Tagged: Downloads & News
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The environmental impact of video games (infographic) News
10.07.2012 Six billion pounds of games and consoles have been sold, and if all the games and consoles produced by Nintendo ended up in a landfill, that would amount to the weight of more... -
Digital divide: Ireland falls to lowest position yet on global broadband rankings News
25.06.2012 New figures from Ookla Net index show Ireland has fallen to 56th position in the world for download speeds, its worst showing yet, and a clear indication as any that as the... -
Study reveals who has lowest tolerance for slow downloads News
13.06.2012 No one really likes having to wait for content to download, but none more so than Germans, an international study of online consumer behaviour suggests. -
How much will you pay for music in 2013? (infographic) News
07.06.2012 Consumers can expect to pay absolutely nothing for music next year, an infographic shows. -
Digital music revenues overtake CDs, figures show News
31.05.2012 A music industry milestone has been reached now that digital music revenues have surpassed those for CDs for the first time. -
Angry Birds follow-up Amazing Alex to be released in two months News
11.05.2012 Rovio’s CEO today revealed that Amazing Alex, the long-awaited follow-up to the successful Angry Birds, is set for release in just two months. -
Product review: the new Apple TV News
05.05.2012 With all the hoopla about whether Apple is going to bring out a physical television or not – remember, it never said it plans to – it is easy to overlook what I believe to be a...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps, Hardware, Internet, Multimedia, Wireless Communications -
Security firm warns of malware risks in pirated software News
05.04.2012 Internet users have been warned against downloading illegal versions of software because many cracked programs carry a malicious payload designed to infect computers. -
Stanford, Open University reach 50m downloads on iTunes U News
04.04.2012 Stanford University and the Open University have each reached 50m downloads of their content from Apple's education service iTunes U. -
BBC proposes TV show download service News
15.03.2012 The BBC has confirmed it will propose building a service to allow users to permanently download copies of BBC shows from the broadcaster’s archives. -
Irish start-up wins second prize at ‘Best App Ever’ awards News
30.01.2012 Tipperary start-up Grey Horse Apps has won second prize for the ‘Best Doing Good’ App in the 2011 ‘Best App Ever’ awards in San Francisco, California. -
1.2bn apps downloaded between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve News
03.01.2012 More than 20m iOS and Android devices were activated and more than 1.2bn apps were downloaded between December 25 and December 31 as consumers received new mobile devices for...Tags: Mobile Apps, Mobile Phones, iOS, Android, Downloads, Apps, App, Mobile, Smartphones, Smartphone -
Google Android Market gets to 10bn downloads News
06.12.2011 Google has passed 10bn downloads from its Android Market, it announced tonight in a blog post.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Apps -
EU court decides ISPs can’t be forced to block file sharers News
24.11.2011 UPDATE: Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Justice, has decided that internet access is a human right and that EU law precludes injunctions being taken against... -
U2 Achtung Baby covers album tops iTunes charts globally News
17.11.2011 AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, the covers album of U2’s Achtung Baby which received a worldwide digital release just two days ago, has gone to No 1 in the iTunes sales charts in...Categories: Apps, Digital Media, eCommerce, Games/Entertainment, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia -
Google and RIAA at loggerheads over free MP3 app News
14.11.2011 Google appears to be refusing requests by the powerful Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to remove a popular Android app that enables users to download...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Legal, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Apps -
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. -
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,... -
App-etite for destruction - iPhone users the most careless News
08.11.2011 Three-quarters of smartphone users fail to read the terms and conditions contained in mobile apps such as Angry Birds and Paper Toss, which include access to data such as their...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Apps Zone, Apps -
Angry Birds hits 500m downloads News
02.11.2011 Angry Birds has reached 500m total downloads across numerous platforms, making it one of the most downloaded games ever.