Categorised as: Communications & News
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UPC to launch 20Mbps broadband for €34 per month News
15.12.2010 Cable player UPC has revealed it will launch a new 20Mbps broadband product that will cost €34 per month and which will be available to four out of every 10 homes in Ireland. -
Most workers use video conferencing at home, not at work - research News
15.12.2010 Some 88pc of office workers use video conferencing at home to talk to friends and family, but 86pc of remote and office workers don’t use video communications for work, a survey... -
Tablet computers at the epicentre of convergence News
14.12.2010 Convergence of consumer, communications and computing has been talked about for years but this is now a reality with the arrival of unifying devices like the iPad. -
Reviewed: Samsung Omnia 7 News
12.12.2010 We take a close look at the new Samsung Omnia 7 with Windows Phone 7 operating system. -
Ireland broadband speeds continue decline – IrelandOffline News
14.12.2010 Internet lobby group Ireland Offline have criticised Communications Minister Eamon Ryan, saying that Ireland’s broadband speeds have continued to decline. -
Reviewed: HTC Desire HD News
11.12.2010 The HTC Desire HD is a slick, heavy duty, multimedia handset that comes with Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ and a host of other features. The Android smartphone is codenamed ACE, but will...Categories: Web, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Communications, Apps Zone, Apps -
Cloud wars – Google strikes at Microsoft’s Exchange empire News
10.12.2010 Google has launched a new cloud-based email business continuity solution based on Postini that appears to threaten Microsoft’s on-premises email system Exchange. Google reasons... -
€44m in Budget to deliver 100Mbps broadband to schools News
08.12.2010 Communications Minister Eamon Ryan last night confirmed that €44m will be allocated this year to deploy 100Mbps broadband to 300 schools in the country in 2011 under Budget 2011...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Green Computing, Green, Government, Education, Economy, Communications -
EC keen to cut off roaming charges News
09.12.2010 The European Commission (EC) believes that mobile roaming charges within the European Union are still too high, there is a lack of competition, and would eventually like to see... -
99pc broadband coverage for all of Ireland – minister News
09.12.2010 Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced the successful delivery of the €233m National Broadband Scheme by 3 Ireland, bringing a broadband service to 1,028 areas across... -
Eircom to cut illegal downloaders' broadband for up to 12 months News
08.12.2010 Ireland’s incumbent telecoms operator Eircom said today it is implementing a protocol that would suspend and ultimately disconnect the broadband service of users who repeatedly...Tags: Warner, Universal, Sony, EMI, Three Strikes, Broadband, Downloads, Music, Copyright Infringement, IRMA -
Eircom music service claims to undercut iTunes by 75pc News
08.12.2010 Eircom has launched its new MusicHub in collaboration with the record industry, making 4 million tracks available to stream or download at prices it claims are up to 75pc... -
Wikileaks does not violate content standards, Facebook says News
08.12.2010 Despite the growing opposition facing website Wikileaks, Facebook insists it will keep its page alive as Wikileaks has not violated Facebook's standards.Categories: Web, Social Media, Media, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications -
Weather affects hundreds of Vodafone broadband customers News
07.12.2010 Vodafone Ireland confirmed that several hundred of its fixed-line broadband customers experienced connection quality issues due to weather conditions and technical problems on... -
Study links mobile phone use to child misbehaviour News
07.12.2010 When pregnant women regularly use mobile phones, their children are more likely to have behavioural problems, researchers studying the health effects of mobile phone use have... -
BT to trial 1GB/s broadband in the UK News
06.12.2010 Telecoms company British Telecom (BT) has announced its latest plans for "super-fast broadband", which involves a technical trial of one Gigabit (GB) of fibre broadband speeds. -
Ireland ranks above OECD average for broadband News
06.12.2010 The latest statistics from the OECD on broadband penetration again show Ireland at the bottom of the list in terms of wired access but just about above average. Globally, there... -
EU-wide phone numbers could reinforce single market News
06.12.2010 The European Commission (EC) is investigating the benefits of allowing businesses to use the same telephone number in all EU Member States, which it believes could reinforce the... -
Future of metro-wide fibre rings clear on Europe’s western edge News
05.12.2010 In one of Ireland’s most picturesque towns located on one of Europe’s most western-most coasts, another piece of telecoms history was made last night.Categories: Science, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Global CIO, Games/Entertainment, Digital 21, Communications -
Meteor cuts call costs to UK by 80pc News
03.12.2010 Mobile operator Meteor said that from today it is offering new UK and international call rates. Calls to the UK are 80pc cheaper at 10 cents per minute to landlines and mobiles...