Categorised as: New Media
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Text crosses the Atlantic News
22.12.2003 Irish mobile users can now send and receive text messages from friends and family in North America using the Verizon CDMA network as a result of a major deal signed between... -
Coming up next … TV on your mobile News
18.12.2003 Pilot testing of a system to send TV broadcasts to mobile phones will begin next year in Finland, as companies look at gauging user acceptance for such services.Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
Online advertising set to make a comeback News
18.12.2003 Internet access and internet advertising spend in Europe is expected to continue growing rapidly, at a 7.4pc compound annual increase between now and 2007. Taken on its own,... -
Apple iTunes service now at 25 million downloads News
16.12.2003 Frank Sinatra’s version of “Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” was the 25 millionth song to be purchased on Apple’s iTunes music store, the company has revealed. -
Ireland needs to create gaming value chain News
12.12.2003 Ireland is well placed to become a major centre for computer games development provided the country can create a strong value chain of games developers, programmers, graphic...Tags: Digital Media, Games, -
Aston Villa scores with Trintech e-payment system News
09.12.2003 Irish e-payments technology firm Trintech has signed a deal with Premier League football club Aston Villa to automate the processing of match ticket distribution, enabling fans... -
Cape Clear scores with Sony PlayStation deal News
03.12.2003 Cape Clear software is to be deployed on a new generation of online services for the PlayStation 2 as a result of a deal signed with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)....Tags: Sony, web services, -
Amazon.com in talks with IDA over Dublin move News
02.12.2003 Internet retailer Amazon.com is reported to be in talks with the IDA about possibly setting up a multimillion euro operations centre in Dublin. The move follows hot on the heels...Tags: -
Bin collector ensures SMS deal is no waste News
28.11.2003 Waste collection firm Mr Binman and text marketing player Go2mobile have inked a deal whereby people can sign up for bin collection services through the medium of SMS. -
The Friday Interview: Eamon Hession, Púca News
28.11.2003 Púca boss Eamon Hession ( pictured ) is at the coalface of change in the realm of advertising and marketing, creating a whole new world order whereby text messaging and MMS...Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
Irish advertising and design awards go digital News
26.11.2003 Almost 90pc of entries to this year’s Irish Advertising and Design 2003 awards were made for the first time in a digital format on CD-Rom and judged over the internet and next... -
Setanta shoots for the top of the league News
26.11.2003 An Irish software and content firm has catapulted itself to the front rank of Irish mobile content providers thanks to a handful of new contracts it has signed with... -
Games giant signs major deal with Irish developer News
25.11.2003 Japanese computer and arcade game giant Konami has signed a major distribution deal with a young Irish software company to redesign and distribute its popular games content for...Tags: Mobile Gaming, Mobile Phone -
Property developers bid for Digital Hub project News
25.11.2003 Three consortiums have bid to develop the seven-acre site within the Digital Hub in Dublin’s Liberties area.Categories: Digital Life, New MediaTags: Digital Media, Digital Hub -
Setanta scores big with deals in China and Canada News
24.11.2003 Irish software and content firm Setanta Media has signed up four customers in Canada and China to its mobile sports content system.Tags: Mobile Data -
M-software firm in payment deal with Cable & Wireless News
20.11.2003 Dublin-based mobile data service and payments provider Agile has launched the world’s first prepaid mobile data application payment service as part of a collaboration with Cable...Tags: M-Commerce -
Nokia pursues digital dominance News
18.11.2003 Nokia made its global intentions clear last Friday in a deceptively low-key Dublin event: it wants to be a leader in what is describes as a ‘converging digital world’. The...Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
Text appeal works for mobile marketers News
17.11.2003 When it comes to m-business, Ireland is a hotbed of innovation. It seems you can hardly move without some company or entrepreneur ready to leverage mobile telephony.Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
Net award nominee steps down as site sinks News
14.11.2003 A Sligo-focused website that has just been nominated for the Social Contribution category of the Irish Internet Association (IIA) Net Visionary Awards has had to relinquish any...Tags: website -
Irish students win top Euro multimedia prize News
13.11.2003 A group of Dublin City University (DCU) undergraduates has won a major category in the Europrix Multimedia Top Talent Award 2003.Categories: Digital Life, New MediaTags: DCU,