Organisation: Android

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<p>The Tap to Pay system will allow retailers to accept payments on their iPhones. However, competitors and EU regulators will be focusing on Apple's grip on mobile payments. </p>

technology

Apple and Stripe look set to upend another industry

iPhone Tap to Pay will revolutionise how retailers trade — but its anticipated launch puts the spotlight on competition issues

<p>Lots of us have suffered the glassy-eyed indignity of meeting people on camera largely unprepared. Well it's time to say goodbye to all that and say hello to the Logitech Streamcam.</p>

home and gardens

Your tech gift guide to gadgets and gizmos for the home

news

CovidTracker contact tracing app to be live for six months before efficiency can be measured

technology

Galaxy puts a smile on face of classic watch fans

business

Google unveils 'smarter, faster' Android 8.0 Oreo operating system

general

Android co-founder teases new company's smartphone

Lunchtime briefing: 76 dead after plane crashes in Colombia. Catch up on the headlines

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Morning briefing: Plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Huawei is bringing jobs to Dublin

Huawei's mobile phone division recently became the biggest Android brand on the planet, taking the space from Samsung. That's big news and the company has been making great strides in the mobile arena in recent years.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Huawei becomes biggest Android phone brand

Huawei has had its sights set on becoming one of the top mobile phone companies in the world, and they're one step closer today.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2016

Samsung may be next to ditch headphone jack

Apple made a bold move by dropping the headphone jack from the recently announced iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but others may soon follow. A report indicates that Samsung will be the next to abandon the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Latest Android OS only on 7.5 percent of phones

Android Marshmallow launched in October 2015, promising refinements and new features, particularly around battery life. And six months later, its still struggling to be accepted by users.

Wed, 04 May, 2016

Apple forced to make it easier to move to Android

A report today is saying that Apple is being put under pressure to make it easier for phone users to make the transition from iOS to the Android phone platform.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Cash goes off the cuff with 'world's first' contactless payment jacket

Contactless payment technology has been applied to fashion to create the “world’s first” contactless jacket.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2015

New Android phones to have less Google bloatware

Smartphones are wonderful things but they’re also full of huge amounts of software and apps which you never use that are just using up storage space and battery life.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2015

Making Cents: Plan on being smart about your phone charges

MOBILE phones are our cameras, video recorders, sat-navs, social diaries and fitness trackers – for many of us, taking and receiving actual phone calls is the activity we use our phone for least, writes Gráinne McGuinness.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2015

Are we there yet? Google Maps is tired of your nagging in hidden easter egg

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? - a familiar refrain from backseat passengers everywhere.

Fri, 24 Jul, 2015

Massively popular game Hearthstone finally on iOS and Android

Blizzard Entertainment has finally brought their hugely popular card game Hearthstone to iOS and Android mobiles

Wed, 15 Apr, 2015

Android Lollipop 5.1 rolling out today

Google has taken the wrapper off Android Lollipop 5.1 with updates rolling out to devices from today.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2015

Eighty percent of the planet's population owns one, so where to next for the smartphone?

Are the days of widely exciting new products like the iPhone over? Have we reached peak smartphone innovation, asks Diarmaid Condon.

Wed, 25 Feb, 2015

Safety-first SUV planned by Volvo

VOLVO is designing its first model under the ownership of Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s Zhejiang Geely with an emphasis on car safety to revive worldwide sales.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2014

Safety-first SUV planned by Volvo

VOLVO is designing its first model under the ownership of Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s Zhejiang Geely with an emphasis on car safety to revive worldwide sales.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2014

Students to get €25k in taxi vouchers

Students planning a night out were offered almost €25,000 in taxi vouchers yesterday as part of a “get home safe” campaign.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2013

Windows Phone grabs largest market share yet

Windows Phone has posted its highest ever share of the smartphone market, emerging the third most popular operating system (OS) behind leaders Android and Apple.

Mon, 02 Sep, 2013

Free app to help save lives at sea

An Irish company has launched a free app to help save lives at sea.

Fri, 23 Aug, 2013

Google targets Apple and Amazon in tablet wars

Google will sell its first tablet in the US from mid-July for $199 (€160), hoping to replicate its smartphone success in a hotly contested market dominated by Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Apple’s iPad.

Fri, 29 Jun, 2012