Posts Tagged ‘network’
HTC HD7 coming to O2 in Ireland »
HTC have announced that their HD7 smartphone - which runs on the new Windows Phone 7 OS - will be available exclusively on the O2 network in Ireland. The handset - which is a follow-up to the behemoth that was the HD2 - will be the company's first to run on the new Microsoft platform and is part of a deal with the network that also covers ...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 »
Vodafone promise booze & a free iPad to lure a »
Vodafone Ireland are trying to obtain the apparently elusive 'swarm' badge on Foursquare and have promised free drinks and the chance of a free iPad to those who help out. The company is inviting people to the Dakota bar in Dublin at 6pm this evening for the attempt, which requires 50 people to be checked-in to the same location at the same ...Read On »
Opinion: People aren’t as bothered by privacy as »
For all the hand-wringing about Facebook's privacy changes it appears that very few users actually care all that much, writes Adam Maguire. Today is 'Quit Facebook Day', the moment when the anger against Facebook's privacy chances comes to a head in the form of a mass exodus from the website. Or at least that was the plan. Looking at the ...Read On »
Facebook to simplify privacy settings from tomorrow »
Facebook is to roll out "drastically simplified" privacy settings from tomorrow, according to TechCrunch. The change was flagged by Facebook’s vice president of products Chris Cox who was speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York. No details are yet known of the changes, though it is understood they will aim to centralise ...Read On »
Three to offer iPhone this summer says report »
Three mobile will start selling the iPhone in Ireland this Summer, according to a report in The Sunday Business Post. The phone, which was originally only available on the O2 network, has recently gone on sale from Vodafone and is rumoured to soon have a third carrier. The report carried in yesterday's edition of the newspaper says talks ...Read On »
Feature: Broadband bone of contention »
With broadband speeds increasing, Ireland appears to be catching up with other countries’ super-fast networks. However, the small print leaves many customers with far less than they pay for. While most of the attention on broadband statistics is given to the headline speeds, the issue of line contention is now proving to be equally ...Read On »
O2 get exclusivity on HTC Smart’s April launch »
O2 will be the exclusive carrier of HTC's Smart handset when it arrives in Ireland in April. The HTC Smart is being pitched as a smartphone that is easy for everyone to use with HTC's Sense user interface deployed to make the phone fully customisable. HTC have also announced a number of new Android and Windows Mobile handsets, some of ...Read On »
News: Facebook to make privacy settings changes »
Facebook will remove regional networks in what founder Mark Zuckerberg says is an attempt to strengthen users' privacy on the site. In an open letter which appeared on users' home pages today, Zuckerberg outlined a number of changes which will be implemented on the site in the coming weeks. At present members can join networks based on ...Read On »
Resolution in 3/Tesco dispute expected soon »
A resolution is expected soon in the long-running dispute which saw users on the 3 Mobile network being blocked from making calls to Tesco Mobile customers. The row, which centres around the so-called 'termination rate' levied by Tesco, has been running since the retailer entered the Irish mobile market in late 2007. 3 Mobile has since ...Read On »
