Propertynews.com, the definitive property portal for Northern Ireland launched the first iPhone application for the local property market in January of this year, allowing users to access thousands of properties for sale or rent anytime anywhere using an iPhone or iPod Touch. To date the free app has –proven to be extremely popular with house hunters as evidenced by over 4,500 downloads in the two months since its release…

 
To celebrate the successful launch of the app, Propertynews.

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by Russell McQuillan

After breaking nearly every phone I have ever owned when I bought an iPhone I decided that maybe it wasent the best phone to take off roading, to scout camps or the numerous other outdoorman type things I get up which usually end up in a £400 paper weight.

I set about looking for a phone, just for calls, one I could drop, use in the rain and generally abuse.  When I worked for Phones4u we sold the Sonim x1, supposedly the worlds toughest phone, the only problem with this was we sold it (by the truck load to farmers) for the hefty price tag of £450.

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 15th February 2010 - Aepona, a global provider of telecoms software products and services headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, today announced that it has been selected by the GSMA for its launch of the world’s first commercial implementation of OneAPI, a groundbreaking initiative that aims to make it much easier for application providers and enterprises to mobile-enable their applications and services across multiple operators. The service is being launched in Canada as a commercial Pilot, connecting to the three major Canadian mobile operators – Bell Mobility, TELUS and Rogers Wireless.

The GSMA chose Aepona as its prime contractor and platform supplier for the Pilot following a rigorous selection process.

A repair company called IresQ has posted pictures of what appears to be genuine parts for the next generation iPhone 4G ..

- One year on and the company behind some of Europe’s largest Video IVR-driven mobile banking services, prepares to unveil the next generation of self service Video IVR capabilities -

SpeechStorm, (www.speechstorm.com), the specialist provider of phone self-service solutions, has today announced that it will be showcasing its IVVO™ Video IVR service at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, February 15th through 18th.

Invest Northern Ireland today launched its new Market Visits programme for 2010-11 which features over 70 trade missions and exhibitions to help local companies develop global export opportunities.

More than 15 events will target the important Middle East region including markets such as the Saudi Arabian centres of Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Khobar, as well as the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Oman. A new addition to the region is Iraq where local companies will have an opportunity to explore opportunities in Kurdistan for the first time.

Three of five new flaws could allow arbitrary code execution Apple has been forced to patch five more flaws in its popu..

There have been many rumours surrounding the upcoming iPhone 4G so far, so much so it is hard to remember exactly the ha..

The Deloitte Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Industry Group have announced its predictions for 2010.

The annual report highlights the significant impact the ‘prosumer’ - employees who buy technology devices for both work and play – will have on companies’ purchasing decisions. In addition, technology’s contribution to CO2 reduction in 2010 will also see the world’s first laboratory scale carbon-negative cement plant delivering significant reductions in global CO2 emissions.

Movidius, an award winning mobile technology company from Dublin, has set up a £2.7 million R&D centre in Belfast with support from Invest Northern Ireland.

The investment, announced today by Alastair Hamilton, Invest NI Chief Executive and Sean Mitchell, Movidius’ Chief Executive Officer, is applying revolutionary technology to enable manufacturers of mobile phones and other hand-held devices to offer customers the ability to capture, view and edit high resolution video, directly on their handset, for sharing with family, friends and others on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and You Tube.

SpeechStorm, (www.speechstorm.com), the specialist provider of phone self-service solutions, has today announced that its IVVO™ Video IVR service has won the nomination to represent Belfast at the Global Mobile Premier Awards.

The next time a sportsperson, filmstar or celebrity pauses to give an autograph they may well be confronted with an iPhone to sign

That's the intention of Philip Wilson, the Northern Ireland entrepreneur who recently launched "Appographs" on the iPhone.

Appographs put a modern spin on the traditional autograph book concept. Pictures are preloaded and the stars signature recorded by writing with a finger on the iPhone screen.

Propertynews.com, the definitive property portal for Northern Ireland is pleased to announce the release of the first iPhone application for the local property market, allowing users to access thousands of properties for sale or rent anytime anywhere using an iPhone or iPod Touch.

The free app, developed in conjunction with GCD Technologies was approved by Apple on the 21st December 2009 just in time for Christmas!

WirelessLAB is a new innovation environment for Ireland’s wireless technology community.

Their mission is to establish a vibrant innovation environment that facilitates like-minded companies in the wireless sector to collaborate on technical programmes, network with potential clients and facilitate commercial opportunities. 

Objectives:

The wireless industry faces many new challenges for next generation communication networks and emerging technology applications.

SLA Mobile was last week recognised for its quality standards in software testing. The company’s operation in Malaysia was presented with an award by MSC Malaysia – the region’s software testing awards body.

The award was presented by Malaysia Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation YB Tuan Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof.

SLA Mobile has unveiled details of an innovative mobile advertising solution specifically-designed to help mobile operators maximise their advertising revenue potential.  One of the first interactive ‘interstitial’ advertising solutions for mobile or 3G data card users, the SLA Mobile advertising campaign manager product integrates with wireless carriers’ existing capability to track users’ browsing behaviour and provides a dedicated server to coordinate targeted advertising delivery and report on specific campaign penetration.

Based on a user opt-in model, the closed-loop interstitial advertising solution analyses individual users’ browsing habits to define unique interests and load specific advertising tailored to their preferences between webpage loads.

Citybeat and Barclay Communications give away iPhones for Christmas

For two weeks, starting Monday 14th of December Citybeat and Barclay Communications will be teaming up to celebrate the launch of the new, free Citybeat app with iPhone Christmas giveaways.

To win listeners must tune into Citybeat. Whenever they hear the “Citybeat feel good” ring tone, they can quickly call the station to try and win a brand new iPhone worth £450.

PropertyPal.com – the fast growing Northern Ireland property portal, have just announced that they have launched a complete mobile application available for Blackberry, iPhone and Android platforms, giving access to its expansive list of properties free of charge to avid house hunters in the region.

The innovative move follows closely recent internet trends, with more and more people accessing online content from internet ready mobile devices.

Global IT giant Apple has singled out the University of Ulster to showcase how its iconic iPhone is transforming communications within a major UK higher education institution.

 The University is featured in the a video showcase presentation on Apple’s website and can be viewed at

http://www.apple.

Consilium Technologies, the Antrim based specialist in enterprise mobile solutions for public sector bodies such as government departments and local authorities, is aiming to grow its business in the US through a substantial investment in marketing backed by Invest Northern Ireland. The organisation has also substantially underpinned Consilium’s development efforts in the last number of years.

The company has received Invest NI assistance towards consultancy and marketing support and participation in US trade missions to explore opportunities in the United States.

SLA Mobile has followed Google and eBay on to a list of the world’s top ICT companies after clinching a coveted ‘Red Herring’ award at a gala event in Berlin, Germany.

The annual awards, named after the media company Red Herring, are seen as an indicator of companies with the know-how to help transform our daily lives.

“Inclusion in the Red Herring Top 100 is an important achievement for us.