Digital ICT Fair 2011 begins

Hes an Mahmud, minister for environment and forests, inaugurates an eight day information technology show Digital ICT Fair 2011 at Multiplicand Computer City on Elephant Road in Dhaka yesterday .Photo STAR-Star Business Report An eight-day information technology exposition Digital ICT Fair 2011 kicked off in the capital yesterday. Multiplicand Cent re shop Owners Association is organizing the show at Multiplicand Computer City on Elephant Road. According to the organizers, over 450 companies are taking part in the event where many gadgets, including laptops, digital camera, computer monitor, television card, pen drive, memory card, are showcased. Hassan Mahmud, minister for environment and forests, inaugurated the fair where Matchbook Hassan, chief customer care officer of City cell, was also present. All the devices presented in the fair will be sold in special discounts, the organizers said. City cell is the platinum sponsor of this event where AT N news is the electronic media partner. 

CPU & Cooler Installation Procedures for LGA775

When you are installing the CPU make sure to install the cooler to prevent overheating. if you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turning on the computer. Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will cause the damage of your CPU & ma inboard. 1.The CPU socket has a plastic cap on it to protect the contact from damage.Before you install the CPU, always cover it to protect the socket pin. 2. Remove the cap from lever hinge side. 3. The pins of socket reveal. 4. Open the load lever. 5. Lift the load lever up and open the load plate. 6. After confirming the CPU direction for correct mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the alignment keys are matched. 7. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. if not, take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall. 8. Cover the load plate onto the package. 9. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate, and then secure the lever with the hook under retention tab. 10. Align the holes on the ma inboard with the heat sink. push down the cooler until its four clips get wedged into the holes of the ma inboard. 11. Press the four hooks down to fasten the cooler.  

Android Market downloads top 10 billion : Google

Google Said Tuesday that over 10 billion application have been downloaded from the Android Market, which offers free and paid programs for smartphones and table computers running the internet giant's operating system. "This past weekend , thanks to Android users around the world Android Market exceeded 10 billion app download switch a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month, Eric chug, director of the Android Developer Ecosystem said in a blog post. We can't wait to see where this accelerating growth takes us in 2012, Chou said. To celebrate achieving the 10 billion download mark, Google said Android developers would offer a selection of apps a day for the next 10 days for just 10 cents each. Google's announcement comes exactly five months after Apple announced that more than 15 billion applications for the iPhone, i Pad and i Pod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store. More than half of the smartphones sold word-wide in the third quarter of the year wear powered by Android software, according to technology research firm Gartner. A total of 60.5 million Android powered smartphones were sold in the third quarter, giving the operating system a 52.5-Percent market share. up from 25.3 percent in the same quarter a year age, Garner said. Nokia sold 19.5 million smartphones using its Symbian operating system in the third quarter but its share of the smartphones market fall to 16.9 percent from 36.3 percent a year ago. Apple sold 17.3 million i Phones powered by i OS software during the quarter. Apple's market share slipped to 15.0 percent from 16.6 percent a year ago. 

The smart 'idiot box'

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says, May you live in interesting times, may you find what you are looking for.'' Ancient though, the proverb surely is a fit for today's time, where things keep getting more and more interesting. What seemed to be out of reach or dreamy decades back are now the reality-vacationing on Mars or having a clone of your favorite pet dog. Words and concepts are given new dimensions. Take the word 'smart' Besides its conventional meaning, 'smart' is now what we call the technological convergence between computers and other technological devices. Our phones are now blessed with this phenomenal 'smartness'; hence the smartphones. Realizing the hype created by the smartphones all over the world, manufacturers like Samsung, Phillips, Sony, LG and many others have tried their hands a new tech to groom the idiot boxes in out living rooms into 'Smart TVs' Smart TV is the result of the integration of internet into television sets, set top boxes and Blue-ray Players, thereby making the traditional television sets smart, much like the term we use for mobile Phones Smart Phones.