Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is prepared to give up control of Sprint Corp to Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile US Inc to clinch a merger of the two US wireless-carriers. SoftBank has not yet approached Deutsche Telekom to discuss any deal because the US Federal Communications Commission has imposed strict anti-collusion rules that ban discussions between rivals during an ongoing-auction of
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The Telecom Regulator Plans To Issue 4G Licenses By A Month
The telecom regulator plans to issue 4G licenses by a month, which will enable people to enjoy fastest data service. BTRC has decided to make it an “open for all” license where even a new entity can participate. The commission will also arrange an auction to distribute spectrum in four months, BTRC Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood told.
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Hydrogen OS 3.0 for OnePlus 3 and 3T is now live
OnePlus just released version 3.0 of its Hydrogen Android OS. This new version is based on Android 7.0 Nougat and some users have been reporting slightly better battery life, compared to the latest Nougat OxygenOS update.OnePlus has a version of the Google Play Store in the Hydrogen OS app store for an easy install as well.
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YouTube to remove 30-second unskippable ads
Google has finally taken notice of the growing user annoyance and says it does plan to get rid of the 30-second mandatory ad format. Google's intentions are to focus more on the six-second unskippable format for the future.
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Mobile Subscribers To Get Full Usage Information For The Previous 60 Days
Mobile subscribers will soon be able to get their full usage information for the previous 60 days- a move that can come in handy when solving familial and business-related problems. At present, subscribers can get an itemized bill- a log of dialed numbers, date and time of calls made, call durations and SMSs and MMSs sent- upon request from mobile-subscribers.
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The Postal Division To Collaborate With Alibaba, Amazon
The postal division is going to collaborate with global e-commerce giants Alibaba and Amazon to deliver their products across Bangladesh. A pilot project will be launched within a short-time, said Tarana Halim, state minister for telecom and postal division. Through this initiative, online buyers are now able to receive their products from e-commerce sites, delivered to their doorsteps in Dhaka.
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Apple to start manufacturing iPhone SE in India
Apple reportedly selected Wistron as the primary manufacturer for all its iPhones in India. The Taiwanese partner of the Cupertino-based company set up a plant in Bengaluru in order to start the local production.Apple shipped 2.5 million iPhones to India last year which is the most the company has ever sold.
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Microsoft Bangladesh, Shakti Foundation and the PMO aim to train and support female entrepreneurs
Microsoft Bangladesh, Shakti Foundation and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has been signed a partnership to train and support female entrepreneurs to run their own IT repair centres across Bangladesh.
Microsoft Philanthropies yesterday announced a financial award from the Microsoft YouthSpark grant to Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women, according to a press release floated to media yesterday.
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Grab Rolled Out Its Popular Carpooling Service GrabShare In Malaysia And Philippines
Ride-hailing giant Grab has announced the rollout of its popular carpooling service GrabShare in Malaysia and Philippines. GrabShare pairs up to two passenger’s bookings (or two parties, an additional passenger can tag along one party at no additional cost) with similar destinations traveling along the most efficient trip route.
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Tourist Police Bangladesh Unveils New Android App Named Hello
Tourist Police Bangladesh have unveiled a new Android app designed to make contacting tourism authorities and requesting help simpler. The app, Hello Tourist, is essentially a hub containing a variety of information that may be useful to tourists, including the contact numbers of all senior Tourist Police officers and operational teams.
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4G Service Expected To Be Introduced By This Year
Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday directed the telecom regulator to introduce fourth generation (4G) services in the country by this year. Tarana Halim, state minister of the telecom division said, "All the mobile operators are almost ready to offer 4G and customers will be able to enjoy the fastest data service within a short time."
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Uber standalone app finally available on Android Wear 2.0
Uber announced its app would be available for Android Wear back in 2015. The most fascinating thing is that Uber is standalone on your watch. Almost 2 years have passed since the announcement but with the unveiling of the first devices with Android Wear 2.0 the platform is finally ready to work on your wrist.
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Google Home and Amazon Echo To Support Voice calls soon
The Google Assistant inside the Google Home device and Alexa from Amazon's Echo line of smart speakers may soon be able to make and take phone calls for you. Both Google's and Amazon's speakers could have support for voice calls.
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MFS Users Left In Serious Inconvenience After BB Lowered The Transactions Ceilings
The country's 1.58 crore active MFS users are left in serious inconvenience after the central bank lowered the ceilings for transactions from February 1. Previously, users could deposit Tk 25,000 into their mobile wallets each day and take out the same amount, but now they have to make do with Tk 15,000 for cash-in and Tk 10,000 for cash-out.
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Toshiba To Sell Computer-Chip Business
Toshiba sees a way out in selling its computer-chip business, flash-memory business and other assets. Toshiba does not plan on building more new nuclear plants and will concentrate on reactor maintenance, nuclear fuel business and other non-tech branches.
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ICT Innovators Will Receive Up To 1 Crore Taka Funding
ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak announced that in case of ICT innovations, entrepreneurs will receive up to 1 crore taka funding based on the idea. He announced this at the "National Hackathon For Women 2017" held on 10th February. He also said that by next 2 years there will be over 1000 new ideas from the ICT innovators.
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