Month: June 2015

Amazon Fire Phone slashed to £99 who will buy it. #Amazon #Firephone.

The Amazon Fire Phone has been slashed mainly because it cant sell to be blunt about it, it was priced at £379 now its just £99. This is a Flash Sale and has no expiry as of now so you would want to be quick about it if you fancy something different,for the price I guess you cant complain.But its locked to 02. If you have a UK sim or travel there on business it might be for you..

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Specs include the following.

  • 4.7 inches screen size – 13 MP front and rear camera – 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps – Firefly technology: Automated address book and access to over 50 million films, books, audio tracks and video games – 3D images and maps  – 2.2 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU processor – Fire OS 3.6 operating system – 17 hours talk time, 285 hours battery life – Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital
  • Buy

Blitzortung Lightning Monitor app for Android .#Apps #Weather #Android #Lightning

If you are a weather fan and especially like lightning this is the app for you which is available on Android and its free there is also a desktop version which you can use on any browser or mobile phone which can be found HERE,This gives real-time info where lightning strikes are and there is options in the the app to select preferences and notifications and Alarms.

 

FEATURES

realtime display of lightning data
– display of historical lightning data of the last 24 hours
– for regions Europe, North & South America, Asia, Africa and Australia/New Zealand
– lightning strike time color coded
– reduced data volume and fast response
– current lightning strike time and lightning count
– optional user location display
– alarm function shows distance/direction of storms
– alarm background service
– support for notifications and vibration alarm
– single stroke display for blitzortung.org participants

Visit http://www.blitzortung.org for more information regarding the community based lightning location project. http://www.blitzortung.org.

The raster display ensures a fast performance of the application even if there is a very high thunderstorm activity. Blitzortung.org participants can visualize all stroke locations individually.

 

Download on Android

 

ZTE launches two new affordable phones in the U.S By @VicenteA_George #ZTE #Android #Maven #Sonata2

ZTE is well known for their great a well priced phones, and meanwhile we’re waiting for the next flagship (The bezel-less Nubia Z9) to be available in this side of the world.

What we have instead is two new super affordables phones un the U.S carries AT&T and Cricket Wireless the ZTE Maven and the ZTE Sonata 2

The ZTE Maven is the big bro this time with some good specs for the middle range, take a look:

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC
A 4.5” display (480 x 854 resolution)
1 GB of RAM
8 GB of internal storage (microSD up to 32 GB)
A 5mp main camera with a low quality front-facer of 0.3mp
A 2,100 mAh Battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop

The Maven will be available in AT&T priced at $59.99 off-contract. You can find it HERE.

The ZTE Sonata 2 is the second and little brother with some interesting specs, let’s see:

A Snapdragon 200 SoC
A 4” screen (480 x 800 resolution)
1 GB of RAM
4 GB of internal storage (microSD up to 32 GB)
A 5mp main camera and an adequate 2mp front camera
A 1,650 mAh Battery
Android 4.4 KitKat

The Sonata will be priced at $29.99 in Cricket. You can find it HERE.

As you can see this phones are aimed to the entry level segment or for people that is going to try an smartphone for the first time.

What do yo think of this new devices? Let us know in the comments bellow or Tweet us usgin #tecbuzzireland

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Find your nearest Garda station with an app. #Apps #Irish #Garda #iOS @GardaTraffic

There is an app for just about anything these days and recently we even seen one for Marmite,but this app is much more useful than the Marmite app and it can tell you where your nearest Garda Station is.

The app has been created by John Keane and is GPS based which gives you the nearest stations with all the details required and its all free.You can also search the app for stations too should you need to do so.

 

Future additions are on the way such as hospitals which again sounds like a neat idea.

Download the App on iTunes And don’t forget to share from below..

Sony Xperia Z3 + Goes on sale in Ireland,exclusive to Vodafone. #Sony #Vodafone #Ireland

The Sony Z3+ Officially launches in Ireland exclusive to Vodafone only,Exclusive deals are pretty much a killing point to some extent for those who are not on the network that has not got the product but it does hamper potential sales for the company itself that being Sony…However this is a common measure with regards to exclusivity deals,some may like and some hate, I chose the latter.. From €69.99 on Vodafone Red Extra,and €569.99 on prepay. The Xperia Z3+ in black is exclusively available in Vodafone Retail and vodafone.ie from June 26th. On-line sim free prices however paint a different picture which the average is €699.

We spoke about the device back at launch where you can see the full specs and more..

Russell Keating, Senior National Account and Marketing Manager Ireland comments: “We are delighted once again to partner with Vodafone to bring Sony’s premium flagship Xperia Z3+ exclusively through their retail network across Ireland. Xperia Z3+ offers the best of Sony imaging and sound in waterproof design, combined with outstanding 2 day battery life keeping our customers connected faster and longer.”

Vodafone Ireland Consumer Director, Marcel de Groot said, “We’re delighted to bring the Xperia Z3+ handset to Vodafone customers across the country. Consumer appetite for data is growing. With our network now providing 4G services to cover 90% of the population the demand for compatible handsets is also growing. With the addition of this latest Xperia Z3+ device to our portfolio, our superfast 4G network is now more accessible to even more customers, enabling people to enjoy faster streaming and higher quality sound wherever they are in the country”.

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See Vodafone for prices HERE

Periscope for Android bags a good update. #Periscope #Android

If you are using Periscope for Android its got an update which is good news there is some good new features here too..

New features are listed below if you are interested,if you have not joined periscope yet you should do so,its also on iOS.

 

  • Phone number login
  • Sound/Vibrate/Silent notification settings added
  • Edit profile photo,display name and description
  • View personal broadcast history
  • Improved comment sync for replays
  • Bug fixes.

 

LG Band Play announced,features a 1-watt speaker. #LG #BandPlay #Android

The Band Play has been announced and what an odd name,The Band Play runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, and has a 5-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels. There’s a 13 MP rear camera with laser auto focus on the back, and a 5 MP wide-angle camera on the front. Powered by a 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, the new LG smartphone also features 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable internal memory, and a 2,300 mAh removable battery.It is not know as to what the availability of this particular device will be as yet and perhaps just solely for Korea.

Specs

Size 139.7 × 71.9 × 8.3mm
Weight 126g
Colours Black and White
Networks LTE broadband
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Processor (1.2GHz, Quad Core)
Display 5.0 inches HD display (1280 × 720)
Camera 13MP rear camera (Laser Auto Focus) / 5MP front camera
Battery 2,300mAh (removable)
Memory 2GB LPDDR3 RAM / 16GB eMMC ROM
Support MicroSD slot
Operating System Android 5.1 lollipop
Connectivity Bluetooth 4.1
Wi-Fi (802.11 a, b, g, n)
NFC, USB 2.0

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Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launches today for €299 in Europe. #Ubuntu #Meizu

Meizu  which is another Chinese brand is to release their Unbutu Edition MX4 today but only via a silly invite system and on their English site.Priced at €299 it does not seem bad but the OS is still not polished yet but for the price you get a fairly decent spec. It also looks very generic looking too but leaning towards the iPhone.

Some specs inlcude 2GB RAM 16GB internal memory 5.36in 1152×1920 screen, Octa-Core MediaTek processor, 20.7MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and a 2,320mAh battery.

 

Check it out HERE if you want to buy. Via

Lexus claim to have created a hoverboard. #Lexus #Hoverboard #Slide

Lexus which is known for making cars will begin testing its device this Summer in Barcelona, according to a Bloomberg report. There is no word yet on when the device will go on sale just yet bit Back To The Future fans will welcome this particular craft.

The tech behind the futuristic device is magnetic levitation. It uses liquid nitrogen-cooled semiconductors and magnets for its frictionless movement, according to the Lexus website.

 

See more at Lexus