Tagged: Entertainment & News
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Stay alive, win a prize, at Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon challenge News
24.05.2012 Gamers are invited to join a Ghost Recon: Future Soldier tournament in Dublin this weekend to test their skills against the computer and win a prize if they stay alive. -
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 -
‘Father of Loud’, creator of the amp Jim Marshall dies News
05.04.2012 The creator of the Marshall amplifier used by musicians all over the world, Jim Marshall, has died. An electrical engineer, Marshall was originally a singer and a drummer who...Tags: Music, Entertainment, -
Few Irish consumers willing to pay for content online News
08.03.2012 Only 15pc of Irish consumers currently pay for any type of online content compared with 27pc globally, a new study into consumer digital trends by KPMG reveals. Fears for...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Deals done this past week News
23.01.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Netflix users watched 2bn hours of TV shows in Q4 2011 News
04.01.2012 Streaming giant Netflix, which will launch in Ireland and the UK this year, has reported that users watched more than 2bn hours of TV shows and movies in the fourth quarter.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Big events in 2012 may boost smart TV sales News
21.12.2011 The launch of Netflix and Google TV, and major sporting events such as the Olympics and European Football Championships may boost sales of smart TVs in the UK, a YouGov survey... -
Review of 2011 in gaming News
29.12.2011 We’re back at this time again, when we take a look at the last 12 months and ponder what games and consoles have left an impression on us. Adam Renardson takes a look at what...Tags: Call of Duty, Video Games, Entertainment, Xbox 360, PlayStation, Gaming, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft -
Social entertainment network plans to take on Netflix and iTunes News
24.11.2011 A new Dublin-based social entertainment network called Digital Jet plans to invest €5m and create 80 new jobs in a bid to take on the might of Netflix, iTunes and Amazon globally.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Xbox dashboard to get major overhaul on 6 December News
22.11.2011 A major Xbox LIVE service update will launch on 6 December, bring a newly-designed dashboard, expanded Kinect voice control and the first group of new custom entertainment apps. -
Hollywood and Silicon Valley bosses en route to Belfast News
01.11.2011 Top Hollywood and Silicon Valley executives are en route to Northern Ireland, where the successful TV show Game of Thrones is being filmed, to help cement the region’s...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Design -
GameStop opens 52 stores at midnight for Battlefield 3 News
27.10.2011 GameStop said it will open 52 stores across the country at midnight tonight to launch Battlefield 3. Gamers will be able to buy the new game for just €3 if they trade in three... -
Fifth season of The IT Crowd not to air News
24.10.2011 Despite being commissioned, it seems the much-anticipated fifth season of Channel 4’s The IT Crowd, created by Irish writer Graham Linehan, who also wrote Black Books and Father... -
Siliconrepublic.com wins ‘Best Technology Site’ at Web Awards 2011 News
23.10.2011 For the fourth year running, Siliconrepublic.com has been awarded Best Technology Website at the Realex Irish Web Awards 2011.Tags: Social Media, Education, Web apps, Government, E-commerce, News, Irish Blog Awards, Irish Web Awards, Entertainment, Mobile, Arts, Music, SME, Apps -
Google celebrates Jim Henson’s life with interactive Doodle News
24.09.2011 The life of Jim Henson, the visionary who brought you The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, has been celebrated on the internet via a special interactive Google Doodle. Henson... -
How cloud entertainment will burst the digital stratosphere News
20.09.2011 All eyes will be on Facebook’s developer conference F8 this week to see what Facebook is really planning around a digital entertainment hub in the cloud. My guess is this will...Tags: Cloud Computing, Entertainment, Digital Media, Games, Books, Movies, Music, Apple, iCloud, Spotify, iPad -
Entertainment.ie releases TV Guide app News
13.09.2011 Entertainment.ie has launched a TV Guide app for the iPhone and iPad, offering listings for more than 60 channels with social networking integration. -
Tweet Jesus! Twitter hits 100m active users News
09.09.2011 Twitter has revealed it now has 100m active users around the world, just five years after co-founder Jack Dorsey (aka @Jack) sent the first tweet to his seven followers at the... -
Nintendo reveals streamlined Wii, winter line-up News
17.08.2011 Nintendo will release a streamlined Wii console in the UK and Ireland for Christmas, which will come with Wii Party and Wii Sports. It also announced its gaming line-up for winter.Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech -
Angry Bird makers to be valued at US$1.2bn? News
15.08.2011 Rovio, the company behind mobile gaming phenomenon Angry Birds, could receive funding that would value it at about US$1.2bn.