Tagged: Connectivity & News
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Xbox One: constant connectivity, sharing games and Kinect privacy explained News
07.06.2013 With E3 getting closer and user queries on connectivity, licensing and privacy detracting from the hype for the next-generation Xbox, the makers have attempted to address... -
Telecoms consortium to build undersea cable system linking India, Far East, Mideast News
01.05.2013 The growth of new services and applications in the Far East, Middle East, and the Indian sub-continent will receive support in the form of a new 100Gbps submarine cable system... -
The five minute CIO: Ger O’Sullivan News
12.04.2013 Ger O’Sullivan, head of ICT policy with Ireland’s National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, outlines why the new junior cycle can be an opportunity to foster... -
Google to rollout high-speed broadband in Austin, Texas News
09.04.2013 The city of Austin, Texas, is to receive a boost in the form of the rollout of Google Fibre, the same high-speed fibre network the internet search giant has been rolling out... -
Despite the gadgets, the mobile economy faces growing pains News
06.03.2013 Barcelona became the epicentre of all things mobile last week, as more than 70,000 telecoms and internet industry people gathered to reveal and observe the latest breakthroughs,... -
2.8m patients remotely monitored today - Berg Insight News
15.01.2013 About 2.8m patients worldwide used a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity at the end of 2012, a report from Berg Insight reveals. The analyst... -
The everyday life of today’s connected consumer (infographic) News
12.12.2012 Most (90pc) of Gen Y checks their smartphones for updates in email, text messaging and social media sites, often before they even get out of bed, the 2012 Cisco Connected World... -
Ceding control in the age of the connected consumer News
02.08.2012 The advent of the connected consumer means organisations and governments have to learn to embrace the loss of traditional controls, and this can be a very beneficial process for...Categories: Social Media, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Communications, Careers and Employment -
202 post-primary Irish schools to receive 100 Mbit/s broadband by winter News
01.08.2012 Ireland’s national education and research network HEAnet says it is on track to meet the Irish Government commitment to provide 202 post-primary schools in 14 counties with 100... -
All Iarnród Éireann Intercity trains now come with free Wi-Fi News
09.07.2012 Iarnród Éireann has successfully rolled out free Wi-Fi connectivity across all of its Intercity trains, making it one of the most connected fleets in Europe. -
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he lacks home internet News
14.05.2012 If you thought Ireland had broadband problems, then spare a thought for Steve Wozniak. The Apple co-founder has declared he doesn’t have broadband at his home in California and... -
Weekend news roundup: another dot.com bubble, Iraq's telecoms boost, HSE conspiracy case News
16.04.2012 A roundup of technology news coverage in some of the weekend's newspapers, including the potential of another dot-com bubble with Facebook's US$1bn acquisition of Instagram,...Categories: Telecommunications, Science, R&D, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple is investigating Wi-Fi problems with new iPad News
05.04.2012 Apple is investigating a series of Wi-Fi-related issues affecting the new third-generation iPad. An internal AppleCare document reveals issues around slow Wi-Fi speeds,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
Cloud provider Strencom to give RPS Group bandwidth boost News
30.03.2012 Strencom has won a contract worth €250,000 to provide the environmental consultancy RPS Group with a fibre-based network to connect more than 500 employees in eight offices...Categories: Virtualisation, Sustainability, IT Management, IT Consulting, Green Tech, Green, Energy, CIO -
Apple to offer new iPad refunds in Australia News
28.03.2012 Apple is to offer consumers in Australia a refund on the new iPad following the threat of legal action by Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which claims... -
Australian government body sues Apple over 4G iPad claims News
27.03.2012 Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is planning legal action against Apple, alleging that by promoting its new iPad with 4G capabilities which don’t work in... -
#DIF12 - First look at the shape of Ireland’s digital economy strategy News
23.03.2012 Ireland’s Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte, TD, this morning at the Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin gave a key taster for the Government’s digital plan for Ireland. He... -
Deals done this past week News
12.03.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
The five minute CIO: Mojtaba Akbari News
24.02.2012 Welcome to a new series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where we learn the thoughts of Ireland's IT leaders on tech trends and strategy. This week we talk to... -
Cloud infrastructure: are Irish firms ready for the cloud? News
08.12.2011 Whether you like it or not, cloud computing is happening. But it's not the easy sell that many IT or internet firms would have you believe.Categories: Virtualisation, Telecommunications, Servers, IT Management, Internet, Financial, Data Management, Data Centre, CIO