So much for aping Amazon’s digital strategy. The U.K. retail giant (and supermarket) Tesco has offloaded Blinkbox Movies, its movie and TV on-demand service, to local telco TalkTalk. Read More Steve O'Hear 08 Jan, 2015
BLU may be a comparatively small operation, but it brought out a lot more phones than most of the big players. They range from supremely thin to super-juiced, but none of them go north of the $200 mark when grab them off contract...
Popular Android news site Phandroid is reporting that HTC are on the verge of implementing YouTube Live Video streaming via the HTC Re as soon as tomorrow potentially with an update to the HTC RE app.
With the Re app, sign in to your YouTube channel and activate live streaming. Once verified, broadcasting from your RE is a snap. Any live footage you wish to share is transmitted directly from RE to your smartphone, which then sends your broadcast to your YouTube channel
This news should be music to the ears of those that love to broadcast live video or events and with the HTC Re’s main competitor being GoPro this will be a welcomed feature. We have our HTC Re for the last few days and will have our review of the periscope shaped device soon.
The post HTC Re to get YouTube Live Streaming appeared first on Ireland's Technology Blog.
Colm Smyth 08 Jan, 2015
Uber is often talked about for its potential to develop a global logistics service, and it is literally stepping into the logistics space after launching a new service called Uber Cargo in Hong Kong. Read More Jon Russell 08 Jan, 2015
Following the official launch in India of the Galaxy A3 and A5 two days ago, it appears the European market will not be left out. Firmware versions have been made available by Samsung for both smartphones for an extensive list of countries, indicating that initial production issues have been resolved and a European launch is imminent. Specs of the devices shouldn't be different from the rest of world, meaning the Galaxy A3 gets you a 4.5-inch qHD Super AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 410 with a CPU ticking at 1.2GHz, 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage with the option of microSD expansion, and a non-removable 1900mAh battery. The Galaxy A5 ups the RAM to 2GB and the battery to 2300mAh, while packing a 5-inch screen of 720p resolution. A better 13MP main camera also comes in the Galaxy A5 over the A3's 8MP shooter. The two phones follow the design language of the Galaxy Alpha, offering the premium feel of an aluminum frame in a more reasonably-priced package. A month is a long time, but earlier reports could give you an idea of the pricing ballpark. Source ...
Thanks to the internet, teachers worldwide can now scan social media for students complaining about homework assignments or how they teach the class. Unfortunately (or fortunately), for this student, his Tweet about Mr. Huffman was spotted by none other than the teacher himself, and what happened next definitely got more Retweets than the original complaint. Continue reading to see more geeky teachers who have clever solutions to everyday problems at school.
TecheBlog Staff 08 Jan, 2015
Joel Hruska 08 Jan, 2015
Is your child Minecraft crazy, I know mine are and pretty much everyone I know has a Minecraft addicted child too. The EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) of which Met Éireann is a member of is holding a Minecraft competition for kids aged 6 to 16. The competition is to build inside the Minecraft world one of the EUMETSAT’s satellites or even one of your child’s own designs.
In both categories, submissions will be judged on the following criteria:
How well you have interpreted our satellite's design or how original your own design is
From your attention to detail to the overall impact of your creation on the judges
Time spent presenting your submission, how good your screen shots and description are.
Full instructions can be found here and the prizes are pretty good too including a 1st prize of a Lego MindStorm EV 3 Kit, the competition is open until 30th April so lots of time to get building and get your entry in.
The post EUMETSAT Minecraft Competition For Kids appeared first on Ireland's Technology Blog.
Colm Smyth 08 Jan, 2015
Samsung has announced its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2014, revealing an operating profit of 5.2 trillion won ($4.7 billion), down approximately 37% from the year ago quarter, but still better than the 4.06 trillion-won figure it reported in Q3 2014, as well as analysts' expectations of 4.9 trillion won. While the South Korean company's smartphone business continued to struggle, analysts said that increase in profit compared to Q3 2014 is largely due to improvements in its semiconductor division. Samsung expects sales to be around 52 trillion won in the quarter, down 12.3% year-on-year. The company will release complete financial results later this month. Source |...
YOU-app is a new iOS app by Helsinki-based startup Fifth Corner Inc. which aims to gently nudge its users into healthier daily habits in the form of, what they call, “micro-actions”. Ordinarily apps like this launch and disappear, but YOU-app has a big gun on its side in the form of investor and internationally famous chef Jamie Oliver, who has been heavily promoting the app to… Read More Mike Butcher 08 Jan, 2015
Fujifilm's X100T may not be the best camera out there, but it's all Tao Liu, a self-taught photographer from China needed to become an internet star. He spends his days as a water meter reader in the city of Haifei, but being on the streets does have its advantages, especially if you have a keen eye. Liu first noticed his skill of capturing everyday situations at the perfect time about 3-years-ago when a few of his pictures, taken during lunch breaks, got more than the usual Likes on social media, and the rest was history. These days, when he's not out working or shooting, internet videos and books are his go-to choice for brushing up on photography skills. Continue reading for more.
TecheBlog Staff 08 Jan, 2015
After US Cellular, the biggest carrier in the United States, Verizon, has also launched the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge on its network. The Big Red is selling the device for $399.99 on a two-year contract or $799.99 unlocked. You can also get it for $33.33 per month on the company's Edge early upgrade program. As you'd probably know, aside from the curved display on its right edge, the Galaxy Note Edge is similar to the the Galaxy Note 4, which features a Snapdragon 805 chipset with quad-core 2.7GHz processor and a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels(515 ppi). It has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, and packs in a 3,220 mAh battery. Verizon says the device, which is already available on AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, will work on its XLTE network. Source |...
BlackBerry is continuing to expand the reach of its erstwhile walled garden messaging app, BBM. The latest platform it’s targeting is Google’s wearable focused flavor of Android, Android Wear — demoing an integration of BBM on Android Wear at CES this week. Read More Natasha Lomas 08 Jan, 2015
Mister Spex, the European ‘online optician’ (that’s an eyewear online retailer, to you and me), has picked up a new $40 million round in funding led by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs. The Berlin-based company’s existing backers also participated, including Scottish Equity Partners, XAnge, and DN Capital, while the fresh capital will be used to support Mister… Read More Steve O'Hear 08 Jan, 2015
Seismic, a company that helps sales and marketing departments create and manage their content, while ensuring they are always using the most current materials, landed $20M in Series B funding today. The round was led by JMI Equity with Series A investor Sigma West also participating. The $20M was a hefty raise over their $4.5M A round from August, 2013 and brought the total raised to-date… Read More Ron Miller 08 Jan, 2015
Tom Evans, a climber and photographer, has been chronicling the very difficult feat Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are attempting: free-climbing El Capitan at Yosemite National Park. Free climbs refer to those in which climbing protection such as ropes, tri-cams, nuts, and other aid-climbing equipment, may be used to protect against injury during falls, but cannot be used in ascending the climb. This monolith of granite has been climbed in the past, but these two are ascending the Dawn Wall route, a sheer face of rock considered by many to be the most difficult free climb in the world. Continue reading for a video, more pictures and additional information.
TecheBlog Staff 08 Jan, 2015
Samsung's event at CES 2015 was lacking in smartphone flair, instead focusing on domestic appliances and what they called SUHD television. In South Korea though, they are launching the Galaxy Grand Max which is to hit local shelves on January 9 at KWR 319,000 ($290). From the front the device is an unmistakable member of the family, so much so that it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell which exactly Galaxy this is. The back is what distinguishes it with yet another iteration of the faux leather concept around the otherwise familiar flash-camera-speaker layout. The phone features a 5.25" display of 720p resolution in a slender 7.9mm body weighing in at 161g. Running the show is the decent Snapdragon 410 with its CPU clocked at 1.2GHz and a modem supporting LTE Cat 4. It is joined by 1.5MB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage, as usual with a microSD slot for expansion. Power will be provided by a 2500mAh battery, which should be about adequate. The main camera is a 13MP unit, but Samsung is marketing the Grand Max as a selfie device stressing the 120 degree wide angle lens of the 5MP front snapper. It also allows voice operation to let you focus on making funny faces instead of shutter release. Source (in Korean) |...
The FTC has raised concerns about the complexity and privacy risks posed by the rise of an Internet of Things, with some 25 billion connected objects predicted to be online in 2015, and so-called smart home devices predicted to number around 25 million this year. Read More Natasha Lomas 08 Jan, 2015
Deezer, the music streaming service based in France that competes with Spotify, is making another move to expand its customer base in the U.S.: it has acquired the assets of Muve music from Cricket, the wireless carrier itself acquired by AT&T in 2014 for $1.2 billion, and it will now partner with AT&T to sell Deezer music services to Cricket subscribers. Terms of the deal are not… Read More Ingrid Lunden 08 Jan, 2015
For the record, the longest unambiguously documented human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (above) - lived from 1875-1997 - who died at age 122 years, 164 days. Believe it or not, she even met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13. This led to news media attention in 1985, after Calment turned 110. The longest undisputed lifespan for a male is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897-2013), who died in June 2013 at age 116 years, 54 days. He was also the world's oldest living person from December 2012 until his death. Continue reading to see five of the last known living humans as of today.
TecheBlog Staff 08 Jan, 2015
