https://cornergeeks.com/categories/byte-of-the-day/ Recent content in Byte of the Day on Corner Geeks Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:29:23 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/11/25/iphone-4s-pricing-in-brunei/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:29:23 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/11/25/iphone-4s-pricing-in-brunei/ iPhone 4S pricing in Brunei (mp3) https://cornergeeks.com/2011/11/24/the-bmobile-pure-budget-android-phone-starting-at-b199/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:40:33 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/11/24/the-bmobile-pure-budget-android-phone-starting-at-b199/ The bmobile Pure: budget Android phone starting at B$199 (mp3) https://cornergeeks.com/2011/11/23/the-acer-aspire-s3-ultrabook/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:44:28 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/11/23/the-acer-aspire-s3-ultrabook/ I stumbled upon the Acer Aspire S3 at Netcom at the Mall and it being the first Ultrabook in Brunei, I just had to take a look and play around with it. It is a 13" ultrabook which a form factor similar to the 13" Macbook Air meaning it is thin and light but without an inbuilt DVD drive. Ports are similar to the Air with two USB 2.0 ports, one full HDMI port, SD card reader and a 3. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/19/ios5-has-been-released-for-your-idevice/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:15:02 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/19/ios5-has-been-released-for-your-idevice/ So last week iOS5 has been released with all the new goodness that it brings: notifications, iCloud and general usage tweaks to make it all a better experience. We did cover iOS5 in Corner Geeks Episode 5 Part 2 - iOS5 and Episode 5 Part 3 - iCloud. You will need to update iTunes first before you can update your iDevice. Ensure you authorize your computer, if not you will not be able to restore you apps and media (if you backed up and restore contacts and messages should be restored). https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/17/asus-ultrabook-announcement/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:25:51 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/17/asus-ultrabook-announcement/ Last week ASUS revealed their ultrabook pricing starting at US$999 (11.6" UX21) and US$1099 (13.3" UX31). Branded as ‘Zenbooks’, their specifications match or beat the MacBook Air. Hoping that CF King brings them in at a good price Brief Specifications (Specifications from ASUS) UX21 11.6" screen. Resolution: 1366x768 5+ hours battery life 128GB SSD US$999: Core i5 US$1199: Core i7 UX31 13.3" screen. Resolution: 1600x900 7+ hours battery life SD card reader US$1099: Core i5, 128GB SSD US$1349: Core i5, 256GB SSD US$1449: Core i7, 256GB SSD 4GB RAM 2 second resume Bluetooth 4. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/16/sony-ericsson-live-with-walkman-available-in-brunei-for-b350-at-incomm-and-qqestore/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:37:58 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/16/sony-ericsson-live-with-walkman-available-in-brunei-for-b350-at-incomm-and-qqestore/ Seems like a great budget Android phone with a slightly larger screen than the Xperia Mini pro but without a keyboard to make it more svelte. Seems to share all the same common good specifications for a budget phone but a slightly larger screen and slightly cheaper at B$350. Quick Specifications- Android 2.3 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2" capacitive screen 1GHz Processor 512MB RAM 320MB for applications 5 megapixel camera w/ 720p video Front facing VGA camera xLOUD™ loudness enhancement makes it possible to listen loud without distortion. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/11/introducing-the-byte-of-the-day/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:04:43 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/10/11/introducing-the-byte-of-the-day/ Download link: Introducing the byte of the day (mp3) We are adding another show to the podcast line up to give quicker technology news updates and just provide a small snippet of information. We are gearing this more for current news items and events by summarizing them in under 5 minutes. Audioboo is being used as the backend as it allows quick mobile uploads from any device supported. Due to that, it will take some time to integrate it properly with the website so the best way to follow is just to subscribe to the Byte of the Day feed or follow us on Twitter where it should auto tweet the podcast.