Why waste time figuring out whether you should use HTTP or HTTPS? These days there’s no reason not to encrypt – better be on the safe side! New versions of Apple’s mobile and desktop OS announced this week include a new feature called App Transport Security. It’s the first step by Apple in deprecating HTTP for developers. If you’re developing […]
Apple’s Wordwide Developers Conference, WWDC, kicked off yesterday in San Francisco with a raft of announcements about products and platforms we’re likely to see in the months ahead. As well as new versions of OSX (El Capitan) and iOS (9.0), and split-screen multitasking on the iPad, there’s also an SDK for developing native apps on which run […]
Google has announced that it will be discontinuing its free SMS alert service for Google Calendar from June 27th. The company cites the growth in smartphone usage and improvements in technology as reasons for killing off the service: Starting on 27 June 2015, SMS notifications from Google Calendar will no longer be sent. SMS notifications […]
Fitness tracking is bigger than ever before as more and more people are coming to realise that the computer in their pocket (and an array of wearable accessories) has a role to play in helping to get and stay fit. Yet just as there is no one type of exercise regime or diet which works for […]
TIDAL, the first High Fidelity lossless music streaming service with HD music videos and Curated Editorial, has just announced the availability of its service in Ireland. Billed as “the ideal music service for those who care about quality”, TIDAL boasts an extensive library of 25 million-plus tracks, 75,000 music videos, and curated editorial articles, features and interviews […]
Following the successful launch of the award winning tablet banking app for iPad in September, Bank of Ireland have launched an Android version of the app. The new app, which is designed to mirror most of the services available to customers already using 365 online, optimises banking using the latest technology for tablet devices. The […]
Like watching music videos on YouTube, but wish you could get rid of the ads? YouTube has announced that its new subscription music service YouTube Music Key is now open for a private invitation-only beta. From a post on the YouTube blog: Today we’re introducing YouTube Music Key beta, a monthly subscription service starting with the promotional price of $7.99/month […]
There’s quite a few mixes out there that people have created using ringtones. This one is pretty damn good:
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 […]
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 – […]
