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BBC iPlayer app now includes Airplay News
20.10.2011 Thanks to the rollout of iOS 5, users of the popular BBC iPlayer app can now switch content wirelessly from their iPad to their TV via Apple’s Airplay technology, the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Young Cork firm RedMere's HDMI devices top 1m sales News
20.10.2011 Cork-based electronics company RedMere, which specialises in HDMI devices for major OEMs including Samsung as well as retailers like RadioShack, has revealed it has surpassed 1m...Categories: Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech -
NDRC start-ups to be showcased at Innovation Dublin News
19.10.2011 The Innovation Dublin festival is collaborating with the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) to showcase four new web-based social technologies for use by participants and... -
Ireland: A global games hub News
20.10.2011 Merging console and PC video games with casual and social is a chance for Ireland to create 4,500 jobs. John Kennedy spoke to the chiefs of the world’s biggest games firms.Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital MediaTags: PopCap Games, Zynga, EA Games, Gala Networks, Activision Blizzard, Demonware, Havok, Forfas, Ireland, Video Games, Games, Gaming -
Intel revenues surpass US$14bn for the first time News
19.10.2011 Intel has reported a Q3 net profit of US$3.7bn on revenues of US$14.2bn – up 28pc year over year. CEO Paul Otellini said the growth of mobile and cloud computing drove the... -
Canon unveils next-generation DSLR – the EOS-1D X News
19.10.2011 Canon has unveiled the EOS-1D X, its next professional digital SLR camera with a newly developed full-frame 18.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, dual DIGIC 5+ processors and an ISO range... -
Sony PlayStation Vita is coming 22 February News
19.10.2011 Sony president and CEO Jack Tretton has revealed that 22 February 2012 will be the launch date for the forthcoming PlayStation Vita. He said the PS Vita will be available at...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital MediaTags: Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Consoles, Games, Sony, PlayStation Vita, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation -
Kinect to get more kid-friendly games and education content News
19.10.2011 Microsoft has teamed up with Sesame Street, National Geographic and Disney to offer interactive educational stories and child-friendly games for the Kinect motion sensor. -
Google unwraps Ice Cream Sandwich with launch of Galaxy Nexus News
19.10.2011 Android 4.0 – code-named Ice Cream Sandwich – was unveiled this morning in Hong Kong and will feature nifty new features, such as face unlock, an NFC sharing technology called...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps -
Global enterprise IT spending to total US$2.7trn in 2012 News
18.10.2011 Worldwide enterprise IT spending is projected to reach US$2.7 trillion in 2012, up 3.9pc from US$2.6 trillion in 2011, according to Gartner. Key trends such as cloud computing...Categories: IT Management, Investments, Hardware, Global CIO, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, CIO, Apps -
YouTube seeks next cooking and fitness training video stars News
18.10.2011 YouTube has launched a programme to help YouTube partners involved in cooking or fitness training become the next online video stars. -
Intel awards new Women in Technology scholarships News
18.10.2011 Intel in Shannon continued its focus on promoting science and engineering in the local area by holding its sixth annual Women in Technology (WIT) award ceremony recently. Four...Categories: Jobs, In the Workplace, Engineering, Education, Digital Media, CIO, Careers and Employment -
Panasonic to supply world’s largest screens for London 2012 Olympics News
19.10.2011 Panasonic is supplying outdoor LED screens ranging from 14m² to 52m² for the London 2012 Olympic Games, as well as its largest-ever indoor plasma display at 152 inches. -
Golden opportunity for Ireland to drive next phase of video games News
18.10.2011 The sheer cost and scale of making best-selling console and PC video game titles until now meant Ireland had to content itself with making middleware and providing business...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design -
Digital Hub enterprises looking for soft skills News
17.10.2011 Dr Stephen Brennan, director of marketing and strategy at the Digital Hub, has said that the 80-plus enterprises located there are increasingly finding jobseekers don’t...Tags: Digital Media, Digital Hub, -
RTÉ launches Radio Player web service and mobile app News
17.10.2011 RTÉ has launched the RTÉ Radio Player, which will offer all eleven RTÉ Radio stations as a flash-based live service available online and as a mobile app. -
YouTube adds e-commerce capabilities like downloads and ticket sales News
17.10.2011 YouTube, which now has 800m visitors per month, has added new capabilities that will enable its partners to sell concert tickets, digital downloads and other services via what... -
Activision studio boss: console games have a social future News
14.10.2011 Activision Blizzard’s senior vice president of Worldwide Studios Brian Ward says that while the console gaming world’s jury is still out on 3D, console games that address the...Categories: Apps, Consumer Tech, Digital Business, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Mobile, Mobility, Social Media -
PopCap co-founder: anyone can make great games (if they want to) News
14.10.2011 Jason Kapalka, the co-founder of PopCap Games which is being bought by EA for US$750m, says that opportunities to enter the games business are there for anyone with the right... -
Forza Motorsport 4 out now News
14.10.2011 Forza Motorsport 4 is out today for the Xbox 360, offering cars from more than 80 manufacturers, improved graphics, online gaming and Kinect integration.