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Sony Ericsson making an Android gaming platform says »
Mobile phone-maker Sony Ericsson is developing a mobile gaming platform based on Android, according to US tech site Engadget. Details are sketchy at the moment but the report says the platform will offer 3D graphics and will run on Android 3.0, the next major version of the OS which is scheduled for a late 2010 release. Android has been ...Read On »
RIM unveil the Blackberry Torch »
Blackberry-maker RIM has taken the wraps off its latest smartphone device, the Torch. The phone boasts a 3.2" touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, making it more like the Palm Pre Plus than the likes of the iPhone. The phone also runs on Blackberry 6 OS, the latest operating system for the brand, which was officially launched ...Read On »
iPhone 4 to launch in Ireland on 30th July »
The iPhone 4 should be on sale in Ireland on the Friday 30th July, if Apple CEO Steve Jobs is to be believed. Until now Irish customers - along with those in a number of other countries - have been given nothing more than a vague 'end of July' time-frame and this is the first time a precise date has been officially confirmed. At the time ...Read On »
iPhone 4 getting a firmware upgrade… now »
It's not officially available in Ireland yet but the iPhone 4 is already getting its first firmware upgrade. According to Engadget iPhone 4 users are being prompted to upgrade to iOS 4.0.1 right this second, just weeks after iOs 4 itself became available. The main reason for the new software is to fix the apparent software bug which ...Read On »
Google debut easy app maker for Android »
Non-codies will soon be able to make their own apps if Google's latest beta lives up to its promise. Called the 'App Inventor' the tool offers a simple drag and drop interface for mobile app creation, with no code necessary. With the battle for app supremacy tougher than ever companies like Google are trying to make their creation tools as ...Read On »
Three announce plans to announce iPad plans »
Three mobile has announced that it will announce dedicated iPad price plans in the coming weeks - though it has so far given no indication on what they will look like when they do. At present there is no exact release date for the iPad in Ireland with Apple saying nothing more than 'late July'. This is later than originally intended but the ...Read On »
The Kin is dead, long live the… er… »
Unveiled in April and on sale in the US for just six week, it appears the Microsoft Kin is no more. Separate to regular Windows Mobile phones the Kin brand was intended to be a platform of social media-centric handsets, with Kin One and Kin Two being the first out the blocks. Its genesis is in the Sidekick, a popular series of handsets ...Read On »
O2 clients can leave without a penalty fee »
Bill-pay customers on O2 have a rare opportunity to leave their contract without penalty thanks to some little-known European legislation. The network recently announced call tariff changes and, under EU law, it is required to give customers the option of leaving their agreement as a result. The rule is part of a 2003 regulation on ...Read On »
Gamestop to start selling 3 mobiles in-store »
Games retailer Gamestop have announced a deal with 3 Mobile, which will see them stock handsets from the phone network in its 50 Irish stores. Gamestop has recently spread its wings somewhat, taking phone and CD trade-ins on top of its traditional market of games and DVDs. This agreement means the retailer will now also stock pre-pay ...Read On »
Vodafone talking to IRMA about three-strikes »
Vodafone Ireland - the country's second-biggest ISP - is in talks with IRMA about adopting the three-strikes policy to tackle music piracy online, according to The Irish Times. Eircom recently introduced a 'graduated response' to suspected file-sharers following an out-of-court agreement with IRMA (the Irish Recorded Music Association for ...Read On »
