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A YOUNG BOY in urgent need of medical attention was evacuated from Cape Clear Island in Cork this morning.
The alert came in from Valentia Coastguard at 09:29 this morning.
The Baltimore RNLI lifeboat crew were launched within minutes of the alert but the little boy was unresponsive when they arrived.
He was immediately stretchered aboard the the lifeboat where he was constantly monitored on the journey back to Baltimore.
The lifeboat arrived at Baltimore pier at 10:30, from where the boy was transferred to Skibbereen for medical attention.
A statement from Baltimore RNLI said the evacuation was “a remarkable achievement given that current weather conditions have meant frequent cancellation of local ferries”.
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If you want a sneak preview, go into a phone shop and ask for a look at the Samsung Galaxy SIII :)
Sent from my iPhone
You better do they quick, Samsung need to pay that Billion dollars to Apple after they were found guilty of blatantly ripping the iPhone technology off.
Sent from the winners circle
The first fanboy comment!!
Whoooosh!
I see that went straight over your head… I was talking about the phone not the software (iOS6 wont be limited to just the iPhone 5 but backwards compatible). The SoC that apple use (Ax series) is designed and manufactured by Samsung. The SoC used in Samsung phones is the exynos which is pretty much the same SoC as the Ax but the newest exynos are released first in the Samsung phones followed by Apple’s Ax. The Galaxy SII had the SoC that the iPhone 4s uses. The iPhone 5 will use the Galaxy SIII’s SoC. Samsung just spent around $4 billion upgrading their factory in Texas for it!
Sorry to disappoint Little Jim but that’s not a fanboy comment. I have a iPhone for work and a Galaxy Nexus for personal use. Both have good and bad points and the only thing I’ll slate is Apple’s anti-competitive stance.
1. Both make good products.
2. Apple phones do contain Samsung parts (around 25%).
3. Apple won their case in America but lost in Japan and England.
4. There is smart-arses on both sides.
5. I personally dis-like Apples anti-competitive stance and their constant methods to remove stuff off phones besides their efforts to attach DRM style digital rights to items.
Not you Barry, Bandaraboys comment!
Whoosh…
Whoops! Sorry Jim! :D
Oops! Sorry Barry and Jim
Hey, sorry everyone.
Ha, funny cos its true!
Countdown to fanboy arguments in 3…2…1…
HTC Android need I say any more
Let us have our fun, it’s not a serious issue, besides, all you tech argument begrudger’s always get in there first with some moany comment or other.
:-P
Comment of the week Rob!! Mines an iPhone thanks for asking!
Does anyone know how long it usually takes to arrive on our shores from the American release date?
It was October last year as far as I can remember. Anyone want to by an O2 locked 4S :)
it had claws as big as cups and a retractable leg so it can leap up at you better. It has no mouth but instead has four arses.
My gold plated butt-plug business is being sued by Apple.
Apparently they have a patent for overpriced crap for arseholes.
Comment of the week?
Comment of the year!
brilliant
lmfao that’s a classic even Steve jobs would crack a smirk
This comment is excellent
Ha ha ha. Love it!!! : D
Bwaaaaa haaaa haaa haaaaa
Havent laughed so much…..
(bwa ha ha ha)
Unless Siri can perform certain favours, I’ll be sticking with my 4
You’re right to stick with 4, Siri is a terrible gimmick that cannot understand the Irish accent.
Until voice services can be activated by calling it’s name, from across a room, and without pressing any buttons – it’s worthless!
Never buy a device based on it. You need star trek levels of understanding by the phone. :-D
I can’t understand some Irish accents and I’m from there!!
Paul, if u jailbreak it there are tonnes of apps that do just that.
Oddly enough, I have an iPhone 4, and I have no intentions of defecting to the Android camp or upgrading to an iPhone 5. Why? Because my phone works, I have a computer to do “serious” things, and I’m by no means rich enough to buy a new phone every 2 years, yet alone every year. I’m just waiting for my contract to run out so Incan stick in a prepaid sim and stop being ripped off by my mobile provider. Are there really so many people out there who replace their phones on an annual basis?
Heavy users or corporate users get an upgrade pretty much when ever they require one.
Pity, I’m neither of these. Private customer not paying the maxim tariff. I only took a contract as my last phone ( 3Gs on eBay ) was stolen. Can’t wait to get back to prepaid land.
When an android phone I want is released I wait a few months until a 2nd hand one is available and then sell my current phone so it doesn’t really cost too much. I know others who do the same.
New shiny stuff is always good, but I don’t want to get drawn into the upgrading pit. Truth is, I don’t really need a faster, more powerful phone, and I don’t think a new phone will have any new functionality that would be useful for me. I don’t want to edit video and photos on my phone, I’ll use my computer. If I want to play games, I’ll use my PC or buy a second-hand console, it’ll be cheaper. A better battery would be good, but other than that I use my phone for calls, texts, music, email, Facebook, this app here, the calender, alarm clock and, when needed, the web. That’s about it. Newer models may have more features, but I’m not sure I’ll need them..
I like to replace my phone whenever my contract is up and get the most up to date model I can. I’ve sold the last 4 phones for nearly 75% of the most expensive handover price (i.e. cheap tariff).
My understanding is that mobile operators make more profits out of pre-paid than bill pay.
I won’t buy Apple because of their closed system.
I might give WP8 a go as I reckon there will be some very good deals.
Have an iPhone 3GS for 2 yrs . Still working fine, will update to 4 in cpl of months when the tariffs change ..
Ditto
Can’t wait to better myself by buying this. I believe it will be at least 10% better than the last model. I wonder what features they’ll leave out to make the next model a success?
Did you not get the memo. Your supposed to fawn mindlessly at the ‘revolution’ comparable to the reinvention of the wheel that the update to this generic product will bring.
Great, let’s hope it works better than the iPhone I have now…
GIGO.
I wonder at what stage they will regret naming them yokes I-phone 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. I-phone 17 anyone?
New iPad is called ‘iPad’
expect to see the same here
Would you prefer that they went back to their 90′s naming convention? E.g. Apple Macintosh Performa 5200c (and about a gazillion other types of Performa). Or releasing the same computer as three product lines such as LC, Performa, Quadra? The simplicity that Steve Jobs brought to Apple’s product marketing was IMO one of his best moves.
Maybe this is why my 4s is so bugish lately … anyone else having issues?
Have you a gazillion apps on that thing?
A few! But have deleted a lot! big issue is wifi! Driving a lot of people mad!
Dropping signal? I have that problem with those awful eircom routers but fine everywhere else. I reckon there will be a firmware update in conjunction with the 5 release. In saying that, Apple have been aware of a similar wifi issue on MacBooks that remains unaddressed two years later.
Won’t let me log in to new locations! Much annoying me !! Now that I have discussed it in public I am obliged to go get it fixed!
Still have the original iPhone, works fine thanks.
I’m sure the 30% of the smartphone market who like generic devices will rush out with the rumored $800 needed to buy this product or they can get a ‘special’ overpriced iPhone contract on O2 for a few quid off. Meanwhile for the 50+% using android. Samsung are gonna release a Galaxy S III mini with 4 inch screen and similar spec for 300 SIM free. Bit of a no brainer if your unaffected by Apple’s ‘lifestyle’ product marketing.
Definitely won’t be upgrading to the i5. Don’t like the idea of forking out for new docking station x 2 & extra recharge leads to fit the new smaller sized connection port.
Yea, the new dock is going to cause difficulties for some.
Wait for all the tools given out that android is better and apple stole ideas etc.
3.2……..1
Go
Android is better and apple stole ideas
Tool
Wow
Take a step back and see the picture people
These phones are freakin amazing – if someone showed you iphones or android phones10 years ago you would’ve been so amazed.
Where are they going next?
Hope its as exciting as the leaps they have made with iphones and android so far.
Yesssss!
As much as I like my iPhone 4 I’m not going to fall into the consumerist pit of upgrading my phone because apple say so.
And I say the same to Microsoft they can shove windows 8 where the sun don’t shine xp works fine
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
looks like my s2.
I presume they will sell adapters so ip5 will fit docking stations?
yes but will the average iphone user know how to use adapters?
sent from my nokia 6100
Hope they sort out their iTunes , ask Bruce Willis ! He’s not impressed
plenty of die hards out there.
sorry, couldn’t resist.
He raises a valid point though. Building a decent music collection takes a lot of time and money, then you can’t pass it on to your kids?? It’s a bit silly.
I let my avatar do the talking on this one….
Can’t wait!! It’s gonna be brill, whatever they release!
I personally can’t wait…. Can’t wait for the ‘exclusives’ Apple will have on this one. Like video calling (I mean FaceTime), voice commands ( I mean ‘Siri’) etc.
The big question is will it blend?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWP8OUytprE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I’ll get excited when they actually do launch it……preferably from a cannon……into a swamp.
Nokia is showing today Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 with Windows 8. Google that. These phones are amazing pieces of design, kill iPhone easily by looks, and windows 8 is blow of very fresh air. If they do it all as planned I think Nokia is coming back into big game. Beautiful phone.
yeah .their stock price plummeted 15% on the launch. must have been an excellent phone. Their investors defiantly though so
I’ll stay with my crappy 3 year old Nokia thank you very much and guess what? It can make phone calls and receive text messages too!
Both companys probably related in some way. Like quality street and roses its a monopoly. Soon the whole world will be like this. Why is there only one monopolys commission? :)
Typed this on S2 android all the way. Would still love to go back to a world with no mobiles though.
i will get my coat
@fester ‘m sure if any of us do we will be sure to tell you about it ;)
dont really understand why they are changing the docking connection.
The new socket is lots smaller, leaving more room for other hardware..
The new socket is smaller, so you will have to buy more apple stuff. Makes perfect sense really
Ask yourself why the dock isn’t being replaced with a USB mini, which is smaller, works fine and is used by everyone else.
It was my understanding that EU rules say phones MUST move to USB connections, obviously that’s not the case.
Explainer: Money!
Lots and lots of money.
simple to make you buy another one. money money money !!!!!!
I still have an old school iPod with the spinney wheel and i love it. I think apple actually made this product worse by making it touch screen, now I have to mind it. As for the iPhone 5, I’ll probably get suckered in to getting one when ever my contract expires. I got the iPhone 4s and that Siri is a bag of shite as far as I make out, haven’t been able to make one successful verbal transaction with it. I see no other worthwhile improvement over 4 except maybe camera and memory, maybe. I hope they don’t just fill the iPhone 5 with stupid features that no one will ever use, just to say they’ve ‘upgraded’ it.
iLaunches are not the same. All that money and success yet to watch a relatively young man wither with each appearance at these fanfares; made me think of lost friends.
Can we get a ‘sent from my iPhone’ tag built in to thejournal.ie app please?
Anyone else think that the shadows look like two seperate devices. IPhone and mini IPad maybe? IPhone being the tall shadow and mini IPad being the wide shadow.
nokia all the way
There won’t be revolution in hardware, just slight upgrade and there won’t be revolution in software.
Boring.
I wait for some new Windows 8 phones :)
Nokia Lumia 920 anyone?………..anyone? ……..virtual tumble weed!!
I miss Nokia, they’ve a lot of catching up to do, I worry about how long it’s going to take them to build up their app market. Baffles me why they didn’t go with android. There’s no reason they couldn’t do what HTC did and release devices across both operating systems.
Sony too, what happened to Sony?? before smartphones hit the market they had some lovely phones. Their android phones are a bit weak.
What’s personal hotspot like on the S3 does anyone know? How does it compare to the iphone4?
Take any feature if s3 and compare to iPhone feature and answer is always going to be “same or better”
I hope this answers your question :-)
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