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Record companies want to control what we access online, Irish Government obliges
Threatened by legal action from EMI Ireland, the Irish Government has agreed to publish an order next month, "plugging a gap" in Irish copyright law and effectively allowing record companies to restrict access to whole websites in Ireland as they please.
Darren McCarra
19th December 2011
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iTunes Match now available in Ireland, Germany, United Kingdom and others
A little over one month since launching initially in the United States, and Brazil a few days ago, iTunes Match is now available in a number of new countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and possibly unconfirmed others.
Darren McCarra
16th December 2011
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76% of British Facebook users' photos depict alcohol consumption
Cycle through photos of yourself on Facebook and chances are one common theme quickly emerges - the presence of alcohol. According to Mashable, quoting a MyMemory.com survey, a massive 76% of Britons are intoxicated in tagged Facebook photos of themselves.
Darren McCarra
15th December 2011
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When Google Search ranking gets it wrong
Sometimes when Google Search gets it wrong, it gets it wrong spectacularly. Recently, users searching the phrase "define an English person" have been receiving a very surprising and possibly offensive first-result.
Darren McCarra
15th December 2011
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Google gifts Dublin's Science Gallery with €1 million to help develop global network
Dublin's Science Gallery has today announced that it is to receive a gift of €1 million from Google.org as part of a Google Gives Back initiative to donate more than $100 million to deserving organisations around the world in 2011.
Darren McCarra
14th December 2011
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Explore tsunami-affected Japan with Google Street View
The Street View team announced in July of this year plans to digitally archive the areas most affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11th. Today, they've published over 44,000 kilometres of 360-degree panoramic imagery, available to explore in Google Street View or through a specially dedicated website known as "Building the Memory".
Darren McCarra
13th December 2011
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Irish enterprise continues online trend
Figures published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that more and more Irish businesses are getting online, with consecutive yearly increases in enterprise internet subscriptions, and an increase in online commerce with regard to both the selling and purchasing of goods and services.
Darren McCarra
12th December 2011
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Sony reveals PS3 exclusive game The Last of Us
Sony has officially revealed a PlayStation 3 game exclusive The Last of Us with a short but enticing trailer that has the gaming community buzzing and a topic trending on Twitter.
Darren McCarra
11th December 2011
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Xbox 360 selling better than ever, 1.7 million units sold in US in November alone
Even as rumours of Microsoft's next generation console (dubbed the Xbox 720 by some) release in late 2012 gather momentum, Xbox 360 sales have never been better, selling some 1.7 million units in the United States last month alone.
Darren McCarra
10th December 2011
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Google improves Maps for the UK, Germany, Finland and Sweden
Google has today announced improved Maps for the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland and Sweden, including improved water bodies and local park coverage.
Darren McCarra
9th December 2011