Categorised as: Apps & News
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Facebook plans HTML5 apps within Safari on iOS devices News
16.06.2011 In a move enigmatically titled ‘Project Spartan’, Facebook is understood to be working on an HTML5 strategy that could see Facebook's mobile webpage become a distribution method...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Apps -
Review: Samsung Galaxy S II News
16.06.2011 Can the Samsung Galaxy S II build on the legacy of its much-loved predecessor? -
Special Olympics Ireland launches iPhone app News
16.06.2011 Special Olympics Ireland launched an iPhone app today, allowing supporters to follow the Irish team at the 2011 summer games. -
Qriocity app arrives on Android News
16.06.2011 Sony has released an app of its cloud-based music service Qriocity for Android devices. -
Google boosts search powers on desktop and Android News
15.06.2011 It seems lessons learned on smartphones are filtering their way back to the good old desktop. Internet giant Google has introduced voice and image-based search technology to its...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Search, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Apps -
IBM’s Watson computer named ‘Person of the Year’ at Webbys News
14.06.2011 IBM’s Watson Computer – which competed in and won the quiz show Jeopardy! – has been named as ‘Person of the Year’ at the influential 15th Annual Webby Awards.Categories: Software & Web Development, Research, R&D, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
BBC plans western Europe launch of iPlayer app News
14.06.2011 The BBC is planning a western Europe rollout of its popular iPlayer app on the iPad later this year as part of plans to go global. The app will cost stg£6 per month (around €7).Categories: Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Eolas Recruitment releases IT jobs app News
13.06.2011 Eolas Recruitment has launched an iPhone app, letting users access live updates on permanent and contract tech roles in Ireland from the IT recruitment agency. -
Irish firm creates navigation app for visually impaired News
13.06.2011 John Ryan, founder and director of Point the Way, talks about accessibility on smartphones and its new app for the visually impaired, LookAround. -
Gay dating app Grindr hits 2m users News
12.06.2011 The popular social networking and dating app for gay men Grindr has hit 2m users worldwide, with registered users in 92 countries worldwide.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Apps Zone, Apps -
Google gives Les Paul doodle a permanent home News
13.06.2011 The massive success and popular approval of a Google Doodle dedicated to guitar hero and inventor Les Paul has led to Google giving the interactive doodle a permanent home. -
472m smartphones to ship this year - research News
10.06.2011 Research firm IDC expects the smartphone market to grow 55pc year over year in 2011, with 472m smartphones expected to ship this year.Tags: Market Share, Smartphones, OS, Symbian, Windows Phone 7 , Windows Phone, BlackBerry, iOS, Android, IDC -
Google honours Les Paul with playable guitar home page News
09.06.2011 Google has gone all musical on its current home page with an interactive doodle in the shape of an electric guitar that allows you to play and record your own riffs. -
Apple’s U-turn over in-app subscription charges News
09.06.2011 Apple appears to have made a major U-turn on its policy regarding publishers having the ability to offer subscriptions for content outside the App Store. As long as the apps...Categories: Software & Web Development, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
FeedHenry to fuel international expansion and hire 15 people News
09.06.2011 Cloud-based start-up FeedHenry expects to create 15 jobs this year further to closing deals in Ireland, the UK and the US in excess of US$1m. -
Hands on with the HP TouchPad News
09.06.2011 HP previewed its upcoming webOS tablet – the HP TouchPad – boasting strong multitasking capabilities. -
Review: HTC Flyer Tablet News
08.06.2011 When HTC announced it was working on an Android tablet many moons ago, it got many people excited, much like a child who hears the ice-cream van’s music on a hot summer’s day. -
App project earns Greystones student entrepreneur award News
07.06.2011 Accounting and finance student Oliver Bausor Day has won the First Ireland/Dublin Business School (DBS) Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2011 for his idea for smartphone... -
Irish start-up to revolutionise in-game payments at E3 News
07.06.2011 A new payments model that allows gamers to purchase in-game upgrades and currency in less than 10 seconds via their mobile bills rather than credit cards is being unveiled today...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Financial, eCommerce, Apps -
CIOs divided on the consumerisation of IT News
03.06.2011 With the pace of technological change accelerating and platforms like cloud computing and tablet devices entering the workplace, CIOs are divided on whether these are challenges...