Month: March 2015

TAG Heuer Joins the Smartwatch club By @VicenteA_George #smartwatch #tagheuer

According to Reuters, TAG Heuer smartwatch should be announced today (March 19). The device will be a digital version of the “TAG Heuer Carrera”, one of the company’s best selling timepieces.

 

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Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer added: “The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in our industry, of which I am proud to be a pioneer today with TAG Heuer.”

David Singleton noted, “By fusing beauty with technology, the Swiss watch has inspired generations of artists and engineers alike—including us at Google. So we’re thrilled to be working with TAG Heuer and Intel to bring a unique blend of emotion and innovation to the luxury market. Together, and using the Android Wear platform, we can imagine a better, beautiful, smarter watch.”

TAG-Heuer-CARRERA-CALIBRE-1887_CERAMIC-BEZEL_43MM_CAR2A10.BA0799_2-700x608The Swiss watchmaker has partnered with Intel to work on the new smartwatch (although it’s unclear if it would run Android Wear, but that’s the most likely OS choice) to compete with the Apple Watch.

TAG Heuer Chief Executive Office Jean-Claude Biver told Reuters:

“People will have the impression that they are wearing a normal watch,”

There is no word about price or when the TAG Heuer smartwatch will be released. But they should hurry up, the Apple Watch is target to April 24 and the pre-orders start at April 10.

P.D The intro photo is special edition of the Aquaracer Caliber 72 for the America’s Cup 2013. With this watch, the crew of the Oracle team had real time access to the boat’s speed, foil balance, sail pressure, and wind characteristics. Each watch was customised to the needs of the individual crew member.

Stay tuned for more info about price and availability.

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The Winner of our Linx 7 tablet is ……………… #TechShow

The Winner has been picked for our Linx 7 Tablet thanks to all who have entered sadly there is only one winner.

But thats not it,we have another competition which is open to the EU up next..

And the Winner is

We will get in touch with you shortly on delivery arrangements. Well Done!

Enjoy your music collection anywhere from #OneDrive with #XboxMusic app in selected regions by @Tiwaash #Microsoft

You can access all your personal music collection from OneDrive with Xbox Music app starting from today across all Windows devices by uploading music files to a new “Music” folder OneDrive and access them on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices along with Xbox 360 & Xbox One.

Anyone having a Microsoft account in selected regions can add music to OneDrive and play over Xbox Music. The selected regions are:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,  Germany,  Ireland,  Italy,  Mexico, Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Norway,  Portugal,  Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  United Kingdom,  United States.

You don’t need a music pass subscription to play your music from OneDrive instead if you do have an Xbox Music Pass, you will get an extra 100GB of storage on OneDrive for free for all your music. You may need Xbox Live account in order to have your music from OneDrive show up in the Xbox Music app for Windows Phone 8.1.

So enjoy your music and let us know how do you find this new experience in the comments below or tweet us using #TechBuzzIreland.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

Windows 10 Technical Preview gets a new update with Build 10041 by @Tiwaash #Microsoft #Windows10

There is good news for all the Windows 10 Technical Preview users. Microsoft had released a new update to the Windows 10 Technical Preview.

The new Build 10041 had the following enhancements

  • Improved Start experience
  • Improvements to Virtual Desktops
  • Cortana made available to new markets on desktops
  • New network fly-out from the taskbar
  • Engagements to Photos app
  • New text input canvas
  • Some experiments with Lock screen

Improvements to Windows Insider Program

The Windows Feedback app now has the ability to filter feedback as well as suggestions versus problems. “Me too” functionality shows up in search results so you can quickly add your “Me too” to items from directly from the search results view. Performance improvements around launching the app, category download, search results, and submitting feedback.

For the Insider Hub, the “Your Progress” page is updated to track how many missions you’ve completed, how often you’ve responded to requests for feedback, how much feedback you’ve submitted, and the number of up-votes your feedback has received. Microsoft will be continuing to deliver news, new missions, alerts, and other content (including opportunities to win prizes!) through the Insider Hub that won’t necessarily be blog posts or tweets from me, so keep checking there for new information.

For detailed change logs please visit here.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

The Cleaner – Speed up & Clean your Android device. #Irish #Apps #Android by @jimboireland

Fancy an App that can be your devices housemate,well here is one called The Cleaner and its Irish made too.Over time our Android devices can become laggy with cached information etc,and we tend to ignore it and just close the running apps to get along with things.

The App is simple and straightforward to use,on first use you will be brought straight to the analyze screen,it then gives you a list of apps/services, you then can check the ones you are not using or do not want to use.

On first try on my Android i got a decent power boost plus some decent memory recovery.You can then move onto the storage option and again repeat the process by checking what you want to keep and what you dont.Here again i saved myself some more space.

Description

The Cleaner is a FREE app that lets you boost your Android’s speed, clean out junk, free up storage and uninstall malicious apps to optimize your device, increase your security and make you the clean master of your mobile domain. With its beautifully designed interface in a lightweight package that won’t clog your phone’s memory, the full-featured phone booster and performance optimizer also lets you clear cache files, delete unwanted phone call or SMS records and batch uninstall unneeded or potentially malicious apps.

MEMORY BOOST
– I free up memory (RAM) and boost your phone’s speed by letting you kill redundant background tasks

FREE UP STORAGE
– I clear out your storage by enabling you to delete junk files such as cache files and downloaded APK files

SMART APP MANAGER
– I make it easy to batch uninstall unused and unwanted apps

CONTROL YOUR PRIVACY
– I let you find and uninstall malicious apps that have unnecessary permissions (Call, SMS, Location, Camera, and Contacts)

CONVERSATION CLEANER
– I’ll help you dispose of old, irrelevant sent and received phone call records cluttering up your phone

TIDY YOUR SMS
– I make it easy to get rid of long inconvenient lists of sent and received SMS records (This feature is not available to devices with Android KitKat and above, due to system restrictions.)

WIDGETS
– Call me to quickly boost your phone’s performance from the home screen with simple widgets

SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
– Schedule automatic maintenance checks so I’ll always keep your device running fast

THEMES
– Customize my looks with your favorite theme

Check out thecleanerapp.com

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Sign up process for MixRadio Beta Programme for #Android and #iOS detailed by @Tiwaash #MixRadio #Beta #Music

A few days back we were surprised when MixRadio had announced their private beta program for Android and iOS. We were really excited to check the app ourselves and it is a good one. But now you can have the opportunity too, too check it yourself. Today we take you through the steps to follow to sign up for MixRadio Beta Program. Continue reading to understand this simple process.

Android Users
To join the MixRadio for Android beta programme users, must follow these simple steps;

  • Click here.
  • You will be taken to HockeyApp Beta recruitment page for Android Beta testers.
  • Sign in with your Facebook,  Google+, Microsoft or create a new HockeyApp account
  • After registering on HockeyApp you will receive confirmation of acceptance into the MixRadio Droid Beta programme.
  • You will then be able to download and install the latest Beta version of MixRadio for Android
  • Ensure you have enabled installation of 3rd party apps ( Settings -> Security -> Enable “Unknown Sources”)
  • You will receive updates from HockeyApp for all subsequence updates to the app.

Any issues or feedback should be reported here. 

iOS Users
To join the MixRadio for iOS beta programme users, must follow these simple steps;

  • Click here.
  • You will be taken to HockeyApp Beta recruitment page for iOS Beta testers.
  • Sign in with your Facebook,  Google+, Microsoft or create a new HockeyApp account
  • Some time after registering on HockeyApp you will receive confirmation of acceptance into the MixRadio iOS Beta programme.
  • You will later receive an email from the iTunes Store to your registered email address, with the subject “TestFlight: You’re invited to test MixRadio”
  • If you do not get an email within a few working days, check your spam folder.
  • Follow the instructions in that email and enjoy MixRadio!
  • You will receive updates notifications from TestFlight for all subsequence updates to the app.

Any issues or feedback should be reported here.

Share your experience with us in comments below or tweet us using #TechBuzzIreland.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

The #MicrosoftBand finally leaves the US,Available from 15th April in the UK by @jimboireland #Microsoft

Finally for those those seeking the Microsoft Band there is good new,With MS having a habit of containing things in certain regions the Band will now go on sale outside the US from the 16th of April.This means buyers from Ireland can have an easier time to purchase it either online or if you are travelling to the UK or have relations living there that can post it over.

Its also available on the Amazon US site now too you can see HERE

Today, Microsoft Band will be available in the UK for pre-order for £169.99***, from Microsoft stores along with key retail partners in the UK, including Amazon, Curry’s PC World, Dixons Travel, Harrods, and O2.  It will go on sale beginning April 15th. We are excited to expand to an additional market, and to incorporate the feedback of more customers into our future product and service updates.

On the Microsoft blog.

We’d like to thank our customers for their response to Microsoft Health and Microsoft Band thus far. Our mission is to help them live healthier and be more productive – both through bringing our experiences to new customers, including those in the UK, and through our new partners in the US. We’re excited to continue delivering on our mission, while shaping our product and experiences regularly through customer feedback.

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15 Seconds – A simple arithmetic game for Windows Phone. by @jimboireland #Apps #Windows

There is many of math games on the windows store and many will no doubt come,and there is a new one thats just hit the store called 15 seconds by a dev called Soham Garud.

There is 3 difficulty levels to test your maths skills,there is 4 game options which are addition,subtraction,multiplication and division.

 

You have 15 seconds to solve maximum problems.Scoring 1 second for each correct answer,collect all 10 achievements to become a math wizard.You can track your score in each level of the mini games.

The game is free to download and you can get it below by clicking the store image.

 

Xiaomi Mi Note Natural Bamboo Edition Announced and it looks nice. #Xiaomi #Note #Bamboo by @jimboireland

 The Natural Bamboo Edition combines the awesome experience of 5.7 ” display and the smoothness as well as uniqueness of natural bamboo. Mi Note bamboo edition is priced at (approx. €348) and registration starts right now! Launch sale will be on March 24th. One more thing, Mi fans can pre-order the special edition and get their bamboo Mi Note within 2 weeks.

Xiaomi is now the worlds 3rd largest smartphone distributor and is putting the heat on the likes of Samsung and Sony with phones costing much less with high specs and in some cases stunning looks.

The back cover is 0.9 mm thin which goes through 19 processing procedures and 5 grams lighter than the standard Mi note.There is a 13MP rear camera and 4MP rear which is quite sufficient,its also got 3GB RAM and 16GB internal memory with a decent battery sporting 3,000 mAh. The only thing is this is destined from china so if you like it you have to import,there is plenty of people with Xiaomi devices in Ireland so its no issue to get hold of..

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