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A Python-based language by programmer Aditya Sankar turns the superstar's punchlines into keywords. A joke, but a useful one for anyone…

31 May 2022

You thought about buying an air conditioner, told no one, and your feed filled with AC ads. Here is the actual mechanism, why the "it…

22 May 2022

With 190 MHz of new spectrum in operators' hands, Mustafa Jabbar expects dropped calls to fall by December. Why calls drop in the first…

12 May 2022

Two hours of announcements from Mountain View: Pixel 6a and Buds Pro, a Pixel Watch and tablet, Android 13, Google Wallet, Immersive View…

12 May 2022

The 100 MB cap is gone, six emoji reactions arrive for everyone within a week, and groups double to 512 members. What each change is good…

7 May 2022

From 31 May every operator must sell year-long data and monthly packs with a daily cap. The prices announced, what "unlimited" really…

28 Apr 2022

Three weeks from a 9.2 per cent stake to owning the whole company at $54.20 a share. Free speech, an edit button, subscriptions and a…

26 Apr 2022

Realme 9i, Vivo Y21T, Redmi Note 11, Oppo A76 and Samsung's Galaxy A13: what each does best, what it gives up, and the three questions to…

18 Apr 2022

Freelancing is a way of working, not a job title, and "outsourcing" is what your client does, not you. A plain-language primer from Prothom…

7 Apr 2022

After six years and 500 prototypes, Dyson's first wearable pairs noise-cancelling headphones with a visor that blows filtered air across…

1 Apr 2022

Grameenphone and Robi took 60 MHz each in the 2.6 GHz band, Banglalink 40 and Teletalk 30 in 2.3 GHz, all for 15 years. Why it should mean…

31 Mar 2022

Xiaomi's Gazipur plant is now building its best-selling series. The Note 11 brings a Snapdragon 680, a 6.43-inch 90 Hz AMOLED, a 5,000 mAh…

22 Mar 2022