Month: March 2010
Getjar? – the app store predicting apps will outsell CDs by 2012
Apps will outsell CDs by 2012 a report from the world's second biggest app store GetJar said today. Bigger news to consumers may be that Getjar is the second biggest app store in the world. Uh Get-what? Coming after the Apple app store Getjar have the greatest quantity of apps of any other mobile app…
Samsung Jet Ultra TV phone in UK on O2
O2 will be the first UK network to carry Samsung's latest Jet handset - the Jet Ultra Edition. Available for free on a £20 tariff or with unlimited internet for £30pm, the first 10,000 customers will receive a set of three classic gangster films on DVD with their purchase. The new Jet prides itself on…
Townspeople urged to dress as geeks: battle to attract Google's high speed internet steps up
Google have promised to bring ultra high speed internet to 10 ordinary towns in the US and thousands of those ordinary towns have been falling over themselves to get the internet giant's attention. Previously we covered a town that temporarily renamed itself Google, now we've found one that is encouraging its citizens to dress as…
Put a football on your head: headphones for the World Cup
Mm, headphones that look like a split soccer ball - interesting. I'd like to see these in a range of different sports balls - tennis, basketball, golf. Out in time for the world cup, the Soccer Stereo Headphone comes with 180 degree rotatable earpieces, supports frequencies from 12000-23000Hz and has a maximium input of 100mW.…
Talking more but saying less: how our phone calls have changed
Despite new technologies, we still spend a lot of time on the phone but the quality of the phone calls has gone down, says research by BT. Overall the amount of time we spend communicating has increased. While that's largely due to texting and social networking online, we still spend about 4 hours a week…
The sparkliest headphones ever! Urbanz add a little Swarovski
People love sticking diamonds on things, but better pritt-stick the Swarovski onto headphones - something you'd actually wear, than your TV. (Yes people have done that, and yes, it's silly). Anyway, the inspired combination of headphones, white leather and some Swarovski glitter have produced these: the Jewel 78 headphones with swivel caps and serious bling.…
Five Irish apps for St Patrick's Day
If there ever is a day to download Irish apps to your iPhone, it is St Patrick's Day. We've selected five of the best to bring some Irish charm to your smartphone... CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO START GALLERY
Groupon and its rivals: why discount sites are getting big
You know the way things are cheaper if you buy in bulk? It's how most shops make money - buy a lot cheap then sell one-by-one more expensively. But web technology makes it possible for bulk prices to be delivered to individual consumers. So you may not want 100 t-shirts - you just want one…
Transform your iPhone into a green gadget with eco-friendly apps
As much as we all enjoy endless hours waving virtual lighters and popping virtual bubble wrap, you'd be forgiven for wondering if there was something a bit more... err...constructive that you could do with your iPhone. Well, by some miracle it looks like you weren't the only ones wondering. While you've been sipping your virtual…
App Review: the Foursquare UI gets tarted up in app update
The Foursquare app for iPhone has just undergone a bit of an update. Its new incarnation is faster, a little better organised and sort of more bubbly around the edges. It's not a major overhaul but it is a tarting-up, a spring clean of the user interface making things easier to navigate. That means more…
