Picture taken on November 14, 2016 shows the supermoon rising above Cape Town. The moon will be the closest to Earth since 1948 at a distance of 356,509 kilometres (221,524 miles), creating what NASA described as "an extra-supermoon". / AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH Washington: The moon is at least 4.51 billion years old — or 40-140 million years older than previously thought, says new…

New York: What if you can remotely charge your smartphone with the flat-screen TV in your living room? If we believe a team of US engineers, turning your living room into a wireless charging station is not a far-fetched dream. The flat-screen technology can produce a wide-range, wireless power transfer devices, say engineers from Duke University and University of Washington, adding that the technology…

LAS VEGAS-The smartphone continues to change the world a decade after the debut of the iPhone, even as Apple is under pressure to come up with a new wonder. The iPhone -- introduced by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 -- set the stage for mobile computing and an entire industry revolving around it. The handsets built on successful iPod digital music players and featured touch screens…

Dhaka: Users of Bangladesh have been experiencing slow internet connection for last few days due to glitches in the submarine cables of India, said Internet Service Providers' Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB). "Three submarine cables, two owned by Indian companies and another IMEWE consortium, that serve Bangladesh have been snatched and remain out of order in last few days causing sluggish…

Dhaka: An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say. A long-running rift in the Larson C ice shelf grew suddenly in December and now just 20km of ice is keeping the 5,000 sq km piece from floating away. Larsen C is the most northern major ice shelf in Antarctica. Researchers based in Swansea say the loss of a piece a quarter of…

Las Vegas: With an aim to deliver tailor-made devices to customers to meet their needs and fit their usage habits, Chinese tech giant Lenovo on Thursday announced a new range of laptop and tablet products at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2017) here. Lenovo showcased its premium work and play experience device ThinkPad X1, Miix 720 detachable, new gaming sub-brand Lenovo Legion and two laptops…

So-called fast radio bursts (FRBs) picked up in 2016 by a telescope in New Mexico likely emanated from a dwarf galaxy some three billion light years from Earth, the scientists reported in the journal Nature. FRBs flash only for a micro-instant, and can emit as much energy in a millisecond as the Sun does in 10,000 years. Exactly what causes these high-energy surges of long waves at the far end of…

New Delhi: Technology giant Google on Wednesday announced a slew of initiatives, including a new app Primer and training modules under its My Business offering, as it looks to further tap the 51-million strong small and medium businesses (SMB) market in India. Making the announcements, Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working on products for India that can be expanded…

New York: As an earlier statement said WhatsApp will stop working on certain phones by the end of 2016, many users of older versions of iPhones and Android handsets are about to find themselves cut off from using the chat app, media has reported. WhatsApp, with more than one billion monthly users, had earlier announced that it was phasing out compatibility with older phones in a technology upgrade.…

Seoul: The results of the investigation into what caused Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire are likely to be released this month, industry sources said on Monday. The announcement is most likely to be made on January 10 or by the end of January at the latest, Yonhap news agency reported citing source with knowledge of the matter. The South Korean tech giant asked the US-based safety organisation…

Hackers take down 4 websites to 'teach BTCL a lesson'Hackers have launched a brazen attack on as many as four dot bd domain websites in a virtual mockery of Bangladesh's digital security arrangements. Search engine giant Google's dot bd version is among the sites affected. The other sites are robi.com.bd, banglalink.com.bd and ittefaq.com.bd. Although telecom operator Robi has managed…

Earlier this year, Facebook Messenger took a tentative step into mobile gaming with the launch of a simple basketball game. Shoot a basketball emoji to a friend who taps on that emoji to play a little one-on-one inside the popular messaging app. When the game racked up more than 1.2 billion plays in three months, Messenger quit playing around. Starting Tuesday, friends can face off in titles from…

India has been ranked the world’s top exporter of information and communication technology in a UN agency report that recommended that the country leverage this lead to innovate in emerging areas where biology and materials sciences intersect with computing. Overall, India leapt 14 places from the 85th rank last year to the 61st in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) released in Geneva…