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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:58:48 +0000 30 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/img/silicon-republic-logo-144px.gif http://www.siliconrepublic.com/ 144 18 Apple's iPad tablet computer doesn't come out until April, but that hasn't stopped the release of wild tales about the restrictions imposed on developers who have received test units. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15631/digital-life/wild-tales-surround-early-ipad-test-units http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15631/digital-life/wild-tales-surround-early-ipad-test-units Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:36:00 +0000 Digital Life Europe has to improve upon capitalising on its inventions, said Máire Geoghegan Quinn, the European Union's Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15630/randd/capitalise-on-your-inventions-europe-eu-commissioner-says http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15630/randd/capitalise-on-your-inventions-europe-eu-commissioner-says Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:16:00 +0000 R&D DSG International, Europe's second-largest electrical goods retailer, has today announced plans to accelerate its transformation plan for its UK and Irish businesses. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15628/business/currys-pc-world-owner-speeds-up-transformation-plan http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15628/business/currys-pc-world-owner-speeds-up-transformation-plan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:31:00 +0000 Business Siemens has announced it is to cut 4,200 jobs in its IT division by 2011, with 2,000 of the job cuts in Germany. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15627/business/siemens-to-cut-4-200-it-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15627/business/siemens-to-cut-4-200-it-jobs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:25:00 +0000 Business The latest report from the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) for Q4 of 2009 shows that broadband penetration (including mobile broadband) in Ireland reached 32.4pc for this period from October to December of last year. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15626/comms/broadband-penetration-in-ireland-reaches-32-4pc http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15626/comms/broadband-penetration-in-ireland-reaches-32-4pc Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:01:00 +0000 Comms Europe's first 3D TV channel Sky 3D will launch on Saturday 3 April with the Manchester United and Chelsea Premier League match as the first show broadcast. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15625/new-media/bskyb-to-launch-sky-3d-on-3-april http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15625/new-media/bskyb-to-launch-sky-3d-on-3-april Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:53:00 +0000 New Media The ongoing legal spat between YouTube and Viacom following the US$1-billion copyright infringement lawsuit slapped on the video-sharing site has become heated with the release of court documents from both companies. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15624/new-media/youtube-claims-viacom-manipulated-video-takedowns http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15624/new-media/youtube-claims-viacom-manipulated-video-takedowns Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:22:00 +0000 New Media News regarding the pricing and internal specs for HP's Slate tablet computer have been revealed in the Spanish publication Clipset. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15623/digital-life/hp-slate-pricing-launch-date-reported http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15623/digital-life/hp-slate-pricing-launch-date-reported Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:57:00 +0000 Digital Life Collecting data on PC downloads for its web browser over three days, Opera has found that more than half of the European downloads are coming directly from Microsoft's newly introduced Choice Screen that offers Windows users the option of 12 browsers in total, including its own Internet Explorer. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15622/digital-life/microsofts-choice-screen-boosts-opera-downloads http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15622/digital-life/microsofts-choice-screen-boosts-opera-downloads Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:43:00 +0000 Digital Life The lightsaber iPhone app is pretty cool, right? But can you actually have proper lightsaber fights with your friends, shouting 'Your powers are weak, old man' as your iPhones virtually collide? Nope. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15621/digital-life/thqs-lightsaber-duel-coming-to-iphone http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15621/digital-life/thqs-lightsaber-duel-coming-to-iphone Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:37:00 +0000 Digital Life Google may be pulling out of China as early as 10 April, reports the China Business News, quoting an unnamed Google employee. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15620/cio/google-may-be-leaving-china-in-april http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15620/cio/google-may-be-leaving-china-in-april Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:13:00 +0000 CIO New legislation granting telecoms companies access to ducting running along Ireland's motorways will avoid the costly duplication of road openings by multiple telecoms operators. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15618/comms/govt-passes-legislation-to-open-motorway-ducts-for-broadband http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15618/comms/govt-passes-legislation-to-open-motorway-ducts-for-broadband Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0000 Comms Entertainment giant Disney has joined forces with a UCD research centre to examine how the use of multiple cameras can enhance the high-end broadcast of major sports events. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15617/randd/disney-alliance-with-ucd-to-revolutionise-sports-coverage http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15617/randd/disney-alliance-with-ucd-to-revolutionise-sports-coverage Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 R&D Despite the first drop in per capita income since the post-World War II era, consumers are content to spend freely on high-end electronics from smartphones to LCD TVs and netbooks. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15619/digital-life/cash-poor-punters-spend-on-hot-electronics-despite-downturn http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15619/digital-life/cash-poor-punters-spend-on-hot-electronics-despite-downturn Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:49:00 +0000 Digital Life Following a meeting with the UK Home Secretary Alan Johnson Facebook says that it plans to add an extra layer to its reporting function in order to better protect younger users against cyberbullying and sexual predators. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15616/new-media/facebook-partners-with-anti-bullying-orgs-for-web-safety http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15616/new-media/facebook-partners-with-anti-bullying-orgs-for-web-safety Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:23:00 +0000 New Media A malicious virus that has taken advantage of Facebook's own internal email system is targeting Facebook's 400m users worldwide to gain access to their passwords. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15615/cio/password-stealing-virus-targets-facebook-users http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15615/cio/password-stealing-virus-targets-facebook-users Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:29:00 +0000 CIO The Revenue Commissioners have granted the EMEA headquarters of US semiconductor player Xilinx the designation of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), one of the first of such companies to be given the status. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15612/business/revenue-commissioners-grants-xilinx-global-trader-status http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15612/business/revenue-commissioners-grants-xilinx-global-trader-status Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +0000 Business Following Apple announcing its intention to sue HTC for patent infringement in relation to the iPhone's touch user interface, HTC has come out to defend itself, adding that it was the company that brought out the first 3.5-inch colour touchscreen smart phone in the US in 2002. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15610/business/htc-to-apple-we-had-touchscreen-first http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15610/business/htc-to-apple-we-had-touchscreen-first Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:00 +0000 Business Dublin content management software player pTools has deployed a new social media system that allows Lincolnshire police to communicate directly with their community online via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15609/cio/ptools-enables-lincolnshire-police-talk-to-public-via-social-media http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15609/cio/ptools-enables-lincolnshire-police-talk-to-public-via-social-media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:16:00 +0000 CIO Final-year college students could get a taste of their dream job - and be in with a chance to win €1,000 - through a competition launched by the Digital Hub Development Agency. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15608/new-media/digital-hub-offers-students-a-taste-of-their-dream-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15608/new-media/digital-hub-offers-students-a-taste-of-their-dream-jobs Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:58:00 +0000 New Media A powerful remote-control Trojan that can turn PCs into parts of a powerful bot disseminating spam email is on the rampage in Europe, it has emerged. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15607/cio/spam-spewing-trojan-virus-stalks-europe http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15607/cio/spam-spewing-trojan-virus-stalks-europe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:53:00 +0000 CIO One in four schoolchildren have tried their hands at hacking into one another's Facebook accounts by surreptitiously using the victim's password. Nearly half of the hackers are girls, exploding the gender myth. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15606/cio/one-in-four-schoolkids-have-tried-hacking http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15606/cio/one-in-four-schoolkids-have-tried-hacking Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +0000 CIO High-end e-commerce solutions vendor Buy4now Technology Group has secured a contract to design, develop and host an e-commerce solution for Pamela Scott, the Irish-owned ladies fashion retailer. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15605/business/buy4now-secures-pamela-scott-e-commerce-deal http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15605/business/buy4now-secures-pamela-scott-e-commerce-deal Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:00 +0000 Business Pan-European digital marketing agency TradeDoubler has appointed three new senior executives to drive its expansion into the Irish and European markets. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15604/business/tradedoubler-continues-aggressive-expansion http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15604/business/tradedoubler-continues-aggressive-expansion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +0000 Business Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has announced it is to build its Nissan LEAF electric car at its plant in the UK. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15603/business/uk-plant-to-produce-nissan-electric-car http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15603/business/uk-plant-to-produce-nissan-electric-car Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:20:00 +0000 Business Bitbuzz, a Wi-Fi network operator set up in 2003, has launched a new Wi-Fi hotspot at Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, offering free Wi-Fi in all public areas of Guinness Storehouse. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15602/comms/free-wi-fi-access-available-at-guinness-storehouse http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15602/comms/free-wi-fi-access-available-at-guinness-storehouse Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:00 +0000 Comms Internet search giant Google is understood to have been collaborating with Intel, Logitech and Sony to create a new family of internet-enabled TV sets powered by its Android operating system. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15601/new-media/google-is-working-on-tv-project-with-intel-logitech-and-sony http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15601/new-media/google-is-working-on-tv-project-with-intel-logitech-and-sony Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:56:00 +0000 New Media With lots of talk on the web about the lack of cut and paste funtionality on the new Windows Phone 7 Series from Microsoft, it appears this is not technically the case: it will have this but just not yet. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15600/digital-life/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-copy-and-paste http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15600/digital-life/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-copy-and-paste Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:51:00 +0000 Digital Life Businesses across Europe are spending US$260bn a year on printed materials, including US$76.7bn on outsourced printing, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15599/cio/smarter-printing-strategies-could-save-irish-economy-145m-a-year http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15599/cio/smarter-printing-strategies-could-save-irish-economy-145m-a-year Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:08:00 +0000 CIO Driven by the next wave of apps and services like Presence, Geolocation and Social Web, revenues from mobile access to Web 2.0 apps and services will be worth US$18.9bn, analysts have forecast. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15598/comms/mobile-web-2-0-apps-market-to-be-worth-us-18-9bn-by-2014 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15598/comms/mobile-web-2-0-apps-market-to-be-worth-us-18-9bn-by-2014 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0000 Comms