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Tag Archives | Mobile
Irish CEO Pitches Cool Baking Gadget in Scoble’s Kitchen [Video]
Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers – and to the many people in Ireland and elsewhere who celebrate it too! Here’s a seasonable tummy-themed video from Robert Scoble’s Facebook, featuring an Irish CEO making muffins in Robert’s kitchen. Post by Robert Scoble. “Cooking is an art, but baking is a science” explains Ben Harris, CEO […]
‘Drunk Mode’ App Stops You Making a Bloody Fool of Yourself
Why is it that things we’d never dream about doing in the cold light of day suddenly seem like excellent ideas at 2am, after a night out, with some alcohol on board. OK it’s a rhetorical question, we know exactly why that is; yet it doesn’t stop many of us from doing – and especially saying […]
All Irish Radio Stations to be Available on a Single App
RTÉ and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) have done a deal with UK company Radioplayer to provide 43 Irish radio stations on the Radioplayer platform by early December. Developed in the UK, Radioplayer already provides a similar service for UK stations and has also launched in Norway, Belgium and Germany. Consisting of a desktop player, […]
Facebook Messenger Reaches 500m Users
Facebook has announced that the Facebook Messenger standalone app has reached 500m users. That’s fairly impressive, it’s true. But it’s less impressive compared to over a billion users who access the social network every month from mobile devices. They’re using Facebook, but they’re not all using Messenger. There’s been a vocal pushback against the unbundling of Messenger […]
Ryanair Updates Mobile App for Improved Booking
Ryanair has launched the latest update to its mobile app, making it easier for customers to browse, book, check-in, board and fly. The Ryanair app, which is available to download in both iPhone and Android formats, allows customers to: Log in with their ‘My Ryanair’ profile Search Ryanair’s 1,600 low fare routes Make quicker flight bookings […]
Maynooth Students Represent Ireland at Microsoft Imagine Cup in Seattle
Microsoft today wished Ireland’s Imagine Cup world finalists, students Matthew McCann, KC Grant and Jack Gallagher of NUI Maynooth, good luck as they prepare to depart to compete in the Microsoft Imagine Cup world final taking place in Seattle on August 1st. The students, who are national winners in the World Citizenship category of the […]
Mobilising the Enterprise: Don’t Get Left Behind [Video]
Simon Gray is Head of Mobile Workplace Solutions at Fujitsu, UK and Ireland. He gave a talk, entitled Mobilising the Enterprise, at the Fujitsu World Tour at Dublin’s Convention Centre. According to Simon, businesses need to act fast to address the challenges and opportunities of the mobile enterprise. There is a danger that both customers and employees may […]
LocalSocial is a Beacon for Proximity Technology in Ireland [Video]
They’ve gone “gangbusters” in the US for proximity technology such as Apple’s iBeacon, says Sean O’Sullivan of LocalSocial. In Europe, we’re beginning to see deployments in just the last few weeks. One of those deployments is LocalSocial’s app for Savill’s Real Estate: Savill’s on Show. It’s designed for use in show-houses: users can install and run the […]
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 […]