Month: June 2016

Irish Apps – Got a dent in your car? DentPro launches apps for instant quotes. #Motoring

The Dent, A scourge for motorists to be honest and getting the time to get them fixed is another issue,We are all prone to them no matter the cost of the vehicle.

DentPro is an Irish company which can help you though with 4 locations in Dublin, Sandyford which is HQ, Red Cow,Clonsaugh and Tempelouge..

DentPro also offer packages to clients which is a worthy small investment starting from €129 with The Bronze care package and going up to €399 with the Platinum package..

Repair time is not bad either..If that is not enough they have a mobile repair division.

Most work is completed in 30 minutes to 2 hours – depending on the degree of difficulty, some work can take as little as 15 minues. Appointments are scheduled at the customer’s convenience, usually within a few days of your initial assessment.

 

 

Now they have made life even simpler with their new app on Android and iOS and the app is free.. The app is called The instant quotation app..

 

App description

The application provides the user with an estimated cost of dents repair based on a set of questions.

However, having created a ‘Self Assessment’, the client is also able to use it as a basis for the actual
‘Quote request’ that may be submitted to a DentPro engineer. In order to send a quote request, the user needs to provide photos of the dented car panels and answer a set of questions. The user may review the estimated quotation on the mobile device when ready. They are also able to track the repair process of the car.

 

 

 

The application can be used only by users registered in the DQMS system. The registration takes place after the first launch of the application. In order to register, the users need to provide their email address as a login.
DQMS is fully functional only after entering the user’s car data such as: Make, Model, Type, Year and registration plate number.

 

 

Apps – POZ is a dating app for the HIV community. #HIV #LGBT #POZ #Dating

Dating apps are quite common now with dating apps for all sorts not to be taken in the wrong context either but we now even have dating apps for people at Airport lounges and much much more.. As it stands dating apps are still troublesome for some people whilst some think they are find,its just a matter of being cautious and be careful what you post and cross check when possible on who you talk to.. Safety First.

POZ is available now on both Android and iPhone and its free… The app was created by Andrew Goyvaerts

In an interview with Attitude here is a brief outline of how the app came about.

So what is POZ and how did it come about?

It was only launched in March but it’s a concept I came up with about two years ago. There were a few things that I found with mainstream dating apps that complicated things: One was coming out of the ‘HIV closet’, which I think a lot of gay men battle with, and the second was rejection on those sites.

Obviously that’s a personal choice, but when somebody is saying they would rather not go out with you because of something like HIV, it’s quite different to being told they don’t want to go out with you because they’re not into you. It’s a very different feeling, and I felt there was a real need for this [app]. We are worldwide. We’ve had a lot of downloads in the UK, Australia and America, which seem to be our main areas, so that’s where we’re mainly focused on.

 

 

App description

poz is a new app proudly serving the dating needs of the HIV community (both heterosexual and LGBT). This concept was created by a positive person follow their own diagnoses due to there being so few places that we can meet someone to date without fear of stigma or even rejection upon disclosure of status.

Signing up takes just a tick after which you can browse, chat and meet men or women who know exactly what it’s like to date when living with HIV.

 

#ZTE launches bezel-less sleek flagship Nubia Z11 in China  #NubiaZ11

ZTE nubia has been a collection of some gorgeous looking devices and the latest sibling is no exception. ZTE has announced nubia Z11, it’s latest high-end smartphone in the nubia series in China. The ZTE nubia Z11 comes in Gold, Gray and Silver colors and looks stunning with a thickness of just 7.50 mm.

Nubia Z11 packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass bezel-less display with 81% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with nubia UI 4.0. It sports a sleek fingerprint sensor on the back that can unlock the phone in 0.1 seconds.

The Nubia Z11 is equipped with a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.4 lens for brighter and sharper selfies. It has AK4376 audio chip, Dolby Atmos and SmartPA amplifier for an enhanced audio experience. It has aerospace grade aluminum alloy body and is just 7.5mm thick.

ZTE has priced the Nubia Z11 at US$ 376 approx. for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant.

The 6GB RAM with 128GB storage variant comes in Coffee Gold color and is priced at US$ 527 / Rs. 3,5730 approx. It will go on sale starting from July 6th and the registration for the sale have already started in China.

There will also be Nubia Z11 C Limited Collector’s Edition Cristiano Ronaldo edition in new Obsidian Gold color and his autograph on the back.

ZTE nubia Z11 specifications:

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D borderless display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit Quad-Core 14nm processor with Adreno 530 GPU
  • 4GB RAM with 64GB storage / 6GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 200GB with microSD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with nubia UI 4.0
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
  • 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, IMX298 sensor, OIS, Phase Detection Auto Focus, f/2.0 aperture, 6P lens
  • 8MP front-facing camera, 5P lens, f/2.4 aperture, 80-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions: 151.8×72.3×7.50mm; Weight: 162g
  • 3.5mm audio jack, AK4376 chip, Dolby audio
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
  • 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

Vodafone price increases for simply broadband customers 1st August 2016 #Vodafone #Broadband

In a email sent by a reader today as we are not a Vodafone customer you are getting a price hike.. the good news is you can exit contract with no penalty.. Should you want to….but people will complain.

 

“Dear Customer,
We are writing to inform you of some changes to your Vodafone Home broadband service that will come into effect on 1 August.

Due to increased operational costs your monthly payment for your broadband plan will increase by €35 to €40. In addition, we have updated some of the terms and conditions associated with your broadband plan and these terms will apply from 1 August 2016. These updated terms can be found here.

These changes will come into effect on 1 August 2016 and will be reflected in any bills issued thereafter.

As a result of these changes, you may change or cancel your contract without penalty within 30 days from the date of this letter by dialling 1907.”

 

Vodafone also have given the following reasons on Twitter  you can follow the conversation there.

 

Over on boards.ie the conversation has cropped up too with Vodafone stating

This is correct. We will be communicating directly to affected customers between now and the 2nd of July, to inform them of this change.

This will only affect customers on our legacy Simply Broadband tariffs, who are currently paying below €40 per month.
Whilst mentioning operational costs this is due to OpenEir increasing their price for wholesale broadband.. So in effect it is being passed on to the customer.
The new pricing is as follows….
  • €15 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
  • €18 to €40 for Simply Broadband Max
  • €30 to €40 for Simply Broadband
  • €30 to €40 for Vodafone Unlimited Broadband
  • €30.89 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
  • €34.99 to €40 for Simply Broadband
  • €35 to €40 for Simply Broadband
  • €35 to €40 for Vodafone Broadband
  • €36.99 to €40 for Max Value Broadband

 

Notice of Changes to Pay as you go Top Up Offers and Add ons

As of the 27th July 2016 Data Extra and Extra top up offers that applied for 30 days will apply for 28 days subject to a minimum top up.Also as of the 27th July 2016 talk, text and data add on’s that applied for 30 days will apply for 28 days subject to a minimum top up and include the following:

Talk Unlimited calls €20
Text Unlimited texts €15
Data 3GB of 4G Data €15
Data 500MB Data €5
Calls 30 minutes to Irish mobiles or landlines €5
Text 100 texts to any network €5
International 30 international minutes €5

Notice of change to the below Vodafone home plans

From 26 June 2016, the below plans will no longer be available. After this customers on the below legacy plans will be placed onto the corresponding New Plan. Details of the New Plan price plan can be found here. You will already have received a contract change notification confirming your right to withdraw from your contract until 26 June 2016.

See the full price changes over HERE

External sources boards and Twitter
 

 

 

#BipolarMe – First of its kind app for Windows and UWP by the @TheWinPhan #BiPolar

BipolarMe for Windows is a result of my wife being diagnosed as Bipolar 1 nearly 5 years ago. We found it hard to get reliable/accurate information online about the mood disorder and equally as hard to find an app that would be considered helpful. In the process, I built a website for my wife to chronicle her experience with Bipolar Disorder in a blog format. I then extended the focus of the site to include the vast amount of knowledge and resources we accumulated during our search for answers, into an easy to understand, well organized, and wide ranging full featured website.

 

 

The app is a reflection of the website BipolarMe hosting my wife’s blog. You’ll get full length articles and a viewable comment line, in addition to a plethora of informative resources like a FAQ Center and Learning Center, and other more “entertaining” type features as well. You’ll find recipes for mental health, a full video center broken into categories like “Learning Bipolar” or “Bipolar On TV and Film”, lots of galleries(both informative and entertaining), a dictionary, an offline pill identifier, the ability to connect with a very active Bipolar Online Community, and so much more.

 

 

This is app is 100% free with no advertisements. The hope and goal I have for BipolarMe, is for people to find the help or answers they are in search of. I love developing for the Windows ecosystem and hope you enjoy the app as much as I enjoyed building it. I’m working on an update now and have many more planned, I’d love any feedback on improvements or features you’d like to see. Just tag me, @TheWinPhan, in a tweet on Twitter.

Click the icon below to get it,its free 

 

Poetic Cases – Review – Revolution Rugged case for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

This case is different,Different because it actually has come up with a simple idea to bring more protection to the front of your screen as well as everywhere else,Called the Revolution Rugged Hybrid case we test it out..

The case comes packed as all previous cases did from the folks at Poetic. Simple and to the point sure we are only going to throw the packaging away… Inside the plastic packaging is the contents,the case and an information leaflet,no frills here its only a case after all…

The case will come in two parts,assembled on receiving it but its a simple process to remove the inner layer which is plastic and the outer layer is a rubberised material feeling solid. See our video for instructions on how to install the case on your device,its done in seconds…

 

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Dual layer
Front view
Back view
Bottom - Ports closed
Bottom Ports opened
Top view
Left side volume toggles
Right side power key
Camera area
Branding on bottom rear side
Front top
Bottom front
Indicator/Notification light visible
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Overall the case felt really solid in hand with soft rubber rails left and right it felt secure in hand ,both sides again have raised humps top and bottom giving more grip in hand when in use. There was no issues with the keys again here all worked perfectly fine and did not require any extra pressure like some new cases can.There was no issues with port access either which come covered and look nice when shut. Nothing to report either from speaker distortion either as ample space was given here but again protected,accessing the side bar too on the edge seen no issues all worked well.. Check out our video review below for more…

 

Video Review 

Features overview..

  • Made of premium polycarbonate and TPU materials. Rugged styling with seamless Poetic Design DNA.
  • Flaps to cover all open ports to prevent dust and lint. Side texture for enhanced grip.
  • Unique corner protection with raised TPU support to protect from extreme shock and impact.
  • Intelligently placed Raised TPU buttons for anti-scratch and anti-slip protection.
  • All of these packed into a thin and ultra protective design engineered for maximum protection for your device.

Buy from Amazon or poecticcases.com  

Apps – Aftering – Irish made funeral helper app. #Apps #Funerals #Irish

Like it or not we are all going to die,well unless technology and medicine comes up with something but do we really want to stay eternal? Perhaps many of us do but until then we will get old and grey and finally pass away.

This is where this app can help you through a difficult process we are all going to meet in our lives and its called Aftering funeral helper..

A clearly organised step-by-step approach to guide you through what you need to do to organise a funeral.

Send personalised text messages to let people know of a death in the family if you don’t wish to talk at this time.

An informational resource to help you out before you talk to your funeral director about the funeral arrangements.

 

 

Description 

This funeral guide app is a free independent resource to help bring you through the types of decisions you need to make when faced with organising a funeral. It can help you begin the journey of creating a fitting funeral for your loved one.

It provides suggested text for communicating the news to other people that someone has died and gives an overview of what you need to know about obtaining a Death Certificate in Ireland. It can be very difficult to know where to begin when faced with a funeral. This funeral guide app hopes to assist you on this difficult journey.

 

 

VR Human Anatomy – A powerful educational tool to learn anatomy in #VR #VEDAVI

There is quite a few apps now that delve into the medical world which is pretty cool and long may they last and more arrive on the scene but with technology moving forward at the pace it is we are now in the VR space and no better time to start introducing VR apps for those to enjoy and see things in a better perspective and better again immersive,Even for those who have no knowledge in the area can see how things work and so on and this has been popular already with standard apps on our mobiles. VEDAVI  medical is about to enter the VR space with  VR software allows medical students to learn anatomy in a more efficient and interesting way – in virtual reality.

 

 

Kateryna Ukrainets tells us about Vedavi

Are you studying medicine, and you feel lost among all those anatomy structures? Are you fond of learning human anatomy, but you find it impossible to memorize all those “tongue-breaking” Latin terms? Then our VR Human Anatomy is the perfect solution for you!

Our software was created for Oculus Rift VR, and it allows you to learn human anatomy in virtual reality. With VR Human Anatomy you can forget about those thick and dull anatomy books. You can easily look at the anatomical structures as you would in the real world! You just grab it with controllers and inspect it from whichever angle you want. Moreover, each structure is labeled so that you can memorize the names of anatomical structures quickly. At the end of the learning session, you can check your knowledge with the help of a quiz.

 

 

 

This exciting learning tool will overcome the stereotype of the complexity of the human anatomy learning. We have spent months to make VR Human Anatomy a precise software and to consider every small detail!

Since our software is created exclusively for the Oculus Rift, we will launch immediately when the Oculus Touch will be available – preliminarily in H2 2016. Nevertheless, the first version of the VR Human Anatomy is ready, and medical students from the University of Zurich have already tested it. Their impression is more than positive.

 

Our software will be affordable and accessible to as many medical universities of the world as possible. And of course, it will be available for anyone who is interested in learning anatomy!

 

Visit their product page:

http://www.vedavimedical.com/virtual-reality-medical-education/

 

 

 

 

Them scams just wont go away. eir hit by phishing scam #eir #phishing

There has been plenty of scams of late mostly via your mobile or landline by way of sms or a phone call. The call would be a missed call and you would be inclined to ring it back,This is what they want you to do which ends up costing you money. As per norm anything that looks suspicious just ignore and delete and do not click any links.

The latest scam reminds me of what happened Meteor before with the link dropping you to an almost identical page which would fool some. See HERE for what that particular incident looked like.  Also see over here on our recent post about the latest scams

eir simply follow suit in what precautions and action to take..

It has come to our attention that a fraudulent eir billing email is in circulation at moment. This mail specifically advises of refund. You can view information about phishing attacks here and here.

Please note that the correct secure URL address for My eir will always being with HTTPS and the link below can be used if you are unsure. Also, please do not click on any links in an email you are unsure of and please report the email as spam to your mail provider by clicking on “mark as spam” within the email.

 

Remember…
• Never disclose any information particularly personal or financial information.
• Delete the SMS/MMS or email message immediately
• Never click on web links contained within such messages or download content associated with the message
• Do not respond to calls or messages from an unknown source.
• If you have provided personal bank account or credit card details please contact your bank immediately to advise that details have been compromised. The financial institution will be in a position to advise regarding cancelling bank or credit cards.

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