Chat and IM: A guide to what’s out there.

So we all like the chat, who doesn’t, but how do you chat? If you’re like a lot of people who have been on the internet for a long time you use the Standard chat Clients, the one’s that have been around for years. Like these: Windows Live Messenger: AKA : MSN MSN as many people still call it is the one of the oldsest and most well known means of Chat on the Internet. Most likely a primative version of this old reliable is pre-installed on your computer if you are a windows user. There are no specific benefits to MSN. It does what it says on the tin. You chat with people you know, most likely via your account with Hotmail or Windows live. The sort of accounts and email you have had for years, maybe even for over a decade at this stage. Little has changed, … There’s more

The Movie Year in Preview - January

In the first of a 12 part series I take a look at what you can expect to see in Irish cinemas in the year ahead. 2010 promises to be another bumper year on the cinematic front, as new technologies and old favourites make their way on to the silver screen. I have tried to get the release dates as accurate as possible but some may move in the coming months. Popcorn at the ready, here we go…

Phone Wars: Google’s Nexus One

In a somewhat odd but not entirely unexpected move internet search giant Google has unveiled their very own smart phone. Titled the Google Nexus One it is set to compete firmly with Apple’s all-conquering iPhone. The Nexus runs on Google’s own open-source Android software, the operating system of choice for a number of current big-name phone manufacturers such as Motorola and Sony Ericsson. While the use of Android will provide Google with a large number of downloadable and customisable applications straight out of the box it is still in its relative infancy compared with the goliath that is the iTunes App Store. The Android platform offers the Nexus some other cool but not unique features such as animated/interactive wallpaper and a wrap-around 3D cube feel to the edges, but it’s not quite ready to compete with Apple’s or Palm’s more polished fare just yet. Key features on the new phone … There’s more

New season of 24

24 returns for season number 8 with a 2 hour show on January 17th ! The cast includes: Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer;Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O”Brian; Amy Wersching as Renee Walker; Cherry Jones as US President Allison Taylor; Anil Kapoor as President of an Islamic country, and Freddy Prinze Jr. as part of the new CTU team. The new CTU set is supposed to be pretty cool. Expect another season of suspense, action and plot twists. The trailer looks good: