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Irish rail to launch free wifi on all trains

IRELAND is to become the first country in Europe to have wi-fi on all its trains.

Iarnrod Eireann passengers will enjoy free internet access on rail services by the end of the year. Travellers on inter-city services and commuter routes into Dublin can already surf the web while travelling.

The roll-out is being funded by the National Transport Authority. More than 250 carriages in the fleet are already equipped.

The technology will be installed on DART, the Dublin-Belfastroute and 17 commuter carriages before the end of the year, meaning all services will have wi-fi.

The move is part of government plans to have all public-transport services equipped with internet access by next year.

Some 80 of the Dublin Bus fleet and almost all of the Bus Eireann fleet is already internet-enabled. Plans are in place to provide wi-fi on Luas services in Dublin from 2013.

“One of the great benefits of rail travel is that you can use your t ravelling time productively, for work or leisure,” said a spokeswoman for Iarnrod Eireann.

She added: “Other operators might have their whole fleet of trains that are wi-fi enabled, but no country in Europe would have universal access.

Source- Irish Independant

Microsoft launches Windows 8

Microsoft has launched its new Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet in a bid to revive interest in its flagship product and regain ground lost to Apple and Google in mobile computing.

The launch comes amid a slew of other tablet offerings, with Apple unveiling its iPad Mini with a 7.9in (20cm) screen on Tuesday.

Amazon and Barnes & Noble, makers of the 7in (17.7cm) Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, are coming out with larger versions next month.

At the same time as launching the new Windows operating system, Microsoft is also introducing its Surface tablet – its first venture into making computer devices.

That goes on sale on Friday, along with computers and other tablets running Windows 8.

One factor that might dampen enthusiasm for the Surface is its price – $599 (£372) with its touch keyboard cover – and its availability for purchase only from a limited number of Microsoft stores and online, said analyst Kirk Adams.

He said consumers may be reluctant to buy the device until they can try it in person.

Meanwhile, most analysts believe companies and governments will hold off on upgrading to Windows 8 for at least another year.

About half of business users still have not upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows XP, which came out in 2001.

XP also marked the last time Microsoft had a huge launch campaign for Windows. Releases of Windows Vista and 7 since then have been more subdued.

In ireland

PC World in Carrickmines, Dublin 18 will be the first retailer to offer Windows 8 to consumers with a special opening at midnight tonight.

Ireland has played a key role in the launching of Windows 8 with many employees being involved in the development and testing of the product.

“Team members in the Sandyford based European Development Centre have been involved in core development, localisation and testing work – ensuring that the product was ready for launch in over 100 different languages.

“In addition, the EMEA Operations Centre is providing the logistics support ensuring its available in 56 different markets from tomorrow while our Sales and Marketing team have been working with partners, the developer community and customers over the past number of months to prepare for the launch of Windows 8 in Ireland,” said Paul Rellis, Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland.

In the US, initial demand appeared solid, but customers were wary.

Early reviews of the Surface tablet were mixed, with praise for its slick hardware, but concerns about battery life and limited software and applications available.

Investors were uncertain about the prospects for success of Windows 8, but many feel a solid launch could help Microsoft’s stock, which has languished between $20 and $30 for much of the last decade.

 

Official Twitter app for Nokia Series 40.

Nokia now has a new twitter client for the S40 range which is good news.

With Twitter for nokia you can post your own Tweets and follow others’ Tweets. There’s also the @Connect feature to see your mentions and new followers and you can browse the most interesting Tweets from around the world using the #Discover feature.

This new app brings most of the features you’d expect to see from a Twitter client on a smartphone to hundreds of millions of feature phones around the world.

Twitter for Nokia is available for download today wherever Twitter is accessible around the world. Future built Series 40 phones will have the app preinstalled.

You can download twitter for nokia here – http://store.ovi.com/content/256340.

Source Ovistore/nokia conversations 

Well done guys keep the good work going..kia

UberSocial Twitter client

Uber social formerly known as twidroyd has been given a huge overhaul and i have to say its great.

Im very picky with my apps as they must have certain features.

This application has it all.

Check out the contents below.

Photo filter
Sounds
8 new color themes, Added camera icon to top bar for quick photo Tweeting
Changed timestamp format according to Twitter display guidelines
Added @username next to real-name according to Twitter display guidelines

Key Features:
− Inner Circle: Don’t miss Tweets from your BFFs 
— Create a “favorite users” list and save yourself hassle searching for their Tweets in your timeline.

− Mute 
— Tired of hearing about a certain topic? Mute hashtags or users for a period of time. Like, forever.

− Menu Customization 
— For quick & easy access, add your most-used features to the UberMenu.

− Facebook and Gchat status Cross Posting
— Connect your app to post Tweets to Facebook or edit your status on Gchat. One simple step.

− Multiple Accounts 
— Have a split personality? So do we. Seamlessly manage multiple social accounts all in one place.

− Conversation View
— Stay atop the conversation better by seeing the previous Tweets and replies for a given chat; really know who’s said what so far.

− LivePreviewTM
— View rich media in real-time. Check out links, videos and images in your main timeline without having to leave the app.

− Pull & Shake-to-Refresh
— We recognize the international gesture for “I want the latest and best NOW!” In other words, all you have to do to refresh your feed is pull on it or shake it.

− Themes
— UberSocial comes with themes – color, movies, sports, celebrities – to enhance your Tweeting experience.

− Extra Services
— Choose from the best services to upload photos, videos, shorten links, or send Tweets over 140 characters with TMI.me.

− The fun don’t stop
— We offer even more great features, like customized notifications, location services, advanced search, edit profile, and of course the full Twitter functionality set (Tweet, ReTweet, Direct Message, @Mention, lists) and more!

UberSocial supports inline viewing of photos and videos from the following services: twitpic, mypict.me, yfrog, pic.gd, tweetphoto.com, lockerz, flickr, mobypicture, twitvid, twitgoo, twitsnap, imgur, instagram.

Source-Playstore.

Four square gets updated.

Foursquare, the social check-in app, has launched an update that sees it offering more for users with recommendations suggesting new places to visit.

Foursquare’s app redesign has been hinted at for a while now, and the latest version focuses more on helping users to find new places, rather than just allowing them to check-in.

Going the way of many social apps these days, Foursquare’s new design also makes it more visual. Photos in the Friends tab are now given more space, and user profiles have a new aesthetic with six tiles for your friends, stats, photos, tips, badges and lists.

Foursquare has done more than just add a few new features to its app; it has rebuilt it and redefined how users will interact with it. No longer just a check-in app, version 5.0 is available now on iOS and Android, with an update for BlackBerry to follow in the coming weeks. 

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Breitling Launches the B55,its first smartwatch,and it looks good. by @jimboireland #Breitling #SmartWatch

Breitling are renowned for luxury watches and some can be pretty expensive to say the least but in saying that you are getting excellence for your hard earned cash,you can find them in some stores here in Ireland if you fancy splashing out the cash on one of these timepieces. Now they have entered the smartwatch race with its first connected chronograph.

Breitling-B55-connected-watch-and-phone-app

In 2014, Breitling presented Caliber B50, an electronic multifunction chronograph movement with analog and digital displays. This exclusive ‘motor’ served to offer pilots a vast range of innovative functions, along with unprecedented ease of use and read-off. But it was also intended to pave the way for other avant-garde developments – a mission now accomplished with the launch of the B55 Connected, a new-generation connected chronograph.

The B55 Connected boasts a wide range of innovative functions that make it the ultimate pilot’s instrument, including an electronic tachometer, a countdown/countup system enabling a sequence of countdown and “long duration” timing (Mission Elapsed Time) operations, along with an eminently aviation-oriented “chrono flight” device that is useful in recording flight times while memorizing the take-off time, landing time and date. It is equipped with a particularly simple and logical control mode, involving function selection by rotating the crown, and activation/deactivation by means of two pushpieces. The two ultra-legible LCD (liquid crystal display) screens features a high-intensity backlighting system that may be activated merely by pressing the crown – or when the user tilts his wrist at a more than 35° angle, which proves particularly effective when the hand is gripping aircraft controls or a steering wheel.

Thanks to an innovative miniaturized rechargeable battery system, the watch may be recharged via the main grid or a computer USB port. The exclusive newBreitling Caliber B55, a SuperQuartz™ movement ten times more accurate than standard quartz, is chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), the highest industry benchmark in terms of reliability and precision based on an international norm.

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