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Nokia makes final push for app ideas »
Nokia is making a final push for idea submissions to its 'Apps for Ireland' competition, which closes this Friday. The company has received 2,200 submissions so far and over 6,000 public votes have already been cast to decide which three ideas are eventually made into working apps. The Apps for Ireland competition is part of Nokia's push to ...Read On »
Nokia unveil N8 smartphone »
Nokia's N8 smartphone will boast a 12mp camera and the latest Symbian^3 OS when it ships in the second half of this year. The touchscreen device will be available in Ireland in Q3 and will cost €370 before taxes or subsidies are applies. The device has a 3.5" OLED capacitive touchscreen on board and promises social media integration from ...Read On »
Google launch free sat-nav for Irish users »
Google has today released the beta version of its free turn-by-turn navigation software for the Irish market. The software - which was previously available to US users only - will work on Android handsets with a version number of 1.6 or higher. Unlike other sat-nav services Google Maps navigation uses the phone's internet connection to give ...Read On »
Leak of alleged iPhone “HD” »
US tech site Gizmodo has gotten its hands on what appears to be the next version of the iPhone, dubbed the iPhone HD. Sporting a front-facing camera, improved main camera with flash, a bigger battery, a higher resolution screen and more hard drive space the purported device is a significant step forward from the current iPhone 3GS. The ...Read On »
European launch of iPad delayed »
Apple has delayed the European launch of its iPad due to heavy US demand. The postponement means that Irish customers will not be able to buy iPads directly from Apple until at least the end of May. At its unveiling in late January Apple CEO Steve Jobs said European pricing and availability for the iPad would be announced during April with ...Read On »
3DS will be a new platform says Nintendo exec »
Nintendo's mooted 3DS handheld will be a whole new platform as opposed to a tweaked version of the existing DS, according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Speaking in an interview with BusinessWeek Fils-Aime said the launch will be the company's biggest since 2004, when the original Nintendo DS first hit shops. "We have ...Read On »
Opera Mini browser available to Irish iPhone users »
Apple has unexpectedly approved Opera's rival web browser for the iPhone, which is now available for free for Irish customers. Opera Mini is the first serious alternative browser made available on the App Store to Apple's own Safari. The Opera Mini claims to offer much faster loading speeds than the iPhone's native browser and also offers a ...Read On »
Microsoft unveils Kin handsets »
Microsoft has unveiled two much-anticipated phones under the new 'Kin' brand. Both the Kin One and Kin Two are touch-screen devices with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and run on an operating system unique from the company's existing Windows Mobile platform. The phones - which will launch in May in the US - come on the back of Microsoft's ...Read On »
Smart barcodes coming to Ireland from next week »
Interactive barcodes that link to additional content when photographed by a smartphone are to be launched in Ireland by advertising company Digital Reach Group (DRG) next week. The technology is being provided by US company ScanBuy and will be used first by freesheet Metro Herald to offer readers links to more information on its ...Read On »
Eircom unveil faster broadband packages »
Eircom have announced details of their new broadband service, which will see uncontended speeds of up to 8mb/s being offered to customers across the country. All Eircom customers will be put onto the faster package once their area is upgraded with the price they pay dependant on the monthly download cap they want. According to Eircom there ...Read On »
