Month: September 2015

Facebook improves mobile look with new features. #Facebook #SocialMedia #Gif

Facebook just like Twitter are always looking to improve things and with Twitter thinking of removing the 140 character limit Facebook announce new features today for mobile..

With the new update you can make your profile picture a GIF and set temporary images that will change over a period of time which is quite nice. You can simply now add short looping videos that will show up on visiting someone’s Facebook page..

 

Facebook say on their blog

Today we’re starting to test the next step in an obvious evolution of profiles: profile videos. Soon, you’ll be able to film a short, looping video clip that will play for anyone who visits your profile. Profile videos will let show a part of yourself you couldn’t before, and add a new dimension to your profile.

We’re not ignoring profile pictures either; we’ve also built some new features that will help you better let your personality shine through your profile picture. As part of that effort, we’ve started to roll out the ability to set a temporary version of your profile picture that reverts back to your previous profile picture at a specified time.

On profile controls they are now making life a bit easier to change things and showcase your profile they are now adding a space up top which you can curate yourself and you can add up to 5 featured images too so this is a nice touch and you also have control of who sees what..Our Facebook page will be launching soon so stay tuned for that….

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Psyself Radio – Electronic Dance Music Player on Android and iOS. #Apps

Electronic Dance music player is an app that simply collects music from different online media services (SoundCloud, Mixcloud and others) and tries to play music that the listener would supposedly like.You can select specific sub genres of electronic music (trance, house, dubstep,hardcore and others), and also listen to popular internet radio stations (DI.FM, SomaFM). The app was created by Maxim Novikov and has been around a while but just got a big update..

Maxim tells us…

I have always been a huge fan of music (electronic music, guitar music, jazz, and lots of other stuff) and even composed it myself before. But I always thought that the existing music industry is totally broken. Listeners can basically just stick to what commercial brands like Universal or Sony Music give them. And I wanna change this.
So, I started working on a mobile app to basically connect all the musicians to their target audience. I collect music from many different sources (like SoundClound, Bandcamp, Mixcloud, YouTube, …, and also online radio stations) and play it through the app as a personalized “radio stream” for a listener. And I am trying to contact to independent artists as well to get approval to play their music (for free) in the app.
There is a lot of great music not exposed through commercial channels like TV or radio these days, and with the current technology breakthrough (the internet, music software, etc.) it is getting available online to anyone, but it’s still very difficult to discover. Big music services like Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music are all affiliated with large record companies utilizing the old dinosaur-era model, so you can’t find new good stuff there. Other music services like SoundCloud or Bandcamp are basically huge directories where musicians can upload their songs, but it doesn’t really change anything for the listener, they still can only find something there if they know about a particular artist or track. I want to provide similar services like big online media systems give to the end consumer, but using all the music from all over the world, so the musicians would get better exposure and the listeners could find any music they enjoy without any effort.

Pick from many Electronic music genres (trance (goa trance, psychedelic and progressive), chillout (downtempo, psybient, psychill, ambient), dubstep, drum and bass, hardstyle, hardcore (happy hardcore and gabba), rave, eurodance, lounge (deep house, nu jazz), electro house and electro swing) and enjoy the best electronic music songs both from popular artists and independent and undiscovered yet music bands.

* No registration required
* No user agreement terms to accept
* No integration with social networks

{ Download on Android }   { Download on iOS }  { Web }

 

 

We’re finalists. Blog Awards Ireland. Best digital and tech. #bloggies2015

TechBuzzIreland has made it to the finals in the Blog Awards Ireland 2015 in the best digital and tech category and for only over one year going we are delighted and the team at techbuzz want to thank everyone who voted for us over the past few months and we could not have got this far without you.

We want to also thank the Blog Awards Ireland judges and team who have been put through their paces and have done an excellent job this year..and we look forward to meeting everyone on the night..

 

 

 

No Windows Phone app for AIB or Bank of Ireland anytime soon.#Apps #Banks

Ulster Bank out of the blue launched a windows phone app which is of course welcome news for Windows Phone users,the few that are left that is here in Ireland that is.So we decided to continue on once more with the long battle having asked them both many times before and the news is not any better now than it was back then so there is no good news to be blunt…

AIB have replied with the following.

Unfortunately, we have no updates regarding the Mobile Banking App becoming available to Windows phones.
However, you can still access internet banking through your phone’s web browser as it has been optimised for use on mobile devices and is very quick and easy to use.We do appreciate your feedback and will pass this on to our Development Team

Sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thanks for getting in touch – Clare..

Same thing said back in 2013

Bank of Ireland tell us

We do not have any update on a Windows Phone app. We will forward your feedback here to our Development team and will of course let our customers know here and on our usual channels if we receive an update on this.Please let us know if we can help with any other query. Thanks,Sarah.

So there you have it in a nutshell folks..

 

Beat Air Pollution with Plume Air Report by @VicenteA_George #Weather #Android #iOS

Something that we tend to forget is the fact we mostly live at really contaminated orb, the pollution created by industries and cars could make us sick really easy, the same or more with our children.

But that’s about to change thanks to Plume Air Report a weather app that tells you if is safe going for a walk down the park with the kids.

Plume Labs, the master mind behind this has developed an app that cares about your health without being to complicated.

The app uses the already existing pollution monitoring stations to give you real time information about the air condition, taking in consideration the following menace:

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

Ozone (O3)  

Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10)


The app offers forecasting for the next 24h and works in 150 going from ABERDEEN to ZURICH through to whole alphabet.

Within some of those countries you’ll also have a pollution alert for the next 24hrs

You can even use your Apple Watch to receive live notifications

The App is free to download on Android and IOS

Take a better look here

Do you think is worth the try to keep safe your lungs? Let us know in the comments section if you’re going to give it a try

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New iPhone breaks records and goes on sale in Ireland October 9th #Apple

Apple have said that the new iPhone models have sold 13 million units in its opening weekend which breaks the last releases record which was 10 million units and Apple have a habit of beating its own records,Also its now confirmed we have a date for the Irish release which we where not quite sure of until today,on their website it states it will go on sale October 9th ,pricing will be of course expensive.. See Apple.ie for more info,the 16GB 6 S will start at €759 and heads north to €979 and the 6 Splus €869 to €1089..


“Sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in Apple’s history,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Customers’ feedback is incredible and they are loving 3D Touch and Live Photos, and we can’t wait to bring iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to customers in even more countries on October 9.”

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Go-Pro announces HERO+ with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth #GoPro

Go-Pro have announced a cheap alternative to its current range making the unit more affordable for those who wish to venture into film making on the go.The new unit sports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and is also waterproof.It also weighs just 4.3 ounces which is very light and its also sporting an 8MP camera.It will be available from October 4th at selected retailers costing just $199.

The HERO+ is waterproof and mountable as well as compatible with GoPro’s vast array of mounts and accessories.  It captures stunning 1080p60 and 720p60 video and 8MP single, Time Lapse and Burst photos with the same impressive image quality that GoPro has become famous for.  HERO+ most notably features Wi-Fi which allows it to connect with GoPro’s mobile app and benefit from convenient tools such as a Trim & Share feature that allows the user to quickly create and share short video clips across leading social media channels.

Features 

  • Stunning and immersive 1080p60 and 720p60 video
  • 8MP photos with Single, Time Lapse and 5 Photos-per-Second Burst modes
  • Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® connect to GoPro App and Smart Remote
  • Rugged, durable and waterproof to 131’ (40m)
  • Integrated camera + housing design
  • QuikCapture enables power-up and recording start with the press of a single button
  • HiLight Tag lets you mark key moments while recording
  • SuperView™ captures the world’s most immersive wide-angle field of view
  • Auto Low Light mode intelligently adjusts frame rates for optimal low-light performance
  • Built-in microphone
  • Wearable and Mountable, Compatible with GoPro’s vast array of mounts and accessories

 

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Revive the old time chattering on MSN thanks to Mozilla’s new update By @VicenteA_George #Mozilla #Chat #Update

Version 41 has arrived and brings some new and interesting stuff within.

This new update has been released to Windows, Mac, Linux and Android OS last week and although they all share the same basic code there’s one thing you can now do on one of them…

Meet the Mozilla Messenger feature

This new extra, works in combination with the Firefox Hello (integrated VoIP client)

The Hello VoIP allows you to made video call to interact with someone else, but now you can also use the messenger feature, which come in handy when you’re in a crowded place and can’t really talk.

At the moment this feature just works with the desktop version, let’s see if it makes its way to the rest

To use this feature everything you’ll need is the latest version of Firefox and then go to the little smiling face on the top right corner, that’s all.Apart from this, the update also enhance the accounts feature, letting you now use a profile picture, so you’ll see to who are you talking to even if there’s no video.

Also, you’ll have a better Sync cross devices so you can have all your passwords, bookmarks, history automatically updated on all of them.

The Android update is not so fancy, just bringing some bugs an minor improvement such as the ability to choose whether to use Google or Bing as browsers.

To see the complete release go HERE

What are your thoughts on this new trend of adding messenger like feature to apps? Do you think we need more way to communicate each other? Or should we improve the ones we have?

Let us know your opinion in the comments section bellow or tweet us using #techbuzzireland

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Currys and PC World sells Apple Watch. #AppleWatch

Currys and PC World are now offering the Apple Watch online for Apple Watch fans,though there is no click and collect service from them which is a let-down.Harvey Norman offer a click and collect service so this saves you waiting a few days which would apply to purchasing from the Apple store too..

 

Prices are the same as you would pay in the Apple store which is good to see and free delivery is also included too..

See Currys and PC World for more details on model info and availability