According to rumors Google Play was supposed to be new, 7-inch tablet. What it turned to be is something much more important new Android applications shop.

Google Play introduces better unification of content that we can buy using Android devices. Selected countries previously had access to buy not only games and applications but also movies, music and books. This functionality has been now extended and introduced to everyone.

All products bought using Play will be remembered in cloud. It means that regardless of what device you are using all purchased products will be available for you. Play will allow to synchronise applications on all your Android devices.

Upgrades, system migration, support headaches; IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows rollout. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the autumn, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users.

By far the most talked-about aspect of Windows 8 is the Metro interface. Designed for touchscreen computers and tablets and built to use HTML5 and CSS3, Metro ties into Internet apps like SkyDrive and Flickr. As with Windows Phone 7, you can swipe to navigate through tiles showing live web info like stocks and news as well as more traditional apps. Read the rest of this entry

The first social network exclusively dedicated to the Irish language – Abair Leat! – will launch in the new year. Its creators are busy testing it and looking for people with an interest in the Irish language or interested in learning Irish to become beta testers.

Interested persons are invited to connect to Abair Leat! in order to create an account with them. You have the unique chance to be among the first people to use the new social network outside the company.

Abair Leat! will be the first social networking / user-generated content applications exclusively dedicated to Gaelic.

The online network has the immediate effect of transforming learners into users. Abair Leat! has custom-made software that checks the percentage of Irish-language content in all updates and messages.

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