Categorised as: Digital Media & News
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Irish web series CUCKOO battles Tom Hanks and The Walking Dead at the Webbys News
23.04.2013 CUCKOO, an Irish web series originally produced as part of the RTÉ Storyland competition is now in the final five shortlisted for the prestigious People’s Choice Award at the... -
Amazon branches out into original TV programming, viewers decide what shows live on News
23.04.2013 The first pilots from Amazon Studios, Amazon’s original film and TV series production arm, went live on Friday and, in their first weekend, became the most-watched shows on... -
NGOs, IBM and businesses team up to tackle digital literacy News
23.04.2013 A new website that makes basic online tasks easy for new users has been launched through an initiative spearheaded by Business in the Community Ireland and collaboration between... -
Netflix reaches 36m global subscribers, US$1bn revenue News
23.04.2013 On-demand video-streaming service Netflix has posted its earnings call for the first quarter of 2013, citing more than 4bn hours of viewing by 36m subscribers worldwide – 7.14m... -
UK 4G player EE reaches 320,000 subscribers in just five months News
23.04.2013 Just five months after launching its first 4G services, Everything Everywhere (EE) this morning reported it has now reached 320,000 4G subscribers in the UK and is on target to... -
Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ breaks Spotify record, reaches No 1 on iTunes in 14 countries News
22.04.2013 Robot rock duo Daft Punk’s latest single, released at 12.01am ET (5.01am Irish time) on Friday 19 April, has reached No 1 in the iTunes chart in 14 countries, conquered the top...Categories: Media, Digital Media -
Google Now will soon arrive on Google’s home page News
22.04.2013 As evidence that Google is rigidly following a ‘mobile first’ ethos when it comes to developing products, the search giant’s Google Now context engine which debuted last year...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Search Engines, Search, Internet, Digital Media, Computers -
1.2m Irish households will own a tablet computer by the end of this year News
22.04.2013 Digital device ownership in Ireland is surging ahead with the average home owning at least four connected devices. A new Household Sentiment Survey by Eircom predicts that 1.2m...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
World's first Engineering Dojo teaches robotics to 10-14-year-olds News
22.04.2013 Inspired by CoderDojo, which has spread to 16,000 children in 26 countries, Ireland’s first Engineering Dojo took place last week after enlisting the support of 15 companies in...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Science, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media -
Weekend news round-up: anti-CISPA web blackout; US to tax the internet? News
22.04.2013 In our trawl through the weekend’s best tech stories, it has emerged that the US Senate is about to vote on legislation to give states the power to tax online purchases; how...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Irish Govt provides scholarships to students from emerging markets News
22.04.2013 The Government of Ireland has launched a new international scholarship scheme aimed at attracting students from emerging and priority markets, including China, India, Brazil and...Categories: Upskilling, Social Media, R&D, Government, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Viral videos of the week: men’s ‘real beauty’, an experiment in space, and an oddball cat News
21.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features an experiment performed by astronaut Chris Hadfield, Harrison Ford’s refusal to... -
Digital ad spend in Ireland exceeds €150m – up 12.3pc year-on-year News
19.04.2013 As ad spend in traditional media continues to fall by 6.2pc, digital advertising in Ireland has increased by 12.3pc to surpass €150m for the first time, according to the...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Despite more PCs in European schools, 20pc of kids never use them in their lessons News
19.04.2013 Although the numbers of computers in European schools have doubled since 2006 and students and teachers are keen to 'go digital', 20pc of secondary students across Europe have... -
Follow the Digital Ireland Forum live on Twitter News
19.04.2013 Some of Ireland’s tech leaders are joining international keynotes at the Digital Ireland Forum this morning to examine next-generation technologies that will transform business....Categories: Leadership & Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications -
Microsoft’s bold bet on cloud pays off as software giant reports US$20.49bn Q3 revenues News
18.04.2013 Microsoft said the bold bets it took on cloud are beginning to pay dividends. The company today reported third-quarter revenues of US$20.49bn and a US$6bn profit. -
Online ads player Marin to create 35 new jobs in Dublin News
19.04.2013 Search, social and mobile advertising player Marin Software Inc is to create 35 new jobs in Dublin over the next three years.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Jobs boost for Limerick - 60 new software jobs via ACI investment News
19.04.2013 Limerick woke up to the good news this morning that ACI Worldwide Inc is to create 60 new jobs with the expansion of its Software Development Centre in the city.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Investments, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Google reports Q1 revenues of US$14bn and net profit of US$3.48bn News
18.04.2013 Internet giant Google reported Q1 revenues of US$14bn, resulting in a net profit of US$3.48bn, which CEO Larry Page said was due to solid execution of the company’s product... -
Twitter #Music app to go live online and in iOS App Store today News
18.04.2013 Starting today, Twitter’s anticipated music-discovery app Twitter #Music will be available online and for the iPhone through Apple’s App Store.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Apps