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Smartphones

Smartphones

A mobile phone that is capable of preforming much more advanced tasks than making phone calls. e.g. internet access, e-mail and personal organiser.

# smartphones - Sunday 5 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Operation Aughrim

Phones, cameras and fake IDs seized in raid on Dublin criminal gang

Gardaí targeted an organised gang who have been stealing mobile phones in Dublin.

# smartphones - Monday 22 April, 2013

From Business ETC Tech Tips

How to make your iPhone last for years

It’s expensive and chances are you have half your life on there. Careful now.

# smartphones - Tuesday 16 April, 2013

Judge slaps himself with fine after phone goes off in court

Raymond Voet said his new smartphone “started talking really loud”.

# smartphones - Thursday 11 April, 2013

11 weird apps we could probably do without

There’s an app for that, you know.

# smartphones - Friday 5 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Theft

8,000 mobile phones stolen in first half of 2012

Gardaí have released figures on mobile phone theft as they prepare a new drive encouraging people to be wary of theft.

# smartphones - Thursday 4 April, 2013

From Business ETC Facebook

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.

# smartphones - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Mountain Safety

Your smartphone won’t keep you safe on mountain hikes

If you’re heading out on a hike, take a good old-fashioned compass and map with you.

# smartphones - Monday 4 March, 2013

From Business ETC Damages

Judge slashes €1 billion Samsung-Apple penalty in half

Apple had accused its rival of massive and willful copying of its designs and technology for smartphones and tablets.

# smartphones - Saturday 2 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Had To Happen

Now there’s an app that analyses your pee

It’s on the way – and it won’t involve you urinating on your phone…

# smartphones - Monday 25 February, 2013

From Business ETC Tech Wars

Firefox smartphone system challenges Android and iOS

The operating system, which was displayed in Spain yesterday, is due here this summer.

# smartphones - Monday 14 January, 2013

From Business ETC Samsung

Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S smartphones

The company launched the first Galaxy S model at the end of May 2010 and has sold 41 million of the newest version of the phone.

# smartphones - Sunday 6 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# smartphones - Thursday 27 December, 2012

From Business ETC You're Welcome

# smartphones - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Shortages

Late shoppers may be penalised as stores run low on toys and tablets

This is not a drill. Furbys are heading towards extinction and iPad Minis are all sold out.

# smartphones - Tuesday 27 November, 2012

From Business ETC Samsung V Ericsson

Samsung faces new court battle over patents, this time with Ericsson

Samsung has already been locked in court battles with Apple over the use of technology in their various mobile phone and tablet devices.

# smartphones - Monday 12 November, 2012

From Business ETC Nexus 4

Google’s Nexus 4 launches… But not in Ireland

If you want to get your hands on a Nexus 4 you must get it sent to one of the countries it is being launched in and then get someone to ship it to Ireland.

# smartphones - Friday 12 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you believe ‘phone fights’ are a major concern?

As video of two girls fighting in Cork goes viral, it is noted that school fights are not new – but it’s the recording of them that is now a major worry. Do you agree?

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# smartphones - Tuesday 25 September, 2012

VIDEO: What mobile phones were like in 1989 – and 8 places to use them

According to this advert for a suitcase-sized mobile.

# smartphones - Friday 21 September, 2012

Map Fail This post contains images

Sarcastic Tumblr of the Day: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps

And you thought Ireland had it bad?

# smartphones - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

From Business ETC Parents' Pockets

Sweden mulls law to stop kids’ phones from ‘ruining’ parents

Case where parents held liable for €6k bill run up by their children has led to plans for new consumer protection legislation.

# smartphones - Thursday 6 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Nokia

Shares in Nokia plunge as it apologises for fake ad

Finnish company apologises for fake ad in which conventional camera and not its new smartphone was used to film footage.

# smartphones - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

Thanks Be This post contains images

9 major problems the iPhone 5 will solve, according to Twitter

Your worries are over. At least, that’s what these people think.

# smartphones - Thursday 30 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know This post contains videos

The Evening Fix: Thursday

Things we learned, loved and shared today.

# smartphones - Monday 27 August, 2012

From Business ETC Technology

Survey: Modern technology unites and divides Irish households

The survey also showed almost half of respondents cite sleeping next to a mobile phone as giving them a better night’s sleep.

# smartphones - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

From Business ETC Handbags

Jurors begin deliberations in Apple/Samsung patent trial

Each company is accusing the other of stealing design technology. Take a look back at the legal row here…

# smartphones - Saturday 4 August, 2012

Medals, marathons and urine tests: London 2012 in numbers

How much gold is in an Olympic Gold medal? And just how bad IS that South Korean archer’s vision?

# smartphones - Tuesday 31 July, 2012

From Business ETC Hold On

Apple just told everyone not to buy iPhone for two months

Why? Because they appear to be tipping off a redesign of a bigger-screen phone for announcement in mid-September.

# smartphones - Monday 30 July, 2012

From Business ETC Patent Wars

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.

# smartphones - Thursday 26 July, 2012

From Business ETC Chirpy Cheep Cheep

What is a ‘Chirp’?

Chirping is the new way to share information using smartphones. But how does it work?

# smartphones - Thursday 28 June, 2012

Google glasses take a dive

Google tested its new eye wear with a skydive, streaming live video during the jump.

# smartphones - Wednesday 6 June, 2012

From Business ETC Working

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.

# smartphones - Thursday 29 March, 2012

From Business ETC Phone Home

Mobile roaming charges to fall again under new EU deal

A new price cap should be enforced in time for this year’s holiday season – with data charges among those to fall.

# smartphones - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From Business ETC Mobiles

Pay-as-you-go mobile charges are 20 per cent above OECD average

But contract plans in Ireland are cheaper than in many other countries.

# smartphones - Saturday 10 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie In Numbers

Budgets, ballots and TDs getting booted: the week in statistics

How much is the government overspending by? How much money is Greece about to save? And who’s the richest Irishman alive?

# smartphones - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…

From Business ETC Technology

Dramatic surge in number of smartphones and tablets in Ireland

New research carried out by Red C found that 49 per cent of Irish people own a smartphone while 16 per cent own a tablet.

# smartphones - Monday 27 February, 2012

From Business ETC Snap Happy This post contains videos

Nokia unveils new smartphone with a 41-megapixel camera

Yes, you read that right. (That’s five times the resolution of the latest iPhone.)

# smartphones - Wednesday 25 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie O2

No leak of Irish O2 users’ mobile numbers, company says

O2 admitted that it had accidentally leaked online the mobile numbers of some customers in the UK.

# smartphones - Saturday 26 November, 2011

From Business ETC Battery Life

Limerick scientists discover solution to short battery life on smartphones

The commercial potential of the breakthrough is now being examined.

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