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Google wants HTC Pixel team and is paying $1.1 billion for it

September 23, 2017

No, Google isn’t buying HTC. For those of you who don’t know already, Google will be acquiring HTC’s Pixel smartphone division for a $1.1 billion price tag. Google’s Senior VP Hardware and former president of Motorola, Rick Osterloh made this announcement recently. So what does this mean for the 2 companies? Will we see major upgrades in […]

Say Hello To Helakuru Sinhala Voice Typing

August 21, 2017

Just days after Google updated GBoard to support Sinhala voice typing, the folks at Bhasha also unveiled their own version with Helakuru Sinhala voice typing. Powered by Google Voice recognition, the feature is optimized by Bhasha to offer better results in Sinhala. Here’s what everything you need to know about Helakuru’s latest update. How do […]

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Tony Weerasinghe

Tony Weerasinghe Is Back. Here’s What He’s Been Up To

August 3, 2017

Tony Weerasinghe is a name that resonates quite well in the Lankan tech industry and beyond. Being the founder of MillenniumIT and eChanneling, its not hard to see why. Back in 2014, Tony resigned from London Stock Exchange Group as the founding CEO of Millennium IT. He went on to live in Boston in the US, […]

Courts To SLT: No, You’re Not Stopping Dialog

August 2, 2017

Last Monday, the District Court of Colombo refused Sri Lanka Telecom’s applications for Enjoining Orders against Dialog Axiata. Back in June, SLT had instituted proceedings against Dialog seeking to restrain the company from providing any Fixed Telecommunication Services including Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) Active Solutions operations. Gigabit Passive Optical Networks, or GPON is a point-to-multipoint access […]

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nCinga

nCinga And Robi Partner Up To Boost Bangladesh Garment Industry

July 31, 2017

Robi, the second largest network operator in Bangladesh recently joined hands with nCinga Innovations. The agreement will see nCinga introduce IoT based smart factory solutions to the garment, or more accurately, the Ready Made Garment sector of the country. Who’s nCinga? IoT is not something new to Sri Lanka. But in case you’re lost, nCinga […]

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cliQ by Etisalat: A solution for an internet crazed generation

July 13, 2017

Let’s face it. We’re an internet crazed generation. Whether its rushing to work on a gloomy Monday morning or having the time of your life on a weekend getaway, the internet is not something we can stay away from for too long. Thanks to our smartphones, we don’t have to. Our smartphones have pretty much […]

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Social Media Day Colombo 2017: A Grand Meetup Of Sorts

July 12, 2017

At almost every Social Media Day Colombo, the highlight for the day is its meetup session. Following the conference in the morning, we saw the crowd coming in the numbers for Social Media Day Colombo 2017. So what was exactly exciting about this year? We decided to find out ourselves. Geek Club of Sri Lanka […]

Social Media Day Colombo 2017: Key Takeaways From The Conference

July 12, 2017

Ah Social Media Day. It’s the one day all internet dwellers (us included) get to celebrate the massive culture that is Social Media. Social Media Day was actually something launched by Mashable back in 2010. This was to celebrate social media and its global impact on communications. Sri Lanka started celebrating social media back in […]

13 reasons why you need Linux in your life

June 19, 2017

It’s a busy monday morning. You’re working non stop on that overdue report. Meanwhile, you might even have a couple of <insert favorite tv show here> episodes you missed being downloaded. Just when you’re about to finish things off, all of a sudden your screen goes off. The blue screen of death. Oh how I […]

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Brand Fundamentals with Nicholas Kuhne

June 1, 2017

Branding. Not a new concept. In fact, branding is said to date back to as far as 1100 B.C. in India, for a herbal paste known as Chyawanprash. But in the modern digital age, branding takes many shapes and forms. It can influence people in different ways. For example, Uber might mean different to an […]

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Asus Unveils The Asus Zenbook Flip S

May 29, 2017

It’s that time of the year again. No not Christmas, unless you’re a hardware junkie. This is Computex Taipei. Also known as the Taipei International Information Technology Show, this is a computer expo held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. Held since the early 2000’s, Computex Taipei is among one of the largest computer and technology trade […]

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Flood Relief

Flood relief efforts: The tech you can use

May 27, 2017

Heavy rains, floods and landslides. After last year, one could only hope that history doesn’t repeat itself. Sadly, it has. As of this moment, about 100 people have lost their lives and over 90 have gone missing. In total, approximately 200,000 have been affected. According to the Department of Meteorology, more showers/thundershowers are to be […]

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Colombo Big Data Meetup | Real Time Analytics

Big Data Meetup: Real Time Analytics And Machine Learning

May 25, 2017

On the 18th of May, the Virtusa Auditorium saw a bunch of techies gathered for the evening. This was none other than for the Colombo Big Data Meetup. In its latest edition, the meetup was all about Real Time Analytics – Stream Processing & Text Analysis with Machine Learning. Here’s what you need to know. Real […]

Six Sigma

What To Expect At Sri Lanka’s First Lean Six Sigma Conference

May 17, 2017

The Six Sigma Management Institute Asia or Six Sigma Asia, is bringing Sri Lanka’s first Organizational Excellence and Lean Six Sigma Conference. Kicking off on the 25th of May, the conference will feature key industry personnel and technical experts who will be talking about their story with Lean Six Sigma. But what is Six Sigma […]

WannaCry Ransomware | MalwareTech

WannaCry Ransomware Hits 99 Countries: Should You Worry?

May 14, 2017

In a recent worldwide cyber attack, a ransomware program that goes by the name WannaCry has managed to infect computers from all over the world. Reports claim that 99 countries were affected by WannaCry, including China and Russia. Among the severely affected was UK’s National Health Service(NHS) and Spain’s Telefonica, along with a number of […]

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Meethotamulla Tragedy: A Helping Hand From Technology

April 23, 2017

Meethotamulla. A month back most would not have even known what or where that is. But today, there’s hardly a Sri Lankan who isn’t familiar with the name. Sadly its not for a good reason. On the 14th of April, the residents of Meethotamulla had to face a tragic disaster. A portion of the garbage […]

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Weekend Getaway? These Online Booking Options Might Help

April 18, 2017

Holidays. It’s the one thing that all of us look forward to in our busy lives. Whether its a public holiday or a weekend getaway, planning for trips can sometimes be a tedious task. Accommodation tends to be a problem more often than not. But in recent times the process has become quite convenient. Online […]

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Avurudu

Avurudu Celebrations In The Digital Space

April 12, 2017

Its that time of the year again. Sinhala and Tamil New Year, or more fondly known as, Avurudu, is upon us once more. It’s the season of color and celebrations (and kokis). One of the most exciting things about the new year are the games we play for the season. In recent times, we’ve seen these celebrations transfer […]

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Colombo Tech Startup Seminar 2017

Get Ready For Colombo Tech Startup Seminar 2017

April 7, 2017

Tech startup events are nothing new. Over the years, we’ve seen Sri Lanka give birth to quite a number of them. But the folks at StartupX Foundry aim to bring something different on the table. This is where the Colombo Tech Startup Seminar 2017 comes into the picture. This is an event aimed at taking local […]

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Enhanzer Upgrades eZuite to Version 2.0

April 5, 2017

On the 29th of March, we saw the folks at Enhanzer (Pvt) Ltd launch the latest version of their flagship product, eZuite. The company also announced its’ partnership with Microsoft with eZuite being supported by Microsoft Azure. For those of you who don’t know, eZuite is a cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that integrates […]

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