Tagged: Internet & News
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Turfing, ROBO shopping and text over talk – the new trends among UK consumers News
19.07.2012 According to Ofcom’s ‘Communications Market Report 2012’, a number of new trends driven by technology are emerging among UK consumers, such as a preference to text rather than...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Research, Phones, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, CommunicationsTags: SMS, Mobile Web, Internet, TV, E-reader, Communications, Research, OfCom, Tablet Computers, Tablet, Mobile Phones -
Google creates Gmail SMS for mobile phone users in Africa News
19.07.2012 Google has created a new SMS version of Gmail specifically for mobile phone users in Africa who may have more basic phones. The service will initially be available in Ghana,... -
Fujitsu Laboratories to make ‘significant’ investment in research programme with DERI News
19.07.2012 Fujitsu Laboratories, a subsidiary of ICT giant Fujitsu, is to begin a significant investment in a research programme with the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI),... -
Can Marissa Mayer turn Yahoo’s fortunes around? The word on Twitter News
18.07.2012 Yahoo! has today reported flat second-quarter revenue, while it also welcomed former Google technology executive Marissa Mayer who officially took over as CEO yesterday. But...Categories: Web, Social Media, Search Engines, Internet, Intellectual Property, Financial Results, Engineer, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Now TV, Sky’s internet TV service, brings Sky Movies to connected devices News
16.07.2012 Sky’s new internet TV service launches tomorrow, offering users access to Sky Movies across a range of internet-connected devices, with content from other channels to follow suit.Tags: Sky Sports, Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Android, iPad, iPhone, Smartphones, Internet, Internet TV, TV, Sky -
Online retail sites accessed by 93.8pc of Irish internet users in May News
13.07.2012 Eighty per cent of internet users in Europe visited online retail sites in May 2012, equating to 314.6m users, according to ComScore. In the top 10 markets for penetration of... -
Google+ users can now transfer circles and connections to a new account News
13.07.2012 If you had a Google+ account and wanted to start all over again, rebuilding your connections would be a tedious and time-consuming task. In response to requests from users,... -
Irish start-up Mrs2Be.ie acquires Welsh wedding business News
11.07.2012 Irish wedding website Mrs2Be.ie has its eye on the international online wedding marketing arena, as it has just purchased a UK-based wedding planning and marketing business,... -
NZ judge delays Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s extradition hearing until 2013 News
10.07.2012 A New Zealand judge has delayed the extradition hearing of Kim Dotcom – the founder of the file-sharing site Megaupload – until March 2013, as a result of legal complications,... -
A four-year history of internet browser usage in two minutes (video) News
09.07.2012 StatCounter has created a video that illustrates the changing trends in internet browser use worldwide over the past four years.Tags: Firefox, Opera, StatCounter, Chrome, internet explorer, Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, Internet, Browsers -
Tech start-up of the week: Siansplan.com News
08.07.2012 A mother-and-son team is our featured tech start-up this week. The duo, who hail from Donegal, have managed to fuse their cookery and technological expertise to create... -
Last chance to save your computer before Internet Doomsday on Monday (9 July) News
07.07.2012 OK readers, you’ve been warned. On Monday, the FBI will turn off a server that’s been protecting more than 300,000 personal computers from a nasty virus and if you haven’t... -
Twitter comes to the rescue of lost dog Patch News
04.07.2012 This is not just any shaggy dog story, it is a story about how Twitter came to the rescue of Patch, who wondered onto the train at Kilcock and ended up in Dublin. -
Unemployed men in UK spend up to 15 hours a day online – study News
04.07.2012 Research from ‘The Economy and Techno Addiction’ study charted the increasing use of the internet by unemployed people in the UK, finding that men spend hours online as a form... -
Chrome bug sends users to blank pages, Google on the case News
03.07.2012 If you’re a Chrome user experiencing a problem with instant search this morning, you are not alone. Thankfully, though, Google has already fixed the issue for most users and... -
Weekend news roundup: Ulster Bank IT crisis heading into its second week News
02.07.2012 In our trawl through some of the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, the technology woes at Ulster Bank and its parent Royal Bank of Scotland continue to filter down to...Categories: Software, Social Media, Servers, Multimedia, Mobility, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, CIOTags: Intel, Cloud, iPad, Apple, Ulster Bank, Google, Broadband, Internet, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Oracle -
#io12 – Google releases Chrome browser for iOS devices (video) News
29.06.2012 Google has launched its long-awaited Chrome browser for iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone. Once you sign into Chrome you can have all your settings from your PC on your...Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps, Internet -
Get ready for Google I/O: where to follow and what to expect News
27.06.2012 Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, starts at 5.30pm (IST) today, and here’s a rundown of where to follow it online – and a taster of what to expect.Tags: Google, Developers, App, Android, Internet, Development, Software, Hardware, Operating Systems -
Science Gallery to host free workshops on the digital commons during OpenHere festival News
27.06.2012 A four-day festival called OpenHere will be kicking off at Science Gallery in Dublin tomorrow to explore the digital commons, plus there will be free workshops covering issues...Categories: Web Design, Web 2.0, Web, Software, Social Media, Security, Science, R&D, Networking, Multimedia, Internet, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Consumer Tech -
Online toolkit helps employers create open workplace for LGBT employees News
27.06.2012 Amid celebrations for Dublin’s LGBT Pride Festival, Ernst and Young will launch Excellence in Diversity, an online toolkit for employers from the Gay and Lesbian Equality...