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HeyStaks launches social search apps for iPad and Android tablets
HeyStaks, the Irish social search start-up, has launched two new mobile apps specifically tailored for the iPad and Android tablets. These two new apps will compliment already existing apps for the iPhone and Android smartphones.
Darren McCarra
27th September 2011
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Tablet speculation mounts as Amazon schedules media event next week
Amazon has scheduled a media event in New York on September 28th, mounting speculation that their forthcoming Amazon tablet will be announced. The tablet is expected to begin retailing in October or November at $299, considerably less than the entry-level Apple iPad.
Darren McCarra
25th September 2011
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Amazon’s redesign is all about tablet-friendly shopping
Amazon has confirmed that it is in the process of testing a "major" redesign of its website, the first such design change since September 2007. From a screenshot that we've seen, it looks like the site version will be cleaner and contain less navigational elements like category hover states, making it more accessible to tablet devices.
Darren McCarra
6th September 2011
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GameStop to begin selling iOS devices, starts accepting Apple trade-ins
Games retailer GameStop may begin to sell iOS devices, like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, in their 6,500 stores worldwide as the iPhone 5's imminent release date approaches, according to 9to5mac.com. This speculation is substantiated by the fact that GameStop has confirmed they are now accepting second-hand Apple products in lieu of store credit.
Darren McCarra
6th September 2011
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Watch out Apple, Sony raises the bar with tablet offerings
Sony has today announced two long-awaited tablet offerings that they hope will distinguish them from other Android tablets on the market. The Sony Tablet S and Tablet P will be available in Ireland from mid-September and November respectively.
Darren McCarra
31st August 2011
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Win an iPad 2 with Londis' social media treasure hunt this Wednesday and Thursday
Londis are staging a social media treasure hunt this Wednesday and Thursday, giving lucky Facebook and Twitter followers the chance to win an iPad 2 on both nights. The hunt takes place directly after TV3's Londis-sponsored hit reality TV show Come Dine With Me at 9.30pm each night and will be streamed live on Londis' Facebook page.
Darren McCarra
29th August 2011
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130,000 tablet devices will be purchased in Ireland in 2011
130,000 tablet devices, like the iPad 2 and the HTC Flyer, will be purchased in Ireland by the end of 2011, marking a 250% sales increase on the previous year. As a result, sales of standard desktop machines and laptops are expected to fall considerably.
Darren McCarra
26th August 2011
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Official Facebook iPad app to be launched in the “coming weeks”
Facebook have been developing an official iPad app over the past year which they will release in the “coming weeks”, according to the New York Times. The app may include features that “go beyond the features available on the Facebook Web site”.
Darren McCarra
18th June 2011
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Apple release iOS update to calm location privacy fears
Apple have released iOS 4.3.3, an update which it hopes will calm privacy fears following recent revelations by two security researchers that Apple iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad with 3G, continuously store users’ location data to a “secret” file on their phone. While this may not be entirely true, Apple do cache or store Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower location data that could potentially be used to trace where users have been.
Darren McCarra
5th May 2011
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Friendly for Facebook iPad app attracts 3 million monthly users
Friendly for Facebook, the unofficial Facebook iPad app developed by Oecoway and first released in August 2010, now attracts over three million monthly users according to All Facebook.
Darren McCarra
21st April 2011