After 7 years of continuous service, I finally disconnected my Dialog 4G home broadband connection due to teething performance issues that Dialog just didn’t seem interested in fixing. The new connection I went for was SLT’s Fibre and the difference in speed was substantial. It was a night and day difference compared to the 4G connection I was using and ...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal on the formation of cybersecurity-specific legislature. Thereby, a cybersecurity bill is to be drafted as the “Defense Cyber Commands Act”. According to the Department of Government Information, the emphasis for the Defense Cyber Commands Act is on formulating new laws that covers “all sectors for ensuring national security including the required provisions ...
The Sri Lankan government recently announced its crypto committee, along with a few other blockchain-related proposals as part of the “Digital Sri Lanka” campaign. The idea of utilizing cryptocurrencies and blockchain at a national level is an interesting one, theoretically. Though one can’t help but ask if our digital initiative priorities are in place. It’s one thing to announce that ...
DC Comics is returning with its virtual entertainment and comic convention, DC Fandome, for the second consecutive year, coming 16th of October. DC introduced us to Fandome last year. Following the pandemic and the lack of Comic Cons and Geek Exhibitions, Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC started their own virtual event, which ran for a full 24 hours on the ...
“Sri Lanka is taking a leap forward today as the cabinet approves to establish a committee propose policy on BlockChain Technology, Digital Banking & Crypto Mining,” reads one tweet from Minister of Development Coordination and Monitoring, and the State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development, Namal Rajapaksa. It’s a clear indication that Sri Lanka is serious about crypto, or ...
The Indian government has agreed to offer Sri Lanka LKR 300 million as financial assistance for the construction of smart classrooms and modern computer labs. These will be allocated for 200 schools within the Galle district and comes as part of the MoU on the “High Impact Community Projects”. As such, the cabinet of ministers approved the proposal that was ...
The much-awaited Data Protection Bill has finally gotten approval from the cabinet and is expected to become law soon. The Data Protection bill which was first drafted back in 2019, aims to introduce legislation that would protect the personal data of Sri Lankans. The announcement is one of the latest efforts at introducing privacy protections for Lankan citizens. Recently, the ...
Calm down, it’s not your slow internet. Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are all down in Sri Lanka and for many around the world. The Verge reports that even Oculus and Facebook’s own internal sites are also affected. Facebook’s Andy Stone tweeted “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back ...
No, it wasn’t your slow internet. Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram all went down in Sri Lanka and for many around the world. The Verge reported that even Oculus and Facebook’s own internal sites were affected. At the time facebook’s Andy Stone tweeted “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things ...
The Daily Mirror recently reported that “according to the latest data available through June this year, 20.6 million Sri Lankans had some form of internet connection”. While the prospect of having over 90% of the population connected to the internet is exciting, the truth however isn’t as straightforward as the Daily Mirror figure suggests. Though unspecified, the data source for ...
Under new management Hey there fellow reader, We know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from us, here at ReadMe. We’ve been offline for so long that you might have thought we’re no more. Back then, we offered no formal explanation, statement, or any other reasoning why all our articles were returning a 522 error instead of the actual ...
As the ASEAN economic and free trade bloc agreed to develop a digital trade pact, the Digital Trade Forum co-organized by NIKKEI Group and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) gathered minds from governmental organizations, think tanks, and industry online to extend a closer look at cross-border digital trade frameworks and supply chains. “Next five years is a crucial phase ...
ZTE has officially entered the Sri Lankan market by joining hands with Singer Sri Lanka. The announcement was made at a virtual event held recently. Singer, being the national distributor for the ZTE brand announced that it will soon showcase a complete range of ZTE smartphones from entry-level to mid-range and flagship in Sri Lanka. The all-new ZTE V30 During ...
ZTE has officially entered the Sri Lankan market by joining hands with Singer Sri Lanka. The announcement was made at a virtual event held recently. Singer, being the national distributor for the ZTE brand announced that it will soon showcase a complete range of ZTE smartphones from entry-level to mid-range and flagship in Sri Lanka. The all-new ZTE V30 During ...
If you’re someone starving for some new Star Wars content, then you’re in luck. The Book of Boba Fett, a mini-series focusing on the infamous bounty hunter from the franchise will be premiering on December 29, 2021. The character was initially assumed to be dead after succumbing to the Sarlacc pit back in Star Wars Episode VI. However, the second ...
This year’s event, themed “Dive into Digital”, explores how digital technology can better integrate with business scenarios and industry know-how to address critical business challenges, and how stakeholders can work together more effectively to foster an open industry ecosystem and drive shared success. In his keynote, Xu spoke about how helping industries go digital is a critical aspect of Huawei’s ...
Remember all those times you looked at your phone bill and found out you were paying for some random Value Added Service (VAS)? Or when you kept getting random text messages to things you have little memory of subscribing to? Wel,, it looks like the Telecommunication Regulation Commission is finally doing something about it. In a recent announcement, the TRC ...
It may interest you to know that all man’s greatest achievements started off as questions. It was this single observation, single thought and single flow of electric impulse in the human brain that was used to spark various milestones throughout evolution. Each and every idea has its own value, and the ability to materialize this value into the real world ...
A tech giant on the global stage with dedicated inventors thriving in a culture of Ideapreneurship. HCL Technologies specializes in providing world-class business solutions to enterprises across numerous industries. With over 40 years of innovation experience, the company has exceeded expectations in all its business operations as well as its obligations of social responsibility, sustainability and diversity. HCL Technologies continues ...
Content is an essential part of any marketing engine. In the technology space content plays a critical role in deciding how you position yourself among your audience. Content is now at its peak, both topics as well as distribution formats. This makes it harder to stand out and to get the right people subscribing to your content. Here are some ...
