PlayStation Now – a game streaming subscription service is now available in Ireland. With a monthly subscription, available for €14.99, gamers will now be able to track back through a catalogue of more than 500 of their favourite PS3 & PS4 games. PS Now is also compatible for Windows PC users. This will be much welcome news.
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) today is launching PlayStation™Now (PS Now) game streaming subscription service in Ireland.
With one subscription, players on PlayStation®4 (PS4™) and Windows PC can enjoy more than 500 PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PS4 games. Windows PC users can play using their DS4 andother compatible controllers.
Games are regularly added and include PlayStation exclusives such as The Last of Us, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and Killzone Shadow Fall; blockbuster hits like Red Dead Redemption, Batman: Arkham City, and WWE 2K16; and family friendly titles including LEGO® Movie Videogame, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4, and Tearaway Unfolded.
For a full list of games available on PS Now, please click here.
PS Now enables players to stream games without game downloads, installs, or patches as well as save game progress in the PS Now cloud save storage so that they can seamlessly resume their progress on a PS4 or Windows PC. A subscription also enables players to unlock both PS3 and PS4 trophies, send and receive online multiplayer invites[i], and share gameplay status updates with their friends list.
PS Now offers a seven day free trial. The monthly subscription is available for €14.99.
In addition to Switzerland, Austria and Ireland, PS Now is also available in the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
For more information on PS Now, please click here.
Amazon is growing at incredible speed every year, gradually becoming a company capable of providing all products and services imaginable. Recently, the brand shook the earth by announcing that it was going to develop in the banking industry. We notice that society is in constant development, and we will see in this article that they will soon have everything we consume. This detailed infographic has be sent to us by RepairlyUK
Amazon Home Services –
Amazon home service allows you to order a home service directly from the website. If you want to order a maid, a plumber or an electrician, take advantage of this service more than practical, your credit card that you have registered on Amazon will be charged.
Smart Home
Alexa is Amazon’s voice service and the brain behind millions of devices like the Amazon Echo. Alexa provides capabilities, or skills, that enable customers to create a more personalized experience. Customers can use Alexa to control smart home devices such as cameras, door locks, entertainment systems, lighting, and thermostats.
Amazon Media Service
Amazon provides a wide range of video and music services to its customers :
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service offered by Amazon.com that gives users access to free two-day delivery (one-day in select areas), streaming video/music and other benefits for a monthly or yearly fee.
Music & Music unlimited : it is a music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon.com. At launch, Amazon offered over 29 million songs.
Amazon Music Unlimited is a stand-alone music streaming service is different from Prime Music because it has millions of songs compared to Prime Music’s limited catalog.
Amazon Studios is Amazon.com’s division that develops television shows, movies and comics from online submissions and crowd-sourced feedback.
Audible.com is a seller and producer of spoken audio entertainment, information and educational programming on the Internet. Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and TV programs and audio versions of magazines and newspapers.
Amazon Health
Amazon, J.P. Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway were teaming up in a joint venture to do something about the high cost, complexity, and bureaucracy of U.S. health care.
Amazon Drive
Amazon Drive, formerly known as Cloud Drive, is a cloud storage application managed by Amazon. The service offers secure cloud storage, file backup, file sharing, and Photo printing. Using an Amazon account, the files and folders can be transferred and managed from multiple devices including web browsers, desktop applications, mobiles, and tablets.
Amazon & Food
Amazon hasn’t hesitated in making major changes at Whole Foods after acquiring the grocery chain for $13.7 billion.
Changes have included price cuts, selling Amazon tech in grocery stores, and an upcoming switch to Amazon Prime as Whole Foods’ new rewards program.
AmazonFresh has rolled out its services gradually, targeting specific parts of various metropolitan areas and partnering with local speciality stores for delivery of local items.
Amazon Technology
The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store.
The Kindle Fire includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and the Kindle Store for e-books.
Amazon Fire TV is a digital media player and its microconsole remote developed by Amazon. The player is a small network appliance entertainment device that streams digital audio/video content to a high-definition television from the home network.
The Everything Store
Jeff Bezos stands out for his relentless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way that Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing. Amazon placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet. Nothing would ever be the same again.
Amazon Parcel Delivery
Amazon started using drones in 2016 to deliver small parcels in the English countryside. The first delivery in drone lasted 13 minutes from the order to the delivery.
Amazon Career
These platforms (Amazon Handmade and Amazon FBA) allow to sell products on a platform of purchase / sale.
Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA)’s suite of fulfilment and logistics solutions help the customer to grow his business in his home marketplace and abroad. Opt for FBA and send your products to Amazon’s fulfilment centre.
Ricoh is now the single source managed print services provider for the Shell Group. As part of the agreement, Ricoh will support Shell’s managed print operations in 98 global locations including deployment of many thousand Ricoh multi-function printers and Ricoh’s Streamline NX; Device Manager NX; and Mobile Printing software. Ricoh will administrate and manage the software from within the Shell private cloud infrastructure and will have 20 Ricoh engineers onsite at Shell offices to provide on the ground support.
David Mills, CEO, Ricoh Europe.
Ricoh is now a key sourcing partner to help Shell IT meet its objective of delivering business value enabled by technology.
David Mills, CEO, Ricoh Europe, says: “Our ability to provide dependable, secure and agile print services on such a large scale helps ensure that our clients’ overall business operations remain smooth and effective. Given the print technology available to Shell, it is clear they are primed to flourish throughout the digital age. We look forward to supporting them on this exciting journey.”
Recently we checked out these devices which are really cool and greatly improved over previous models, We will be talking more on them soon.Not only that if you pre-order either of the devices you can cash in on a bonus gift which we spoke about HERE
Today more good news surfaces which will delight fans due to seeing this news from other regions.
SonyMobile has partnered with Playstation and All customers purchasing the new Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact smartphones will be entitled to a 12 month subscription to PlayStation®Plus
Sony will be offering all Xperia customers purchasing Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact handsets a PlayStation Plus 12 month membership (worth €59.99) from launch at no additional cost, bringing them further into the incredible world of entertainment offered by Sony. PlayStation Plus membership gives qualifying Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact owners the ability to access PlayStation Plus benefits including access to online multiplayer gameplay on PlayStation 4, monthly games for PlayStation 4 at no extra cost, and exclusive discounts on PlayStation™Store.
The PlayStation Plus offer will be redeemable through the Xperia Lounge app, which comes pre-installed on all Xperia smartphones.
The XZ2 and XZ2 Compact are available to pre-order ahead of launch on 6th April 2018. Pre-order customers will also receive a free complimentary accessory as pointed out above.
Ciarán Cleary from Sony Mobile Communications, comments: “Sony has consistently been at the forefront of the gaming market. From the original PlayStation through to today’s PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation VR, and the latest PlayLink mobile gaming titles, Sony has pushed the boundaries of gaming as we know it. For several years now, we’ve positioned our Xperia smartphones as the window into the wider Sony world and with the launch of these new handsets, we’re looking to extend that message to our gaming fans and reward them for choosing a Sony device.”
Advanced Discovery, a leading global eDiscovery and risk management company, today announces the launch of its Irish practice with the opening of a Dublin-based office and data centre, as well as the appointment of Greg Deane as Advanced Discovery Ireland’s regional director.
Prior to joining Advanced Discovery (formerly known as Millnet in the UK and Ireland), Deane spent 15 years working in some of Ireland’s leading law firms. Most recently, as head of eDiscovery and data management services at William Fry, Deane was responsible for building and overseeing the firm’s data management unit. His team assisted with a variety of projects such as due diligence exercises, regulatory investigations, discovery and data subject access requests.
William Fry Corporate Portraits. Greg Deane. Pictured is Copyright Fennell Photography 2017
“Greg’s understanding of the Irish legal market will be key in taking our business forward to meet the new challenges of the evolving commercial and legal landscape in Europe,” says Julia Chain, UK managing director and executive VP, International of Advanced Discovery. “Our new practice in Ireland will further enhance our ability to serve clients with complex multijurisdictional and multinational issues. As Brexit looms ever closer, we are delighted to be investing in Ireland with its stable presence within the EU.”
“I am excited at the prospect of establishing Advanced Discovery as a leader in eDiscovery and risk management in the Irish market. Our new Dublin-based office and ISO-certified data centre, patented solutions and teams of expert advisors will all benefit our Irish and growing roster of global clients as their eDiscovery and risk management requirements continue to expand,” says Deane. “As complexity increases, particularly with the advent of the GDPR, knowing what data you have and where it is stored is becoming increasingly important. Advanced Discovery offers a more consultative approach that allows our clients to plan effective strategies for information governance and manage their data in the most cost-effective manner.”
According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, about 40 percent of all crashes involving pedestrians occur at intersections, and more than half of all fatal pedestrian crashes occur at night, between the hours of 6 p.m. and midnight.
Hence, SOUL Electronics, a global leader in consumer audio designed for the active and fitness-oriented lifestyle now presents the new X-SHOCK Transparent Edition: truly wireless, sport earphones designed and built with a runner’s safety in mind. SOUL’s X-SHOCK Transparent Edition earphones boast bright LED lights, keeping them safe from traffic at all hours of the night.
X-SHOCK Transparent Edition Earphone Features:
Sleek transparent case with bright LED light for night-time jogging
3,000 mAH Power bank provides 18 additional charges, up to 60 hours of playtime and features a USB-port to charge smartphones once fully
Superior connectivity with Bluetooth 4.2 and a gold-plated antenna that minimizes interference
Sweat and rain-proof with iPX5 rating, allowing for water submersion up to 16 feet and for 30 minutes
Auto-on and instant pairing when placing earbuds into the ear
Compatible with Siri and Google Assistant for added convenience on-the-go
Tight seal to isolate music for a bass boost and block out ambient background noises
The X-SHOCK Transparent Edition are available now through Indiegogo and on www.soulelectronics.com for $149.
GUEST POST by Karthik Reddy, It is a common thing for one big company to own several other large companies. As a matter of fact, there are about a dozen companies that own all the other ones. Did you know that only a while ago (December 2017), Apple acquired Shazam for $400 million? Or that Facebook owns both Instagram and WhatsApp, and that Microsoft bought LinkedIn, Skype, MSN, and Bing?
Tech companies are well known for being addicted to their mergers and acquisitions. Whether it’s Amazon buying up ecommerce companies or https://www.16best.net/expedia/ famous for its discount codes and cheap hotel bookings, internet based companies are trying to dominate their respective industries and become the most successful companies they can be. 2017 was a year full of important tech mergers, so let’s take a look at some of the substantial ones.
1. Amazon
In June 2017, Amazon sealed the deal to buy Whole Foods Market for an eye-watering $13.7 billion, a huge acquisition which catapulted the ecommerce giant into physical stores and fulfilled Jeff Bezos’ long term ambition of Amazon being able to sell more grocery products.
2. Cisco
Cisco bought AppDynamics, one of its all time biggest acquisitions. This acquisition was all about helping companies make sense of big data in their companies quickly. As data becomes a hugely important part of our daily lives, it appears that Cisco hope to capitalize on the need for companies to understand and interpret it.
AppDynamics can help its customers translate business data into easy to digest analytics and insights. AppDynamics itself had a year full of growth, expanding by over 50%.
Cisco also bought Viptela for $610 million. Viptela is a developer of software defined networking technology widely used by leading telecom carriers such as Verizon. With these two acquisitions, Cisco made it clear that the company is seriously thinking about acquiring software related companies as business slowly but surely moves into the digital realm.
3. Palo Alto Networks
In February 2017, it bought LightCyber for a princely sum of $105 million. The LightCyber technologies work to bring automation and machine learning to cybersecurity and have a vision of developing technologies, which can identify sophisticated attacks that often go undetected. This was a strategic buy by the Palo Alto company and boosts its technology portfolio massively. In 2014, it acquired Cyvera and CirroSecure in 2015 to add further security capabilities for its SaaS application. Want to learn more about which tech companies own other tech companies? Check out our infographic below, you might just find yourself very surprised!
PartyWizz is the new online platform designed to cater to all parents’ and event organisers’ needs when planning children’s parties and booking entertainment.
The online booking-platform is the first of its kind on the market and allows the customer to choose from a variety of suitable party entertainers based on theme, location, price, and real-time availability. Having spent 20 years working in the marketing industry and developing a successful advertising business in Dubai, founder Hamish Urquhart decided to return to his passion – magic and entertainment.
Hamish Urquhart
From his first-hand experience working in the industry, he recognised a gap in the market for a tool for easily booking entertainment and bringing party planning into the 21st century.
Commenting on the launch of his new business, Hamish said: “PartyWizz has been the perfect outlet to combine my passion for entertainment with my marketing and business development skills.
“From working as an entertainer, I saw first-hand the pressure parents were under in organising parties, and I knew there had to be a way to make the process much simpler. I was hugely inspired by what was happening in the on-demand economy with the likes of Uber, Airbnb and homegrown Hassle – creating market place solutions for problems.”
Research phase
Research conducted by PartyWizz during the development stages of the platform found that the average spend per party was between €350 – €400, with many key factors contributing to this spend for parents, including:
The guilt of not spending enough time with their children;
Lack of time for planning and;
The pressure of coming up with original ideas.
Commenting on the research findings, Hamish said: “From the hundreds of parents we engaged with in the development of the platform, the overwhelming feedback was that parents do not have enough time and are under pressure juggling multiple demands. My hope is that by bringing all elements of party planning together on one platform, PartyWizz will alleviate the stress and pressure from children’s party-planning and take party-planning into the 21st century.”
The site enables the user to easily organise key areas of a party: entertainers can be reviewed and booked; add-ons such as themed party bags, decorations can be ordered in the same transaction; and all of the entertainers have been hand-picked to give parents maximum peace of mind.
Leading stylus manufacturer, Adonit, is today pleased to announce the UK availability of INK Pro – a fine point stylus with a built in microphone to support Cortana voice command, created exclusively for Windows powered tablets and devices with business users in mind. The INK Pro is available for £79.99 from Amazonwith Prime delivery.
Certified by Microsoft, the Adonit INK Pro provides a turnkey stylus solution to any Windows device and is the perfect business accessory with Cortana compatibility. Simply connect to the INK Pro via Bluetooth and write and draw in exquisite detail with the INK Pro’s 1mm fine point tip that is both replaceable and streamlined. Featuring a pressure sensitive tip, the Adonit INK Pro emulates real handwriting with lines appearing thicker or thinner depending on how hard the stylus is pressed whilst drawing or writing. Notes, brainstorms and other designs can be created as naturally as if using pen and paper.
Fast paced business meetings and note taking can be much neater with the handy palm rejection feature that allows users to write naturally and comfortably without worrying about extra marks on the page or PowerPoint slide. If a mistake in notes is made, the two shortcut buttons on the INK Pro allow for easy right clicking and erasing.
Features
· Compatible with Windows Tablets & 2-in-1 laptops
· Palm rejection
· Pressure sensitivity
· Presentation mode and shortcut buttons
· Cortana voice enabled
· Laser pointer
· 1mm fine point tip
· Charging dock
With 80 hours of battery life or 24 hours of continuous use and chargeable with any micro USB, travelling with INK Pro could not be more convenient. Users can easily take notes, sketch or brainstorm whilst on long plane, train or car journeys and have no concerns about battery life with the INK Pro.
Featuring a built-in microphone and supporting Cortana voice command, it is ideal to use when in a boardroom for seamless business meetings or just for use in the office. Using Cortana with the stylus can allow users to create notes, find out schedule detail, to translate languages and many other actions simply with voice commands. The INK Pro also includes up and down page buttons to easily switch to the next slide during a presentation with the front-end design laser pointer allowing for points to be clear. Ideal for the modern business-person, the stylus will make the perfect partner for pitches, reports and daily business activity.
Versatile apps
Whether in a boardroom meeting, a presentation, in the office or working from home, the INK Pro makes life more convenient for any business person. Using apps such as PowerPoint and OneNote, handwritten notes can be taken as if using pen and paper. If looking for a more creative use, the Ink Pro works with apps including Sketchpad, Autodesk SketchBook and Fresh Paint allowing users to create sketches, illustrations or brainstorm diagrams. A full list of apps available for Windows INK can be found here.
Adonit INK Pro is available in Black and White for £79.99 from Amazon. See more on Facebook @ Adonit Europe.
