If you’re concerned about mobile security, then you might want to spend $629 on a phone designed with security in mind. Blackphone is a joint venture between phone manufacturer Geeksphone and the cryptographic service Silent Circle. Announced in January, it has begun shipping this week. Blackphone uses a custom version of Android its developers call […]
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UberX Launches in Dublin
While “classic Uber” might not be affordable for everyone, it’s not the only service that Uber offers. Depending on the city you’re in you can choose from a number of Uber services. This weekend UberX launched in Dublin. UberX is described as: uberX is the new cashless, low-cost taxi option in Dublin. All uberX partners […]
Balancing Work and Life on your Phone: Google Buys Divide
Update: Podcast from Today FM with Conn talking to Conall Ó Móráin on the Sunday Business Show. Google has bought Divide, makers of an app which divides your phone into separate areas for work and personal life. BYOD, “Bring Your Own Device”, is a trend in business, with many advantages, allowing employees to use the […]
Translator AR App Word Lens is now Free!
The “Tardis Translation Matrix” is a nice fantasy, but Word Lens is a very impressive reality – and Google have just bought it! What’s more, it’s currently free on iTunes and Google Play. Launched in 2010, Word Lens is an augmented reality app for iPhone and Android that reads text on road signs, packaging or anything […]
Hailo Launches Business Friendly Service
We’ve spoken about Hailo several times in the past. It’s an incredibly useful service and I personally love it. Earlier today they announced the launch of a Hailo for Business service. What’s the difference? Essentially the business service lets a company control who can access the company credit card for payments. As an admin on […]
Irish Sports App makes International Awards Shortlist
An Irish-designed mobile app that enables sports coaches, scouts and analysts to assess the performance of individual players and teams has been shortlisted alongside Sky Sports, Wilson, Adidas in the inaugural Sports Technology Awards. Sport Tagger has been shortlisted in the categories of Best Technology and Best Sports App in the international awards scheme, the […]
Are We Living In The Moment?
This video has been doing the rounds for the last few months and has, so far, clocked up over 36 million views on Youtube. It’s a short, but very powerful reflection on how mobile phones can interrupt our experience of daily life. Some food for thought? The video is directed by Miles Crawford
Twitter Images Preview Inline
Users of Twitter on the Web and its mobile clients, discovered yesterday that previews of media shared with Twitter and Vine are showing up inline as you scroll through your stream. This only works with Twitter’s own media sharing tools, not, for example, with Instagram. Twitter hopes it will make the experience more engaging – […]
RTE Player Now Available on Android
RTE’s player app is now available for Android. The app has been available on iOS since late 2012 and has been downloaded over 700 thousand times to date! Full details on the new release here
Slick Slim USB Cable
Most of us have smartphones these days, be that an iPhone or an Android. But if you use your phone for data heavy applications its battery will get drained quite quickly. This product doesn’t solve this, nor does it extend the battery life of your phone, but what it does do is give you a […]