Tagged: IOS & News
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iOS 6.1 rolls out with wider LTE support and enhanced privacy controls News
29.01.2013 Yesterday evening, Apple began rolling out the first update to its latest operating system, which has so far reached almost 300m devices just five months since it was released....Categories: Operating Systems, Mobile -
Weekend news round-up: Cook rallies Apple's troops, The Vine becomes the web's hottest property News
28.01.2013 In our round-up of what's been happening over the weekend in tech, Apple CEO Tim Cook has rallied the Apple troops and has said that despite the pummeling by Wall Street and... -
Tech start-up of the week: Storymap News
27.01.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Storymap.ie, a new platform that has been developed by filmmakers Tom Rowley and Andy Flaherty to allow people to engage with Dublin City via...Categories: Web, Search, Multimedia, Mobile, Internet, Education, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
The Vatican takes another chance on mobile with The Pope App News
25.01.2013 Tech-savvy Catholics can now keep track of their church’s leader from their iOS devices with the launch of The Pope App to coincide with Pope Benedict XVI’s annual message for... -
Google Maps loses out to Facebook as No 1 app in the US following iOS drop-off News
24.01.2013 Facebook finished 2012 on a high, taking pole position among mobile apps in the US ahead of former top dog Google Maps and continuing its reign as the No 1 app in terms of user... -
Developer economy: 72pc now developing for Android, iOS drops to 56pc in mindshare News
23.01.2013 Mobile developers that do not develop for Android or iOS generate on average half of the revenue of those developers that do, a new report from Developer Economics reveals. -
Advertising giant IPG invests in mobile rewards player Kiip News
16.01.2013 Mobile rewards platform Kiip has entered into a strategic partnership with advertising giant IPG’s Media Lab group. The deal will see major brands join the Kiip platform, as... -
NewsWhip’s new iOS app tracks 100,000 news stories daily News
11.01.2013 Trending news service NewsWhip has launched its free consumer iOS app which keeps users informed of the most shared and tweeted news stories across dozens of topics and countries.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Rovio splashes out on watery update to Angry Birds Space News
10.01.2013 Thirty new water-themed levels known collectively as Pig Dipper are inhabiting the Angry Birds Space galaxy in Rovio's latest update to the game. -
A cheaper iPhone on the horizon for later this year – hello iPhone mini News
09.01.2013 Expectations that Apple may launch a cheaper iPhone are on the rise and new reports suggest that in order to address a decline in its supremacy in the smartphone market against...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
14-year-old Harry Moran is back with new game app Robot Run! News
08.01.2013 Fourteen-year-old app developer Harry Moran, who shot to fame last year as the world’s youngest Mac app developer when his game PizzaBot went to the top of the app charts, is... -
Facebook brings ‘walkie-talkie’ voice to its iOS and Android Messenger app News
04.01.2013 Users of the Facebook Messenger app on Android and iOS phones will now be able to add voice messages to messages they are sending to their friends, the social network has revealed. -
Apple opts not to fix Do Not Disturb bug, advises users to wait it out News
03.01.2013 An iOS 6 bug discovered on New Year’s Day that keeps users’ Do Not Disturb function switched on even after it was scheduled to switch off will not be fixed by Apple, but will... -
App usage logs imply testing of new iPhone and iOS 7 News
02.01.2013 Keen-eyed developers have spotted references to new hardware and software from Apple in app usage logs, suggesting that a new smartphone and operating system have reached... -
250m Android products are activated every year (infographic) News
21.12.2012 In just seven years the Android operating system has moved from being a start-up’s product acquired by Google to now some 250m Android products are being activated every year,...Tags: Android, Google, Microsoft, Apple, iOS, Licensing, HTC, Mobile Devices, Operating Systems, Smartphones, Tablet Computers -
Instagram backs down on privacy terms, ads rules roll back to 2010 News
21.12.2012 Instagram has acted speedily to the negative reaction to the changes to its terms of use earlier this week and in particular is reversing its ad rules back to the original...Categories: Apps, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Operating Systems, Social Media, Software, Software & Web Development -
Ticketmaster Ireland launches apps for Android and iOS News
18.12.2012 Ireland’s ticket sales hub has just launched its own mobile apps for both Android and iOS, giving users the ability to purchase tickets on the go as well as access to a range of... -
Irish games developers review 2012 News
25.12.2012 It's been a good year for the Irish gaming community. It was announced that jobs in Ireland's video-games industry are up 91pc in the last three years. The Games Fleadh festival...Categories: Software Development, Social Media, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Apps -
2012 - The tech year in numbers News
31.12.2012 In a year when all sorts of records tumbled in the technology sector, we take a look back through 2012 at some of the major facts and figures which made this year one of the...Categories: Web, Social Media, Sales, Mobile, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Facebook improves Android and iOS mobile apps News
14.12.2012 Facebook has rolled out updates to both its Android and iOS apps, bringing them in line with each other. The Android app is now built to be as fast as the recently rebuilt iOS...