Tagged: China & News
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Google acquires Motorola Mobility, names new CEO News
22.05.2012 Google has closed its deal to purchase mobile device maker Motorola Mobility, Google CEO Larry Page announced on the company’s blog. The US$12.5bn deal is Google’s biggest... -
Yahoo! and Alibaba in US$7bn stock deal News
21.05.2012 Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group is to purchase back a 20pc stake Yahoo! holds in its company as part of a US$7.1bn deal. The deal values Alibaba at US$35bn. -
Internet key to BRIC News
17.05.2012 Ireland can position itself as the gateway for imports and exports to and from BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, the local internet industry has been told.Tags: Irish Internet Association, global , Enterprise Ireland, China, Enda Kenny, Exports, Ireland, BRIC -
Internet industry key to Ireland’s resurgence says Taoiseach (video) News
11.05.2012 Ireland’s internet industry is key to the country’s economic recovery and will play a vital role in growing the country’s reputation internationally, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Investments, Internet, Government, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
US judge tosses Proview's iPad lawsuit News
09.05.2012 A US judge has dismissed computer display maker Proview Technology's case against consumer tech giant Apple over the rights to the iPad name. -
IIA conference to lay a path for firms to take on BRIC opportunity News
04.05.2012 The forthcoming Irish Internet Association annual conference will equip Irish firms waking up to the online opportunity with the nous to target opportunities in BRIC (Brazil,... -
The digital business week News
08.05.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
€175m Euro-China trading hub project approved News
01.05.2012 An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for the development of a €175m European/Asian trading hub in Athlone, Co Westmeath. -
Tim Berners-Lee: people would go to prison rather than lose internet News
24.04.2012 The inventor of the world wide web Tim Berners-Lee said people were absolutely right to take to the streets to protest SOPA, PIPA and ACTA and said disconnecting a family’s...Categories: Telecommunications, Social Media, Servers, Security, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
Is Apple planning a mini iPad for late 2012? News
17.04.2012 It has only been a month since the third0generation iPad launch, yet rumours of another model have emerged. This time, reports suggest Apple could release a mini iPad for the... -
Citroën reveals Numéro 9 concept car News
13.04.2012 Citroën is preparing to unveil its latest concept car, the Numéro 9, at the Beijing Motor Show in China later this month. -
Queen’s University Belfast pact to open China college News
13.04.2012 A new partnership between Queen's University Belfast and the China Medical University in Shenyang, China, will see some 1,000 Chinese students studying for Queen’s University... -
Major DDoS attack upsurge hits financial services firms News
11.04.2012 Financial services firms are the latest sector to come under fire from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks globally, with a 3,000pc increase in malicious packet traffic... -
Weekend news roundup: manifesto for 21st-century education; China's cyber civil war News
02.04.2012 Technology news coverage in some of the weekend's newspapers, including a manifesto for 21st-century computer science learning, how China is at war with its bloggers, inside the... -
Deals done this past week News
02.04.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Apple, Foxconn vow to improve conditions in Asian factories News
30.03.2012 Apple has said it will work with manufacturing partner Foxconn to deal with wage and labour violations in Asian factories which produce many of Apple's products. -
China residents buy paper Apple products for Tomb Sweeping Day News
29.03.2012 Paper replicas of Apple's iPad and iPhone are proving to be as popular as the real devices as residents in China get ready for Tomb Sweeping Day on 4 April, a day in which they... -
Almost 1bn ‘smart connected devices’ shipped in 2011 - IDC News
29.03.2012 More than 916m “smart connected devices” – which include PCs, tablets and smartphones – were shipped in 2011, with revenue surpassing US$489bn, according to new research. -
Liam Casey named Ireland’s international start-up ambassador to China News
28.03.2012 Entrepreneur Liam Casey, CEO of PCH International and known in industry circles as ‘Mr China’, has been named by Enterprise Ireland as ‘International Start-up Ambassador’ in China.Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Engineering, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media -
IDA Ireland signs MoU with China’s ICBC Financial Leasing News
28.03.2012 In Beijing today, IDA Ireland has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s ICBC Financial Leasing, a global leader in aircraft leasing and part of ICBC, which is...