Tagged: Android & News
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Irish wearable tech player Zband ships gadgets to 30 countries News
24.05.2013 An Irish start-up called Zband which makes Android and Windows Phone compatible wristband devices that serve as a silent alarm has exported the gadget to 30 countries within the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Development, Design, Apps -
AVG moves into social media security with PrivacyChoice acquisition News
23.05.2013 Not content with just securing your computers and mobile devices, security software player AVG has branched into protecting users on social networks with the acquisition of... -
Personal camerman device gets US$500k injection from Grishin Robotics News
22.05.2013 California start-up Swivl, the maker of a robotic video device that mimics a personal cameraman, has raised US$500,000 from the investment company Grishin Robotics to focus on... -
#OI2Dublin – Intel’s Martin Curley: we will need two Earths to support human life (video) News
20.05.2013 Intel vice-president and director of Intel Labs Europe Martin Curley warned that at the present rate of consumption we will soon need two Earths to sustain human life. For this... -
Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers coders the opportunity of a lifetime News
16.05.2013 Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoon which appears in more than 2,000 newspapers worldwide in 70 countries and 25 languages, wants someone to build him a mobile video...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Apps -
#io13: Google to offer TouchWiz-free Galaxy S4 from 26 June News
16.05.2013 Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will undergo a UI makeover from Google that will see the device sold on Google Play with stock Android from 26 June. -
#io2013 – Google gets its game on – 900m Android activations and 48bn app installs News
15.05.2013 At its sixth annual I/O shindig, Google revealed that there are now 900m Android activations, up from 400m a year ago. The internet giant, in a very games-oriented keynote,... -
#io2013 – Google+ gets a revamp with new multi-column layout News
16.05.2013 Google’s social network Google+ has been given a bit of a facelift, moving away from the linear stream to a more progressive multi-column layout. Google senior vice-president... -
How to tune into what’s happening at Google I/O 2013 News
15.05.2013 Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, takes place in the Moscone Centre, San Francisco, California, today and tomorrow amid expectations of exciting new product and... -
New app launches for GAA fans to interact with their teams News
14.05.2013 A new smartphone app called iGAAFan is aiming to enable GAA fans to interact with their teams at both county and club level. The Tyrone and Derry County Boards are currently... -
Smartphone sales not accelerating fast enough to stem decline of feature phones News
14.05.2013 The rise of smartphones is not happening fast enough to stem the decline of feature phones in key markets, with users not upgrading or replacing old devices at a pace the mobile...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Google Translate adds Bosnian, Cebuano, Hmong, Javanese and Marathi News
09.05.2013 Google Translate has enabled its users to translate another five languages - Bosnian, Cebuano, Hmong, Javanese and Marathi – bringing the total number of languages on the... -
Instagram boosts tagging capability with ‘Photos of You’ News
03.05.2013 Photo-sharing network Instagram has just launched a new tagging feature called Photos of You that makes it easier to add people and things to photos.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Media, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Global tablet computer sales surge 142.4pc – Android has 56pc of market News
02.05.2013 The tablet computer segment of the technology industry is continuing to enjoy exponential growth, with IDC reporting 142.4pc growth in the first quarter, with 49.2m devices... -
A tantalising glimpse at tomorrow – Google reveals Glass ‘how to’ (video) News
01.05.2013 A year ahead of the expected consumer launch of Google Glass, Google has published a ‘how to’ video demonstrating how to set up Google Glass and how users will interact with the... -
Google Now is available for the iPhone and iPad News
29.04.2013 Google has updated its iPad and iPhone app in the Apple App Store, bringing its Google Now context-driven engine to Apple’s mobile devices. -
Samsung S4 and HTC One to contribute to Android sales spike in UK News
29.04.2013 Android’s dominance of the smartphone world is set to be cemented by the arrival of the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has reported that Android is...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Weekend news round-up: Scoble loves Google Glass, Apple plans Tech Talks News
29.04.2013 In our round-up of some of the most interesting tech stories of the weekend, tech blogger Robert Scoble's review of Google Glass after two weeks is eye-opening; questions arise... -
Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 (video) News
29.04.2013 Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has arrived and will probably be the biggest Android smartphone release of the year, what with Samsung’s previous dominance in this market with the S-series...