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New Luas App for People with Vision Impairments
The Railway Procurement Agency is launching a new iPhone App which allows users with vision challenges to get Live Information (or Real Time Luas Passenger Information) for Luas trams including Travel...
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Scanner Pro for iPhone / iPad Free This Week
While Apple’s “12 Days of Gifts” app has been nice, though quite mixed, some of the best deals on iPhone apps are available from the developers themselves. Several people have been sharing links to...
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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...
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LIFX First Impressions
I mentioned the LIFX back in September 2012. It was one of those cool gadgets that crop up on KickStarter and I, like a LOT of others, was really impressed, intrigued and wowed by what we saw. The...
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Jump Will Keep You Juiced!
Native Union only needed $40,000 to fund their Kickstarter project for a battery-booster built into a USB cable – but they’ve already cleared $137,000 in a matter of hours and there’s still 30 days to...
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Google Glass Could be the Ultimate Sex Toy
There’s a scene in an episode of Black Mirror, where a couple is having sex. In that fictional society, most people have an implant, called a ‘grain’, which records their every waking moment, and can...
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Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Breaks Retweet Record
How many celebrities can you fit into a selfie? I don’t know about the record for the most famous faces in a tweet (there isn’t one) but this tweet from Ellen Degeneres at last night’s Academy Awards...
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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...
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Apple’s Vision According to Tim Cook
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook provides the voice to a new video from Apple that comes with the simple title “Better”. The video talks about Apple’s environmental credentials and how they’re working on improving...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Children React To Old Computers
It’s 2014. My mobile phone is more powerful by several multiples than the first desktop computer I bought. These days we interact with computers quickly and relatively easily and it’s getting easier...
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Making Dance Music From iPhone Tones
There’s quite a few mixes out there that people have created using ringtones. This one is pretty damn good: Making Dance Music From iPhone Tones originally appeared on Technology.ie News & Views on...
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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...
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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...
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Two Phones and Lotsa Watches, Three Chords and the Truth
Yesterday’s Apple product announcements are probably the least surprising there have ever been. The much anticipated iWatch turns out to be much more sensibly named as Apple Watch, and the iPhone 6 is...
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Stripe Capitalises on Twitter Buy and Apple Pay
On Monday Twitter announced that they are testing a ‘Buy button’, with a limited introduction beginning in the US. Stripe, founded by the Collison Brothers from Limerick, is one of five companies...
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iOS8 Autocompletes Movie Quotes
XKCD author Randall Munroe has been playing with iOS8 predictive text, and some famous movie quotes. iOS8 Autocompletes Movie Quotes originally appeared on Technology.ie News & Views on Gadgets...
View ArticleGoogle Calendar Drops SMS Alerts
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...
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