TECH

It is a spherical computer that costs $79, is packed with a fair amount of what the internet has to offer — and fits in your palm.The computer start-up Endless is out to bring the internet to people without deep pockets or reliable online connectivity.“The idea is to make it useful with full internet, limited internet or without any…

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has introduced a new mobile app “Ktm Metro”.Minister of State for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kunti Kumari Shahi launched the app amid a programme in Kathmandu on Thursday.Through the newly launched mobile app, the KMC aims to provide additional and effective information to general public about…

Internet sevice provider Vianet Communications is providing one-month free Internet service to new subscribers of home package on the occasion of New Year 2016.The offer will be effective till the end of January, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.The company also has launched a new product called FiberHome Rush that comes with 80 GB…

Colors Mobile has launched X-Factor E20 smartphone in the domestic market. Issuing a statement, the company said that X-Factor E20 comes loaded with unmatched features.It runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 OS. The phone with 5.5-inch HD IPS screen has 1.3 GHz quad-core processor 16 GB internal memory and 2 GB RAM.It supports external memory of up…

The government is bringing digital signature into implementation from Wednesday.Minister for Information and Communication Technology Sherdhan Rai on Monday said President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will launch the digital signature amid a function on Wednesday.Digital signature is a government-certified identification code attached together with a…

The Department of Transport Management on Monday introduced a credit card-sized smart driving licence by scrapping the paper element of the older version of driving license in order to streamline the management and services in the transport sector.The Department took the decision to digitise the motorists’ records by replacing the older driving…

Nepal Telecom (NT) will now charge Rs 50 to its customers if they want to get new SIM/RUIM cards to replace their lost or damaged cards in the GSM/CDMA networks, a press statement issued on Wednesday reads.Meanwhile, NT will charge Rs 90 if the SIM/RUIM cards are frozen after the expiry of the validity date without activating.These new…

Samsung Electronics has launched its mid-segment tablet Galaxy Tab E in the Nepali market. Galaxy Tab E is an Android tablet with 9.6-inch dispaly.Issuing a press release, Samsung said the Galaxy Tab E supports voice-calling and allows multi-tasking with ease, allowing usage of Multi-Window to access two apps at the same time."The launch of…

Ncell has been carrying out a major network upgradation task to enhance the communication quality and customer experience in the Kathmandu Valley, the company said Monday. The project aims to double the voice and data traffic capacity.The telecom service provider will be installing lighter and less power consuming base stations in a bid to…