An Post, the Irish postal service, is celebrating Irish animation with its latest release. The four stamps celebrate four Irish successes: Roy produced by Jam Media, was awarded the coveted 2012 Children’s BAFTA Drama Award. Give Up Yer Aul Sins by Brown Bag Films, received an Oscar nomination in the Short film (Animated) category in […]
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Portable and Fast Charging For Mobile Devices
If you’re a frequent traveller or simply spend a lot of your time “out and about” you’ve probably ended up buying extra batteries or backup chargers for your various mobile devices. The problem with most of the external battery packs that you can get is that they take hours to charge. The “Pronto” aims to […]
Ryanair’s Digital Boarding Pass App gets a Mixed Welcome
They’ve embraced the web and social media and they’re hiring geeks for their “innovation hub” in Swords, complete with giant chess and multi-coloured cubicles (we can’t confirm the existence of beanbags). But the flight path to online success is fraught with turbulence, and the response to Ryanair’s new mobile app, launched yesterday, can be described as mixed. The […]
Deezer and Samsung Team Up To Offer Free Music
Deezer and Samsung have announced a partnership which will see users of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 getting access to Deezer’s Premium+ service for free. Customers will be able to get a Deezer Premium+ account for free for 6 months with their Samsung Galaxy S5 and gain access to over 30 million music tracks. Deezer […]
Hailo Goes Nationwide
It’s revolutionised taxi travel for many of us – especially when travelling for business – and today Hailo has announced that it is now live in 20 new towns and cities! They’ve been steadily rolling it out since the Dublin service launched in 2012, adding Cork, Galway and Limerick in 2013. The 20 new locations […]
Waterford Teenager Develops Winterval App
14-year-old Waterford coder Jordan Casey, has created a brand new free app for visitors to the Winterval Festival, which is taking place in Waterford from November 29 to December 31. Waterford schoolboy Jordan is the CEO of Casey Games and he currently has seven games on the App Store and has travelled the world over to major Tech conferences including the […]