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KBC have announced the launch of an all new app for mobile banking,so users of the old app need to check for the new update to the app right now,the app is available on Android and iOS..links for both apps are below..
What is new…
Simple PIN access (or fingerprint log in if you use an iPhone 5s upward with iOS 8)
Speed – Simply log in in seconds
Search and filter your transactions
View your BIC, IBAN, pending transactions & account balances
Transfer money, add standing orders & once-off payments
View e-Statements (which you can send to yourself if your device is iOS 7 or newer)
Other options on the app..
Transactional Services
• Transfer funds between your own accounts
• Set up payees and transfer funds to third party accounts
• Make once off payments without setting up a Payee in advance
• Transfer funds to existing beneficiaries already set up on KBC Online Banking
• Manage sweepers
• Add and view standing order details
Other Services
• Switch the use of the app to a new device
• Manage your digital keys
• Mobile users can also use their mobile phone as a security device when using KBC Online Banking
Apple has signalled that the highly priced watch will be now available to pick up in store,for Irish buyers that’s not the case but for the UK its a green light.Irish buyers still have to use the usual channels to get their hands on the gadget.With some luck that MIGHT change as apple seems to have sorted out their inventory of stock but I doubt it will,so its up to the north or use parcel motel,or if your are going to be in the UK over the coming weeks you can do so there,or again have a family member or friend ship one on your behalf.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERMITS NOKIA AND ALCATEL-LUCENT TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSED COMBINATION
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent today announced that the United States Department of Justice has granted early termination of the U.S. antitrust waiting period for the combination of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, permitting the transaction to proceed. Early termination of the U.S. antitrust waiting period takes us one important step closer to the closing of the pending transaction.
The parties continue to make good progress with the regulatory approval processes in the remaining relevant jurisdictions, with the parties having already obtained antitrust clearances in Brazil and Serbia. Both companies will continue to cooperate with the remaining authorities to close their reviews as quickly as possible.
The transaction remains subject to approval by Nokia shareholders, Nokia holding over 50.00% of the share capital of Alcatel-Lucent on a fully diluted basis upon completion of the public exchange offer, receipt of other regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.
Ever since Satya Nadella took on the roll in MS all its been is cut,cut cut ,not only devices or products but people,good people too and today once again new breaks of his latest shelling of staff..
Most of us know that Stephen Elop is now one of them,though some suggested his tenure at MS would be short-lived ,now the day has come but he remained there much longer than some anticipated,so where will he go now ??? This remains to be seen and shall be interesting over the coming weeks..Satya emailed his staff and this is what he had to say regarding Elop.
When Stephen Elop returned to Microsoft, he oriented MDG to create the best Microsoft experience through its devices, inclusive of hardware, software and services. He has been a strong advocate of the need to drive focus and accountability around the delivery of these experiences and has helped drive tighter alignment toward the ambition of more personal computing. With the structural change described above, Stephen and I have agreed that now is the right time for him to retire from Microsoft. I regret the loss of leadership that this represents, and look forward to seeing where his next destination will be.
So what’s new and who is in charge of what,well lets have a look..
Chris Capossela, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (will now also take on responsibility for Dynamics and Education marketing)
Kurt DelBene, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Planning
Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise
Amy Hood, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kathleen Hogan, Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President, Business Development (will now lead our partnerships with mobile operators around the world)
Qi Lu, Executive Vice President, Applications and Services Group
Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President, Windows and Devices Group
Harry Shum, Executive Vice President, Technology and Research
Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Affairs
Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer (will also now take responsibility for the Dynamics sales and partner organization)
Ryanair have issued the following statement which will surely anger some customers for the suggested time-frame..
This is happening due to a Reservation System Upgrade. Speaking of apps and upgrades Ryanair have yet to release a Windows Phone app which they did say LAST YEAR it was in the works.
Due to an essential reservation system upgrade the below services on www.ryanair.com willbe unavailable on the 19/20 June 2015 (19:00hrs – 05:00hrs GMT+1). Ryanair strongly recommends that customers travelling on Friday 19th & Saturday 20th of June 2015, ensure that they have checked in online and printed their boarding passes by Thursday 18th of June 2015.
Online Check-in – Not available from 19:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19th June 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) on Saturday 20th June 2015.
Customers should check-in online before or after the above closure times. Online check-in is available from 30 days before up to 2 hours prior to the flight departure time (except during the closure period).
New Bookings cannot be made on Ryanair.com/App between 21:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19th June 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) Saturday 20th June 2015
Flight Changes (date/time/route) cannot be made between 21:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19thJune 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) Saturday 20th June 2015
Review Existing Booking – This service is unavailable between 21:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19th June 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) Saturday 20th June 2015.
Airport Check In /Bag Drop – The Airport Check In/Bag Drop desks open two hours prior to the scheduled departure and early check-in of baggage is highly recommended. The Bag Drop desks close strictly 40 minutes before the scheduled time of departure.
All passengers travelling with checked baggage are recommended to arrive at the airport 2 hours before their scheduled flight departure time.
The Fairphone 2 has been announced and goes on sale later this year for a price of €525,This is a crowdfunding project and you can sign up now,its a modular design which means you can take it apart easily and swap parts,seems expensive for a fixer upper but its convenient,this will become a more common idea with many already in the works with other manufacturers.
“The Fairphone 2 is designed with features for increased longevity, including the ability to open up and repair the device yourself. By building our own original design, we’re going deeper into the supply chain to extend our social and environmental impact. “
Some specs are as follows
5” Full HD display Android® 5.1 Lollipop™ Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 platform Dual SIM 2 cards in 1 device 8MP camera
60K people bought the first version of the device which is not to be sniffed at.
1. The external case, of which multiple variations are possible
2. The replaceable battery pack
3. The transceiver (or core unit), which is the core of the system. It includes the main chipset, memory and flash storage, modem, radios and antennas, the SIMs and MicroSD card holders, motion sensors and power management. It contains most of the expensive electronics and networking functions.
4. The display unit, which includes the main LCD module, touch sensing driver and a 0.7mm-thick Gorilla® Glass 3 lens.
5. The receiver unit, which includes the receiver, headset connector, front-facing camera, noise-cancelling microphone, ambient light and proximity sensor and the notification LED.
6. The rear camera unit, which includes the rear camera and flash.
7. The speaker unit, which includes the speaker, vibration mechanism, main microphone and USB connector.
These subsystems (or units) have been split along functional lines, taking into account the complexity of engineering them, as well as the cost of replacement. For instance, we did not include any functionality in the display unit that was not part of the LCD. This way, if you need to replace your display, you won’t have to throw away any other components that are still functional.
It is important to note that all of the electromechanical components are easily replaceable – none are soldered, apart from the microphones (which need to be). The buttons, which are part of the transceiver, sit on flexible printed circuits (FPCs) that are spring-connected to the main board. The units themselves are also built in a modular way to enable refurbishment.
ESL have now an app intended to keep you up to date this year at Frankfurt with its new event app..not only that the app will be used for events in the future too so its kinda handy to have..
“ESL Event app is a great way to amp up your ESL One Frankfurt experience and stay up to date with all the latest information about the event. The app will also be used for all ESL events in the future so be sure not to miss it.”
ESL One returns to the Commerzbank – Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on June 20-21 2015! Join us for the biggest Dota 2 tournament in Europe! The strongest teams and best players from all over the world will head to Frankfurt to battle it out against one another. Keep up to date with all the action with the official ESL Event App!
Collect:
* Check-in and collect Dota 2 Item Drops (you have to be in Frankfurt for this feature!)
Follow:
* Livestream
* Social Media stream
* Live results and brackets with spoiler option
* Schedule of all matches
* Team and Player Info
LG Electronics has agreed to take a royalty-bearing smartphone patent license from Nokia Technologies. The Korean company is the latest of more than 60 licensees for Nokia’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile communication technologies and the first major smartphone manufacturer to join the licensing program since Nokia divested its Devices & Services business to Microsoft in 2014.
Ramzi Haidamus says
“We are pleased to welcome LG Electronics to our licensing program,” said Ramzi Haidamus, President of Nokia Technologies. “We’ve worked constructively with LG Electronics and agreed a mutually beneficial approach, including the use of independent arbitration to resolve any differences. This agreement sets the scene for further collaboration between our companies in future.”
The detailed royalty payment obligations will be subject to commercial arbitration, expected to conclude within a 1-2 year timeframe. Other terms of the agreement remain confidential between the two companies.
Update – Now automatically creates music videos from your photos. 25/08/15
Facebook have just announced a new standalone app called Moments by creative labs which debuts in the US for now and its available on Android and iOS,its set to roll out to more regions over the coming weeks,the app basically helps you sync pictures with friends should you have missed the chance to take a snap yourself,explained below on their blog post.
Syncing photos with the Moments app is a private way to give photos to friends and get the photos you didn’t take. Moments groups the photos on your phone based on when they were taken and, using facial recognition technology, which friends are in them. You can then privately sync those photos quickly and easily with specific friends, and they can choose to sync their photos with you as well. Now, you and your friends have all the photos you took together.
Moments also keeps all of your synced photos organized and even lets you search them to find the ones that you or specific friends are in.
Moments uses facial recognition technology to group your photos based on the friends who are in them. This is the same technology that powers tag suggestions on Facebook. You can control tag suggestions in your Settings.
