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Twitter’s new API rules: has an Iron Curtain descended on the Twitterverse? News
17.08.2012 New changes coming to Version 1.1 of the Twitter API have confirmed many developers’ worst fears about how the social network is intent on dissuading development of software... -
New budgeting app created in Ireland makes its mark on US App Store News
07.08.2012 A new household budgeting app for the iPhone that has been created by the Tipperary-based Chocolate Lab Apps, appears to be catching on with people eager to streamline their...Categories: Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Sign-language app created by Irish students scoops European prize News
25.07.2012 Five Irish students have returned to Dublin Airport today after winning a European competition for junior achievers in Bucharest, Romania. The students won out over teams from... -
More than 6bn of Earth’s population carries a mobile device – that’s 75pc of the world News
18.07.2012 Some 6bn people on planet Earth have a mobile subscription, which includes 5bn people in developing countries, according to The World Bank. That means 75pc of people on the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Government, Global CIO, eCommerce, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps -
Kiip raises US$11m in Series B funding to move beyond gaming News
17.07.2012 Mobile rewards network Kiip has raised US$11m in Series B funding. The company, which works with major brands and more than 400 games and app developers, will use the funding to... -
Google Maps reveals new explore Antarctic features – including inside of Shackleton’s Hut News
17.07.2012 Google has added new panoramic imagery features to its Street View portrayal of the Antarctic. The latest features include the inside of well-preserved man-made structures,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Search Engines, Search, Multimedia, Internet, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Twitter power users are in for a tweet – iPhone app version 4.3's new features News
09.07.2012 Twitter power users’ dissatisfaction with the lack of interactive features in its iOS app are about to get what they’ve been wishing for. Leaked notes on the iOS 6 Apple App...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Facebook App Center goes live in Ireland and the UK (UPDATE) News
06.07.2012 Just weeks after going live in the US, Facebook has revealed the Facebook App Center is now rolling out in the UK. It has also gone live in Ireland, but Facebook's press people... -
Sky Sports reveals new split-screen capability in update to Formula 1 iPad app News
05.07.2012 Formula 1 fans are in for a treat – Sky Sports has rolled out an iPad app that provides a companion experience for watching the races that includes split-screen technology to... -
#io12 – Google releases Chrome browser for iOS devices (video) News
29.06.2012 Google has launched its long-awaited Chrome browser for iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone. Once you sign into Chrome you can have all your settings from your PC on your...Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps, Internet -
Facebook buys face recognition firm Face.com News
18.06.2012 Facebook has concluded its acquisition of Israel-based facial recognition firm Face.com for an estimated US$80m to US$100m. Face.com’s KLIK technology allows users to identify...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mergers & Acquisitions, Media, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
How many copies of Windows 8 does Microsoft expect to ship in year one? News
12.06.2012 Microsoft said today it expects to sell 500,000 copies of the Windows 8 operating system in the Irish market. Using this logic, we can project that globally Microsoft intends to... -
Belfast firm JamPot wins Microsoft European tech start-up award News
08.06.2012 Belfast-based JamPot Technologies, the company behind www.TheAppBuilder.com, has been named as The People's Choice European Tech Start-up 2012 at the Microsoft BizSpark European... -
WorldDesk adds Spotify and Angry Birds apps to consumer platform News
07.06.2012 WorldDesk, the Belfast cloud start-up that was acquired by the California-based desktop virtualisation software provider DeskStream earlier this year, has brought out its first...Tags: Dropbox, Mobile Working, USB, Smartphone, OS, Windows, Adobe, TweetDeck, Angry Birds, Spotify, Virtualisation, Desktop, Apps, Cloud -
Termin8tors head to Germany for LEGO European finals News
05.06.2012 Termin8tors, a team of nine young brothers and friends from Moycullen Robotics Club in Co Galway, are representing Ireland this week in the 2012 FIRST LEGO League Open European...Categories: Software Development, Science, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Education, Design, Apps Zone, Apps -
PayPal arrives on the UK high street – shopping goes mobile News
30.05.2012 PayPal has arrived on the UK high street and shoppers at stores like Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen will be able to buy clothes with their smartphones.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, eCommerce, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps -
Facebook in talks to acquire facial recognition firm Face.com News
28.05.2012 Facebook is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire an Israel-based facial-recognition technology company, Face.com, for an estimated US$80m to US$100m.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Nokia is giving away 1,000 Lumia 800 devices to app developers News
25.05.2012 The availability of 1,000 Lumia 800 smartphones and various PR and advertising tools are among the concessions available to some of Europe’s top developers to get them building...Categories: Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Google’s new software language Dart aims to speed up the web News
25.05.2012 Google is on a mission to speed up the web. Flush from the success of its Chrome browser passing out Internet Explorer in recent weeks, it is now focusing on a new Javascript...Tags: internet explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, JavaScript, Chrome OS, Chrome, Dart, Browsers, App, Google -
Facebook introduces new photo app ‘Facebook Camera’ News
24.05.2012 Facebook has introduced a new photo-sharing app for the iPhone called Facebook Camera that makes it easier for the social network’s users to share multiple photos in one go plus...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps