Author: Jim O Brien/CEO

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And the winner of the Noreve One Plus one case is ……

Well done to Niamh Barron,sadly as always there can be only one winner,stay tuned for our next competition very soon…

You can check out our review of the One Plus One case HERE

 

winner

 

We will be in touch soon to organise your prize and to arrange delivery…

 

Vsenn want you to have your say on its upcoming device. #Vsenn #Choice by @jimboireland

Some of you now are aware of the new company Vsenn who want to build a new device and not only that they want you to help them which in tuen helps you,this is a good move and its how current manufacturers should probably now approach things in the future by LISTENING TO CUSTOMERS…Some are now and some are taking some not but maybe if they tried harder they could deliver the ultimate mobile later on down the road,things certainly are changing in the mobile industry and for the better.

 

We have been following this company from day one and here is the latest press release that was sent in..

 

Press Release.

 

Available screen sizes – your choice

Oulu, Finland, November 24, 2014 – Vsenn aims to bring the perfect phone to the world, and that is why we announce today a groundbreaking poll open to everyone in order to decide the available screen sizes and their resolution.

With the online poll in our official social network channels (Twitter and Facebook), we aim to bring the power to the customers and be the first brand in the world that is both made for and created by its followers.

Screen Size

Is always a very personal choice, since everyone looks for something different, that is why we have outlined a variety of screen sizes for choosing. After having announced the 4.7 inch FHD choice for the consumers wanting a small and compact screen, it’s time to give the word to those who want bigger screen sizes.

Poll choices

The available choices are: 5 inch, 5.2 inch, 5.3 inch and 5.5 inch diagonals.
Everyone is welcome to be a part of the poll and to choose their preferred resolution for the screen size. The resolution options are: QHD (2560×1440) or FHD(1920×1080).

Our priorities

For the all the screens in Vsenn devices we outlined the following objectives: Industry leading outdoors visibility, maximum brightness and contrast with realistic color reproduction. All our screens will be calibrated to the D65 imaging standard, using a 10 point white balance app available to our customers.

PPI wars

At Vsenn we have our objectives very clearly defined, and we won’t sacrifice performance and battery life in exchange for pixel densities that bring nothing valuable to the user experience. Vsenn will not go into the pointless and nonsense PPI wars, and instead, we chose to focus on bringing the best possible screen for a smartphone to the market.

 

 

About Vsenn

We believe that technology exists for the sole purpose of making our life easier and better. Being good listeners, we will always keep improving to deliver exactly what the market expects from us. Your opinion, ideas and wishes are our compass, because there is no Vsenn without you.

If you want to have a say now you know what to do….

Source – Vsenn

#Viber messaging hoax alert. Spam message ignore and do not share.by @jimboireland

There is a message doing the rounds on Viber claiming to be changing the service which is free to cost you money down the road which amounts to little but nonetheless its just worth pointing out that you should ignore the message regardless.The message will then ask you to forward it onto other people in your directory. IF YOU GET THIS SHARE THIS AND WARN OTHERS.

We have contacted Viber today on Twitter to clarify the matter and since this other users have also experienced the same issue,if i remember this happened last year too at some stage and died off and now it seems its become a problem again,the time of year it is you all should be vigilent to any form of strange messages,infact i had my own email compromised last night too so take all forms security possible to reduce the risk of been caught out.

Just be sure as mentioned above we contacted Viber and they replied quickly which was good of them.

Here is the message we received today,just delete the message and ignore it..Viber is not changing its service or charging as outlined in their tweet above,there is no links in this particular message but should you get it or a message like it containing a link remove it straight away.

This would be considered an on/off issue on Viber but some may have not heard about it and some perhaps did,however its worth pointing this out so you are aware of it and can deal with it and stop it from spreading.

#Jolla decide to create a new tablet via crowdsource. People Power . by @jimboireland #Tech

Jolla have been around some time now and have already a mobile device in the market which is apparently in 31 countries around the world,Ireland not been one of them bar the handful of users,numbers are not know to be percise on how many Jolla users are here but it aint a huge sum.

Jolla uses the OS called Sailfish OS which is another forked Android,personally forked Android devices are a waste of time,same applies to the FirePhone which also tells the same story,its not good enough the firephone has essentially flopped and with a drastic price cut its still remains to be seen how many units actually have been sold.

 

Ok who is this device for and who will buy it ? Hackers,Meego and Maemo geeks will,of course new customers will be interested too but not me,already its said its better than the Nokia N1 that was announced yesterday which is pure speculative talk at this point in time and of course if you do go ahead with buying you will once again have to wait a few months to recieve your new device,this alone puts me off the idea,same as the Nexus 6 pre-order issue right now,if i order i have to wait,if im paying out good money i want my product there and then,not an estimated date down the road,but them again im not a hacker but i dont need to hack the Nexus 6 either so…

 

 

No discret to Jolla the products have a nice build quality and the UI looks nice,it was just quick to launch on the first phone and the feelings was pretty much the same from everyone around the globe bar a few,again this is to be expected just like any other product,the Nokia N1 got a fair bashing yesterday and equally much welcomed too.

I do hope to see a refined OS and UI when it does eventually hit the public next year and since announcement this morning they have exceeded the funds they required to kick this off the ground so this is good news for them and congratulations to them on this achievement and i wish them well in the future.

Below we have a chart to compare with what its rivals are and where it has pros and cons,keep in mind the price here too..

 

 

If you want to know more about Jolla and want to see all the info and support the guys that are people powered head over to http://jolla.com/tablet

Calorific ,A new app that will help you manage your calorie intake. by @jimboireland #Apps #Calorific

A new app called Calorific developed by Nic Mulvaney will show you what 200 calories of your favourite food looks like,the devs have captured many photos of popular foods and you can see what calories are in selected food stuffs before you actually eat,it aims to help people be more aware of what their daily intake is which will be quite helpful for those who are trying to maintain a healthy living or who is currently on diet programmes.

Hard work has gone into the app with research,photos and products weighed all for your convenience.

Calorific shows you exactly what 200 calories look like with beautiful photography.

Why 200 calories? Because it’s a nice portion size and makes it easy to recognise roughly how many calories you are eating without needing to check the labels.

You’ve probably been told at some point how many calories you need to consume each day. But the concept of a calorie can be hard to grasp and understanding what foods contain how many calories can be even more difficult.

So what does 200 calories of any given food or drink actually look like? Well it turns out it’s a whole lot of spinach but only half a spoon of peanut butter!

Each food has been meticulously researched, weighed and photographed in high definition.

Features:

• Over 140 beautiful retina photographs
• Sort by name, weight or food type
• Compare interesting foods side by side
• Instant search

SPECIAL OFFER: Save over 60% when you share Calorific with your friends. See in app purchase.

You can download the app below by clicking the image below.

 

 

Waiting to get the One Plus One ? > Pre-Orders begin today.#OnePlus by @jimboireland

A swift reminder for those who still want a One Plus One and have not got one yet,If your living in Ireland you can of course order this fantastic device,all you need to do is use parcel motel and you can have it shipped here no problem,this is how we conduct many transactions here ourselves..The One Plus is simply great value for money and worth every penny..It goes live at 4PM local time here in Ireland.

 

Check out how to order the device over HERE

If you need to avail of Parcel Motel look HERE

Dont forget our OnePlus Competition to win a very nice case for the One Plus