Categorised as: Digital Media & News
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BalconyTV in 40-hour dash to crowd fund site redesign News
14.11.2011 BalconyTV, the Webby-nominated video service that has been reproduced in 24 cities around the world, has launched a 40-hour appeal to help raise €4,000 to rebuild its website.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Development, Design -
European PC market falls 11pc in third quarter News
14.11.2011 It was a disappointing third quarter for the PC market in Europe. PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 14.8m units in the third quarter of 2011, a 11.4pc decline from the... -
Diaspora co-founder Zhitomirskiy dies at 22 News
14.11.2011 Just as a new batch of invites to the much-anticipated open source social networking platform Diaspora were issued, the sad news emerged that one of the platform’s co-founder’s,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Open Source, Digital Media, Development, Design, Apps -
The week in gadgets News
14.11.2011 A look at gadget happenings, as Nintendo may sell more 3DS consoles than DS consoles in its first year, Netflix signs a content deal with Lionsgate UK, and LG plans a Google TV.Tags: LG, Google TV, Google, Media, Week in gadgets, Gaming, Nintendo DS, Ireland, Nintendo, Netflix -
Fairy tale comes true as Ideal Binary raises €750k News
11.11.2011 A Dublin-based software development company that has released a series of iOS book apps based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales has raised €750,000 in funding from AIB Seed...Categories: Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
The next-generation TV wars are about to begin News
11.11.2011 Sony is understood to be working on a future TV technology that will reinvent the television as we know it. Considering Apple is hard at work on a similar project, television is... -
COD: Modern Warfare 3 breaks first-day sales records News
11.11.2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has sold more than 6.5m units in the US and UK in its first day alone, topping previous records set by its prequels. -
Heist almighty! Cyber gang stole US$14m in click jack scam News
10.11.2011 Cyber criminals in Estonia have been arrested for a massive cyber fraud that netted them US$14m. Six criminals have been caught while a seventh gang member is on the run. -
O2 giving customers 3 free iTunes tracks each Friday News
11.11.2011 O2 is bringing back its iTunes Friday promotion, letting O2 Treats customers download three free songs from iTunes each Friday until mid-December. -
Google+ seeks innovative photographers News
10.11.2011 Google+ might be relatively new, but already the photography community is starting to thrive on the platform, with more than 3.4bn photos uploaded in the first 100 days. That’s... -
Public needs to be aware of changes to Irish TV standards News
10.11.2011 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has warned that with 11 months until the old analogue TV network is switched off, retailers need to ensure TVs and receivers they are... -
Online now third-highest channel as ad spending rises 20pc in H1 News
11.11.2011 Irish online advertising showed its highest level of growth yet at 20.5pc in the first half of 2011, according to a new study. By comparison, spend on other media is actually... -
The next Xbox 720 ‘Loop’ expected in 2013? News
11.11.2011 Microsoft is expected to debut its next Xbox, the 720, which has been given the code-name ‘Loop’ as early as 2013 and at the latest by 2015. It is expected that new console will...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Wireless Communications -
Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie can help you drive home News
10.11.2011 TomTom has enlisted Sesame Street duo Bert and Ernie to guide drivers to their destinations through the company's navigation devices. -
Cloud most significant transformation in history of IT - EMC boss News
10.11.2011 Cloud computing is the most significant transformation in the history of information technology (IT) and a critical component of Ireland's economic recovery, EMC vice-president... -
China’s cyber armies likely to include social battalions News
09.11.2011 Forget the Cold War, the Social War is already happening judging by the sheer volumes of data available to the world’s emerging cyber armies and, according to one security...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Mobility, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, CIO -
Activision Blizzard experiences better than expected Q3 News
09.11.2011 Activision Blizzard experienced a stronger than expected third quarter due to consumer interest in its new games and the company expects to raise its full-year financial outlook. -
Clubbers to enjoy a cocktail of Facebook and RFID News
08.11.2011 Some of Ireland's top nightclubs, including Dublin’s Krystal and Cork’s Havana Browns, have achieved a technology first: clubbers will be able to use RFID tags to trigger... -
NVIDIA reveals world’s first quad-core mobile processor News
09.11.2011 NVIDIA has revealed the Tegra 3 processor, the world’s first quad core chip for mobile devices. It will power the world’s first quad-core tablet, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Media -
Online music sales to hit US$6.3bn as physical music declines News
08.11.2011 Global online music revenue from end users is on pace to reach US$6.3bn in 2011, up from US$5.9bn in 2010. Meanwhile, sales of physical music, such as CDs, continue to slide,...