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Xiaomi Mi 10 vs Mi 10 Pro: Flagship 5G Smartphones on the Go

Xiaomi Mi 10 vs Mi 10 Pro Xiaomi Mi 10 vs Mi 10 Pro: Photo Credit AndroidAuthority Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro debuted on 13th February with a superb combination of versatile cameras, cutting-edge video recording technology, gaming-friendly processor and many more advanced features. On the same date Xiaomi has launched another flagship phone Mi 10. Though both smartphones look almost ...

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Flying cellphone towers : Could drones bring internet coverage to remote areas?

Tech giants including Google and Facebook have spent years trying to figure out how to bring the internet to billions of people who still lack a reliable connection. Now, an American startup has come up with its own plan. Telelift is an attempt to create a “flying cellphone tower.” It uses drones the size of a dining table, which are attached ...

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Apple warns China virus will cut iPhone production, sales

Photo : In a Feb. 14, 2020 file photo, employees wear face masks as they stand in a reopened Apple Store in Beijing. Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones. The Cupertino, California-based company said Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 that all of its ...

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NASA missions could uncover secrets on Venus

In order to further explore our solar system, NASA has chosen four proposals for missions that would investigate Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Trident. If chosen, NASA would develop the missions. The four proposals highlight planets and moons that are not currently included in the agency’s ongoing projects. They’re part of the agency’s Discovery Program, which encourages scientists ...

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Solar Orbiter: Sun mission blasts off

Europe’s audacious Solar Orbiter probe has lifted off on its quest to study the Sun from close quarters. The €1.5bn (£1.3bn) mission is packed with cameras and sensors that should reveal remarkable new insights on the workings of our star. Scientists want to better understand what drives its dynamic behaviour.The spacecraft is riding on an Atlas rocket, which lifted off ...

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Check misuse of information technology: President

Photo: PID President Abdul Hamid on Thursday said necessary steps should be taken for checking the misuse of information technology alongside ensuring their development. The President said this while delivering speech at the inaugural ceremony of ‘BASIS Soft Expo-2020’ held at Bashundhara International Convention Centre in the city. Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Service (BASIS) organised the four-day programme ...

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‘Two defunct satellites narrowly miss collision’

Two decommissioned satellites sped past each other Wednesday after experts had warned they may collide at a combined speed of 33,000 miles (53,000 kilometers) an hour, sending thousands of pieces of debris hurtling through space. The satellites — a pioneering international space telescope and an experimental US craft traveling in opposing orbits — “crossed paths without incident,” a spokesman for ...

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Facebook reports 4Q profit, user growth despite challenges

Facebook had a strong fourth quarter, making more money on advertising and adding more users despite challenges around regulation, privacy and efforts to fight election interference. Its profit and revenue both handily surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. The company also said it settled a lawsuit filed in 2015 over its facial recognition practices and will pay $550 million as a result. ...

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China to launch more space science satellites

China plans to launch more space science satellites in the coming three to four years, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The satellites will be used to detect electromagnetic signals associated with gravitational waves, solar eruption activities, astronomy and the interaction between solar wind and the Earth’s magnetosphere. Four new missions include the Gravitational Wave Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky ...

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Bangladeshi-American Omar Ishrak named new Intel chairman

Bangladeshi-American Omar Ishrak has been elected chairman of the Intel Corporation board of directors succeeding Andy Bryant who stepped down after serving for seven years. The California-based chip maker made the announcement on Tuesday (21 January) and said it would take immediate effect. Omar Ishrak has been serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical ...

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