Google announces new payment and access control system for digital publishers

Not to be outdone by Apple’s new subscription service introduced yesterday, Google have today announced One Pass - a system…

13 years ago

How to use Google to predict the outcome of the 2011 Irish General Election #ge11

Can Irish search traffic on Google predict the outcome of the 2011 general election? Piers Dillon-Scott examines if Google can…

13 years ago

Apple App Store introduces long-awaited subscription service

Apple have today announced the introduction of a long-awaited in-app subscription service available to content-based apps in the App Store.…

13 years ago

Nokia rejected Android to create fairer smartphone market – Elop

Nokia’s decision to opt for Microsoft Windows Phone 7 over Android was promped by the metoric rise of Google’s mobile…

13 years ago

RTÉ launch iPad specific RTÉ News Now app

RTÉ have today launched an iPad specific version of their popular RTÉ News Now application already available on Android and…

13 years ago

The future of BBC video on-demand is mobile

As the BBC iPlayer video on-demand service continues to break its own viewership records month-on-month, Daniel Danker, head of on-demand…

13 years ago

Fine Gael’s Valentine’s Day app – why? #socialmediacringe #ge11

Fine Gael may have yet again become political adversaries as they continue to advance deeper into the world of social…

13 years ago

Dublin Bus begins roll-out of real-time passenger information system

Dublin City Council, in conjunction with Dublin Bus, have begun the roll out of a real-time passenger information service in…

13 years ago

The Vatican Museum’s stunning 360 VR tour of the Sistine Chapel

Looking for some culture this Sunday but don’t want to leave the house? Well the Vatican Museum has come to…

13 years ago

iPhone security can be breached in less than 6 minutes – Fraunhofer Institute

German sercurity firm Fraunhofer has found a way to gain access to passwords held on iPhones and iPads in about…

13 years ago

Amazon expands cloud computing investment in Ireland – buys massive data farm

Amazon Web Services plans to convert over 22,296 sq meters (240,000 sq ft) of a newly purchased industrial warehouse space…

13 years ago

Forget Nokia and Windows Phone 7 – Apple’s iPhone is today’s big smartphone news

As Nokia and Microsoft were announcing their “broad strategic partnership” which will introduce Windows Phone 7 as Nokia’s principle operating…

13 years ago

Newstalk and YouTube launch #ge11 “Digital Debates”

The economy will be one of the deciding factors in the Irish 2011 general election, according to questions submitted to…

13 years ago

Online activist saves 172 doomed BBC websites for $3.99

The BBC confirmed last month that it would proceed with a 25% online operations budget reduction, with the loss of…

13 years ago

Both BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps now live

The long anticipated BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps have finally arrived earlier today. Response has so far been subdued,…

13 years ago

Spotify is “looking forward” to launching in the United States soon

Free online music site, Spotify, is “looking forward” to launching in the United States in the coming months, according to…

13 years ago

Mobile Ireland 2011 – Smartphone usage in Ireland [Infographic]

Mindshare Ireland have published an interesting infographic regarding smartphone usage in Ireland. The survey, conducted by Sponge It in November…

13 years ago

Hero granny helps foil bank robbery, helps catch suspected thief

A have-a-go hero granny, Ann Timson, helped foil a gang of bank robbers as they attempted to break into a…

13 years ago

Trócaire challenges Facebook users to ‘give it up’ for day

Irish charity Trócaire is inviting Facebook users to give up something they love for just one day, to raise money…

13 years ago

BBC iPlayer for the iPad coming this Thursday, complete with HD

As speculated last month, Geoff Marshall, a BBC interactive operations engineer, has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer will get its…

13 years ago