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And so it begins…

Ciara — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:31 +0000

The dust hasn’t even settled yet and already the PR bandwagon is rumbling. Firstpress release based on last night’s cruel defeat is an iPod speaker. The tag line?

A football you can touch with your hand - even if you aren’t French.

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TECH TOOLS: Seecode Vossor Phonebook

Ciara — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:28:27 +0000

Bluetooth car kits are a common sight, but if you would rather not drill holes in your shiny dashboard, try the Seecode Vossor Phonebook. The device looks like (and actually is) a rear view mirror. The difference is that it has Bluetooth built in and a microphone and speaker for making calls. It will also store up to 600 numbers in its memory. (more…)

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TECH TOOLS: Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus

Ciara — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:16:12 +0000

Bring a touch of style to your desktop with the Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus PC speakers. A set that could be proudly displayed in your living room, the glossy speakers not only look quietly sophisticated, but they also deliver some pretty decent audio, despite their diminutive size.

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iPhone on Vodafone gets closer…

Ciara — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:08:44 +0000

Officially, the iPhone won’t be available on Vodafone until Spring 2010. But some people who registered their interest in the iPhone may have started to receive phone calls from the mobile network offering them the chance to upgrade sooner than expected.

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Microsoft’s ban on modded consoles

Ciara — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:45 +0000

It’s slapped wrists all round for Xbox users who tinkered with their consoles. This week, the company cracked down and banned up to 1 million players from its online gaming platform Xbox Live because they had modded the consoles - possibly by fitting mod chips.

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Apple update to block Atom processors?

Ciara — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:18:14 +0000

Bad news for people who installed Mac’s Leopard operating system on a netbook - according to Wired, the latest update for Leopard will block the OS from being used on Intel Atom devices.

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Nokia to sue Apple

Ciara — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:49:29 +0000

It seems that all is not well with Apple this afternoon after news broke that Nokia is intending to sue over alleged patent infringement. The action relates to ten patents covering security, wireless data and speech coding on the iPhone.

More here [BBC]

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Kindle gets international launch

Ciara — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:53:31 +0000

The Amazon Kindle has been a much-coveted device for some fans of electronic readers, but until now, it’s been restricted to US customers only. However, all that is about to change. From today, international customers can buy the device with an international wireless package. It should come in at around 250 euro once the import duties and delivery are taken into account.

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iPhone vs Droid

Ciara — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:43:09 +0000

There has been lots of talk about potential iPhone ‘killers’ but none have been quite as blatant about it as Motorola’s new Droid. The teaser ads for the phone point out what the iPhone won’t do - but the Droid will.

Check out the video on Verizon’s homepage (via engadget)

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Newsbytes 11/10/09

Ciara — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:22:14 +0000

Facebook, Twitter to come to Xbox from November 17th

Angela Merkel weighs in on Google debate

Why juggling could help improve your brain

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