“We’re very conscious of the world in which we live.” Minister for Education Norma Foley has pledged that smartphones are to be banned from all Irish secondary schools. Minister Foley is set to write to schools in the coming weeks regarding the new directive, which is backed up by evidence phones ‘disrupt’ learning and contribute […]

1 year ago

A Wicklow town is leading the charge. Education Minister Norma Foley is to back a smartphone ban in primary schools, saying she will announce plans within the next weeks to support schools looking to ban the devices. Revealed by the Sunday Independent, it is unclear what the supports will be, however the minister has met […]

2 years ago

Exciting times. It’s been rumoured for a while, but Irish customers finally have another smartphone brand which promises top of the range hardware and specs. OPPO has announced that it is officially launching in Ireland and is bringing its new Reno4 Series, to consumers here in November. The phones launched in UK recently to a positive […]

5 years ago

One is available to order now, but you’ll have to wait for the others. Google announced three new phones on Monday. The first is the more affordable Pixel 4a, which comes in at €389 and will ship later this month, although you can preorder it now. Next is the Pixel 5, the company’s flagship phone, […]

6 years ago

An AirPods equivalent for Android. Wireless earbuds have gone from a sparse selection to an extremely populated and competitive area of tech in just a couple of short years. Apple users will swear by AirPods but there’s also plenty of grá for the Samsung Galaxy Buds and Jabra Elite Active 65t. Huawei is hoping to […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Vodafone We spend a huge chunk of our day with them in our hands, but how well do you know your smartphone? It’s easy to take smartphones for granted. Even 15 years ago, the very notion that phones would be able to do pretty much everything that computers can would’ve seemed […]

6 years ago