http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte Just another irishtimes.com weblog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. (more...)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/11/19/and-so-it-begins/ 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 ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/11/16/tech-tools-seecode-vossor-phonebook/ 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. (more...)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/11/16/tech-tools-altec-lansing-expressionist-plus/ 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. (more...)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/11/16/iphone-on-vodafone-gets-closer/ 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. (more...)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/11/13/microsofts-ban-on-modded-consoles/ 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. (more...)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/11/02/apple-update-to-block-atom-processors/ 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]Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/10/22/nokia-to-sue-apple/ 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 ... http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/10/22/kindle-gets-international-launch/ 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)Share This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/10/18/iphone-vs-droid/ Facebook, Twitter to come to Xbox from November 17th Angela Merkel weighs in on Google debate Why juggling could help improve your brainShare This http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2009/10/11/newsbytes-111009/