Categorised as: Wireless Communications & News
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20-20 vision – Ireland is still only at the start of its fibre journey News
17.05.2013 Ireland’s fibre journey is not a fait accompli and if anything time is of the essence if the Government is to reach its goal of having a minimum of 30Mbps for every home by... -
Apple names and rewards 50 billionth app downloader News
16.05.2013 Apple has revealed that Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, as the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app from the App Store. The 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by... -
Microsoft’s Surface Pro to go on sale 30 May News
16.05.2013 Microsoft’s next computer, the Surface Pro - a machine that looks like a tablet computer but has the full power of a Windows 8 notebook computer - will go on sale in Ireland and... -
#io2013 – Google Play Music All Access to compete with Spotify News
15.05.2013 Google has formally revealed its new streaming-music subscriptions service which will sit on top of the existing Google Play Music service. The on-demand song-streaming service... -
Google to take on Spotify with its own music subscriptions service News
15.05.2013 As things get under way at Google’s annual developer shindig I/O, it has emerged that Google is planning to add music subscriptions to the bevy of sectors it seeks to dominate,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
ComReg to launch online tool for consumers blasted by broadband advertising News
14.05.2013 While broadband access in Ireland now stands at 78pc, more than half of consumers have no idea what speeds they are getting. Telecoms regulator ComReg has confirmed a new test... -
Apple hurtles towards 50bn app download milestone News
14.05.2013 Tech giant Apple is on the verge of reaching another major milestone – 50bn iPhone and iPad app downloads. It is expected to cross the threshold this evening or early tomorrow. -
Covidien funds non-profit to develop mobile tech for heart disease patients News
14.05.2013 Medical device firm Covidien is to fund non-profit Heartbeat Trust to support R&D into the use of mobile technology to allow remote monitoring of heart patients. -
Smartphone sales not accelerating fast enough to stem decline of feature phones News
14.05.2013 The rise of smartphones is not happening fast enough to stem the decline of feature phones in key markets, with users not upgrading or replacing old devices at a pace the mobile...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
TV3 rolls out hourly online video news service News
14.05.2013 Irish broadcaster TV3 has, in tandem with an overhaul of its entire tv3.ie website, rolled out a new hourly online video news service that will run alongside its on-air output. -
Samsung eyes 5G wireless by 2020 News
13.05.2013 Samsung Electronics says it has developed the world’s first adaptive array transceiver technology that forms the foundation of 5G mobile communications systems. -
Cork cloud firm Avego reveals cost-saving carpooling app News
02.05.2013 Co Cork-based transport and mapping solutions firm Avego has launched its new carpooling app, which is set to make car travel cheaper, reduce emissions and encourage drivers and... -
Dublin tech firm Openmind named as finalist in CTIA Emerging Tech Awards News
02.05.2013 Irish software company Openmind - which transmits 1bn SMS messages a day for 120 mobile carriers - has been named as a finalist in the 2013 Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards... -
Digiweb in spectrum deal to deliver broadband to Scottish schools News
02.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered telecoms provider Digiweb has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Scot-Tel-Gould to allow the local firm to use its national 10GHz licence in... -
Microsoft planning to launch 7-inch and 9-inch Surface devices in June News
02.05.2013 Reports from the Far East indicate that second-generation 7-inch and 9-inch Surface devices from Microsoft are in the works, with a big reveal planned for June.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Vodafone begins bringing 3G to voice-only areas; launches new enterprise group News
01.05.2013 Ahead of the launch of 4G and enabled by winning its share of the spectrum auctions last year, Vodafone Ireland’s new CEO Anne O’Leary has announced the first locations where... -
A tantalising glimpse at tomorrow – Google reveals Glass ‘how to’ (video) News
01.05.2013 A year ahead of the expected consumer launch of Google Glass, Google has published a ‘how to’ video demonstrating how to set up Google Glass and how users will interact with the... -
Wearable tech player Jawbone acquires BodyMedia for US$100m News
30.04.2013 Wearable tech and audio equipment maker Jawbone has acquired health technology player BodyMedia for an estimated US$100m. At the same time, Jawbone has unveiled its new UP... -
Rabbitte’s radio shocker: ‘The future of radio is online’ News
30.04.2013 Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has told the IBI annual conference that radio stations will have no option but to go online, given that there are more...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Apple set to revamp the look and feel of its mobile interface with iOS 7 News
30.04.2013 Apple’s redesign of its iOS mobile operating system with iOS 7, which is being spearheaded by Apple senior vice-president of industrial design Jony Ive, will appeal to a new...