Every year, Samsung without fail releases at least three of its flagship smartphones in Ireland. We typically get two devices in the Samsung Galaxy line, with a third released with similar specifications but in a larger form factor, a.k.a the Samsung Galaxy Note. Like clockwork, we saw the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy S9+ and […]
Apple unveils new iPhone models, along with Irish pricing and preorder info
Earlier on Wednesday, Apple unveiled three new additions to their iPhone X line. Apple also showed off a new Apple watch during the event. Here’s all you need to know about the phones, along with Irish pricing and information on how you can pre-order them here in Ireland. Bigger is better There are now three […]
Dublin Games Festival announced – What we know so far
Credit Paul Ivanov for the photo from RAID LAN 2018 Dublin Games Festival, a newly announced gaming festival in Ireland, will be taking place in the RDS on the 24th of November this year. The occasion will mark one of the biggest gaming events so far in Ireland. What’s more, popular esports titles such as […]
A Bitcoin retrospective: Where did it all go wrong?
Crypto fever If you took a quick walk around Dublin today you’d think that Bitcoin fever has gripped the masses; it seems that every passing bus is plastered with the same eToro crypto ad. Bitcoin’s massive increase in value over the last five years has drawn people into cryptocurrency trading at a truly astronomical rate. […]
How to buy the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 in Ireland for €300
This post is sponsored by The Solution Shop, an online retailer where you can purchase Xiaomi and Honor devices within the EU without import taxes. Sponsored posts will always be marked as such. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a newly launched smartphone by Poco, a sub-brand of Xiaomi, and it’s one of the fastest available […]
Social engineering and how to protect yourself
At the beginning of this year, countless reports were spreading in newspapers and WhatsApp groups with lists of numbers. All of these numbers had one thing in common; if you get a call from one, do not answer! These numbers are operated by social engineers and are part of a worldwide social engineering effort. Fraudsters, […]
Building a Home Studio – A Guide to DIY Music Production in Ireland
One of the most homely things a person can do to their home is to create a part of it dedicated to their hobbies. It could be a home gym or an art room. Or, for the music lovers: a music room. A home studio, be it for practising or for recording, is undoubtedly a […]
The Samsung Q900R QLED 8K TV is most likely coming to Ireland
IFA Berlin 2018 has been an exciting event so far. With new offerings from the likes of Sony and BlackBerry, the coming months look pretty great for smartphone enthusiasts. While Samsung didn’t have anything by the way of smartphones to offer at the event, they did have something else. Their brand new 8K TV, the Q900R […]
Microsoft attempts to revolutionise the console market with a hardware-as-a-service model
Noble roots We’re all familiar with the concept of Games as a service. As inflation increases and margins fall, companies are trying to steer consumers away from once-off purchases. The development of micro-transactions, games as a service and — gasp — lootboxes have all been instrumental in securing new revenue streams for game developers and […]
UCD Student’s Union may prevent the distribution of Student Leap Cards on campus over privacy concerns
UCD is one of the highest ranking universities in Ireland, with students all over the world attending it. Coming up to orientation week, generally speaking, students would be organising to get their Student Leap Card on campus, which allows them to avail of decreased fares on Dublin Bus, DART, and Luas. Previously, the only way […]