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LinkedIn buys news reader platform Pulse for US$90m News
12.04.2013 LinkedIn has confirmed its acquisition of Alphonso Labs, the company behind the mobile news reader app Pulse, for US$90m. The Pulse app, which now boasts more than 30m users... -
Battle for smartphone features reaches fever pitch as 5-inch Samsung Galaxy S4 arrives News
15.03.2013 In New York last night, Samsung took the wraps off its new 5-inch display smartphone, the Galaxy S4, which, as expected, comes with eye-tracking capabilities and a range of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Google Play Music goes live in Ireland, Europe, NZ and Oz News
10.04.2013 Google will today introduce music to its Google Play mobile and cloud store in Ireland and other European countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The new service makes...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Apps -
Google’s Android competitors make formal antitrust complaint to Europe News
09.04.2013 A group of Android competitors, including Nokia and Microsoft, have sent a formal complaint against Google to European antitrust regulators who are in the final stages of an... -
MooMonitor is a real cash cow News
09.04.2013 Comparing a state-of-the-art smartphone with the sizzling sirloin steak on the table in front of you or that chilled glass of milk you are about to enjoy, you would at first... -
Discount voucher start-up Voucher Pages launches new coupon platform News
09.04.2013 Irish online discount voucher directory Voucher Pages has launched a new coupon platform to allow users to view discounted offers for products and services without having to... -
WhatsApp denies rumours of sale to Google for US$1bn News
09.04.2013 Popular cross-platform mobile messaging app WhatsApp has quashed rumours that it is in discussions to sell the company to Google for up to US$1bn.Categories: Web, Social Media, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Task Me Now wins Startup Weekend in Cork for crowdsourcing app News
08.04.2013 Cork’s first ever Startup Weekend ended last night, with the top prize going to Task Me Now for its BrainCredit app to help companies crowdsource for expertise for specific... -
Pre-release Facebook Home appears online News
08.04.2013 For curious Android users with some tech savvy, a pre-release version of Facebook Home that leaked online gives them something to play with while they await the final release on... -
Review: the HTC One smartphone (video) News
29.03.2013 Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC has a lot riding on its latest device, enigmatically known as the One. The device went on sale in the UK this week, hits the shops in Ireland... -
EU EcoFin meeting in Dublin this week will take place in the cloud News
08.04.2013 EcoFin meeting of EU finance ministers due to take place later this week at Dublin Castle will be a totally paperless – or cloud-based – affair, with ministers being equipped... -
Restaurant app Temptster secures €100k Dragons’ Den investment News
08.04.2013 Dublin tech entrepreneur Ollie Fegan secured a €100,000 investment on the TV series Dragons’ Den last night after he pitched his new app Temptster that allows restaurants and...Categories: Mobile, Marketing, Management, Investments, Internet, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
New guide gives helicopter view of Ireland’s tech start-up scene News
08.04.2013 For anyone wishing to get more insight into Ireland’s technology start-up ecosystem, Dublin-based venture capital (VC) firm Frontline Ventures has come up with a new guide that...Categories: Web, Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Online Business, Networking, Mobile, Media, Marketing, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Engineering, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Is Facebook really introducing a priority messaging for cash system? News
08.04.2013 Reports are emerging that social network Facebook is planning to start charging UK users up to stg£10 to send messages to celebrities.Tags: Social Networking, Facebook -
Irish start-up GetHealth makes it onto US healthcare entrepreneurship programme News
04.04.2013 GetHealth, an Irish health technology start-up that has created an app to help people achieve their health and fitness goals via gameplay and social interaction, has been chosen... -
Facebook reveals ‘Home’ – it’s not a phone but could transform all smartphones News
04.04.2013 Facebook didn’t reveal a brand new phone today per se, but an Android-based feature set called ‘Home’, which it expects to sit on the home screen of all smartphones and will...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
Apple plans to overtake Google Street View with outdoor 3D panoramas News
04.04.2013 Apple is working on its own Street View-like mapping feature that merges position tracking with 3D panoramas. -
Twitter overhauls its Android and iPhone presence to accommodate new card features News
04.04.2013 Not to be outdone by Facebook’s impending Android news today, rival Twitter has released a new version of Twitter for Android that reflects a native Android experience. The...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Beta Deezer update with predictive search and out-of-app controls available for Android News
04.04.2013 A new version of Deezer is in the works and Android users are getting first dibs with a beta version now available for testing on the Google-made platform ahead of a full release. -
PC sales plummet worldwide as tablets and smartphones roar ahead News
04.04.2013 As a possible indication of the declining fortunes of the personal computer as we know it, Gartner has grouped PCs in with tablets, smartphones and other connected devices to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, AppsTags: App, Tablet Computers, Windows 8, Smartphones, Mobile Phones, PCs, Mac OS X, iOS, Apple, Android, Google, Operating Systems