Swiftkey is one of the most if not popular keyboards on Android and the first thing I do on any new Android device is download this keyboard,its a must and if you have not tried it give it a go,They have just announced a new keyboard called Swiftkey Neural Alpha which is world’s first smartphone keyboard software that uses artificial neural networks to predict and correct your typing..If you are not familiar with Swiftkey it learns your typing style and you can allow it to have access to emails and some social media,this is also can be stored in the cloud too and if you change devices you do not loose any saved predictions etc..
So far the feedback has been very positive on this and reviews from consumers are good and so far I think its pretty good considered its an early release hence the name Alpha..The keyboard only supports US english for now but this is not a huge deal to be honest..
BETTER PREDICTIONS & CORRECTION
• Understands word similarity
• Analyses longer sentence context
• Understands complex word relationships NEURAL NETWORKS INNOVATION
• Employs next-generation language models
• Uses deep learning techniques
• Graphics Processing Unit-accelerated (where possible)
• Optimized for Android 4.4+
Ok this app is pretty useful and can help those with poor vision or perhaps if you are in a situation where light is not so good,its simple to use and will be a great benefit for those who have eye sight issues and for those who will not admit it,perhaps I often wonder myself if i fall into the latter at times but I think im fine..This app can read anything you point it at so its handy also Visor supports VoiceOver with TalkBack in German and English.There is three magnification levels and 5 colour modes.
This is ideal for especially reading articles with small letters or restaurant menus for example or leaflets that come in your door those with tiny letters and a little rant from me “those terms and conditions that are done in small tiny print at the end of such leaflets or contracts” Rant over,but yeah it works,there is even a light on it too so if its dark just tap the screen icon for the torch and it uses your camera flash and the light comes on and that is it,its a breeze to use and free so check it out.
Marshmallow is the next update on Android which will be rolling out soon enough,but not all devices will get it,as with sim free devices from Motorola they will get it first including the Nexus 6 which is available in Ireland,We can also see that the entry level MOTO E models have been left out of this list.
2015 Moto X Pure Edition (3rd gen)
2015 Moto X Style (3rd gen)
2015 Moto X Play
2015 Moto G (3rd gen)
2014 Moto X Pure Edition in the US (2nd gen)
2014 Moto X in Latin America, Europe and Asia2 (2nd gen)
2014 Moto G and Moto G with 4G LTE2 (2nd gen)
DROID Turbo
2014 Moto MAXX
2014 Moto Turbo
Nexus 6
Remember updates will vary by region so just because one part of the world sees it does not mean the everywhere is at same time, you can check the status HERE Some of the above devices are not available in Ireland but I have included them as many people import devices these days.
Electronic Dance music player is an app that simply collects music from different online media services (SoundCloud, Mixcloud and others) and tries to play music that the listener would supposedly like.You can select specific sub genres of electronic music (trance, house, dubstep,hardcore and others), and also listen to popular internet radio stations (DI.FM, SomaFM). The app was created by Maxim Novikov and has been around a while but just got a big update..
Maxim tells us…
I have always been a huge fan of music (electronic music, guitar music, jazz, and lots of other stuff) and even composed it myself before. But I always thought that the existing music industry is totally broken. Listeners can basically just stick to what commercial brands like Universal or Sony Music give them. And I wanna change this.
So, I started working on a mobile app to basically connect all the musicians to their target audience. I collect music from many different sources (like SoundClound, Bandcamp, Mixcloud, YouTube, …, and also online radio stations) and play it through the app as a personalized “radio stream” for a listener. And I am trying to contact to independent artists as well to get approval to play their music (for free) in the app.
There is a lot of great music not exposed through commercial channels like TV or radio these days, and with the current technology breakthrough (the internet, music software, etc.) it is getting available online to anyone, but it’s still very difficult to discover. Big music services like Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music are all affiliated with large record companies utilizing the old dinosaur-era model, so you can’t find new good stuff there. Other music services like SoundCloud or Bandcamp are basically huge directories where musicians can upload their songs, but it doesn’t really change anything for the listener, they still can only find something there if they know about a particular artist or track. I want to provide similar services like big online media systems give to the end consumer, but using all the music from all over the world, so the musicians would get better exposure and the listeners could find any music they enjoy without any effort.
Pick from many Electronic music genres (trance (goa trance, psychedelic and progressive), chillout (downtempo, psybient, psychill, ambient), dubstep, drum and bass, hardstyle, hardcore (happy hardcore and gabba), rave, eurodance, lounge (deep house, nu jazz), electro house and electro swing) and enjoy the best electronic music songs both from popular artists and independent and undiscovered yet music bands.
* No registration required
* No user agreement terms to accept
* No integration with social networks
Something that we tend to forget is the fact we mostly live at really contaminated orb, the pollution created by industries and cars could make us sick really easy, the same or more with our children.
But that’s about to change thanks to Plume Air Report a weather app that tells you if is safe going for a walk down the park with the kids.
Plume Labs, the master mind behind this has developed an app that cares about your health without being to complicated.
The app uses the already existing pollution monitoring stations to give you real time information about the air condition, taking in consideration the following menace:
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
Ozone (O3)
Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10)
The app offers forecasting for the next 24h and works in 150 going from ABERDEEN to ZURICH through to whole alphabet.
Within some of those countries you’ll also have a pollution alert for the next 24hrs
You can even use your Apple Watch to receive live notifications
Version 41 has arrived and brings some new and interesting stuff within.
This new update has been released to Windows, Mac, Linuxand Android OS last week and although they all share the same basic code there’s one thing you can now do on one of them…
Meet the Mozilla Messenger feature
This new extra, works in combination with the Firefox Hello (integrated VoIP client)
The Hello VoIP allows you to made video call to interact with someone else, but now you can also use the messenger feature, which come in handy when you’re in a crowded place and can’t really talk.
At the moment this feature just works with the desktop version, let’s see if it makes its way to the rest
To use this feature everything you’ll need is the latest version of Firefox and then go to the little smiling face on the top right corner, that’s all.Apart from this, the update also enhance the accounts feature, letting you now use a profile picture, so you’ll see to who are you talking to even if there’s no video.
Also, you’ll have a better Sync cross devices so you can have all your passwords, bookmarks, history automatically updated on all of them.
The Android update is not so fancy, just bringing some bugs an minor improvement such as the ability to choose whether to use Google or Bing as browsers.
What are your thoughts on this new trend of adding messenger like feature to apps? Do you think we need more way to communicate each other? Or should we improve the ones we have?
Let us know your opinion in the comments section bellow or tweet us using #techbuzzireland
The next big thing in the smartphone industry which is picking up lately is the fingerprint scanner. Following this trend, not only the dominant players but the less known are experimenting their way through it. This time it is UMi with the newly launched UMi Fair, which is coined to be the most affordable smartphone with a fingerprint sensor.
UMi Fair, which is the company’s latest affordable smartphone with a metal frame and a smooth polycarbonate back. The UMi Fair has a 13 MP rear facing auto focus camera with Sony IMX164 sensor, f/2.2 aperture and dual LED flash. There is also a front facing 2 MP camera.
The device has a 5 inch IPS display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 1 GHz quad core MediaTek processor with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage.The device runs on the Android Lollipop version with a 2000 mAh battery. The handset is priced at just $99 and is available in White and Black colour options.
This is that part of the year where the major smartphones makers are busy releasing their high-end offerings. We had Samsung, Apple to name a few recently and now it’s Meizu to launch its stellar performance device the Meizu PRO 5 in China.
Meizu PRO 5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone with a full metal body, fingerprint scanner and the latest USB Type-C port. The device has a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED display with 2.5D glass, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection and resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. PRO 5 packs a very high resolution 21.6 MP rear facing laser auto focus camera with PDAF, Sony IMX230 Exmor RS BSI sensor, 6P lenses, f/2.2 aperture and dual tone LED flash. There is also a front facing 5 MP camera. So there is a lot to offer on board for the photo enthusiasts.
The smartphone is powered by a 2.1 GHz octa core Exynos 7420 processor and is available in two variants – one with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage and the other with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. Meizu PRO 5 runs on the Android Lollipop version with a massive 3050 mAh battery.
Meizu PRO 5 with its unibody metal styling and following curves looks extremely appealing the moment you look at it. It’s thin, light and beautiful construction makes a it a befitting contender for one of the best looking devices. It supports fast charging and comes equipped with USB C type. To add on to the connectivity PRO 5 supports dual standby 4G. As far as specs are concerned it ticks all the right boxes.
Meizu PRO 5 specs:
5.7 inch display
1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
2.1 GHz octa core Samsung Exynos 7420 processor
Mali T760 GPU
3/4 GB RAM
32/64 GB internal memory
21.6 MP primary camera
5 MP front facing camera
Android v5.1 Lollipop
3050 mAh battery
USB C-type
Dual SIM 4G
The Meizu Pro 5 goes on sale for $439 for 32GB/3GB of RAM version wwhile the 64GB/4GB of RAM will retail for $490, on October 12. The handset is available in Grey, Silver, Silver Black and Golden colour options.
We live in an busy environment these days and food is a must and often the case we have no time to eat out yet alone organise that to happen,thankfully now we have some new companies in Ireland offering to do the hard work,some of which have been featured here over the last 12 months,Say hello to Marvin.ie who also offers this service whilst you relax..When you join you also get a tasty 25% discount to boot so what have you got to loose.,Just use the word TV at checkout and you can order from several locations across Ireland.Better again they offer a loyalty cards for its customers and when you eat your way through 10 meals you get one free..
Another good thing on offer here is that they have an App,we love apps in Ireland and its on iOS and the Android app launches this week and its free of course.
There is some terms and conditions to watch for.
Discount applies only to orders made on Marvin.ie & Marvin.ie Apps
* Restricted to new customers only
* Some restaurants will require minimum order values
* Delivery area restrictions may apply
* Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer
* Excludes cash orders
* Expires midnight 30/11/2015
The App features are as follows
* Find takeaways across the nation
* Collect stamps & earn FREE meals
* Automated address finder
* Filter restaurants based on food types, offers and delivery fees
* Sort restaurants by distance, reviews or delivery time
* Search for specific restaurants
* Order easily from the restaurants menus
* Pay by credit card, PayPal or Bitcoin
