Tagged: IPad & News
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Apple names and rewards 50 billionth app downloader News
16.05.2013 Apple has revealed that Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, as the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app from the App Store. The 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by... -
Apple hurtles towards 50bn app download milestone News
14.05.2013 Tech giant Apple is on the verge of reaching another major milestone – 50bn iPhone and iPad app downloads. It is expected to cross the threshold this evening or early tomorrow. -
Apple set to revamp the look and feel of its mobile interface with iOS 7 News
30.04.2013 Apple’s redesign of its iOS mobile operating system with iOS 7, which is being spearheaded by Apple senior vice-president of industrial design Jony Ive, will appeal to a new... -
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. -
Gadgets of the month: the PC flails as mobile devices flourish in Q1 2013 News
29.04.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news this month and look ahead at what’s to come. -
Battle of the tablets: Apple leads but Android is hot on its heels News
25.04.2013 Apple continues to hold the largest share of the global tablet market, at 48.2pc, followed closely by Android, which now has 43.3pc of the world market. Microsoft’s Windows 8... -
Apple revenues reach US$43.6bn – posts US$9.5bn profit – iPhone growth slows News
23.04.2013 Technology giant Apple posted solid sales and revenue figures of US$43.6bn and US$9.5bn, respectively, but has raised questions about future growth plans as sales levels of... -
Facebook brings Chat Heads to the iPhone and iPad News
17.04.2013 Owners of iOS devices who worry they might be losing out by not being able to get Facebook's new Chat Heads shall fear not! Facebook has brought its game-changing Chat Heads... -
More than US$64bn worth of tablet computers will be bought in 2013 News
12.04.2013 The march of tablet computers and the slow, steady demise of the PC industries continues and the latest figures from ABI Research indicated that some 150m tablet devices will...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple plans to overtake Google Street View with outdoor 3D panoramas News
04.04.2013 Apple is working on its own Street View-like mapping feature that merges position tracking with 3D panoramas. -
iPad price reductions suggest new iPads are coming News
04.04.2013 Despite Apple releasing its fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini in October, around March/April has traditionally been the launch point for new iPad products since the first one...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple poised to begin production of next-gen iPhone and lower-cost iPhone News
03.04.2013 More reports have surfaced whereby tech giant Apple’s manufacturing partners are preparing to ramp up production of a new iPhone in the second quarter in time for a potential...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Tipperary app tycoon to reveal the tricks of her trade News
22.03.2013 Elaine Heney, the Tipperary-based app developer and entrepreneur who has so far seen 1.5m downloads of her apps from the iOS App Store, is to launch her own App Business...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Apps -
Paddy Proof app lets users test their Irishness while raising funds for cancer support News
15.03.2013 A new app released in time for the St Patrick’s Day festivities this weekend features a quiz to discern just how Irish you are, and every download will result in a donation to... -
Google Now coming to iOS devices, leaked video reveals News
13.03.2013 Like most things in the technology world, it’s never a case of if, but rather when. A leaked video on YouTube that was promptly pulled reveals that Google’s contextual cards app...Categories: Wireless Communications, Search Engines, Search, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
LinkedIn buys Pulse news reader maker Alphonso Labs for over US$50m News
12.03.2013 Alphonso Labs, the maker of the popular RSS news reader app Pulse, is to be acquired by social network LinkedIn for in excess of US$50m. It is understood that LinkedIn beat off... -
Price negotiations stall Apple music-streaming service roll out News
08.03.2013 The iRadio streaming music service planned by Apple that will compete with Pandora and Spotify is being held up by difficult negotiations. Record labels are believed to have... -
O2 to launch TuGo app that turns voice calls into a multi-screen experience News
25.02.2013 Telefónica’s O2 division in the UK will this week launch a new VoIP service called TuGo that will allow mobile users to make and receive calls on any Wi-Fi connected device... -
Tech start-up of the week: Primovisto News
24.02.2013 Our start-up of the week is Primovisto, a new venture based in Listowel, Co Kerry, that is creating limited-edition accessories for iPhones and iPads.Categories: Web, Private Irish Business, Phones, Online Business, Mobile, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech -
Gadgets of the month: January 2013 News
31.01.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news from January and look ahead at what’s to come in 2013, from Mobile World Congress and beyond.