Sudio have a great new deal going on right now and you can also grab 4 sets of coasters free with your purchase to top that off you get a further 15% discount using the code techbuzzireland
The “Coasters Campaign” – is a set of 4 modern and distinctive Swedish design heatproof cork based coasters for your favourite beverage of choice. They are made with the finest types of rock material to protect wood and glass surfaces, absorb liquids, prevent the sliding of cups, making it the most suitable gift for homes, offices, corporate gifts, and more. We have a quick video below on what they are.
We have been working with Sudio some time now and reviewing their prodcuts and they are really fashionable sound great and affordable and watch out for more reviews soon.
All you need to do now is check out their goods HERE and then enter the code techbuzzireland at the checkout.
The Christmas season is almost upon us and today we have another gift guide for tech fans courtesy of DELL , In this guide there is something for everyone and every pocket be it just a laptop or gaming laptops there is plenty to pick from check out the offers below and check out their new Chromebook…
Powered by the latest 8th gen Intel® Core™ Processors for smooth, responsive performance whether you’re gaming, streaming videos or working on CPU-intensive projects.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q design technology allows for a more immersive on-screen experience.
Killer Gigabit Ethernet and SmartByte automatically prioritizes gaming and video content to keep everything moving fast and smooth, so you won’t buffer while trying to watch your favorite holiday movie.
Device color options include Matte Black and Beijing Red.
Truly immersive audio with virtual 7.1 Surround at 2.4GHz Wireless provides rich and expansive soundscapes for an unparalleled listing experience for gaming or listening to “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on repeat.
Operates across Xbox, Playstation and PC devices making it the perfect headset for gamers.
Offers an exceptional noise-cancelling microphone, for crystal-clear team-based chat while deep in the game or chatting with your friends.
Battery life reaches 15 hours with lighting turned off or up to 8.5 hours with AlienFX lighting turned on.
NEW Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop– Available – 23rd October Starting price €1,699.00
Alienware’s thinnest and lightest 15” gaming laptop
Smaller, thinner, lighter, the m15 is optimized for mobility and is the best solution for gamers-on-the-go this holiday season.
Powerful enough to handle high-graphic games, play your favorite titles anywhere with uncompromised NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 and 1070 graphics performance on FHD or UHD display options.
Capable of up to 16 hours of battery life, so when you’re delayed at the airport with no outlet in sight you can keep on gaming.
AlienFX customizable lighting across 6 zones including keyboard, power button, and LCD cover Alien head let’s you show off your favorite holiday festive colors.
Device color options include Epic Silver and Nebula Red.
The most popular PC on the market now with a stunning new look
Dell Cinema and next-gen InfinityEdge display creates the perfect Netflix viewing experience of your favorite holiday movies.
Smaller, thinner, lighter, it is the smallest 13-inch laptop on the planet, making it great to bring on all your plane rides this holiday season.
The most powerful 13-inch in its class with an extremely long battery life: Up to 19 and 1/2 hours so you can finish that end of the year work presentation on the road without worry of finding an outlet.
Powered by the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 discrete graphics for crystal-clear, realistic details and smooth, realistic gameplay.
Gameplay appears sharp from virtually every angle thanks to an FHD anti-glare display.
Immerse yourself in your favorite holiday movies with seamless streaming using SmartByte technology that prioritizes visual content.
Device color options include Black, Recon Blue or Alpine White.
Turn that oy vey into Joy Vey:
NEW Inspiron Chromebook 14 2-in-1 – Available 23rd October
Price available at launch.
Convenient, versatile & budget friendly
Built with upscale features, this is for customers who want a premium 2-in-1 convertible that is thoughtfully designed.
The 14-inch FHD IPS touch-enabled display and 360-degree hinge allows for the opportunity to watch, work and play the way you like, including seamless integration with Google apps.
The Electro-magnetic resonance stylus never needs batteries and conveniently fits into its garage built into the base of the system so you’re less likely to misplace it or have to remember to pack it when you’re traveling for the holidays, but still need to finish that presentation for work.
Up to 10 hours of battery life lets you leave your charger packed away while on long flights or car rides to Grandma’s house for the holidays.
The best of Dell Cinema with CinemaColor, CinemaSound and CinemaStream create an optimized Netflix viewing experience to catch all your favorite holiday movies.
Amazon Alexa enabled so you can hear the weather before you start your holiday road-trip, listen to your favorite holiday carol and more.
The optional Active Pen allows you to take notes on favorite recipes for your many family dinners.
The USB Type-C port lets you connect with multiple monitors and other peripherals for a desk-based home-office set-up, or to keep the kids entertained while you’re busy playing host or hostess at your family holiday gathering.
Virgin Media will be in Gorey on Thursday 25th October to celebrate Ireland’s Internet Day and the designation of Gorey as the 2018 Digital Town by the Irish Domain Name Registry (IEDR).
The ‘Digital Town’ initiative highlights the benefits and possibilities of the internet and celebrates the digital achievements of a local town. Gorey was chosen for cultivating a truly digital environment in the town, and for its ongoing successes in fully embracing digital for its residents and for local businesses.
During the day, there will be discussions and presentations on the benefits of high speed broadband and digitisation – in the Digital Dome being established in the town centre by IEDR and Gorey Chamber to mark Gorey’s success. Business guru and broadcaster Bobby Kerr will MC the proceedings which will also include many local business success stories.
Through our national Project Lightning network investment programme, Virgin Media has extended its ultrafast network to circa 20,000 premises in Gorey, Enniscorthy, New Ross and Wexford in the past year, bringing Ireland’s fastest broadband and the best connected entertainment to Gorey. Virgin Media also introduced Free Public Wi-Fi for citizens in the town, contributing strongly to Gorey’s capability and success as Ireland’s 2018 Digital Town.
Towns across Ireland including Gorey are currently benefiting from our ongoing network expansion programme which involves connecting local communities to Ireland’s fastest broadband provider. Over the past two years, Virgin Media has added 100,000 new homes and businesses to its network map in Ireland, and is on target to reach the 1 million milestone over the next 2 years.
SAS, the global leader in analytics, celebrate 20 years of continuous operation in the Republic of Ireland. Of course, Ireland has cemented itself as a capital of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation which is why in 2016, SAS expanded its operations with a new office at Le Touche House in the heart of Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre. On top of this, SAS is set to complete a three-year, €40 million investment in Ireland which has seen the company’s Irish workforce increase six-fold since 2015.
In recent years, Ireland has cemented itself as a capital of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. It has become home to many promising start-ups and houses the European headquarters of some of the world’s largest technology companies. SAS has been applying analytics to the toughest business problems for large and small organisations across Ireland for decades, and has been a prominent thought leader in AI for over 40 years.
SAS boasts a strong and growing presence in the region, with its Irish office network serving as a European hub. SAS Ireland supports sales of data analytics software into markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It also acts as a multi-channel service centre for customer enquiries and support. The company employs multi-lingual business development and sales specialists, customer engagement specialists, data scientists and software engineers, all of whom help customers add value with SAS analytics built on a powerful analytics platform.
Earlier this year, SAS Ireland was voted #19 on the Great Place to Work® Institute’s “Best Workplaces Ireland 2018” list of companies with under 100 employees. This was the fourth year in a row SAS had been ranked as a top workplace. The company scored highly for the quality of relationships between managers and employees, with staff citing high levels of trust, credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.
SAS is set to complete a three-year, €40 million investment in Ireland which has seen the company’s Irish workforce increase six-fold since 2015.
“Ireland has a very strong pedigree in analytics and AI” said Charles Senabulya, Vice President & Country Manager, SAS UK & Ireland. “Over the last decade, Dublin has established itself as a major European centre of excellence for technology and data science. SAS has been at the forefront of that innovation, and we’re determined to continue driving change and pushing the frontiers of analytics. Congratulations to everyone who has built up SAS Ireland over the last 20 years, and to those who continue to make it one of the country’s best places to work.”
I had a long rant here some time ago about insurance companies using apps to gather information on your driving habits offering you a cheaper rate if you meet their criteria but I was not happy about this idea due to the data involved and whom and where it goes to after it is passed on by insurance companies and in general I like many here in Ireland have no love at all for them due to the stupid prices we now pay for insurance and even in my own case it has gone up every year for the last 4 years and you just cant win despite our lovely government saying they will step in and do something about it… I will just shut up now about that..
There is a new app now on the market called Targify that offers the same idea but at a cost and requires a monthly sub which immediately puts me off due to this technology already native with many companies at no charge but as mentioned they gather data on your driving habits. This is a hard sell for me but I am not knocking the idea, As is even for seasoned drivers the cost of insurance is gone up and for new drivers getting insured is an issue as is…
Where does the data go and who has access to it….
All data is sent securely from the Targify device to our secure servers which have passed World-class penetration testing. The data from your device may only be viewed by you, using the Targify smartphone App, and you must have your Username & Password to access it.
Do insurers recognise this product – Will I get a reduction in premium.
We are currently in discussions with the Motor Insurance industry with a view to securing discounts for Users of Targify. We will update this website and our newsletter subscribers when this happens.
The app provides a driver rating score too. This is calculated based on an algorithm developed using our years of experience in providing this technology to the Motor Insurance industry. Targify gives feedback on dates travelled, the route taken and acceleration of the driver.
Product description
Targify Connected Car 360 is a really cool system that allows parents to accompany their young drivers, virtually, on every journey. It takes the pain out of getting permission to drive from your parents as they have less to worry about when you’re on the road alone.
It’s a simple, two-part system with a device that plugs into the car to monitor driving and an App for parents to see how their driving is going.
Product Highlights Include
Risky driving behaviour monitoring
Scores driver-safety performance
Current vehicle location
Journey history
Mobile phone use while driving
Full report for analysis
Targify tells you if your son or daughter is engaging in risky driving behaviour. You get this information on your smartphone, anywhere in the World. Targify allows you to see how fast they’re driving but also delivers other information that’s as important such as:
Harsh braking: Viewed by Insurers as a key-indicator of the likelihood that a driver will have an accident
Excessive acceleration: A regular amongst young males particularly, it increases the risk of losing control or hitting pedestrians
Harsh Cornering: Taking bends too quickly can easily cause a novice driver to lose control and crash.
Current location: Allows you to know where the vehicle is at any time
Journey review: See the routes taken by the vehicle in the past
Driving Score: See how their driving improves week-on-week. We start everyone on 100 points. Points are lost for aggressive driving. 1 is terrible driving. 100 is excellent.
There is an app on Android and iOS so this means privacy issues will the said son or daughter or whoever is going to be driving the vehicle allow this to happen and be monitored wherever they go?? I will leave that up to you to decide.. Will it help with insurance costs in time without having to hand over data of some sort and is it worth the money?? You tell us below or on social.
The much talked about and leaked device of the year has dropped in and today we will have a quick unboxing of the all new Google Pixel 3 XL. We have more videos to follow soon on this device and accessories. The Pixel 3 XL would have been my primary choice of the two as I prefer bigger smartphones but there is much talk about that notch on top which does not bother me at all being my first notched device.
On initial set up and getting the hang of the device so far I am liking what I am seeing overall and will be talking more about the phone in the coming weeks and if you have any questions as always just ask below or on our social channels and we will help with any assistance you may need.
For more information on the Google Pixel 3XL head over HERE and stay tuned for further updates on the device in the coming weeks as we give it a good test.
The Google Pixel 3 XL stand is a handy piece of tech to have complement your Google device which gives you wireless charging and information at hand and also entices you to use the Google Assistant which works quite well in most instances.
The stand will give you up to 10W fast charging on your Pixel 3 and if you have any other Qi- compatible devices they will work too but at half the charge rate. One feature I like on this is the digital wellbeing which enables you to take a break from your smartphone and this gives you a daily log of your mobile activies and perhaps after using such you might get a shock as to how much time you spend on your phone..
Whilst the device is sat in the stand youn have shortcuts to tap you can listen to the news straight away or get weather information and news for your locale. You can launch a bedtime routine too with the assistant and set alarm or get a virtual snapshot of the day based on the information provided. If you have Nest HELLO this is also has intergration built in. The nice thing for me here is the ability to have a digital photo frame and listen to my playlist too and the speakers on this phone are plenty aloud.
Our Google Pixel 3 XL has arrived and it really is a nice device thus far and so far I am enjoying it our review on that is coming soon. We also have two official cases for the device which are also quite nice and they would be required to have some form of protection on your device as they are not cheap to buy and I always say “case up”.
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The fabric cases are nice to the touch and look well and also give your device some additonal grip without the bulk. With tactile keys that also work well there is no issue at all so far using these cases on the device and I would reccommend you get a case of some sort regardless. Check out the video below and stay tuned for more case reviews soon on the Pixel 3XL. Both cases work fine with wireless charging units..
On a daily basis, thousands of mobile applications are uploaded to Google play store & Apple app store. Every enterprise now required a mobile application as it has a lot of benefits. Nowadays we can find the application in health, education, food, real estate and almost it covers all the major sectors. But one thing is common in all the application, they all follows a similar development process. In this article, outlined is the development processes that mostly mobile App development companiesfollows.
Idea
What is your main purpose for developing a mobile application? Till now the most successful application has only one mantra that is to resolve the real-life problem. So if you identify the problem, the next thing you can do is to think about why this problem exists. Talk to experts about your identified issue. Once you have a complete grasp the whole information. Now you can start evaluating how a mobile app can solve your identified problem. Then hire a team of developers who can work on your idea.
Wireframing
Wireframes are the sketch up & mock-up design of your application. A wireframe is build up with the teamwork of developers & designers. In this phase, team decide the UI/UX of application. Mostly animation, transition, user mapping content, and the text and the layout. As you know designing, plays a vital role in website and application. Most of the people judge you on the basis of your application UI & UX. In this phase, you will decide user experience and decide how to incorporate your brand image into the mobile app.
Choosing the right platform
Once the team decided the UI/UX, then the developers will recommend you the best mobile development platforms. The recommendation will play a significant role in the whole development process. However, if you want to make a successful application, you must choose quality work. Once the design and platform have been selected, then the mobile development company start their core task- coding.
Finished product testing
This is the last phase of developing a mobile app. The step is as much critical as the whole developing process. In this phase, the developers check the code, simulate various usage scenarios, clear out the bugs, test for vulnerabilities, security and privacy issues, compatibility with various devices, and functionality in various data networks (if the app requires an internet connection for using it).
How long does this entire process take?
This highly relies on the company you select to develop the app. On an average, if you hire a professional developer, they can develop in a minimum of 300 hours of work to build a customised app which includes a high level of user interaction, graphics, and functionalities.
