Inside View

Nokia N8 Powered Up

FRESH OUT OF ITS BOX, my new Nokia N8 fired up with two bars of power then kept running while I played around with its interface. I ignored all the helpful tips about getting to use the phone because I wanted to see how much my previou...

Data and Power Caution for the Xperia X10

THREE WEEKS INTO my SonyEricsson Xperia X10 lifestyle, I have data and power warnings to consider. My online control panel with O2-Ireland tells me I'm using an extra 200 MB every week of over-the-air data. This will cost me an extra 16 ...

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Data Shock Advisory for Smartphone Users

MY AMERICAN FRIENDS are starting to drop into Ireland for their summer vacations and I've rewarmed several of my data shock stories to let them know that their iPhone tap, listen and view addictions could set them back one thousand dolla...

Interviewing Redundant Dell Workers

JUST BEYOND the blue coat rack (at left) is The Mall, a meeting room inside the Absolute Hotel where I will interview 18 redundant Dell employees today for possible entry to a programme run by the Limerick Institute of Technology. The ex...

Would Irish Times Motoring Fix its QR Code

I CHECK MOST QR codes in print copies that come inside the range of Google Goggles and feel compelled to request that the Irish Times Motoring Editor optimises the ones he publishes. QR codes should be helpful. They should immediately o...

Lots of Time for Audioboo

I HAVE TIME AND RESPECT for Audioboo because its reliability and ease of use make social audio as simple as reaching into your pocket. Today my iPod Touch told me James Corbett was stepping up to the Audioboo app by using a new Android ...

Eirepreneur's First Samsung Galaxy S2 Boo