Tagged: Location Based & News
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Strengths of Google Project Glass (infographic) News
17.04.2012 Google's Project Glass is being designed to give the user information on the location they’re in and the people they meet via the Android OS through a pair of glasses.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, R&D, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
TomTom iOS app update includes TomTom Places News
11.04.2012 TomTom has updated its iPad and iPhone navigation app, which now includes Facebook and Twitter integration and the inclusion of TomTom Places for nine more countries, including... -
Google X reveals concepts for augmented reality glasses (video) News
05.04.2012 Google has posted a concept video and photos of ‘Project Glass’ – its Google X Labs endeavour to bring augmented reality eyewear into the mainstream. -
Tech start-up of the week: Haunted Planet News
01.04.2012 Our featured tech start-up this week is Haunted Planet, a new digital venture that is creating location-based augmented reality smartphone games to immerse gamers into the eerie...Categories: Software Development, Software, R&D, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Explainer: What is Pinwheel? News
20.03.2012 We take a look at Flickr founder Caterina Fake’s new start-up Pinwheel, a social networking site which lets users leave notes ‘all around the world.’ -
Foursquare moving from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap News
01.03.2012 Location check-in service Foursquare has moved from using the Google Maps API to the crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap, with start-up MapBox providing the visuals for the data. -
Google Latitude leaderboards to rival Foursquare? News
20.02.2012 Google’s latest update for Google Maps on Android now offers points when users check into locations with Latitude, allowing them to compete with others on a leaderboard, similar... -
Lord of the Rings Easter egg discovered in Google Maps News
21.12.2011 A mysterious new Easter egg has been discovered in Google Maps if you type in a search for directions from The Shire to Mordor. -
Has the whole ‘Effin’ thing been blown out of proportion? News
13.12.2011 Facebook has found itself embroiled in a battle over the apparent non-existence of a village called Effin in Limerick on its maps. And the saga has mutated into an issue not of...Categories: Software & Web Development, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Mobility, Social Media -
Facebook confirms Gowalla acquisition News
05.12.2011 Facebook has confirmed its acquisition of travel app firm Gowalla, whose staff will join its design and engineering teams and no doubt influence the development of Timeline. -
Social entertainment network plans to take on Netflix and iTunes News
24.11.2011 A new Dublin-based social entertainment network called Digital Jet plans to invest €5m and create 80 new jobs in a bid to take on the might of Netflix, iTunes and Amazon globally.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Facebook’s ‘frictionless sharing’ ideal hit by friction News
21.11.2011 It’s surprising it took this long. But months after Facebook introduced ‘frictionless’ or automatic sharing, the knives are out as people are suddenly concerned about the...Categories: Digital Media, Apps, Internet, Media, Security, Social Media, Software & Web Development -
App-etite for destruction - iPhone users the most careless News
08.11.2011 Three-quarters of smartphone users fail to read the terms and conditions contained in mobile apps such as Angry Birds and Paper Toss, which include access to data such as their...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Apps Zone, Apps -
Apple promises software update to address iOS 5 bugs News
03.11.2011 Apple will be bringing out a software update in the coming weeks to address bugs reported by users that result in lower battery life on iOS 5 devices, including the new iPhone...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech -
Skype security flaw could expose users to stalking or fraud News
25.10.2011 A security flaw in Skype has been discovered, that experts claim can be used to track not only users’ locations but also their peer-to-peer file-sharing activities and could... -
Reinventing ghost stories News
10.10.2011 Haunted Planet Studios’ augmented reality game engine blends the real and virtual worlds, resulting in a beyond lifelike experience. -
Pinpointing success News
07.10.2011 PinPoints is an innovative web service that describes a business’s location and any content relevant to that location, without end customers having to download or install apps. -
Repak to launch recycling facility locator app News
28.09.2011 Repak will launch an app as part of next week’s Repak Recycling Week, which will include GPS functionality to help users find their nearest recycling facility. -
Perfectpints iPhone app launches in time for Arthur's Day News
06.09.2011 Justin Knecht and a team of developers based in the west of Ireland have come up with an iPhone app that helps you to find a perfect pint wherever you are in the world. -
Microsoft accused of tracking mobile users without permission News
01.09.2011 Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system is the latest mobile platform to be accused of collecting location data of mobile users without permission.Tags: Smartphones, Location Based, Database, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 , iPhone, Apple