Android
Android is the mobile operating system developed by Google, it is used in many smartphones.
# android - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
France wants to tax iPads and iPhones to fund the arts
A report commissioned by the French government has suggested that a four per cent tax could be imposed on the sale of smartphones and tablets to fund artistic and creative ventures.
# android - Monday 22 April, 2013
How to make your iPhone last for years
It’s expensive and chances are you have half your life on there. Careful now.
# android - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
7 deadly ways to pimp your phone
Take my money! All of it!
# android - Thursday 11 April, 2013
11 weird apps we could probably do without
There’s an app for that, you know.
# android - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Google Play brings music to Irish ears
The service is available in an additional seven countries from today.
# android - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Facebook unveils Android software suite
The software will be available for download from 12 April.
Facebook to unveil new ‘home’ on Android screens
Facebook is expected to unveil a modified version of Android, which will be more deeply integrated with the social network.
# android - Friday 15 March, 2013
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has arrived: Here’s what you need to know (pics)
The eye-tracking feature doesn’t quite work as imagined by there’s plenty of nifty new features on Samsung’s latest rival to the iPhone.
# android - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Safety app for women to be launched tomorrow
The app is from SAFE Ireland for android phones and contains information on services available to keep women and children safe from abuse.
# android - Monday 25 February, 2013
Firefox smartphone system challenges Android and iOS
The operating system, which was displayed in Spain yesterday, is due here this summer.
# android - Friday 25 January, 2013
Irish firm launches ‘Rollcall’ app to help monitor school absenteeism
National Education Welfare Board research from 2012 showed that over 56,000 students miss school each day in Ireland.
# android - Thursday 27 December, 2012
15 tips and tricks for your new Android phone
Get the most out of it.
# android - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Instagram tells users: We don’t want to sell your photographs
There had been an outcry on social media after the photo-sharing service appeared to say it would use user photographs in advertisements.
# android - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Android gains on Apple in surging tablet sector: survey
The global appetite for tablet computers is growing faster than previously thought – and Android-powered devices are gaining on iPads – a new survey claims.
# android - Sunday 11 November, 2012
Almost half in online survey say they will spend less this Christmas
The Carat Ireland survey finds that consumers will cut spending on a year ago – with only 4 per cent planning to splash more than in 2011.
# android - Friday 12 October, 2012
Laois 11-year-old is Europe’s youngest Android app developer
Caolan Fleming talks to TheJournal.ie (and makes our 11-year-old selves feel less than adequate).
# android - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Is this the first photo of Google’s new smartphone?
LG has long been rumoured as one of Google’s partners for a new Nexus phone – and now there’s this image.
# android - Friday 5 October, 2012
Oireachtas says TDs still set for tablet computers despite hitch
The Oireachtas cancelled a tender looking for 300 tablet computers – saying a better deal can be reached through other means.
Samsung predicts record profit for fourth quarter in a row
The South Korean tech giant reckons its operating income between July and September hit a whopping €5.6 billion.
# android - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
New app allows Chip and PIN processing on your mobile
The app uses a Bluetooth-connected PIN pad to securely process payments through a smartphone.
# android - Friday 14 September, 2012
40 jobs to be created in Dublin by mobile payment company
SumUp, which helps small businesses take payments using mobile technology, is setting up a customer support centre in Dublin.
# android - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Leaked Apple study suggests why people bought Androids instead
Apple’s court battles against Samsung reveal its own internal research as to why the Android took off so well.
# android - Monday 30 July, 2012
Court to hear Apple’s €2 BILLION patent claim against Samsung
The smartphone giants will lock horns in a federal court in the US today, with Apple seeking $2.5 billion for patent infringement.
# android - Saturday 21 July, 2012
iForgot: TDs rarely use tablet computers that Leinster House already provides Exclusive
There are already tablet computers available for TDs to use in the Dáil – but they’ve only been used 25 times since the election.
# android - Thursday 19 July, 2012
iLawmakers: TDs and Senators to get tablet devices from Oireachtas
The devices will allow TDs and Senators to carry out their work more efficiently and will cut the cost of printing texts of bills and other documentation, Leinster House authorities say.
# android - Monday 2 July, 2012
Journey Planner iPhone app released
Have you been using Transport for Ireland online planner or Android app? Did it help you find your way – or send you out of the way?
# android - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
The Nexus 7: Take a look a Google’s new baby
Google has finally unveiled its tablet to rival the iPad and the Kindle Fire.
Introducing Jelly Bean: the new Android operating system
Google is also expected to formally reveal its tablet computer…
Unfortunate Ministerial Photo Prop of the Day
The journey planner has been launched online and as an Android app… but is not currently available on iPhone.
# android - Monday 25 June, 2012
The Nexus 7: details emerge on the Google tablet
The 7-inch device will run Google Wallet and Android Beam, according to training documents seen by Gizmodo Australia.
# android - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
More than half of Irish workforce will work away from their desk by 2016
Mobile workers will represent 57 per cent of the total working population by 2016 it is estimated.
# android - Friday 1 June, 2012
Over 75,000 disposable BBQs will be used in 2012
Repak wants consumers to think of the ‘forgotten recyclables’ from barbecue season over the June bank holiday.
# android - Thursday 10 May, 2012
What if Instagram was a real camera? It is now…
Would you like the Instagram app to become a real digital camera? One company has made a prototype which brings digital and film together. Now it is trying to raise money to build more.
# android - Wednesday 9 May, 2012
Bank of Ireland to launch iPhone app tonight
Don’t worry, Android users: an Android app will be launched in the coming weeks.
# android - Monday 9 April, 2012
Facebook acquires Instagram for $1 billion
Instagram pointed out that the existing app and accompanying site “is not going away”, while Facebook said the acquisition will help to improve its photo sharing capabilities.
# android - Friday 30 March, 2012
‘We can’t do everything ourselves’: Blackberry to focus on corporate customers
Makers Research in Motion have seen their devices struggle against the likes of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know this morning…
# android - Monday 26 March, 2012
Carry an organ donor card… in your smartphone
As Organ Donor Awareness Week is launched, iPhone and Android users alerted to ECard option…
# android - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Google glasses will send info to your eyeballs – reports
Time to ditch your smartphone? The high-tech specs will display graphics directly in front of your eyes – and they’re said to be coming this year.
# android - Sunday 19 February, 2012
How and why the Pakistani military is making tablets
Critics argue that the Pakistani military should focus on protecting the country but others argue that the foray into the consumer market boosts national pride.
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