Internet, Software & E-Commerce

• China Geared Up To Eliminate Online Sale Of Fake Products

  China is known as the shrine of all things fake, be it gadgets or branded apparel. What is astonishing is how the resemblance of these products is uncanny to the genuine goods. But now the country is taking a stand against the sale of counterfeit products online with the help of cloud computing, big data and tighter rules on user identity.

  The country which joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, has been striving to put a stop to the shipment and selling of these fake products as it is required to adhere to global standards on intellectual property rights.

  China has established a roadmap of 3 years, whereby it will eradicate intellectual property rights infringement on the internet. This announcement was made via a posting by China’s cabinet on its official website on Saturday. According to the statement, China will promote the use of a ‘real-name system’ on the internet and electronic tags which would make it easier to track products and the identities of those who are responsible.

  The posting also went on to mention that inter-regional law enforcement will be further strengthened and concentrate on sharing information with Beijing, Titanjin, Yangtze River Delta and other regions. What caught some attention with most is how China has singled out Walt Disney Co for a special trademark protection on Thursday.

  China’s official Xinhua agency reported earlier that over 40% of products sold last year in China were fake or of low quality.

• This Drone Is Also A Flying Computer!

  We can all agree that drones are quite fascinating. Although more and more people now have a general idea of how drones function, when the first ones came out, we were awestruck. Drones which can be bought by regular consumers for entertainment or general purposes are constantly being upgraded and customized. Hell, there’s even a video that has recently gone viral on social media where a man hovers over a lake standing on a board supported by drones! But let’s not get into that analysis. Drone maker DJI just announced an aerial drone with a computer attached to it and we can’t wait to see it in motion.

  The drone called Manifold is not aimed at an average user, unless they are a developer who wants to create apps for drone with DJI’s Onboard SDK. The company decided to create a drone with an attached computer as there is the lack of processing power on regular models. The device is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and has a quad-core ARM processor, an exceptionally fast NVIDIA Kepler-based GPU to aid in image processing, along with USB support, HDMI, Ethernet ports for attaching infrared cameras, atmospheric research devices, surveying equipment and a few other ports.

  The company says that this will enable new artificial intelligence applications such as computer vision and deep learning. “With Manifold, we are entering a new era of smarter, faster and more powerful aerial platforms. Manifold opens up for aerial and ground technology to intelligently work together to solve complex problems,” said Michael Perry, DJI’s Director of strategic partnership, in a statement today.

  This flying drone/computer will cost you a hefty amount of Tk. 3,300 (Tk. 2,56,580)and it starts shipping from today.

• Joomla World Conference Held

  The three day long Joomla World Conference was held at India on 6th November. For the first time, Bangladeshi organization JoomShaper participated as an associate sponsor of the conference. Another Bangladeshi firm- Themexpert, also participated in the conference.

  Sarah Watz, President of Open Source Matters– the developer of Joomla, presented the key note speech at the opening day of the conference. It was announced that the next version- Joomla 4, would be launched on May next year.

  “As a Bangladeshi organization, we are truly delighted at being able to spnsor an international conference such as this. The response has been phenomenal and there’s always a crowd at the Joomshaper stall!”

  Kawser Ahmed, CEO of Joomshaper, stated “As a Bangladeshi organization, we are truly delighted at being able to spnsor an international conference such as this. The response has been phenomenal and there’s always a crowd at the Joomshaper stall!”

  He also informed that the attendees were handed a coupon upon entering the conference booth and on the final day, one lucky winner was awarded a Macbook Air through lottery. Moreover, two other visitors also won tablets. Apart from these, personal plans of Joomshaper worth $59 were handed out for free.

  GitHub Community Manager Jono Bacon, LIGO facilitator Marco Rilo, Mozilla Advocate and Mentor Priyanka Naag, Joomla Avangelist and Member of Joomla Leadership team Tessa Merro, Creative Director Brad Frost and many other developers were present at the conference.