Categorised as: Phones & News
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Seriously? Could m-payments become a US$670bn industry? News
05.07.2011 I have a growing conviction that m-payments stand to be as big a deal for the internet industry in the second decade of the 21st century as advertising was in the first decade.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Business, CommunicationsTags: M-payments, Samsung, iPhone 5, Apple, iOS, Android, E-commerce, Square, Jack Dorsey, Collison Brothers, Eric Schmidt, NFC -
Dublin mobile security firm in three-year deal with Oracle News
05.07.2011 AdaptiveMobile, a Dublin-based mobile security firm that protects more than 600m mobile subscribers worldwide, has entered into a major three-year software deal with Oracle. -
Google+ app is coming to iOS devices News
05.07.2011 Google is readying a mobile app version of its new social networking ecosystem Google+ for iOS devices such as the iPhone and the iPad, a company executive said last night.Categories: Unified Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
The week in gadgets News
04.07.2011 A look at the week in gadget happenings, as Samsung sells 3m Galaxy S II smartphones and Windows Phone gets 25,000 apps for its platform.Tags: Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 , Samsung, Apps, Sales, Mobile, Smartphone, Android, Europe, Week in gadgets, -
QR codes ripen as social commerce moves from seed to store News
01.07.2011 Fruit and veg distributor TopFruit.com has discovered the essence of how QR codes have sparked a new social commerce movement that combines health and safety with infotainment... -
RIM executive writes emotional open letter to co-CEOs News
01.07.2011 A high-level Research in Motion (RIM) employee has written an emotional open letter to the ailing mobile company’s co-CEOs, urging them to make “bold decisions” to get the firm... -
Skype video calling comes to Android smartphones News
30.06.2011 Android smartphone users no longer need to look enviously at their friends’ iPhones with Facetime – now Android users can make two-way video calls on their devices. -
Onwave raises €4.1m – plans to create 30 new jobs News
01.07.2011 The Midlands-based satellite broadband player Onwave, formerly known as Satellite Broadband Ireland, has raised €4.1m in venture capital and plans to expand into the UK and... -
Vodafone reveals free pan-European data roaming News
30.06.2011 Vodafone said today customers will be able to use data roaming to surf, tweet and social network for free on their smartphones from anywhere in Europe this summer.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Belfast start-up sets out to disrupt the global apps business News
30.06.2011 An innovative Belfast-based start-up, JamPot Technologies Ltd, is set to turn the mobile phone app industry on its head by enabling ordinary users to design, build and launch...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
54pc of iPhone owners commit to Apple to keep their apps News
29.06.2011 Some 54pc of iPhone owners have committed to the Apple brand in order not to lose the apps they bought for the platform, an international survey suggests. -
Student hit with €1,650 mobile data bill for porn downloads News
28.06.2011 A Cork college student who thought he had an unlimited mobile internet plan incurred data charges of €1,650 after downloading gigabytes of pornography on his mobile phone. -
RTÉ News Now app hits 100,000 downloads in four months News
28.06.2011 RTÉ has revealed its News Now app has been downloaded 100,000 times in the last four months, bringing the total number of individual downloads of the app to 300,000.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Computers, Apps -
Android smartphones ‘less resistant’ to security threats - Symantec News
28.06.2011 Android phones are less resistant to most key security threats, a Symantec report suggests. However, it says mobile phones have better in-built security than PCs. -
Google Nexus Prime to become first Ice Cream Sandwich phone? News
28.06.2011 Google’s next flagship smartphone will run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), will have a 720p resolution display and won’t have menu keys, a report says. -
HTC EVO 3D superphone to coincide with 3D movies on Watch News
27.06.2011 HTC has revealed details of its first 3D phone, the EVO 3D, which it described as a high-tiered member of its ‘superphone’ family and which will follow hot on the heels of the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Tesco Mobile forges mobile retail deal with Doro News
27.06.2011 Swedish mobile phone manufacturer Doro – which specialises in making user-friendly mobile devices for the elderly – has signed a mass market retail deal with Tesco Mobile, which... -
The week in gadgets News
27.06.2011 Summertime is supposed to be quiet - not so on the gadget front! There are indications that Apple is preparing to launch its new MacBook Air with Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt;...Tags: Windows Phone 7 , Microsoft, Smartphones, Tablet Computers, Best Buy, Nokia, Apple, Samsung, MacBook Air -
Best Buy’s secret weapon to return lost/stolen phones to owners News
27.06.2011 US electronics retailer Best Buy is to deploy an innovative technology created in Ireland that takes a picture of a smartphone, laptop or tablet thief and then uses GPS and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Mysterious iPhone app spies on Windows machines News
24.06.2011 A Windows keylogger technology that transmits the information to an iPhone application is available now on the Apple App Store for €3.99. The app, which could allow people to...