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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:32:58 +0100 30 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/img/silicon-republic-logo-144px.gif http://www.siliconrepublic.com/ 144 18 Billed as Dragons' Den meets YouTube, a new video-pitching website has been set up which aims to connect entrepreneurs with investors and help drive Ireland out of recession. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13352/business/its-dragons-den-meets-youtube-in-a-bid-to-connect-entrepreneurs-and-investors http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13352/business/its-dragons-den-meets-youtube-in-a-bid-to-connect-entrepreneurs-and-investors Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:00 +0100 Business Despite the rise in unemployment in Ireland, there are still significant skills shortages in the areas of IT, science, sales/marketing, health, accountancy, engineering and management, the Expert Group on Future Skills said today. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13351/business/skill-shortages-continue-in-it-and-science http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13351/business/skill-shortages-continue-in-it-and-science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:52:00 +0100 Business Apple has warned that its new iPhone 3G S gets hot during usage and has issued a warning against leaving it inside cars in hot weather. The new device will throw up a temperature warning if it overheats. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13350/comms/apple-warns-of-overheating-iphones http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13350/comms/apple-warns-of-overheating-iphones Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:00 +0100 Comms Near Field Communication is a technology that will feature on every mobile handset in the world within a few years, and will transform these devices into virtual credit and debit cards. One enterprising start-up is ready to pounce on the opportunity. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13349/comms/delta-invests-2-5m-in-near-field-communication-venture http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13349/comms/delta-invests-2-5m-in-near-field-communication-venture Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:27:00 +0100 Comms Green energy supplier Airtricity has this morning announced that it is to create 200 jobs in the Irish market, as the company begins its drive to supply electricity to half a million business and domestic customers in the next three years. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13348/business/renewable-energy-firm-airtricity-creates-200-jobs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13348/business/renewable-energy-firm-airtricity-creates-200-jobs Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:34:00 +0100 Business Forrester Research is predicting a revival of IT purchasing in the US in the fourth quarter of 2009 and across other global markets by early 2010. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13347/cio/technology-purchasing-upturn-forecast-for-q4 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13347/cio/technology-purchasing-upturn-forecast-for-q4 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:00 +0100 CIO Welcome to Google SEO 101! An in-depth study of user behaviour during Google searches reveals that users pay little attention to ads and are only interested in the first three results to come back. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13346/business/first-three-google-results-crucial-for-online-marketing-efforts http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13346/business/first-three-google-results-crucial-for-online-marketing-efforts Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:15:00 +0100 Business A leading software provider is to give away €50,000-worth of free software to fresh new start-ups in order to help them write business plans. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13344/business/50-000-worth-of-free-business-software-for-start-ups http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13344/business/50-000-worth-of-free-business-software-for-start-ups Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:42:00 +0100 Business Ambulance provider Lifeline is to kit out its ambulances in Ireland with data displays that will replace two-way radios and ensure that all communications and actions during call-outs are logged and monitored. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13343/government/data-terminals-for-new-ambulances-are-a-life-or-death-business http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13343/government/data-terminals-for-new-ambulances-are-a-life-or-death-business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:27:00 +0100 Government This is the phone that its manufacturers claim is 'smarter than smartphone'. Nice line, but does it have what it takes to kick devices such as the iPhone and Palm Pre where it hurts? http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13342/digital-life/first-look-samsung-jet http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13342/digital-life/first-look-samsung-jet Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:06:00 +0100 Digital Life Sky has introduced a new 'green button' on its remotes for bookable advertising. The service allows viewers to easily watch and access extended 'long-form' advertising. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13341/new-media/sky-unveils-on-demand-digital-advertising-vision http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13341/new-media/sky-unveils-on-demand-digital-advertising-vision Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:54:00 +0100 New Media Google may be the reigning champion in the search-engine stakes, but one itch that it hasn't been able to scratch just yet has been real-time search, and by real-time serach we mean the constantly flowing Twitter timeline. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13340/new-media/bing-goes-real-time-with-twitter-integration http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13340/new-media/bing-goes-real-time-with-twitter-integration Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:52:00 +0100 New Media Irish developer and manufacturer of solar-power technology Surface Power has signed a NZ$30m (€14m) distribution deal in New Zealand. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13339/business/irish-solar-tech-firm-in-14m-new-zealand-expansion http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13339/business/irish-solar-tech-firm-in-14m-new-zealand-expansion Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:03:00 +0100 Business It has emerged that the US Government is to release US$4bn worth of loans and grants to expand broadband access in under-served areas of the US. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13338/comms/us-to-invest-us-4bn-in-broadband-for-all-plan http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13338/comms/us-to-invest-us-4bn-in-broadband-for-all-plan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:56:00 +0100 Comms The recession is driving more entrepreneurs online. According to online payments processor Realex, the amount of payments it processed in June was up €60m to €540m on the previous month. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13337/business/realex-processes-540m-worth-of-e-commerce-payments-in-june http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13337/business/realex-processes-540m-worth-of-e-commerce-payments-in-june Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:32:00 +0100 Business Welcome to Google SEO 101! An indepth study of user behaviour during Google searches reveals that users pay little attention to ads and are only interested in the first three results to come back. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13345/new-media/first-three-google-results-crucial-for-online-marketing-efforts http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13345/new-media/first-three-google-results-crucial-for-online-marketing-efforts Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 New Media Mobile operator 3 has reported that the company now has over 150,000 mobile broadband customers in Ireland and has introduced a set of new value-oriented price plans to boost broadband take-up. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13336/comms/3-reports-150-000-mobile-broadband-subscribers http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13336/comms/3-reports-150-000-mobile-broadband-subscribers Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 Comms Internet TV start-up Joost, brainchild of the founders of Skype, has re-jigged its business model - losing most of its staff along the way, including CEO Mike Volpi - and will now be focusing on white-label video services for media companies. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13334/new-media/running-out-of-joost http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13334/new-media/running-out-of-joost Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 New Media For anyone who has ever dreamed of being an astronaut, the sight of 'average bloke' James May of Top Gear fame training with NASA and getting a chance to see earth from the edge of space on BBC TV last week was bittersweet. This week's blog digest asks: "What is the stars Joxer, what is the stars?" http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13333/digital-life/blog-digest http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13333/digital-life/blog-digest Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 Digital Life There are 37 million blind people worldwide. Ten million of these are in Africa alone and suffer from cataract blindness. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13332/randd/armed-with-a-wiimote-irish-students-are-fighting-blindness http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13332/randd/armed-with-a-wiimote-irish-students-are-fighting-blindness Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 R&D Computer giant Dell is spearheading a new strategy to provide services to SMEs via the internet cloud. Tim Griffin is global head of services and solutions at Dell. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13331/cio/dell-takes-to-the-cloud-to-manage-hardware-remotely http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13331/cio/dell-takes-to-the-cloud-to-manage-hardware-remotely Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 CIO Magnet CEO Mark Kellett believes deploying fibre networks across Ireland is a national imperative. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13330/comms/we-need-to-connect-ireland-with-high-speed-fibre-and-we-need-to-do-it-fast http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13330/comms/we-need-to-connect-ireland-with-high-speed-fibre-and-we-need-to-do-it-fast Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:07:00 +0100 Comms The less-than-expected payload of spectrum from the S-band frequency hosted on the Solaris W2A satellite launched in March means Dublin-based Solaris will be unable to offer all of the services it had hoped for. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13335/comms/solaris-files-insurance-claim-over-satellite-difficulties http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13335/comms/solaris-files-insurance-claim-over-satellite-difficulties Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:29:00 +0100 Comms The ability of search engine Ixquick to allow a user in China to search for 'Tiananmen Square' without fear of reprisal has been praised by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13329/new-media/eff-keep-on-searching-in-the-free-world http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13329/new-media/eff-keep-on-searching-in-the-free-world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:57:00 +0100 New Media Calling all entrepreneurs! Hothouse needs you. The Dublin Institute of Technology's Hothouse Venture Programme is on the hunt for 16 graduate entrepreneurs with industry experience to take part in a year-long programme. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13328/business/46m-hothouse-venture-seeks-savvy-start-up-entrepreneurs http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13328/business/46m-hothouse-venture-seeks-savvy-start-up-entrepreneurs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:26:00 +0100 Business Microsoft's new search engine has increased its share of the US search engine market by 1pc, according to the latest research from Statcounter. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13327/new-media/ba-da-bing-microsoft-grows-search-market-share-by-1pc http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13327/new-media/ba-da-bing-microsoft-grows-search-market-share-by-1pc Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:17:00 +0100 New Media In its new incarnation from August 2009, the Pirate Bay will now pay file sharers for their uploads, the site's new management Global Gaming Factory (GGF) has said. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13326/digital-life/new-pirate-bay-will-pay-file-sharers http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13326/digital-life/new-pirate-bay-will-pay-file-sharers Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:59:00 +0100 Digital Life Business IP services provider Strencom has just finished completing a €60,000 private managed data network for Ecco Ireland, one of the largest footwear wholesale and retailers in the country. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13325/cio/strencom-unveils-60-000-network-for-ecco-ireland http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13325/cio/strencom-unveils-60-000-network-for-ecco-ireland Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:40:00 +0100 CIO It has been just over one year since Mozilla released Firefox 3.0, which clocked 150 million downloads in the 24 hours and, 12 months on, 3.5 has many new additions including 'Private Browsing' mode and location-aware browsing. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13324/digital-life/firefox-3-5-geo-location-and-ultimate-privacy http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13324/digital-life/firefox-3-5-geo-location-and-ultimate-privacy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:29:00 +0100 Digital Life The Revenue Commissioners have warned of a fraudulent email scam doing the rounds seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13323/government/citizens-and-firms-warned-to-beware-of-tax-phishing-scam http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13323/government/citizens-and-firms-warned-to-beware-of-tax-phishing-scam Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:22:00 +0100 Government