Posts Tagged ‘touchscreen’
Apple publishes app guidelines, calls time on fart »
Apple has published a document (link to PDF) outlining the company's app guidelines, making clear what developers should avoid if they want any hope of app-approval. Laying down the law in very clear terms Apple has said that badly designed or unoriginal apps will not make it into their app store. The document accepts that this may give the ...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 »
Review: Samsung Wave »
Samsung has been one of the most enthusiastic adopters of Google's Android operating system but the Wave sees the company run a phone on its own Bada software for the first time. So is it a strong competitor in an increasingly competitive space? In physical dimensions alone the Samsung Wave is an attractive and impressive phone. It houses a ...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 »
Review: HTC HD2 »
HTC's HD2 is a powerful smartphone with a superb touchscreen that rivals anything else on the market but its use of Windows Mobile as an operating system is the one thing that holds it back from being truly great. Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has had a good year in Ireland and internationally. Its Hero handset, available from Meteor at the ...Read On »
Xperia X10 to be available on O2 next month »
Sony Ericsson's new touch-screen smartphone, the Xperia X10, will launch on the O2 network in Ireland early next month. The phone will be available to customers from 8th April and will be free for some, assuming they sign up to the right bill-pay package. The X10 is latest of many Xperia handsets released by Sony Ericsson in the past year ...Read On »
Feature: Ten trends for 2010 »
February is already upon us but as fast as the months seem to go, the tech world moves ten times faster. As January has already suggested, 2010 is shaping up to be an interesting techy year. Here Adam Maguire lists the ten tech trends that are likely to catch people's attention in the months ahead Computing in tablet-form Apple's big ...Read On »
Apple launches the iPad »
Apple has unveiled its long-awaited tablet device, named the iPad, although Irish users will probably have to wait a few months before they can buy one. The touch-screen computer (pictured right) matched up to much of the industry's rumours in terms of its design and functionality when it was launched by Apple CEO Steve Jobs this ...Read On »
Video: HTC Hero review »
The HTC Hero is a good option for those looking for an alternative to Apple's iPhone. The Android operating system is very sturdy, the phone's touchscreen is very responsive and the device itself looks and feels very nice. It does have its problems - some headphones don't work in it properly and the navigation can take a little bit of ...Read On »
Video: Nokia N97 Mini first impressions »
Teic.ie looks at Nokia's N97 mini, a bite-sized version of the company's popular touch-screen N97 device. The phone's proportions are a few centimetres smaller than then N97 but most of what's under the hood is much the same - it even still houses a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Keep an eye on the site for a full video and text review of ...Read On »
