Tagged: Facebook & News
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Facebook phone HTC First won’t be coming to the UK News
23.05.2013 HTC’s troubles continue with the news that plans to bring the vaunted Facebook Phone, the HTC First, to the UK have been scrapped. Pre-orders accepted by 4G carrier Everything... -
AVG moves into social media security with PrivacyChoice acquisition News
23.05.2013 Not content with just securing your computers and mobile devices, security software player AVG has branched into protecting users on social networks with the acquisition of... -
Mulley to help potential digital marketing interns boost their social skills News
23.05.2013 One of Ireland’s leading social media personalities Damien Mulley will this Saturday provide a free half-day intensive course in Dublin to students who want to have better... -
Facebook appeal fading for many US teens as Twitter’s popularity almost doubles News
22.05.2013 A report from the Pew Research Centre based on a survey of 802 US teenagers aged 12 to 17 reveals that the youth’s interest in Facebook is waning as use of Twitter grows, but...Categories: Social Media, Internet -
Facebook Ireland complying with Data Protection Commissioner on recommendations - report News
21.05.2013 Facebook Ireland has been implementing recommendations from Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to its satisfaction, the agency’s follow-up review of an audit... -
Weekend news roundup: Google accused of avoiding UK tax, Facebook a year after IPO News
20.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, a former Google executive claims to have proof the internet search giant has avoided tax in the UK, Facebook... -
Viral videos of the week: a scared kitty, men in labour and the internet of toys News
19.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week’s selection features Facebook in real life, an autocue prank, an easily spooked cat, a... -
Pinterest implements ‘Send’ button to enable image sharing News
18.05.2013 Users of online bulletin board Pinterest may soon find it easier to share images with others by using a new ‘Send’ button on the site. -
Should I upload it? A guide to deciding your next Facebook profile pic (infographic) News
17.05.2013 Cool and natural photos are the best shots to use as Facebook profile photos as they are least likely to annoy or nauseate other users of the social networking site, a new... -
Facebook blocks social network-killing app Social Roulette News
16.05.2013 Facebook has blocked an app called Social Roulette that mimics the potentially lethal game of chance Russian Roulette by offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their...Categories: Software, Social Media, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Facebook’s new Timeline features include fitness, content ratings and music discovery News
15.05.2013 Following on from the launch of new Timeline sections in March such as Movies, Books and TV Shows, social network Facebook has now added the ability for users to rate their...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Ex-Google products chief launches social network for graduates and employers News
14.05.2013 Collegefeed, a new social network led by former Google head of product marketing Sanjeev Agrawal, opens its doors today. The new social network describes itself as a kind of... -
Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s final photos of Earth from space News
11.05.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield is to return to Earth on Monday after inhabiting the International Space Station since December, where he has been sharing his photos of the planet on social... -
Roundtable: Facebook directors on Sheryl Sandberg and the Lean In phenomenon News
11.05.2013 With so much dialogue generated around Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s best-seller, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Ann O’Dea caught up with two of Facebook’s most... -
The technology business week: Shareholders sue HP over autonomy acquisition, Facebook to buy Waze? News
13.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Israeli news claims Facebook and Waze are in final talks for US$1bn takeover News
09.05.2013 Just over a year after it was announced that Facebook would shell out US$1bn for photo-sharing app Instagram, the social network is apparently gearing up for a second... -
Bitbuzz takes the headache out of hotspot log-ins with Facebook and Twitter integration News
07.05.2013 Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming more common throughout Ireland, but users often bemoan those that require registration and log-in before browsing. Thankfully, Bitbuzz has heeded... -
The technology business week: Irish coder (13) to address titans of Silicon Valley, Facebook reaps Q1 revenues of US$1.46bn News
07.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Tags: Intel, Best Buy, Carphone Warehouse, Eircom, Jack Dorsey, IPO, Twitter, Facebook, Jordan Casey -
Weekend news roundup: Intel reveals low-power Silvermont chip design, US probes IBM over bribery claims News
07.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Intel's ‘Silvermont’ chip design focuses on mobile, the US Justice Department is investigating IBM over bribery... -
Instagram boosts tagging capability with ‘Photos of You’ News
03.05.2013 Photo-sharing network Instagram has just launched a new tagging feature called Photos of You that makes it easier to add people and things to photos.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Media, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps