Sony delivers floppy disk’s last rites
April 28, 2010
The days of the 3.5-inch floppy disk are now officially numbered.
Sony, which boasts 70 percent of the anemic market, announced Friday that it would end Japanese sales of the ancient storage medium in March 2011, according to a report in the Mainichi Daily newspaper.
The 3.5-inch floppy was a ubiquitous and necessary component for storing and transferring files between Read more
Google Maps gets 3D view of the world
April 28, 2010
Google on Monday augmented Google Maps with a feature called Earth view that brings the Google Earth software’s 3D perspective to the Web browser.
Earth view is available through the installation of a browser plug-in Google originally issued in 2008. With it, people can see the contours of world–canyons and mountains, most Read more
Talent-hunt in swimming
April 28, 2010
Bangladesh Swimming Federation, with financial assistance from Australian Sports Commission, will start a talent-hunt programme in 16 districts on the last week of June.
The Australian Sports Commission has recently granted Tk 10 lakh for the swimming federation and the executive committee took this decision Read more
TT players threaten boycott
April 28, 2010
Top table tennis players have threatened to boycott the upcoming Federation Cup following federation’s decision not to send a team to the World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
The executive meeting on Monday cancelled its scheduled tour to Russia citing financial constrains though it was learnt that the meeting scrapped the tour to avoid criticism following a Read more
Channel 1 goes off air after govt order
April 28, 2010
The private television Channel 1 went off air Tuesday evening after the government ordered its closure for what officials said violation of the telecommunications law.
Earlier in the afternoon, post and telecommunications minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju told reporters, ‘The Channel 1 will be shut down and its licence Read more
Swine flu takes woman’s life
April 26, 2010
Docs’ ignorance blamed
The death of a 34-year-old woman from swine flu raised questions about the government’s campaign against the pandemic virus.
The virus is continuing to infect more people since its first outbreak last year, but many people even doctors do not know the latest situation.
The case of the woman, Farzana Jahangir Romana, who died on Friday on the way to Singapore, was Read more
Scarlett Johansson loved super suit
April 26, 2010
Scarlett Johansson wanted to take her ‘Iron Man 2′ catsuit home.
The actress – who plays undercover spy Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, in the comic book sequel – had to work out hard to fit into the sexy costume but got so much pleasure from wearing it she didn’t ever want to Read more
Clinical Chennai crowned champions
April 26, 2010
MS Dhoni has added another feather to his captaincy hat. It was he who started the turnaround against a formidable Mumbai Indians attack, his deputy Suresh Raina capitalised on two dropped catches to score a crucial fifty, and Chennai Super Kings defended with aggression, smartness and flair to win the third IPL. Chennai were struggling at Read more
SRK’s friends call him ‘problem child’
April 25, 2010
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says his friends have started calling him a “problem child” for his constant brush with controversies.
“My friend just called me a ‘problem child’… always in trouble. I think it is true…it would be so boring to be a ‘solution adult’,” Shah Rukh posted on his Read more
Folk drama festival begins today
April 24, 2010
Folk drama groups from six districts of the country will perform in the weeklong folk drama festival beginning at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Experimental Theatre Hall today evening.
On the opening day, Kushtia’s trope led by Rezaul Haq Salak will stage the Read more