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More than 120,000 people sign up for Codeacademy’s Code Year News
04.01.2012 Codeacademy, the innovative website that teaches ordinary folk how to become programmers, has achieved great success with its new initiative, Code Year, that provides weekly...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Internet, Development, Apps Zone, Apps -
World’s youngest Mac developer brings PizzaBot sequel to Mac and iOS News
04.01.2012 Twelve-year-old Harry Moran from Cork – acknowledged by Apple as the world’s youngest Mac app developer - has followed up the success of his PizzaBot game with a new sequel...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Review – Xbox console update and Kinect Sports Season 2 News
30.12.2011 In recent weeks Microsoft revealed one of the most dramatic software updates to its Xbox 360 console software that helped it to unleash the full firepower of Kinect, allowing... -
Apple plans to disrupt media … again! This time it should be social News
03.01.2012 The tech world is buzzing with speculation about what Apple is planning to announce at a special media event in New York later this month. One thing everyone agrees on, it does... -
The tech predictions for 2012 News
03.01.2012 Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy goes through his tech predictions for 2012 from the fabled Apple TV and iPad 3 to the impact of Windows 8 and hybrid cloud on the... -
RTÉ Player app for iPhone and iPad arrives in time for Christmas News
21.12.2011 RTÉ Player apps for iOS platforms have arrived and are available to download free from today to all Irish and international audiences, the broadcaster said this evening.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps, Phones -
Microsoft releases Sky Drive app for iPhone and Windows Phone News
14.12.2011 Microsoft’s cloud storage offering for consumers – SkyDrive – is being made available today for users of Windows Phone and iPhone devices.Categories: Wireless Communications, Storage, Servers, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hosting Services, Hardware, Document Management, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps Zone, Apps -
YouSendIt upgrades cloud for Mac, iOS and Android News
13.12.2011 YouSendIt, that clever online service that has gotten many people out of sticky situations when it comes to sending large data files, has advanced its cloud offering to include...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, Data Management, Communications, Apps Zone, Apps -
Facebook and Gmail are most popular Android apps News
13.12.2011 Facebook and apps from Google like Gmail and the Android Market are the most popular smartphone apps among Android owners 18 years and older, according to Neilsen.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Instagram named Apple’s iPhone app of the year News
09.12.2011 Photo-sharing app and fast growing social network Instagram, which allows users to take and share pics and even add a retro feel, has been named iPhone app of the year.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Microsoft: no imminent plans for Xbox LIVE app for Android News
09.12.2011 Microsoft, which yesterday unleashed an Xbox LIVE app for iOS devices, has confirmed there are no imminent plans to release an Android version of the app. -
Ireland’s Coder Dojo movement spreads its wings to the UK News
08.12.2011 The Coder Dojo movement, which is inspiring young people all over Ireland to learn about software programming, plus languages such as Scratch and Java, has now unleashed its...Tags: Digital Ireland Forum, James Whelton, Coder Dojo , Linux, JavaScript, Java, Bill Liao, Mac, Apple -
Global HTML 5 phone sales to hit 1bn by 2013 News
07.12.2011 Worldwide HTML 5 phone sales will surge from 336m units in 2011 to 1bn units in 2013, according to new research.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
EU to investigate Apple and publishers over alleged ‘e-books cartel’ News
06.12.2011 The European Commission has launched formal anti-trust proceedings into whether some of the world’s largest publishers, including Harper Collins and Simon and Schuster,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Legal, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Facebook confirms Gowalla acquisition News
05.12.2011 Facebook has confirmed its acquisition of travel app firm Gowalla, whose staff will join its design and engineering teams and no doubt influence the development of Timeline. -
Facebook acquires Gowalla to boost Timeline experience News
03.12.2011 Social networking giant Facebook has acquired Texas-headquartered location technology company Gowalla. Under the deal almost all of Gowalla’s staff will relocate to Facebook’s... -
Free app set to socialise with public attractions News
02.12.2011 LearningHunt.com is the brainchild of Irish IT strategist Cianán Clancy. The app is set to revolutionise how visitor attractions such as science museums, art galleries, zoos and...Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Science, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Apps Zone, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Rentview app aims to disrupt rental marketplace News
04.12.2011 Our tech start-up of the week is Rentview, a rent and property management cloud-based platform for estate and letting agencies to manage, build and retain their rental...Categories: Web 2.0, Mobile, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Learning pattern app could boost exam performance News
02.12.2011 An app creator has hacked into the minds of top exam performers to learn their methods and recreate these methods for students cramming for exams via a handy iPhone app called...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Research, R&D, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Intellectual Property, Education, Apps Zone, Apps -
Spotify gets app happy – reveals its new direction News
30.11.2011 Spotify has revealed its ‘new direction’ – it’s going to be a purveyor of apps that complement your favourite tunes. The music service,which last week revealed 2.5m paying...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Apps Zone, Apps