Tagged: Smartphones
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Doro to bring cloud computing and apps revolution to seniors News
27.03.2012 Seniors handset maker Doro is rolling out a new cloud-based service that will make it possible for senior citizens to take part in the smartphone apps revolution as well as...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
Half of iPhone 4S users ‘very’ satisfied with Siri News
27.03.2012 More than half of Apple iPhone 4S users are 'very' satisfied with Siri and 37pc want to see a Siri-style voice command arrive for their TV, a new survey of US consumers reveals. -
30m NFC-enabled handsets shipped in 2011 - research News
27.03.2012 Thirty million near field communication (NFC)-enabled phones were shipped in 2011, which is a 10-fold increase since the previous year, according to new research. -
Weekend news roundup: iPhone defeats BlackBerry in Canada, juicy IPO for Openet News
26.03.2012 In our trawl through some of the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, we note that Apple's iPhone has surpassed BlackBerry sales on RIM's home soil in Canada, Openet is planning a...Categories: Apps, Financial, Funding, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Investments, Leadership & Management -
Google to sell movies through Google Play? News
23.03.2012 Google is considering selling movies for Android devices through Google Play, formerly known as the Android Market, reports suggest. -
Angry Birds Space lands today News
22.03.2012 Angry Birds Space is out now for PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices, bringing the challenge of zero gravity conditions to the bird-shooting, mega-hit game. -
Businesses and employees’ views on flexible working not compatible News
21.03.2012 Only 11pc of Irish employers are actually doing something about flexible working despite lofty pronouncements by 74pc claiming they are open to it. -
The internet economy is a US$4.2trn opportunity News
21.03.2012 The internet economy will reach US$4.2trn in G-20 economies by 2016 as the world’s internet population will reach 3bn, a new study by Boston Consulting Group claims.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Digital Business -
Heat on Apple over claims about new iPad by US reviews bible News
21.03.2012 US reviews bible Consumer Reports – which has a 75-year pedigree reviewing products for the American consumer – has sparked a controversy over whether the new iPad from Apple...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Energy, Games/Entertainment, Computers -
Microsoft’s AppMeUp to help Irish developers create Windows Phone apps News
20.03.2012 Microsoft Ireland has launched AppMeUp, an Irish developer initiative to encourage students, hobbyists and developers to learn how to create apps for the Windows Phone platform.Tags: Smartphones, Microsoft, Mobile, James Whelton, Development, Developers, Apps, App, Windows Phone, CoderDojo -
Review: ZAGG Keys Flex tablet keyboard and stand News
13.03.2012 There are drawbacks to being a gentleman in this world. When I got the first opportunity to try the Apple iPad two years ago there was a just one keyboard available and I did...Categories: Apps, Computers, Consumer Tech, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Review: hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Note (video) News
09.03.2012 This phone would make Dom Jolly proud – ‘HELLOOOO’. At least that was my first impression of the Samsung Galaxy Note. We weren’t sure whether it was a smartphone or a tablet...Categories: Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Few Irish consumers willing to pay for content online News
08.03.2012 Only 15pc of Irish consumers currently pay for any type of online content compared with 27pc globally, a new study into consumer digital trends by KPMG reveals. Fears for...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Samsung Galaxy Note ‘phablet’ to go on sale tomorrow News
07.03.2012 Is it a phone, is it a tablet? We're not sure ourselves so we call it a ‘phablet’! It’s too big to be a smartphone and too small to be a tablet, but the full tech firepower of...Categories: Computers, Consumer Tech, Games/Entertainment, Hardware, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Mobile World Congress – connecting the next 5bn people News
08.03.2012 The recent Mobile World Congress was in many way about apps, 4G networks and getting smartphone technology into the hands of the 5bn people in the world who have yet to... -
Smartphone penetration keeps accelerating (info graphic) News
05.03.2012 Smartphone penetration accelerated from 26pc of the world market in Q1 2011 to 34pc in Q4 2011, according to a new Visual.ly info graphic, 'The 100 Million Club', combining data... -
Vodafone implements new way of working News
01.03.2012 Vodafone’s Irish operation has invested €2.5m in a new way of working strategy. John Kennedy spoke to CEO Jeroen Hoencamp about how flexible work strategies inspire progress.Tags: Broadband, Wi-Fi, Smartphones, Laptops, Productivity, Flexible Working, Jeroen Hoencamp, Vodafone, ICT, Start-ups -
Health website achieves 150,000 registered members News
05.03.2012 Health website Irishhealth.com has recorded the signing on of the site’s 150,000th registered member – that’s the equivalent of 5pc of the entire adult population of Ireland.