Offbeat http://www.itworld.com/offbeat xx Not every change Twitter makes is newsworthy http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85475/not-every-change-twitter-makes-newsworthy It seems that no change to Twitter is too trivial to create a post-wave in the tech blogosphere. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85475/not-every-change-twitter-makes-newsworthy#comments Offbeat Opinion blogging Twitter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:19:08 -0500 pasmith 85475 at http://www.itworld.com UK parliamentarian admonished for reading from his smartphone http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84736/uk-parliamentarian-admonished-reading-his-smartphone Members of the British parliament often read letters from their constituents aloud, just not (gasp!) from an "electronic device." http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84736/uk-parliamentarian-admonished-reading-his-smartphone#comments Offbeat News smartphone Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:55 -0500 abennett 84736 at http://www.itworld.com Offbeat Techie Gift ideas http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85214/offbeat-techie-gift-ideas We get lots of pitches for holiday tech gift ideas when we put together our annual guide. Here's a bunch of oddball, offbeat or just plain unique products that were either sent to us or suggested to us. Related stories: http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85214/offbeat-techie-gift-ideas#comments Offbeat Personal tech Feature gift ideas slideshow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:44:05 -0500 ITworld staff 85214 at http://www.itworld.com Catholic Church keeping up with the times http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84735/catholic-church-keeping-times Holy water may carry a priestly blessing -- but it could also carry the H1N1 virus. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84735/catholic-church-keeping-times#comments Offbeat Opinion H1N1 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:09:37 -0500 abennett 84735 at http://www.itworld.com Bizarre Droid auto-focus bug revealed http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85183/bizarre-droid-auto-focus-bug-revealed I'm sure the auto-focus bug that plagued the new Droid smartphone wasn't at all amusing for owners, but I found it fascinating. And I can't resist sharing a good bug story! http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/85183/bizarre-droid-auto-focus-bug-revealed#comments Offbeat Software Opinion bugs Droid Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:02:12 -0500 pasmith 85183 at http://www.itworld.com