Categorised as: Mobile
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#io2013 – Google Play Music All Access to compete with Spotify News
15.05.2013 Google has formally revealed its new streaming-music subscriptions service which will sit on top of the existing Google Play Music service. The on-demand song-streaming service... -
#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... -
Google to take on Spotify with its own music subscriptions service News
15.05.2013 As things get under way at Google’s annual developer shindig I/O, it has emerged that Google is planning to add music subscriptions to the bevy of sectors it seeks to dominate,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Facebook’s new Timeline features include fitness, content ratings and music discovery News
15.05.2013 Following on from the launch of new Timeline sections in March such as Movies, Books and TV Shows, social network Facebook has now added the ability for users to rate their...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Apps -
How to fix a phone dropped in the toilet (infographic) News
15.05.2013 Ten per cent of smartphone owners have acquainted their handsets with a watery grave by dropping them in a toilet. In an effort to prevent and lessen the impact of such toilet... -
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. -
Covidien funds non-profit to develop mobile tech for heart disease patients News
14.05.2013 Medical device firm Covidien is to fund non-profit Heartbeat Trust to support R&D into the use of mobile technology to allow remote monitoring of heart patients. -
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... -
Nokia brings new camera innovations to its Windows Phone 8 range with the Lumia 925 News
14.05.2013 When Nokia introduced the Lumia 920, it went with the lofty tagline of ‘the world’s most innovative smartphone’. Now, with the Lumia 925, it believes it has improved on this... -
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 -
TV3 rolls out hourly online video news service News
14.05.2013 Irish broadcaster TV3 has, in tandem with an overhaul of its entire tv3.ie website, rolled out a new hourly online video news service that will run alongside its on-air output. -
Samsung eyes 5G wireless by 2020 News
13.05.2013 Samsung Electronics says it has developed the world’s first adaptive array transceiver technology that forms the foundation of 5G mobile communications systems. -
Images of rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini surface online News
13.05.2013 Rumours of a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini came almost immediately after the flagship S4 was announced by the South Korean manufacturer last month and images of the device appear to...Tags: Smartphones, Samsung, -
O2 announces 3G network upgrades across 14 counties in May, ahead of 4G rollout News
13.05.2013 In advance of its much-anticipated 4G (fourth generation) network rollout later this year, O2 today announced it is upgrading and enhancing its 3G network in 250 locations... -
GreenTouch study says comms networks could cut energy consumption by 90pc by 2020 News
13.05.2013 As the GreenTouch consortium today shares findings of new global research, we spoke to its chairman Thierry Van Landegem, and to Thierry Klein, technical chair of GreenTouch,...Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Green Tech, Energy, Communications -
Tech start-up of the week: Guidecentral News
12.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Guidecentral, a free mobile app for people to share and discover knowledge around everything from handmade crafts to home decor, fashion and... -
Tech Brew event in Waterford to zero in on cloud computing News
10.05.2013 A free event called South East Tech Brew is taking place in Waterford next Thursday to bring together the south-east’s IT community, as well as start-ups, to hear from companies... -
Amazon reportedly working on new devices, including 3D smartphone News
10.05.2013 If Amazon does indeed decide to enter the smartphone race – as has long been speculated – it could be with a great deal of aplomb and impressive technology if the latest rumours... -
Israeli news claims Facebook and Waze are in final talks for US$1bn takeover News
09.05.2013 Just over a year after it was announced that Facebook would shell out US$1bn for photo-sharing app Instagram, the social network is apparently gearing up for a second... -
New study aims to measure Europe’s app economy News
09.05.2013 A new project known as Eurapp has been launched by the European Commission with the aim of measuring the size of the app economy in Europe. The Digital Enterprise Research...