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BT all-Ireland profits up 11%, network is “key enabler”
BT have today announced an 11% increase in profits for its all-Ireland communications services operation, to which the company attribute as a “result of cost transformation programmes and the successful delivery of large retail and wholesale contracts”.
Darren McCarra
13th May 2011
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Stunning time-lapse video of Dublin by Irish photographer Richard Twomey
Irish photographer Richard Twomey has created this stunning time-lapse video taken between March and April of this year, beautifully incorporating scenes across Dublin, including Dublin City Centre, Dublin Airport and the docklands.
Darren McCarra
12th May 2011
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33% of all Facebook posts originate from mobile devices
Almost one-third of all postings made to the 677 million user strong social network Facebook originate from mobile devices, according to research from social media scientist Dan Zarrella.
Darren McCarra
12th May 2011
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Google announces first Chrome OS notebooks, partners with Acer and Samsung
Almost two years after Chrome OS was first announced in July 2009, Google have introduced the first Chrome OS notebooks, dubbed Chromebooks, with partners Acer and Samsung. Both Chromebooks will debut in seven countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, this coming June 15th.
Darren McCarra
11th May 2011
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PlayStation Network services will resume in “a few more days”
Exactly three weeks after the initial suspension of PlayStation Network services, no exact restoration date has yet been confirmed to eager gamers. Instead, an update on the European PlayStation blog states that restoration will take “at least a few more days”.
Darren McCarra
11th May 2011
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Skype confirm $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft
Tony Bates, CEO of Skype, has confirmed in a blog post on the Skype website that Microsoft will acquire the internet voice and video phone service for $8.5 billion. When the acquisition is complete, Skype will become a new business division of Microsoft.
Darren McCarra
10th May 2011
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YouTube adds 3,000 full-length feature films with new content partnerships
Google has today announced that its video service YouTube is adding 3,000 new movie titles available to rent and view on-demand to users in the United States. YouTube has partnered with Universal, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros to begin offering thousands of full-length feature films, bringing the total number of movies available to stream on the video platform to around 6,000.
Darren McCarra
10th May 2011
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New Rural Broadband Scheme announced to ensure ubiquitous Irish broadband availability
Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has today announced a new Rural Broadband Scheme which hopes to identify the remaining small percentage of Irish households and businesses unserviced by current broadband providers.
Darren McCarra
9th May 2011
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New improved PlayStation Network may introduce cross-game chat and in-game video chat
As gamers eagerly await the restoration of PlayStation Network (PSN) services in “the coming days”, many forecast additional new features and improvements that may launch with the “new” PSN. When full gaming services resume, a massive PSN update may introduce an improved XMB (the PS3 user interface and menu system), cross-game chat and in-game video chat.
Darren McCarra
8th May 2011
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Android continues market share surge in US
According to the latest comScore mobile subscribers market share report, Google’s Android platform has continued to make significant gains in US mobile market share, largely at the expense of RIM, the makers of BlackBerry mobile devices. Google remains the dominant player in the US mobile market with an average 34.7% of market share during the three months ending March 2011, up 6% on the three months ending December 2010.
Darren McCarra
7th May 2011