en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-08-14 Ireland Technology

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ launched in US
The Indian Express
Korean electronics giant Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphones at its global event in New York Thursday. With the belief that “bigger screens have now gone from a nice to have thing to a must have” Samsung said it has ...

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+ with 5.7-inch displays, 4GB RAM   Firstpost
Samsung 'goes big' in bid to get ahead of iPhone   Irish Independent
Samsung unveils two new devices   Irish Examiner
Stuff.co.nz
eWeek
New York Times (blog)
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Fortune

Publishers only have themselves to blame for the ad-blocking apocalypse
Fortune
Ad blocking may be on the rise, but that's a rational response to the decline of advertising into a hellish landscape of crap and gimmicks. There's been a lot of talk lately — and more than a little hand-wringing — about the rise of ad blocking. In ...
Irish publishers set to miss €100m as ad-blocking continues to soar   Irish Independent
Costs of ad blocking rise to nearly $22B: study   BusinessWorld Online Edition
The rise of ad blocking software in India   Livemint
Siliconrepublic.com
Softpedia News
New Zealand Herald
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Westmeath Independent

NTA consider in-taxi cameras
Westmeath Independent
The National Transport Authority is considering putting CCTV cameras in taxis, new proposals have revealed. The State agency is calling for submissions in relation to additional driver safety equipment in the small public service vehicle sector, which ...

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BreakingNews.ie

New record of 2.5 million vehicles on Irish roads
BreakingNews.ie
The total number of licensed vehicles here has passed two and a half million for the first time ever. Department of Transport figures for 2014 show there were nearly 33,000 extra vehicles on our roads by the end of last year. Ireland has over 1.9 ...

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VentureBeat

Microsoft's Photo Story for Windows Phone uses computer vision to create ...
VentureBeat
Microsoft today launched Photo Story, a new Windows Phone app that uses computer vision and machine learning to generate videos from photos taken on your phone. You can download the new app now from the Windows Store. Photo Story, which aims to ...

Digital DIY class   Irish Independent
New Windows Phone app Photo Story uses machine learning to sort images   WinBeta

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Mirror.co.uk

Silver lined underpants will block radiation
Irish Examiner
Smart underwear designed to protect male fertility from radiation emitted by smartphones and laptops has been unveiled by a British scientist. Described by Richard Branson as “underpants for superheroes”, the Wireless Armour underwear contains a mesh ...
These Cotton Boxers Will Supposedly Protect Your Junk From Wi-Fi Signals   Complex
Underwear Blocks Wi-Fi and Cell Phone Radiation   Discovery News
'Underpants for superheroes' block radiation   Irish Independent
Ubergizmo
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Gizmodo UK

Warblr "Shazam for Birds" App Turns Anyone into a Chris Packham
Gizmodo UK
An app that claims to be able to recognise the calls and songs of birds has been released, saying that for £3.99 it can differentiate between the sounds made by 220 British birds. That must be all of them. The app is out on iOS, with the description ...

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AskMen

How To Find Your iPhone's True Signal Strength
AskMen
You don't have to tolerate gauging your iPhone's signal strength by reading a few vague dots. In a few simple steps, your iPhone will display a quantifiable measure of your signal. Long Story. Phone reception is a frustrating thing. For starters, in ...
This simple trick will show you how strong your iPhone signal really is   Mirror.co.uk
Watch: Handy trick shows you how strong your iPhone signal really is   Entertainment.ie

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