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Most Irish employees shop online while at work - survey News
25.07.2011 Some 92pc of employees shop online while they’re at work and more than 50pc of Irish people spend between one and four hours online per day, a new survey by cash-back website... -
RazorCoast app delivers 5,000 fans to Laughter Lounge News
25.07.2011 Irish app developer RazorCoast has developed a new social platform that is already credited with delivering 5,000 new Facebook fans to the Laughter Lounge in the space of just...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing -
‘Digital Island’ remains key policy objective of Govt - minister News
25.07.2011 Developing Ireland as a ‘Digital Island’ as a key policy objective, with specific commitments in relation to cloud computing, e-government and the upgrading of ICT across... -
Google begins removing brands from Google+ News
25.07.2011 Early mover brands that went about creating Google+ profiles in the same way as they would via Facebook or Twitter have begun seeing their pages disappear or lack functionality.... -
Terror in Norway captured live on social media News
23.07.2011 The terrifying events in Norway in which close to 100 people are believed to have been killed in a shocking gun attack and a bombing in the capital city of Oslo were captured in... -
One millionth document filed on CRO website News
25.07.2011 Businesses filing with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) this month smashed through the one millionth e-form barrier, Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton said today. He... -
Amy Winehouse tops iTunes albums charts News
25.07.2011 Singer Amy Winehouse has topped the iTunes Store Top 10 Albums charts in 14 countries, two days after she was found dead in her London home. -
New cloud-based marketplace solution from Onlinetradesmen.ie News
22.07.2011 Onlinetradesmen.ie, the Irish online marketplace of qualified trade professionals, has introduced what it claims is a world-first cloud-based solution called MemberTender.com. -
Star Wars on Kinect – the Force will be strong in this one News
22.07.2011 Microsoft and LucasArts have revealed the first custom Xbox 360 console with Kinect featuring a limited-edition Star Wars theme inspired by R2-D2 and C-3PO. Gamers will be able...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
A loving legacy – blog enables mum to live forever News
22.07.2011 An Irish mother diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer but expecting her third child has set up an online diary as a legacy to her children so they can remember her forever. The...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Multimedia, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
NFC mobile marketing kicks off with VH-1’s Basketball Wives News
21.07.2011 A new revolution in mobile marketing has begun. One of the first near field communications (NFC)-powered marketing campaigns has begun with a new poster campaign to support the... -
Apple confirms 1m downloads of Mac OS X Lion News
21.07.2011 Apple has confirmed that more than 1m users have bought and downloaded Mac OS X Lion, which went on sale on the Mac App Store for €23.99. It is the fastest-selling OS in Apple’s...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Global CIO, eCommerce, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Apple is planning to buy online TV player Hulu News
22.07.2011 In what can be the clearest indication yet that Apple may be moving in the direction of eventually making its own TVs, it has emerged the technology giant is making a play to... -
Rebekah Brooks gets Friday parody News
22.07.2011 Former News International executive Rebekah Brooks is the subject of a video that parodies Rebecca Black's viral hit, Friday. -
Public pans Rebecca Black's second single News
22.07.2011 Oh, boy, here we go again. My Moment, the second single by Friday singer Rebecca Black, seems to be repeating history, being disliked, just like its predecessor. It's only been... -
Teen social network myYearbook sold for US$100m News
21.07.2011 MyYearbook.com, a social network for teens, has been acquired by Latino social network Quepasa.com for US$100m. The site was set up six years ago by then-teens Catherine and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Digital Media -
LulzSec to take WikiLeaks approach to sharing Sun emails News
21.07.2011 Hacker group LulzSec is understood to have abandoned plans to dump 4GB of emails from The Sun as well as members of the Royal Family and intends to follow the same approach as... -
Sky live TV app now available for iOS devices News
21.07.2011 Sky Go Now, which allows 10m Sky customers to watch live channels over the internet as part of their subscription, is now available as an app on Apple’s App Store for Irish and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Internet, Digital Media, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Twitter to raise US$800m – suggests US$8bn valuation News
21.07.2011 It seems Twitter is on the verge of raising US$800m in venture capital in a complicated deal that will be used to cash out current investors and employees. It has also emerged... -
EU’s €7bn R&D fund to generate 450,000 jobs News
19.07.2011 The European Commission’s €7bn FP7 R&D fund launched today by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is expected to generate 174,000 jobs in the short term and nearly 450,000 in the...Tags: US, China, Europe, Health, SMEs, Nanotechnology, Smart Cities, R&D, EU, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, FP7, European Commission