Samsung customers can binge on free K-POP & other content via My Galaxy App
In exciting news for Samsung Galaxy customers, K-POP content is now available FREE on My Galaxy App on Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Increasing in popularity …
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Sri Lanka blocks Twitter for first time to prevent sharing harmful information
May 14, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lankan authorities have taken steps to temporarily block the Twitter platform for the first time to stop sharing harmful information …
5G not powerful, it’s ordinary technology, US politicians exaggerated its role: Huawei
May 06, 2019 (LBO) - Huawei Technologies Co. founder Ren Zhengfei recently pointed out that 5G is not that powerful and is just an ordinary technology, whilst …
Social media and messaging apps restored in Sri Lanka
Apr 30, 2019 (LBO) – Access to social media and messaging apps is being restored in Sri Lanka on the ninth day after the services were blocked as a security …
Dialog will double every donation up to Rs.100Mn to help victims of 21st Apr tragedy
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) - ‘Dialog Foundation’, a charitable trust under the aegis of Dialog Axiata PLC, invites all Sri Lankans to help victims of the tragic …
Google, Apple removes TikTok from app stores in India after ban
Apr 18, 2019 (LBO) – South Indian state of Tamil Nadu has requested Google and Apple to take down the Chinese-owned Tiktok video sharing app from their app …
Samsung unveils its first 5G Smartphone Galaxy S10 5G
Samsung Electronics announced the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is available for purchase in Korea. Over the past decade, Samsung has worked closely with network …
Sri Lanka’s first 100MW floating solar power plant before November
Apr 09, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Power Ministry and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Crown Corporation of the government of Canada on Tuesday …
Capital TRUST acquires Taxiyak and launches Taxiya
Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) - Capital TRUST Mobility Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Capital TRUST Holdings Limited is launching Taxiya, a mobile taxi hailing …
Digital Me bags Best Digital Marketing Campaign of year 2018 at SLIM Digis 2018
(PRESS RELEASE) - Digital Me, an emerging Digital Media Company in Sri Lanka was buzzing after being honored at the SLIM Digis Awards ceremony held at Waters …
Fitch affirms Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata at AAA(lka); outlook stable
Apr 02, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed the National Long-Term Rating of Sri Lanka-based telecoms company Dialog Axiata at 'AAA(lka)' with a stable …
Huawei CEO and Founder expects revenue to touch USD125Bn in 2019
Apr 01, 2019 (LBO) - Ren Zhengfei, CEO and Founder of Huawei, recently said that 2019 could be a difficult year for Huawei, and however the company, is …
OBG Sri Lanka report:Looks at steps being taken to encourage innovation and boost export earnings to USD20Bn in 2019
Mar 27, 2019 (LBO) - A new report from research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) shines a spotlight on Sri Lanka’s wide-ranging plan to …
“Open, free, secure and resilient cyberspace vital for development and democracy” British HC to SL
Mar 22, 2019 (LBO) - At the launch of the “Cyber Resilience for Development” project, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris noted the …
SLASSCOM People Summit 2019 to feature Bill Duane, Google’s ‘superintendent of wellbeing’
Mar 18, 2019 (LBO) - SLASSCOM’s 2019 People Summit sees a change in its traditional technologically themed content, to sound a more humanistic beat. Titled …
Create an effective E-commerce website with 8 principles of Universal Design
In an increasingly globalized digital world the art of brilliant web design has become an absolute necessity, especially when it comes to e-commerce sites. …
LSEG appoints Dee Liyanwela as head of LSEG Technology Sri Lanka
Mar 12, 2019 (LBO) - The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced Dee Liyanwela has been appointed as the Head of LSEG Technology Sri Lanka, in addition to …
SL foresee digitalization and 5G as ‘Energy Pill’ for Economic Growth: Min Harin
Mar 12, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports, Harin Fernando pointed out government’s aim is to make Sri …
SLASSCOM and Norway sign letter of intent for ICT development and entrepreneurship
Mar 06, 2019 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed their …
Free Wi-Fi serves 455,741 users with 79,280 GB of data so far: PM’s office
Mar 06, 2019 (LBO) – As per the statistics of the ICTA, 455,741 users have so far accessed free public Wi-Fi facilities in Sri Lanka, Policy Development …