apps

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China's cyber watchdog said on Wednesday it had deleted more than 7 million pieces of online information as well as...Details
Germany to fund electric car research

Germany to fund electric car research

Reuters
The German government will fund a research facility to offer firms in Germany know-how to...Details
New Google policy to reveal political ad-spending in India

New Google policy to reveal political ad-spending in India

Bangla Tribune Desk
As India gears up for the general elections, Google has announced an updated policy that will provide comprehensive information about who is...Details
Samsung upgrading old smart watches

Samsung upgrading old smart watches

Bangla Tribune Desk
As focused as Samsung might be on the Galaxy Watch, it still has plenty of affection for its older smartwatches as the company moves to overhaul...Details
Bangladesh to connect with 3rd submarine cable by 2021

Bangladesh to connect with 3rd submarine cable by 2021

Hitlar A Halim
Bangladesh is likely to connect with a third submarine cable by the next three years, says Telecoms and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar.“The...Details
WhatsApp limits text forwards to 5 recipients to curb rumours

WhatsApp limits text forwards to 5 recipients to curb rumours

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Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight...Details
Telecoms regulator launching IMEI database

Telecoms regulator launching IMEI database

Bangla Tribune Report
The telecoms regulator is launching a database of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number of phones in the country in an effort to...Details
Facebook backs election integrity, AI initiatives in Germany

Facebook backs election integrity, AI initiatives in Germany

Reuters
Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), its operations chief...Details
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