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New network GoMo launches in Ireland. #GoMo #eir

Competition in the telecoms world has heated up things a bit with a new player in town but there is a catch or two, It is belong to eir who have not had it easy over the last while and there is no shops and phones. It is all web based and similar to what is on offer elsewhere by the eir owner. eir also will have no hand on this when it comes to customer service and as we know customer service goes along way and it will in time tell just how good this is going to be assuming the uptake will be a big one.

The pricing on offer for the first 100,000 customers stands at 9.99 a month which is undercutting everyone else out there as it stands now but this move might just see others drop their price and there is nothing better than competition in my book but this whole thing just reminds me or the meteor/eir thing and ID mobile and ID mobile did not last too long.  This is a rolling plan something I am on with another network paying €25 a month for today

To join you just bring your number or sign up and you will pay €10 up front which is not bad and the data allowance is the one to watch as we now consume more data than ever before  and you get a whopping 80GB, So to cap off what is on offer it is all calls,sms your 80GB data and 10GB data of roaming but all this falls under the FUP policy and if you are outside the EU and roam you will be hit hard in the pocket paying big bucks there.

Usage outside of your inclusive allowances will be charged as follows:

  • Voicemail – Free
  • Additional Minutes – 30c/Min
  • SMS – 15c per SMS

See the roaming charges below. You can see more in the PRICING guide

Fair usage – 45,000 minutes and 10,000 SMS which being honest is fine most of us today use social media or Whats App for example to communicate, I think myself I get bout 5 text a week and send the same so no fear of going outside the limits or calls for that matter.

Is this a good deal? On paper yes once you dont roam outside the EU but you can see more at https://shop.gomo.ie/  I  will be back with a review on the service in a few weeks and just lets see how customer service works out.

Update – New fee €12.99

Update – Now 4 sims can be used on one account

 

 

Samsung sends out invitations to their upcoming press conference #MWC2017. #Samsung #Android #Press

Even though we knew there was not going to be a Galaxy S8 during the first big trade show this year, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is set to have a Samsung presentation nevertheless.

No words yet on what to expect during the presentation, but for the teaser unveiled by the team responsible for one of the best Android Tablets available, it seems pretty possible we are going to get the third generation of the Galaxy Tab S series..

The Galaxy Tab S3 has been long rumored lately, and the image leaves nothing else to imagination.

Details  of it are not clear yet, as we don’t know if it will come with Snapdragon or Samsung’s own Exynos 700 series processor on board, or we’ll get two variants for different markets.

Different products will be unveiled as well, but names have yet to be said for us to know the new toys from Samsung.

Set to happen  on February 26 (Sun) 19:00 CET at Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona.

As usual, conference will be streamed Live over www.samsung.com/galaxy

You can find all the information about the products and availability right here after, so stay tuned for more coverage as well everything related to #MWC2017

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#Microsoft announces new Surface Studio PC and updated Surface Book i7. #Surface #Windows

During an event yesterday, Microsoft unveiled their two new offerings in the computer department.

Aiming not only to consumers that need portability but also the ones that need a powerhouse at home, we now see the company focusing once again in hardware…Well except mobile phones anyway..

Surface Book I7

 

 

There’s no big news on the portable side as what we have is a revindication of what I should have been the first offering.

The Surface Book is a great device, but for the more demanding professionals is was aimed, Not having the greatest battery life and some compatibility issues was a let down. But those flaws were attacked and now we have a new offer with the latest I7 processor (hence the name).

Also, they improved the graphics performance and increased the battery by 30%, everything else remains the same as previous models.

They even made a video just to say that, take a look:

The new model will be available starting in November and will start at $2,399 with pre-orders already open.

Surface Studio

This was the main attraction during the event, dubbed as “Surface Studio” this All-in-one PC is aimed to professional photographers, designers as well as Illustrators.

With a huge 28″ LCD PixelSense Display and a resolution of 4,500 x 3,000 (3:2 aspect), the Studio is Microsoft take on Apple’s iMac series.

Only one big difference though, the panel is completely tactile, which offer a whole new world of possibilities.

The spec sheet is quite impressive:

Display

Screen: 28″ PixelSense Display
Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (192 DPI)
Color settings: Adobe sRGB, DCI-P3 and Vivid Color Profiles, Individually color calibrated
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Aspect Ratio: 3:2
Surface Pen
Zero Gravity Hinge

Processor

Quad-core 6th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GPU GDDR5 memory or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GPU GDDR5 memory

Storage

Rapid hybrid drive options: 1TB or 2TB

Memory

8GB, 16GB, or 32GB RAM

Wireless

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Xbox Wireless built-in3

Dimensions and weight

Display: 25.09 x 17.27 x 0.44 in (637.35 x 438.90 x 11.4 mm)
Base: 9.84 x 8.66 x 1.26 in (250.00 x 220.00 x 32.20 mm)
Weight: 21.07 lbs max (9.56 kg)

Connections and expansions

4 USB 3.0
Full-size SD card reader (SDXC compatible)
Mini Displayport
3.5mm headset jack
Compatible with Surface Dial onscreen interaction1

Cameras

Windows Hello2 face sign-in camera 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video

Audio

Dual microphones
Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
3.5mm headset jack

Buttons and keyboard

Physical buttons: Volume and power
Surface Pen
Surface Keyboard
Surface Mouse

In the box

Surface Studio
Surface Pen
Surface Keyboard
Surface Mouse
Power cord with grip-release cable

The Surface Studio will be available in December with some pre-orders being available for the holiday season, the next batch will have to wait till next year.

The price tag of the base model will be $2,999.00 going all the way up to $4,199.00 for the high-end model.

Capable of Pen input as you’d expect from a Surface product, that’s not the only trick under the sleeve.

Pair with the “Zero Gravity Hinge” that allows it to go from monitor to drawing desk, the addition we are really impressed is the Surface Dial.

As You can see from the video above, the Dial is not just an extra tool to have around, Its what will complement the experience when your primary work is on the designing or editing process.

With haptic feedback to let you know you’re changing option without seeing using the radial input, add free location on the screen and you ready to work whenever you want.

As extra, the little gadget with not only be compatible with the new Studio Pc, but also with the Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4.

The can get a standalone Dial once available for $99 with just one color option (looks fine to me), but if you pre-order the Surface Studio before next month you’ll one for free.

But tell us, Do you think Microsoft is offering a solid option against the iMac or the MacBook that are currently on the market? Will be good enough to compete with today’s announcements from Apple?

Let us know in the comment section or join the conversation on Twitter

Rumoured Galaxy S6 details leak with AnTuTu benchmark #Samsung by @TechNewsIreland

Another day, another leak from the gigantic boat of Samsung, and this one is no less interesting from the previous.

Specs have leaked for Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S6, the phone is supposedly going to sport:

  • a 64-bit octa-core Samsung Exynos 7420 processor (Snapdragon 810), an
  • ARM Mali-T760 GPU
  • Quad HD (1440 x 2560) 5.5-inch display
  • 3 GB of RAM.
  • The phone supposedly has a 20 MP back camera, and a 5 MP front camera.

We can assume that the device will also have 32GB and 64GB variants, but one thing we can’t be sure of is the certainty on a MicroSD card slot. This is becase Samsung is designing the S6 from the ground up and calling it “Project Zero”. It’s safe to assume that this will mean an all metal chassis for the S6 instead of the plastic we’ve grown to associate with the brand.

All things aside, if Samsung can remember to de-bloat it’s software before it ships in an aesthetically pleasing powerhouse, they can become serious contenders in the phone market again.

Drop – The Irish start-up that brings tech to the kitchen

 

Drop is a new kitchen innovation created by four Irish techies that just so happened to have an empty stomach and an idea at the same time.

Drop is a teardrop shaped measuring plate that pairs with an iPad app to turn cooking into something that doesn’t bring on sighs of complaint. It brings you through preparation, cooking and even serving – but it also has a few tricks up it’s sleeve that make it even more appealing. The Drop app knows that there’s a high chance that we just used our last bottle of vanilla extract, or whatever ingredient you can’t find in the back of the press – so it suggests alternatives to these ingredients with the click of a button, pretty neat right?

As well as that, say you only have 300g of flour, but you need 400g, just tell the app this and it’ll automatically adjust the amount of all the other ingredients so that whatever you’re making still turns out great.

What really makes sure of this device’s success though is it’s tie in with Harvey-Norman stores, as Co- founder and CEO Ben Harris says that they’ll be “in every store in Ireland”. This is a great achievement for them as it will ensure great sales, speaking of which, the device is set to cost €99.95 and can be bought on the 24th of November.

 

Share the Love – Current Inbox users can invite 3 friends to the service #InBox by @TechNewsIreland

Are you using Google’s Inbox service? Or are you dying to try it? Either way, I have some news for you. Google is not allowing current users of the service to invite up to 3 friends to join Inbox, so you won’t have to wait for that “golden ticket”, although Google has said that they are increasing the number of invitations anyway, so if you don’t want to pester you friends that may have already gotten the service, it shouldn’t be too long before you can join in the fun.

Update: We have a report from one reader that he can send more than 3 invites using the ios app, developing…

Reddit News is the Material Design Reddit app you’ve been waiting for #App #Reddit

Today I went in search of a new client for Reddit. Until today, I used “Reddit is fun golden platinum”, and I thought it was the best app for the job.

It’s not.

The Beta version of Reddit News and Reddit News Free (Ads) has blown every other client I’ve ever used out of the water, without a doubt.

The main reason why I love this client is because of it’s beautiful design and functionality. 

The app’s beat version has the new “material design” look that we should all be expecting to see soon running on our devices. Animations are slick, text is clear, and it’s very well laid out so you can access almost anything with just a few swipes.

The functionality of this app is unrivaled. I’m not saying that other clients don’t offer the same capabilities as this one, this one just does it better. A lot better. I used to hate using reddit on my mobile, simply because I knew that it didn’t look pretty and tracking comments was an absolute nightmare, but now, reddit news is my second most used app and almost definitely my favourite.

To sign up for the beta to Reddit News, click the link below to join the community where you can opt-in to be a beta tester:

JOIN BETA HERE

Once you’ve joined, just download the app, or if you already have it, wait for the update to be pushed to your device. 

So what do you guys think? Do you like the new “material design”, or are you going to stick with the “Holo” look for now? Let me know in the comments below and I’ll do my best to answer 🙂

Nokia News Ireland is ONE today! Thanks for the support and thanks to #Nokia. #Microsoft.

Nokia News Ireland is a big “ONE” today and what a year it has been.

From exclusives,to devices to accessories we have been the leading source of info and news on Nokia in Ireland.

We would like to thank the folks in Nokia and Nokia Connects,Mix Radio, Conversations and also the team at the Nokia Support forum where we also help others.A very special thanks to Paul and Dean.

A huge thanks to all involved for the invitation to Nokia World last year in Abu Dhabi.

 

 

We still also hold the biggest collection of Nokia devices in Ireland and also show our support on forums in Ireland and on the NSD forum and will continue to do so,there maybe some slight changes due to the current transition on the way soon but leave us with that to worry.

Time to throw this on aye!

 

 

We want to also thank our fans and followers across the world and for the blogs that have used our news too.

Lets the next year be a good one..From the editor @jimboireland ..

 

#LG announces G Pro 2 in South Korea #JTB #mobiletech

LG has just announced the arrival of it’s long anticipated successor to the G Pro, the G Pro 2. The handsets specs are too notch and with a huge 5.9 inch screen it’s one of the biggest phablets to date, being matched by the Oppo N1 and, well, in not including the galaxy mega because it’s no competition to the G Pro 2 whatsoever. The Lumia 1520 has a slightly bigger screen at 6 inches but I’m not sure you would really see a difference when using the handsets.

Specs:

Screen: 5.9 inch IPS 1080p
Processor: 2.26Ghz snapdragon 800
Memory: 16 or 32 GB variants with Micro SD slot for up to 64GB more – 3GB of RAM
Camera: 13mp rear facing camera with OIS plus – capable of recording 2160p @ 30fps, 1080 @ 60fps and 720 @ 120fps.
Dimensions: 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3
Battery:3200 mAh

The G Pro 2 is a strong contestant in the mobile industry, with great specs like these and the fact it’s running android 4.4.2 out of the box give it a huge advantage over the phones we’ll be see at MWC.

The downside: The western market won’t be seeing the handset until April because LG thinks phablets are an Asian thing, I kid you not.

The device also comes with LG’s knock code feature, which is like the knock knock feature but the screen is divided into different sections and to unlock the device you have to tap them in the right order, this works even when the screen is off, which I personally think is a great bonus.

So what do you think? Will the G Pro 2 make it and become this years best handset, or should LG have waited to put in some newer technology? Let me know in the comments and I’ll see you all next time.