# App

All time

Oireachtas launches smartphone app 'on time', and 'within budget' at €20k

The new mobile app allows users to access contact details for TDs and Senators, and multimedia content from Leinster House.

6.5k

Jan 16th 2014, 8:50 AM

# Apple

Apple to refund parents of children who bought Apps without them knowing

The US Federal Trade Commission says that at least $32.5 million will be repaid to US customers after the children bough Apps without parent’s knowledge.

12.8k

Jan 15th 2014, 10:02 PM

# content

Facebook expected to launch news reader service this month

The service would be similar to the news reader app Flipboard, taking content from both publications and Facebook status updates.

8.0k

Jan 15th 2014, 1:49 PM

# Children

Controversial plastic surgery apps no longer on iTunes, Google Play

An online Twitter campaign was launched today asking for iTunes to reconsider how it markets the app.

9.2k

Jan 14th 2014, 7:32 PM

# family matters

This app stops your family bothering you on Facebook

Two statuses. One for your friends, one for your family. Ingenious.

5.8k

Jan 13th 2014, 11:33 AM

# Smart Bike

Smart wheel turns bicycles into electric-hybrid vehicle

The Copenhagen Wheel can be attached to any bike and can monitor how hard a cyclist is pedalling and give them a boost when needed.

12.1k

Dec 18th 2013, 9:30 PM

# lonely beast

Meet Ireland's Lonely Beast who teaches children their 123s

The last app was featured on an Apple TV ad – and now the Lonely Beast is back.

22.9k

Dec 8th 2013, 8:30 PM

# Abduction

Gardaí to launch free Child Rescue Ireland Alert app tomorrow

It’s hoped the CRI alert app will be an added tool to help gardaí locate abducted children.

9.9k

Dec 3rd 2013, 4:46 PM

# Come Fly With Me

Paper airplanes get an upgrade with smartphone-powered engine

Power Up 3.0 allows you to fly a paper airplane for 10 minutes using your smartphone.

10.7k

Nov 28th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Journey Planner

Ireland's public transport schedule now included in Google Maps

The app will now include schedules from Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, DART and LUAS services.

11.2k

Nov 27th 2013, 2:44 PM

# i'd tind-'er

16 experiences you'll definitely have on the Tinder dating app

Teach me how to Tinder.

150k

217

Nov 24th 2013, 9:30 AM

# Awkward

Instagram launches on Windows Phone, but runs into problems already

The app launched in beta mode last night, but confusion over whether the app could take photos or not meant it was anything but smooth.

6.6k

Nov 21st 2013, 11:28 AM

# Mo Money Mo Problems

Explainer: Why did Snapchat turn down Facebook's $3 billion offer?

Turns out the makers believe it could be worth a whole lot more.

20.5k

Nov 14th 2013, 1:28 PM

# On Demand

Netflix gives its TV app a major makeover

Large images and easier navigation are some of the updates rolled out today.

17.3k

Nov 13th 2013, 2:41 PM

# down to it

Hook-up app is back - under a new name

Down – formerly known as Bang with Friends before a trademark infringement suit – has now turned up on Android.

35.8k

Oct 26th 2013, 5:15 PM

# Downloading

HMV launches free music app

The app enables people to search for an album by scanning an album cover.

13.3k

Oct 17th 2013, 10:57 PM

# Appy Days

So, what's Publin all about?

A new phone app can help you locate Dublin’s best pub prices.

3.0k

Sep 19th 2013, 10:18 AM

# baby don't cry

Researchers create analyser that decodes a baby's cry

Eventually, they hope to make it an app. That would be handy.

9.9k

Aug 25th 2013, 6:30 PM

# oh no he didn't

'Boyfriend Tracker' app removed from Google Play

The Brazilian app allowed partners track their boyfriend’s location, listen in on conversations and get copies of their texts.

22.4k

Aug 22nd 2013, 6:36 PM

# dubline

New app spills the secrets and hidden stories of Dublin

Each story on the Dubline Storymap is told by a different local person.

15.7k

Aug 4th 2013, 10:30 AM

# it's over

New app composes your break-up text for you

Are you the kind of person that sends such a text?

3.2k

Jul 30th 2013, 3:54 PM

# The Hangover

The Dublin Hangover Service has made its first ever delivery

All of the beige food please. And 17 cans of Fanta.

13.2k

Jul 22nd 2013, 11:01 AM

# get appy

The DailyEdge.ie app is now available for Android!

You wanted it, you got it!

3.6k

Jul 15th 2013, 4:23 PM

# apptitude

Introducing the new DailyEdge.ie app!

Our exciting new app is now available! Here it is explained in cat GIFs.

6.6k

Jul 2nd 2013, 11:37 AM

# Trains

'Augmented reality' included in Irish Rail's new free app

The app will use a camera-based augmented reality feature to help people find a nearby station.

10.0k

Jun 10th 2013, 7:05 AM

# Week in Web

Weird Wide Web: Bionic eyes, beer hunting and a test of how sexist you are

All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.

7.3k

May 19th 2013, 11:30 AM

# bumpin'

New app stops you having sex with your cousin

It sounds an incest alarm to prevent an “awkward reunion”.

5.9k

Apr 18th 2013, 2:41 PM

# sing what?

Two-week-old karaoke app has 70k users and Lindsay Lohan's a huge fan

What on earth is Just Sing It?

12.1k

Apr 18th 2013, 2:37 PM

# Domestic Violence

Safety app for women to be launched tomorrow

The app is from SAFE Ireland for android phones and contains information on services available to keep women and children safe from abuse.

12.5k

Mar 6th 2013, 5:58 PM

# India

Indian women use smartphones to 'pin the creeps'

A new website allows victims of harassment to report it publicly and pinpoint the incident on a map to warn others.

14.2k

Mar 3rd 2013, 6:15 PM

# Week in Web

Weird Wide Web: Transparent computer, one night stands and a terrifying dog robot

All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.

7.7k

Mar 3rd 2013, 11:30 AM

# tax drivers

New app lets you verify your taxi driver

The Taxi Driver Check smartphone app is from the National Transport Authority and lets you check the licence details of the vehicle and driver – and see an ID photo.

18.9k

Feb 28th 2013, 4:27 PM