Month: August 2015

Moto G 3rd Gen Unboxing in photos. #MotoG #Ireland..

It has finally arrived an the latest iteration from Motorola in the G series called the Moto G 3rd gen offering some pretty decent specs with a good price to boot…

Lets have a look at what the retail package gives us and a tour around the device itself.

The initial presentation is nice ie the box itself and there is not much more inside apart from the Device itself,some booklets that most people never read and a USB cable.There is NO plug folks but surely you have some lying around.

Around the device we have the usual suspects with the micro USB port on the bottom,Volume toggle on the right hand side and power key ,the left hand side is totally bare so nothing to see here and up top we have the headphone socket and mic. On the bottom left there is a little notch to remove the back cover for access to the sim card and micro sd areas,the battery is non removable.

Which leaves us with just the back and front of the device,on the front we have ONE speaker,it looks like two this is a trick we see many manufacturers  pull to leave people thinking its dual speakers,the bottom grille is where the sound comes from the other is just a design feature,also we have our usual sensors and front facing camera,on the rear of the device is our camera and flash area centred in the middle which is a preferred option for most rather than the camera stuck in one of the corners..The back though has a nice ribbed feel to it giving you better grip so less chance of a drop here…

 

Check HERE for more and how to buy..

Snapchat is now less of a data hog with Travel Mode. #Snapchat #Social #Travel

Snapchat has added a new feature which conserves data which is a welcome move,this effectively stops auto loading content which burns up data,this will be great especially when roaming on data,also a new feature in the update brings more emoji support ,The new feature called Sticker Picker, you can add emojis all over your snaps..

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These surely will be welcome editions to Snapchat,not a massive fan myself but YES i am using it purely for testing,if you want my ID you can ask,

To change the settings in your Snapchat simply go to Settings – Additional Services – Manage and is in the image above just tick the box and you are done…

Snapchat version is now 9.14.0.0

 

Twitter has removed the 140-character limit from Direct Messages #twitter #social

Twitter has finally removed the 140 character limit from its DMs department,though this was announced in June but it has finally now taken place and you can engage in more conversation privately,this will be welcome for fans of the micro blogging site as some have felt its not enough and often move to other platforms where it can be more engaging now…This does not change the face of twitter the 140 character limit remains at the 140 and its now rolling out… Who needs Facebook now aye…..p

Twitter says on its blog…..

While Twitter is largely a public experience, Direct Messages let you have private conversations about the memes, news, movements, and events that unfold on Twitter. Each of the hundreds of millions of Tweets sent across Twitter every day is an opportunity for you to spark a conversation about what’s happening in your world. That’s why we’ve made a number of changes to Direct Messages over the last few months. Today’s change is another big step towards making the private side of Twitter even more powerful and fun.

https://twitter.com/twitter/status/631513207882907648

 

Today twitter  begins rolling out this change today across our Android and iOS apps, on twitter.com,TweetDeck, and Twitter for Mac. It will continue to roll out worldwide over the next few weeks. If you can’t wait to try out longer Direct Messages, be sure you’re using the latest versions of our apps so you get the update right away. Sending and receiving Direct Messages via SMS will still be limited.

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Nusiki – fan-to-fan song sharing app is the Instagram of Music #Nusiki #Music #StartUp

In January 2014, Nusiki co-founders Ben Hewitt and Tim Welch were on to something when they realized there was no efficient way to share music with your friends online. Nusiki combines all of your music libraries with your network to build a community around one of the world’s largest online music databases. The app is currently available for both iPhone and Android in the App Store or on Google Play.There is never a short amount of music apps and never will be and this is worth a look…Launched at SXSW, the Chicago start-up unveiled their music and social networking app and its unique concept and user benefits,the app is smooth easy to navigate with a nice UI too from testing it which is nice to see,good work has been put into it..

“Music libraries and streaming services are a great place to listen to songs, but the social sharing component is broken,” said Ben Hewitt, Nusiki co-founder. “Current social networks mix music with other media and don’t allow you to listen to songs in a row, diluting the music. And, music discovery services remove the social aspect of discovery. These services are meant to connect people TO music. Nusiki connects people THROUGH music.”

In five simple steps, the Nusiki app allows you to

1. Search/Share your favorite songs and videos from popular music sources. Songs you share will appear on your profile and the feeds of users that you follow.
2. Follow other users to curate your feed and hear what your friends are listening to.
3. Like the songs that you want to remember or repost songs to share with your own network. Songs you like and post can be found in your profile.
4. Explore new and trending music that users outside of your network are listening to.
5. Listen to all of your favourite music in one place.

 

Sharing music with your friends should be as simple as posting pictures, sending 140-character thoughts or liking a friend’s status.

By aggregating music online and leveraging social features, Nusiki is connecting friends over music by building a community around one of the world’s largest online music libraries. It’s now easy to share and organize your favorite songs in one place.

When You Use Nusiki:

– That song you love and want people to know about…Share it
– Your friend who knows every good song before it’s popular… Follow them
– That song you love but always forget the name of…’Like’ it and find it easily from now on
– You’re bored of every song you’ve already heard…Explore new music and new people

[ Download on Android ] [ Download on iOS ]  Thanks to Keetria for getting in touch..

The Moto G 3rd Gen on sale in Ireland with @Meteor_Mobile #Motorola #MotoG

The Moto G range has been popular from day one and offered consumers some good quality mobiles for consumers packing good features at a good price,the third iteration is no different either offering great specs and its priced quite well 2 given the Vodafone Smart 6 a run for its money,to be fair these two devices would be the best money can buy at this price-point and you cant go wrong if you want a decent smartphone with budget in mind..

 

 

The Moto G 3RD GEN costs only €179.99 on pre-pay and from free on bill-pay which is actually a good price..taking into effect we will have the 8GB 1GB RAM option but you can expand storage via micro sd which is cool..

Bill Pay prices

  • Operating system

    Android(TM) Lollipop 5.1.1

  • System architecture/processor

    Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM 410 (MSM8916) processor with 1.4 GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 306 with 400 MHz GPU

  • Memory (RAM)

    1 GB

  • Storage**

    8 GB removable storage supports up to 32 GB microSD card (sold separately)

  • Dimensions

    Height: 142.1mm (5.59 inches)
    Width: 72.4mm (2.85 inches)
    Curve: 6.1-11.6mm (0.24-0.48 inches)

  • Weight

    155g (5.47 ounces)

  • Display

    5-inch, 720p HD (1280 x 720), 294 ppi, Corning®Gorilla® Glass 3

  • Battery†​

    2470 mAh, mixed usage up to 24 hours

  • Water Resistant*

    Yes, IPX7

  • Networks

    GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA+, 4G LTE

  • Bands (by model)

    Moto G – GSM (XT1541)
    LTE (1, 3, 7, 8, 20)
    UMTS/HSPA+ (900, 2100 MHz)
    GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

{Buy on Bill Pay }  {Buy on Pre-Pay}

 

Book your own Private Jet with just your smartphone thanks to @JetSmarter By @VicenteA_George #App #Jet #IOS #Android

Have you ever dreamed of having your own Private Jet? Well, maybe you can’t own one just yet, but! Now you can have one anytime you want with JetSmarter.

Founded in 2012 by Sergey Petrossov (@spetrossov), JetSmarter has 6 offices across the globe, and flights into over 170 different countries. The company has deals with about 800 private jet owners and pilots.

You can find the app on the Apple Store and Google Play Store, is free and anyone who registers can book a flight. But the membership option, (which costs $9,000 annually) offers significantly lower flight prices, exclusive events, loyalty points and a gold plated (24-karat) membership card.

JetSmarter also has an “empty legs” (flights that need to make a trip from point A to point B for logistical purposes, but have no one on them) feature that allows members and non-members to fly privately at extremely discounted prices. (It’ll be costly though)

Imagine something like Uber, but in the sky.

 

There are tons of features on this app, let’s take a look at some:

JetDeals: One-way flights that are exclusive to JetSmarter allowing a custom experience for each and every one. The app will automatically pair these flights between your desired destinations.

JetShuttle: Search from hundreds of scheduled flights, find a time that works for you, book a seat and you are on your way.

JetCharter: Customize your own itinerary, choose the right aircraft and immediately book the flight.

All of this can be used (as every single feature of the app) by non-members, but having a membership has its perks:

$0 JetDeals (2,500+ monthly)
Book FREE seats on JetShuttle flights.
Discounted JetCharter pricing (up to 70%)
Complimentary Helicopter rides to/from New York area airports.
VIP Private events for members.

24-karat gold membership card.

In October 2014, the company made a huge step forward, announcing its partnership with GlobeAir, one of Europe’s most prominent private jet companies.

And this year, received lots of investments even from
the Jay Z and the Saudi Royal Family.

Take a sneak peek:

You can download the app here: Android, IOS

Are you going to give it a try? What do you think of this utopic idea of making private jets available for “everyone”? Let us know in the comments section below.

Source: Jetsmarter

LastPass becomes free on smartphones or tablets for new users. #LastPass

LastPass which is a password manager is now free for new users on smartphones and tablets and it is quite a handy tool to have and if you do not have it now is your chance to avail of it FREE.. on iOS , Android , Windows Phone and BlackBerry World . LastPass makes things simple for your online life by remembering your passwords for you. With LastPass to manage your logins, it’s easy to have a strong, unique password for every online account and improve your online security.

In a blog post Lastpass state

“We’re excited to announce that new users can get started with LastPass for free, on any device, including mobile devices! You can then upgrade to LastPass Premium to enjoy unlimited sync across all your devices.”

Current free and Premium users can continue using LastPass without any changes, while new LastPass users can choose where they want to get started for free. If you’ve just signed up for LastPass from your smartphone or tablet, and therefore started a Premium trial of the app, the trial will be cancelled and you’ll be able to continue with a free account on that device and any other device of the same type.

There is a new model to look at too…

LastPass Free

Enjoy LastPass for free on unlimited desktops OR unlimited smartphones OR unlimited tablets – wherever you get started. The same awesome password manager features are available to help you manage your logins and apps, organize your digital life, and improve your security online. Learn more.

LastPass Premium: $12 / year

LastPass Premium is built around convenience and always having your passwords with you, on the go. To get the most out of your password manager, go Premium for unlimited sync across all devices. With Premium, you have access to a Shared Folder to conveniently share passwords with others. Also, add another layer of protection with Premium multifactor options, and get priority customer support. Learn more.

LastPass Enterprise: $24 / year / user

LastPass Enterprise solves the password and Access Management problem for teams big and small. We offer a centralized, cost-effective and secure platform combining robust password vaulting tools and cloud Single Sign-On. With a unified Admin Console, AD integration, automated provisioning, and Shared Folders with customized permissions, LastPass Enterprise has all the tools your team needs to manage employee access and enforce a meaningful password security policy. Learn more.

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Firefox Brings Fresh new Look to Windows 10 #FireFox #Browser #Windows10

Firefox has a new look for Windows 10 for those who use,my primary search engine would be Google and have hardly ever used Firefox either on desktop or mobile yet alone windows..Given Windows 10 users will use Edge or Google its nice to see that its available for the fans of the search engine,also included is safer ad-ons…

Firefox say on their blog..

You’ll also notice bigger, bolder design elements as well as more space for viewing the Web. We had a lot of fun building this version of Firefox and we hope you’ll enjoy the new look.

Also they have created a restore or choose Firefox as your default browser in Windows 10 for your convenience.

Firefox also helps you preserve your choice when using the search field on the Windows 10 taskbar to search the Web. When using this search field, Windows 10 launches your default browser but only shows search results in Microsoft Bing. When you have Firefox set as your default browser on Windows 10, all your Web searches from the taskbar search field will show results in the default search engine you choose in Firefox.

Making Third Party Add-ons Safer in Firefox

Add-ons are another important aspect of how you control and customize Firefox. Add-ons will continue to provide limitless possibilities for customizing the look and functionality of Firefox, but today we’re also taking steps to ensure that using add-ons is a safe and secure experience for  users. Firefox  announced a process to certify add-ons based on guidelines we have provided to add-on developers.

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Qualcomm makes Snapdragon 616, 412 and 212 official at SIGGRAPH 2015 by @Tiwaash

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 616 processor with 4G LTE support in their Snapdragon 600 lineup successor of the Snapdragon 615 SoC that was introduced last year. This has the same Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 + Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 arrangement, but the second set of Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.2GHz per core, compared to 1GHz in the Snapdragon 615 processor.

It has integrated X5 LTE Global Mode modem and the same Adreno 405 GPU present in the Snapdragon 615 chip. Qualcomm also introduced Snapdragon 212 and 412 processors with LTE recently. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is already present in Huawei Maimang 4 smartphone that was released in China recently.

The chip maker also made Snapdragon 412 and 212 official. The 412, meanwhile, bumps up the Cortex-A53 from 1.2GHz to 1.4GHz and its memory interface now has a max of 600MHz compared to the 533MHz in the 410. The 212 takes off from the 616 with its single cluster of Cortex-A7 being upped to 1.3GHz from 1.1GHz in the 210.

Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 SoC

  • Quad-core 1.7GHz ARM Cortex A53 + quad-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A53 64-bit capable
  • Built on 28nm LP process
  • Adreno 405 GPU with DirectX 11.2 and Open GL ES3.0
  • Integrated X5 LTE Global Mode modem, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE
  • LTE Broadcast and LTE multimode dual SIM
  • 3rd gen power efficient LTE multimode transceiver with Qualcomm RF360 Front End
  • LPDDR3 800MHz Single-channel 32-bit (6.4GBps)/eMMC 4.51 SD 3.0 (UHS-I)
  • Supports up to Quad High Definition (2560×1600) displays
  • Up to 21 MP camera
  • 1080p playback at 60 fps with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) formats, 1080p capture at 30 fps with H.264 (AVC)
  • Miracast support for wireless streaming of multimedia content
  • Integrated Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO and Bluetooth 4.0 solutions.
  • Qualcomm IZat Gen8C
  • Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology

While leaving the masses disappointed as the highly anticipated Snapdragon 820 did not make it to the list.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.