Microsoft is on a roll with the development and refinement of the upcoming Windows 10 OS. On Tuesday Microsoft had announced the Build 10159, for the users who have signed up for the Insider Program, with the very futuristic logo and wallpaper, today its a surprise for the fast ring (ones who have opted to get the unpolished and raw OS even before it is made available to everyone).
The head of OD development for Microsoft, Gabriel Aul tweeted
In the official blog Gabriel Aul said that since it’s going to be an extended weekend in the USA he was excited to unveil the Build 10162 to the fast ring and then to slow ring if there aren’t any issues detected.
Gab Aul added
Build 10162 is another great one. In fact, our testing and internal telemetry metrics show it has better reliability, performance, battery life, and compatibility than any Windows 10 Insider Preview build so far.
It’s good to see that Windows10 is getting in shape in good time and we are hopeful that the final OS should be ready soon and are very excited.
The Nexus 6 has just received a price cut here in Ireland but just on the Play Store,having looked at other prices from the like of Argos the price still remains at the higher end touching €525.
However if you now head to the Play Store you can enjoy a better deal starting at €424.39 for the 32GB model and its €459.99,these are pretty good prices so if you want to avail act fast as Google have not mentioned these cuts anywhere..
Ireland has a new mobile network which is certainly very welcome news for many,The new network which is owned by Dixons Carphone will run off the Three network..It is set to go live in August this year and will give consumers more options, iDMobile is said to give its customers more choice,currently the two year plan here are for most tedious who are on billpay and iD mobile is set to also change this..choice is something we lack and I welcome this with open arms.
“You tell us, not the other way around.”
iD is the network that has been created from everything customers, like you, have told us they want from a network.After a year of planning and talking to people around Ireland about what could help them love their mobile network, we are building a network to give you what you want.From flexibility that suits your lifestyle to changeable plans, we want you to have the freedom to decide what you want when you want.
Currently there is no details on pricing as yet but watch out for n=more news as it comes in,you can now sign up and show your interest in the new network,head over to HERE for more.This is very welcome news and we wish them the best and it will be something I will consider,what do you folks think,shout off below.
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Kids love to save money and the traditional piggy bank is quite popular and very common amongst kids these days but that is still all too tempting to break open and dip into the savings,there is now another alternative called Piggy Smalls and its an app,this way at last ensures your child cant dip into their savings and perhaps learn the value of money,at the end of the week/month you can then give your child some hard real cash to the amount you have given over whichever period suits..This also is another way of having no coins lying around them house which can be annoying at times.
Here is how the app works and its quite simple..give it a go and tell us what you think of it.
1. Every week (or whenever you want) you send a package of money to your kid, from the same app
2. The child opens the package and drags the coins to the piggy.
3. When the child needs real money, you as a parent give him/her real money, and remove the same amount from the virtual piggy. Or you might want to move real money to the child’s own account whenever a certain amount of virtual coins is saved.
The parental functions (adding/removing piggies, sending/removing coins) are protected by a pin code that you create in the beginning so there is no worry about the children getting to do something they are not supposed to.This is a nice built in feature as kids are much more clever these days with the amount of technology that surrounds us.
This has been an ongoing mess for some time now and finally we may have it settled which is going to be great news for consumers in the coming years.Everything is not quite final just yet but its good news regardless.
The “Fair Usage Policy” is still present though,this is something which alone is not clear cut here with terms and conditions,the same as the term “Unlimited” both these terms go hand in hand so be careful to read your contracts before purchase..The is an ever increasing pattern of “Bill Shock” still here with people not understanding data limits and what consumes it..
“Net Neutrality” is also a topic at hand in which operators will be treat all traffic the same providing internet access .
This all applies to the EU zone but as to outside the EU there is still not much happening there where the networks make big money if you go over you set limit or purchase a bundled prior arrival.From April charges no more than 5c per minute of outgoing calls, 2c per text and 5c per MB of data this is excluding V.A.T
This has been a slow painful process and another 2 year wait is pretty much a downer for most and it gives the networks plenty of time to think some more and become more competitive,perhaps not…..
The project is the first to implement system in accordance with EU ITS directive
HERE, a leader in mapping, navigation and location services, has been selected by Finnish traffic agencies to lead a pilot project to enable vehicles to communicate safety hazards to others on the road.
The pilot, which will start in 2016, intends to assess the capability of current and emerging mobile network and location cloud technologies in supporting the timely communication of critical safety information, such as black ice or an animal on the road, sudden traffic build-up, or an accident.
In this pilot, to test the capability of the proposed technology architecture, drivers will voluntarily share notifications about safety hazards and changing road conditions initially via a smartphone. The aim, however, is that this architecture would later also support low-latency communication, via a cloud, of data generated by a vehicle’s on-board sensors and the surrounding road infrastructure to other vehicles and smart devices on the road.
According to a recent forecast from automotive technology research firm SBD, by 2020 there will be some 33 million vehicles sold annually with built-in connectivity, generating more than 163 million terabytes of data each year via their on-board cameras and sensors. When shared across the road network using 4G/LTE and future 5G network technologies, these data could be utilized by vehicles to give them an awareness of road conditions beyond the reach of their sensors, and thus enable the driver or the vehicle itself to better plan driving maneuvers. 5G technology raises the prospect of road hazard warnings being communicated via the cloud to relevant vehicles in a fraction of a second.
HERE is tasked by the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) and Trafi, the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, to lead the pilot, called Coop, and will work together with traffic information management service company Infotripla in implementing it. The project will be the first to implement a road hazard warning messaging system as described in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Directive set out by the EU. This particular pilot does not require the deployment of any additional roadside infrastructure, such as DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) equipment, although HERE is pursuing an agnostic approach with its technologies that will allow for connections with other infrastructure if required.
George Filley, who heads HERE’s Digital Transportation Infrastructure program, said: “With this project, we will explore how technology within our reach today could make driving safer as cars get connected. There will be enormous amounts of data generated by a car’s on-board sensors that can be collected, analyzed and shared with others on the road. An important piece of the puzzle is to figure out how to provide relevant, low-latency information to the right people at the right time, and that is a problem we believe we can solve.
Alain Dunoyer, Head of the Safe Car division of SBD, the automotive technology research firm, said: “The technology exists to identify road hazards with increasing levels of accuracy – it is great to see Finland partnering with a technology leader like HERE to take the next step of ensuring this information reaches a broader population of drivers who will benefit from this life-saving information the most.”
The first phase of the pilot will focus on ensuring the technical maturity of the system. The second phase begins in the first half of 2016 on the E18 highway, the main road between Helsinki and Turku, as well as the Ring I and Ring III highways in the Greater Helsinki area, with initially up to 1,000 drivers expected to take part. The pilot phase is expected to complete by the end of 2017.
HERE has been developing location cloud technology for several years, and currently provides content and services via the cloud – including maps, routing and real-time traffic information – to automotive and Internet companies as well as government transportation agencies.
In a related effort, HERE is developing next generation high definition (HD) and live maps to power a new class of driver experiences globally, including deployment in highly automated vehicles in 2018. To help accelerate the deployment of a live map for vehicles, HERE last weekpublished an interface specification that defines how sensor data gathered by vehicles on the road can be ingested by a cloud. HERE intends for this interface specification to become a standardized way for vehicles to send to the cloud the rich variety of data gathered by their on-board sensors. With a standard interface specification, the data generated would be analogous regardless of vehicle manufacturer and could be pooled, processed and analyzed quickly to create an enhanced view of road and traffic conditions.
Free School Book Covering and Delivery with Parcel Motel from The Book Haven
Ireland’s specialist online school book shop, the Book Haven, have partnered with Parcel Motel to provide free deliveries and covering for school books to parents across the country this summer*.
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WordKik Parental Control is a new android application to help parents tackle on-line cyber bullying and more. WordKik is the first android application which notifies parents if their children are using bad language on their smart phones and tablets,WordKik is based in Dublin too which is great to hear..kids today have now easy access to phones and tablets and they need some form of protection and here is a great solution,this will give parents some extra sense of security and its also a good start to implement more ideas in the future.
WordKik is a start up, creating software tools to help parents in their busy lives. Founded in 2014, by Ferdows Sanehi and his brother Behzad Sanehi they are both engineering students from ITB and DIT in Dublin Ireland. Their Marketing specialist is Matthew Mc Callion. They have a passion for creating family friendly products.
WordKik offers an overall solution for parents who are worried about their child’s online activities. The parent will never need to go through their child’s phone or tablet. WordKik gives busy parents a great tool to keep their child safe without taking away their child’s privacy. Unlike other competitors our app is 100% free for extra features parents have the option to upgrade..
Parents are instantly notified when their children are uses profane language on their social networking apps, as well as the internet.WordKik also notifies you when your child goes onto an inappropriate website. When adult content is detected the child’s browser is automatically locked. This prevents your child from seeing pornography and violence.
Other features include : Geo-location tracking of your child’s devices. Locking/unlocking individual apps on your child’s phone or tablet. Time locking of your child’s device
