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Apple iPad Pro/Pencil and Smartkeyboard now on sale in Ireland. #Apple #iPadPro

Apple have announced when its behemoth tablet goes on sale and the good news this time is we wont be left behind like the iPhone,It is going on sale today the 11th November (ONLINE). You can now purchase the tablet,pencil and keyboard direct from the Apple Store  For 940 euros its a big ask from Apple though there will be many that can not resist to have the latest and greatest ( According to Apple).

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Apple today announced iPad Pro is available to order online on Wednesday, November 11, from Apple.com and will arrive at Apple’s retail stores, select carriers and Apple Authorized Resellers starting later this week. Apple Pencil and Apple’s new Smart Keyboard, also available to order on Wednesday, bring breakthrough levels of precision and utility to iPad Pro.

 

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Pricing & Availability

  • iPad Pro starts at €939  for the 32GB with Wi-Fi model and €1269 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB model and comes in three gorgeous metallic finishes including silver, gold and space gray and can be purchased at Apple.com, Apple’s Retail stores, select carriers and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
  • Apple Pencil will be available for €109 And Smart Keyboard will be available in charcoal gray for €179
  • iPad Pro will be available in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, US, UK, Uruguay and US Virgin Islands.
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Help cancer research whilst charging your phone. #CancerResearch #DreamLab

There is a new app which helps cancer research by donating data or WiFi whilst charging your device which was created by DreamLab,the app is easy to set up and costs you nothing really and you can set your own personal limit on how much you want to donate,we mostly charge our devices at night but as things are now we also do during the day..

This only works whilst the device is charging and when your device is fully charged,and there is calls already to higher the Data/Wi-Fi limits and to work at any percentage of battery rate,it does not eat much power on your device either..1000 users would alone help solve cancer puzzels 30 times faster,this is a great idea and everyone should download it NOW.

The app is easy to set up and all you need to do is download it HERE  on Android, The app will open the swipe left and follow the instructions,you can the pick between Breast cancer,Ovarian cancer,Pancreatic cancer and Prostate cancer,you then fill out some information about yourself with you name, email and mobile,then select the amount of data you want to donate which ranges from 50MB to 500MB per month…

There is also a few settings in the app to which allow you know about the project,walkthrough,FAQs,terms and conditions,send feedback and rate the app,there is also push notifications and App analytics reporting (You can opt out of these) Overall the app is safe and not intrusive so don’t be worried about it…

DOWNLOAD THE APP

 

 

 

50K to spare on new cans? Sennheiser Orpheus might be for you. #Sennheiser

Sennheiser are a well know brand and around quite a while now and I own a few pairs myself,they offer great sound a comfortable and in most cases they are affordable depending on the model but overall they have good affordable headsets out there which always please its customers.

50K though for a pair of headphones and how good are they and what do you get still might be hard for many to swallow – me included… But if I had 50K to spare would I buy them you may ask,the answer is NO not unless I could test em first..

Sennheiser says.

The new Orpheus surpasses every other headphone system in the world by offering the ultimate in reproduction precision, exceptional spatiality and a frequency response that extends far beyond the range of human hearing ability. “It is able to deceive our senses in a completely unique way, creating the perfect illusion of being directly immersed in the sound,” explained Daniel Sennheiser. Even the slightest nuances of the music become audible. Alongside star producer Steve Levine, Grammy award-winner Gregory Porter was one of the first to be invited to an exclusive listening trial. “When I record my own music, I always try to convey my emotions. I don’t know how exactly, but these headphones really do succeed in getting those emotions across,” said the jazz musician, describing his listening experience with the Orpheus.

 

Each of the more than 6,000 components was meticulously chosen. To ensure an outstanding acoustic performance, the audio specialist used exclusive components such as gold-vaporized ceramic electrodes and platinum-vaporized diaphragms. The marble that Sennheiser chose for the amplifier housing comes from Carrara in Italy and is the same type of marble that Michelangelo used to create his sculptures. “The properties of the marble optimally protect the amplifier’s core and its unique optics and structure turns each Orpheus into an individual work of art,” said Maurice Quarré, Director of Select & Audiophile at Sennheiser.

Interested? Read more over at Sennheiser

 

 

Clear your browsing data. New powers could let others see it… #Browsing #Data

In the UK Sky News reports that there is new powers brought in so that Police and Security Services can check your mobile without any warrant and store it on file for up to a year,this is also something that could happen here which will not go down to well…

The web browsing history of every person in the UK will be recorded for a year, under new legislation being announced by the Home Secretary later.

Police and security services will be able to access that data – which will include all the sites a person visits, but not the individual pages within that site – without a warrant.

The new draft Investigatory Powers Bill is an attempt to bring many different surveillance powers of the security services and police under one comprehensive piece of legislation.

Chris Phillips, the former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, told Sky News: “The world has moved on so quickly: people communicate on many different means, whether it’s WhatsApp, whether it’s Facebook, whether it’s email or telephone.

Read more at Sky News

What do you think of this and would you be bothered if it came into effect in Ireland?

 

Funky Stamp allows businesses create their own branded app. #FunkyStamp #irishbizparty

Kieran Fitzgerald from Limerick has been looking for an on-line business opportunity for some time now and has recognised the ongoing growth of smart technology and the internet as a whole.Kieran has set up a new company called Funky Media Group to roll out the funkystamp business model nationwide.

 

“Funky Stamp allows businesses create their own branded app for smartphone or tablet with the use of a unique stamp that is pressed against a customer’s smartphone to register a transaction on the loyalty program. Allowing them to discard the loyalty cards that we all carry in our wallets and eventually forget where we left them when we need them.” Says Kieran..

 

“When we create an app for the customer, the name Funkystamp does not appear anywhere and as far as the customer is concerned the business went off and got their own app built by a web developer.”

The long term goal for the business would be to develop a reseller community where we would provide them with their own website identical to FunkyStamp.com such as: FunkyStampGalway, FunkyStampCork etc around the country and further afield such as FunkyStampLondon, FunkyStamp Glasgow etc. These resellers would be in business for themselves but all admin etc would be done by a dedicated account manager from the Funky Media Group which will allow the resellers to focus on generating new customer sales in their own county location only with all account activity for their county handled by Funky Media Group.

 

This is a really nice idea and brings the loyalty card to the current era,current loyalty cards are not really effective as they have been for many years,they can get lost and damaged,cant be tracked,costly to the company that uses them,take for example your typical free coffee at your petrol station,I loose these all the time and often the case you see them on the floor,this idea eliminates the need to carry any card which also makes you wallet lighter too rather than stuffed with countless cards that get thrown out after a while.

Check out funkystamp.com for more and let us know what you think.

Twitter changes their star icon to a heart. #Twitter #TwitterLove

Twitter has rolled out a new feature today which removes the star icon which indicated a favourite,they say this measure was brought in to make things less confusing especially for new users of the platform,for any Twitter user I do not see how its confusing for a newcomer as all is pretty much self explanatory..This has angered much of the community.

Twitter could do with some real new ideas such as themes and being able to edit your tweet and some more but for now its all about love…You can however install an extension to bring back the star or pick some other icons.

The heart, in contrast, is a universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones. The heart is more expressive, enabling you to convey a range of emotions and easily connect with people. And in our tests, we found that people loved it.

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Starting today it will roll out across Android,iOS and more..

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Quality Time App. Curb and monitor your smartphone addiction. #DigitalDetox

There has been several studies of late on how much time we spend on our smartphones and truth be known we are all getting sucked in well most of us,we now spend more time on our devices and this in turn could have an effect on your personal life and your relationship,Social media and browsing would be the most common things used on our mobiles but we just cant get enough and day by day more time is being spend with our heads stuck in the screen..

QualityTime offers a unique and in-depth analysis of your smartphone activities by tracking total usage, screen unlocks and individual apps with hourly, daily and weekly summary reporting options.

The app provides the ability to curb your habits by using actionable features allowing you to set your own time restrictions like ‘alerts’, ‘take a break’ and ‘scheduled breaks’.These features can help you manage and control your usage when needed.

Discover Your Smartphone Habits:
• Daily and Weekly Usage summary of total device usage, screen unlocks and your top apps with time spent on each app and number of times accessed – your “digital diet”.
• Automatically receive a recap of the previous day’s usage summary every morning (can be disabled).
• Zoom in to hourly usage view for the selected date.
• Tap any app to track app-specific usage history pattern by time or access frequency.
• Customize and exclude tracking by apps; pause tracking at anytime.
• Share my top apps feature.
• Quick glance of today’s usage status with the QualityTime dashboard widget.

 

 

Manage Your Digital Diet:
• Create device usage alert (usage time and screen unlocks) and app usage time alert (e.g. addicted social or games app).
• “Take a Break” to immediately unplug from your smartphone; one-click access via the “Take a Break” widget.
• Plan your “Take a Break” in advance (Scheduled Breaks) with repeating schedules.
• Define your own QualityTime Profiles to customize your “Take a Break” (restrict access to your phone).
• Create different QualityTime Profiles and customize how you want to unplug your smartphone during “Take a Break” or “Scheduled Breaks”; options to block notifications, reject incoming calls with auto-reply text messages, define exceptions to allow incoming calls from ‘whitelist’ contacts, permit access to certain apps during those restricted periods.
• “Missed notification” center – captures all your missed notifications during “Take a Break” or “Scheduled Breaks” so you won’t miss anything important.
• IFTTT (ifttt.com/qualitytime) support to provide valuable if-this-then-that recipes that lets you set personalized alerts with your favorite online services or Internet of Things (IoT) when you exceed your device usage limit.

Download on Android

Wi-Fi signals can see through walls. #WiFi #Tech

Wi-Fi – wiffy or whatever you want to call it is great,we love it,we seek it and we cant live without it..But now Wi-Fi is itself is going to a new level and that’s been able to see through walls…Now this maybe a problem though.. PRIVACY.But it can be also good,it can protect the elderly and more.

Sky news reports..

MIT computer science researchers have developed a sensor that sends radio signals through a wall and can identify the shapes of people who are on the other side.This is planned to launch commercially in 2016.

It works by monitoring the radio signals as they bounce back off a person, and the device stiches these signals together to create an identifiable silhouette.

The system isn’t perfect – yet. It can identify between five people with 95.7% accuracy and 15 people with 88.2% accuracy.Researchers also managed to identify which body part someone was moving while standing almost three metres away.

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Global Monster Scanner App for iPhone.. #Apps #iOS #HappyHalloween

There is tonnes of apps out there now for Halloween which can give you some pretty horrific looking effects and they are popular at this time of year being a tradition,Between dressing up and calling on doors its an exciting time for the children and even adults,it only happens once a year so it would be rude not to get involved..

John Keane creator of Find your local Garda Station App  has created this new app for Halloween and it can be also used outside the Halloween period called Global Monster Scanner and it will cost you a small amount to get hold of it..

If kids are scared of monsters put their minds at ease by scanning for monsters! This app uses your phone’s camera & flash to scan for potential Monsters…Mummies, Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, and more….guaranteed to return a monster free environment!!! Great Sounds Effects for all Monsters!

Download on iOS