Categorised as: Mobility
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Google to take on Spotify with its own music subscriptions service News
15.05.2013 As things get under way at Google’s annual developer shindig I/O, it has emerged that Google is planning to add music subscriptions to the bevy of sectors it seeks to dominate,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Facebook’s new Timeline features include fitness, content ratings and music discovery News
15.05.2013 Following on from the launch of new Timeline sections in March such as Movies, Books and TV Shows, social network Facebook has now added the ability for users to rate their...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Apps -
New web resource for firms to search R&D funding and advertise jobs News
14.05.2013 Ireland's Research and Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock, TD, has launched a new web resource targeted specifically at businesses to help them access information on R&D funding... -
Apple hurtles towards 50bn app download milestone News
14.05.2013 Tech giant Apple is on the verge of reaching another major milestone – 50bn iPhone and iPad app downloads. It is expected to cross the threshold this evening or early tomorrow. -
Covidien funds non-profit to develop mobile tech for heart disease patients News
14.05.2013 Medical device firm Covidien is to fund non-profit Heartbeat Trust to support R&D into the use of mobile technology to allow remote monitoring of heart patients. -
Smartphone sales not accelerating fast enough to stem decline of feature phones News
14.05.2013 The rise of smartphones is not happening fast enough to stem the decline of feature phones in key markets, with users not upgrading or replacing old devices at a pace the mobile...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
TV3 rolls out hourly online video news service News
14.05.2013 Irish broadcaster TV3 has, in tandem with an overhaul of its entire tv3.ie website, rolled out a new hourly online video news service that will run alongside its on-air output. -
Aerospace firm reveals plans for hybrid-electric flying car (video) News
09.05.2013 Last year, US aerospace company Terrafugia unveiled its street-legal flying car known as the Transition. That flying car won’t be available for at least another two years, but...Tags: Electric Cars, Transport, -
Cork cloud firm Avego reveals cost-saving carpooling app News
02.05.2013 Co Cork-based transport and mapping solutions firm Avego has launched its new carpooling app, which is set to make car travel cheaper, reduce emissions and encourage drivers and... -
Dublin courier firm to test all-electric van as part of EU project News
02.05.2013 Dublin-based courier company Wheels Couriers is taking part in an EU-funded trial on electromobility by adding an electric Renault Kangoo van to its fleet. The aim of the pilot... -
Global tablet computer sales surge 142.4pc – Android has 56pc of market News
02.05.2013 The tablet computer segment of the technology industry is continuing to enjoy exponential growth, with IDC reporting 142.4pc growth in the first quarter, with 49.2m devices... -
FeedHenry raises €7m in funding, to create more than 100 new jobs News
02.05.2013 Waterford-headquartered cloud and mobile software player FeedHenry has secured €7m in a funding round led by Intel Capital. The injection of funding will lead to the creation of...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Enterprise Applications, Digital Business, Apps -
Delay of HTC One smartphone costs HTC dearly – reports a mere US$2.8m profit News
02.05.2013 Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has published unaudited results which present a damning picture – instead of basking in the success of sales of one of its best smartphones yet,...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Financial Results, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Car rental giant Alamo appoints Dublin-based Quantcast for real-time advertising push News
02.05.2013 Global car rental company Alamo has tasked the Dublin-based digital advertising player Quantcast to launch its real-time online advertising campaign as part of a wider marketing...Categories: Web, Mobility, Media, Marketing, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Facebook revenues up 38pc to US$1.46bn – now has 751m active mobile users News
01.05.2013 Social networking giant Facebook reported Q1 revenues of US$1.46bn, out of which it garnered a profit of US$219m, up 7pc year-on-year. Significantly, the company revealed it now... -
Vodafone begins bringing 3G to voice-only areas; launches new enterprise group News
01.05.2013 Ahead of the launch of 4G and enabled by winning its share of the spectrum auctions last year, Vodafone Ireland’s new CEO Anne O’Leary has announced the first locations where... -
Wearable tech player Jawbone acquires BodyMedia for US$100m News
30.04.2013 Wearable tech and audio equipment maker Jawbone has acquired health technology player BodyMedia for an estimated US$100m. At the same time, Jawbone has unveiled its new UP... -
Rabbitte’s radio shocker: ‘The future of radio is online’ News
30.04.2013 Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has told the IBI annual conference that radio stations will have no option but to go online, given that there are more...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Best Buy to sell off its European business to Carphone Warehouse for stg£500m News
30.04.2013 One of America’s leading technology retailers Best Buy has revealed that it plans to sell off its 50pc stake in Best Buy Europe to Carphone Warehouse for an estimated stg£500m...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Leadership & Management, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple set to revamp the look and feel of its mobile interface with iOS 7 News
30.04.2013 Apple’s redesign of its iOS mobile operating system with iOS 7, which is being spearheaded by Apple senior vice-president of industrial design Jony Ive, will appeal to a new...