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Samsung brings two low-range smartphones Galaxy A10s and Galaxy A20s

Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has brought two new Galaxy A-series smartphones to the market– Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20. The Galaxy A10 feature a dual-lens 13MP, 2MP (Depth Sensor) front camera setup and an 8MP front camera. The phone comes with an internal storage space of 32 GB, 2 GB RAM and a 4000 mAh Li-Polymer battery. The smartphone runs Android 9.0 (Pie) and is powered by Octa-Core 2.0 GHz + Quad-Core 1.5 GHz processor. Fingerprint scanner and face recognition security systems are available on the Galaxy A10. The Galaxy A20 boasts the same security features and battery as the A10, with Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Octa-core 1.8 Ghz processor and 15W fast charging. The Galaxy A20’s triple camera consists of a 13MP (wide) + 8MP (ultra-wide) + 5MP depth sensor lenses. The Galaxy A10 costs BDT 12,499/- while the Galaxy A20 costs BDT 15,999/- (3GB/32GB) or 18,499/- (4GB/64GB).

Walton opens RAM chip production

The production of random-access memory or RAM chips was formally inaugurated at Walton’s hi-tech park at Gazipur on December 24, 2019. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal did the honours through a video conference at his office in presence of Mustafa Jabbar, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister, and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for ICT.

The local tech company started assembling laptops and computers in the plant in January 2018. Now 8,000 to 10,000 laptops and 4,000 personal computers take shape every month while the company expands the list of different components it can manufacture.

Production of the RAM chips started a couple of months ago and the company will go for exports on meeting its own demand, said Liakat Ali, chief executive officer of the group’s computer division.

“We are also producing motherboards but it will take a few more months to inaugurate it officially,” he said, adding that other components such as processors and hard disks would be manufactured within a short time.

Walton started off mobile handset assembly with smartphones in 2017 and currently churns out four lakh pieces a month.

At present they manufacture and market 21 models of laptops, six models of desktop computers, two models of full HD monitors and various models of pen drives, gaming and regular keyboards and mouse. 

Startup Carnival 2019 hosted by Workstation 101

Workstation 101 organised the Startup Carnival 2019 at WorkStation 101’s Head Office located in Sector 3, Uttara. The goal of the event was to bring startups under one roof to create a platform where they could share their thoughts and interact with other startups and meet potential investors.

The event had speakers like Sanjida Khandoker, Founder of 2 hour Job, Sajid Amit, Director, Center for Enterprise and Society; Director, EMBA Program at ULAB; Senior Advisor, Bangladesh, Tala.co, Ghulam Samdani Don, Chief Inspirational Officer at Don Sumdany, Rubaiyath Sarwar, Founder of Desperately Seeking Development Experts (DSDE), Hasan Benaul Islam, Founder and Story Coach of “Benaul the Piper”, The attending startups had the chance to gain insight from the speakers.