Tagged: Sky & News
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RTÉ Two HD to launch today on Sky News
14.05.2012 RTÉ will today launch a dedicated HD channel for RTÉ Two HD on Sky+ HD. This will provide viewers with HD coverage of the European soccer champgionships, athletics, GAA hurling... -
Deals done this past week News
08.05.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Virgin Media is the first UK ISP to block The Pirate Bay News
03.05.2012 After the UK High Court ruled on Monday that internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK must block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, it has emerged that Virgin Media is the... -
Sky to launch new internet TV service – Now TV News
21.03.2012 Broadcaster Sky will launch a new internet TV service called Now TV, giving users access to Sky content on internet-connected devices. -
Apple’s future as a TV juggernaut takes shape News
02.03.2012 As the world waits on tenterhooks for the shape of the next iPad and whether or not Apple will enter the TV business with an actual TV, it is clear that frenzied negotiations... -
Sky Go to arrive on Android smartphones this month News
03.02.2012 Sky has revealed its mobile TV service Sky Go will be available for download for Andoid handsets by the end of February.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Apps -
Sky to create 800 jobs in Dublin News
31.01.2012 Digital TV provider Sky is opening a new customer service centre in Dublin and plans to create more than 800 new jobs for it encompassing a variety of roles. -
Star lovers prepare for the Northern Lights News
18.01.2012 This year we’re in for a cosmic treat in terms of viewing the Aurora Borealis. Because the sun is at its 11-year peak, astronomers are predicting that it will be easier to see... -
Sky Zeebox deal to turn iPhones and iPads into TV remotes News
09.01.2012 Sky’s investment in ‘second screen’ consumer service Zeebox will not only allow Sky customers to access their Sky+ box while on the move, but they can also use their iPhone or...Categories: Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Computers -
The tech predictions for 2012 News
03.01.2012 Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy goes through his tech predictions for 2012 from the fabled Apple TV and iPad 3 to the impact of Windows 8 and hybrid cloud on the... -
Sky Movies app out now for iOS devices News
07.11.2011 Sky has released a Sky Movies app for iOS devices today, letting users find out what’s on Sky Movies. They can also record films to their Sky+ HD boxes or watch a film live with... -
Ireland’s digital TV switchover will happen on 24 October 2012 News
14.10.2011 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has revealed that 24 October 2012 will be the official date for Ireland’s digital TV switchover – the date when analogue TV will be switched... -
Will Irish ISPs take greater steps to protect children online? News
14.10.2011 Earlier this week, it emerged that four ISPs in the UK voluntarily moved to block porn and only allow access on an opt-in basis in order to prevent children from accessing this... -
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Four UK ISPs to block porn unless customers opt in News
11.10.2011 Four major UK internet service providers will block pornography by default, meaning customers will have to opt in if they want to view sexually explicit websites. -
Reporter confronts London looters on live TV News
09.08.2011 Sky News reporter Mark Stone took to the streets of Clapham Junction in London Monday night to confront looters and ask them to justify their actions. -
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 -
Weekend news roundup News
07.02.2011 A quick glance at some of the technology stories breaking in the weekend papers, from Eircom seeking a fresh round of financing and how analysts fear online TV piracy to Mark... -
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Sky plans to swap 33 channels for HD in new EPG move News
18.01.2011 Satellite broadcaster Sky is implementing one of the biggest changes to its channel line-up for over a decade involving the swap out of 33 channels in Sky’s HD pack with its...