Tagged: Internet
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European Commission-backed internet service boosts reliability of GPS News
26.07.2012 The European Commission’s new European Data Access Service (EDAS) internet service claims to make it possible to obtain more accurate GPS data via the internet in addition to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Communications -
Web scientist at DERI awarded fellowship for Wikipedia research News
25.07.2012 A PhD researcher based at NUI Galway’s web science research institute DERI has just been awarded a Zipf fellowship and a cash prize of US$10,000 for her research that is delving... -
Evolution of educational technology (infographic) News
25.07.2012 Education is no longer about pencils and schoolbooks but iPads and internet connections, a new infographic charting the evolution of the use of technology in education shows. -
Facebook rolls out scheduled posts, hidden posts and better admin controls for Pages News
24.07.2012 Facebook has introduced new features that will help marketers to schedule updates, hide posts from their Timelines and better manage permissions for third-party apps on their... -
China now has 538m online users News
19.07.2012 The Chinese Government’s China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has today released a report indicating that China’s online population has morphed to hit the 538m-user... -
Marvel attempts to distract from The Dark Knight Rises hype with Marvel Heroes trailer (video) News
19.07.2012 Though all the focus this weekend will on Batman as we reach the world premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, Gazillion Entertainment don’t want the DC Comics hero to steal all the... -
Turfing, ROBO shopping and text over talk – the new trends among UK consumers News
19.07.2012 According to Ofcom’s ‘Communications Market Report 2012’, a number of new trends driven by technology are emerging among UK consumers, such as a preference to text rather than...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Research, Phones, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, CommunicationsTags: SMS, Mobile Web, Internet, TV, E-reader, Communications, Research, OfCom, Tablet Computers, Tablet, Mobile Phones -
Google creates Gmail SMS for mobile phone users in Africa News
19.07.2012 Google has created a new SMS version of Gmail specifically for mobile phone users in Africa who may have more basic phones. The service will initially be available in Ghana,... -
Fujitsu Laboratories to make ‘significant’ investment in research programme with DERI News
19.07.2012 Fujitsu Laboratories, a subsidiary of ICT giant Fujitsu, is to begin a significant investment in a research programme with the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI),... -
Can Marissa Mayer turn Yahoo’s fortunes around? The word on Twitter News
18.07.2012 Yahoo! has today reported flat second-quarter revenue, while it also welcomed former Google technology executive Marissa Mayer who officially took over as CEO yesterday. But...Categories: Web, Social Media, Search Engines, Internet, Intellectual Property, Financial Results, Engineer, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Now TV, Sky’s internet TV service, brings Sky Movies to connected devices News
16.07.2012 Sky’s new internet TV service launches tomorrow, offering users access to Sky Movies across a range of internet-connected devices, with content from other channels to follow suit.Tags: Sky Sports, Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Android, iPad, iPhone, Smartphones, Internet, Internet TV, TV, Sky -
Online retail sites accessed by 93.8pc of Irish internet users in May News
13.07.2012 Eighty per cent of internet users in Europe visited online retail sites in May 2012, equating to 314.6m users, according to ComScore. In the top 10 markets for penetration of... -
Google+ users can now transfer circles and connections to a new account News
13.07.2012 If you had a Google+ account and wanted to start all over again, rebuilding your connections would be a tedious and time-consuming task. In response to requests from users,... -
Irish start-up Mrs2Be.ie acquires Welsh wedding business News
11.07.2012 Irish wedding website Mrs2Be.ie has its eye on the international online wedding marketing arena, as it has just purchased a UK-based wedding planning and marketing business,... -
NZ judge delays Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s extradition hearing until 2013 News
10.07.2012 A New Zealand judge has delayed the extradition hearing of Kim Dotcom – the founder of the file-sharing site Megaupload – until March 2013, as a result of legal complications,... -
A four-year history of internet browser usage in two minutes (video) News
09.07.2012 StatCounter has created a video that illustrates the changing trends in internet browser use worldwide over the past four years.Tags: Firefox, Opera, StatCounter, Chrome, internet explorer, Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, Internet, Browsers -
Tech start-up of the week: Siansplan.com News
08.07.2012 A mother-and-son team is our featured tech start-up this week. The duo, who hail from Donegal, have managed to fuse their cookery and technological expertise to create...