Darren McCarra, Author at McCarra.co

Dare to be Digital games development competition launches in Ireland The Irish leg of the global Dare to be Digital games development competition has been launched today in Ireland by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA). Successful applicants will spend nine weeks in Dundee, Scotland this summer receiving mentoring from games experts like Sega, Sony and Rockstar while developing a prototype video game. 4 responses 13th February 2012
Maxroam launches its own virtual mobile network in the UK Maxroam has launched its own virtual mobile network in the United Kingdom, after reportedly signing an operator agreement with Vodafone UK. As a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), Maxroam can offer its global customers domestic rates while in the UK. No responses 13th February 2012
Apple mobile web traffic eclipses that of desktop for the first time Overall internet usage on Apple's mobile products may have exceeded that of its desktop products for the first time, that's according to web market share data from analytics firm Chitika. No responses 12th February 2012
Twitter partners with satellite providers to ensure continued flow of tweets Twitter has partnered with two of the world's largest satellite communications providers, Iridium and Thuraya, allowing subscribers of both services access to Twitter SMS. 2 responses 10th February 2012
Activision confirms new Call of Duty title for 2012 At its fourth quarter earnings call today, Activision has confirmed, unsurprisingly, that a new Call of Duty game will be released later this year - the ninth such title, excluding spin-offs and compilations, in the most successful game series of all time. No responses 9th February 2012
Google may open retail store on Dublin campus Google may open a retail store at its European headquarters in Dublin, according to a planning application approved by Dublin City Council last month. In September last year, Google opened its first public retail store within a branch of Currys and PC World in London. No responses 9th February 2012
Chrome for Android doesn't support Adobe Flash Yesterday's introduction of Chrome for Android can only be described as very significant, with this significance extending to the fact that the new mobile browser, still in beta, does not support Adobe Flash. 12 responses 8th February 2012
Google Chrome browser arrives on Android Google Chrome, the massively popular web browser has arrived on Android, bringing with it seamless sign-in and syncing across devices. 7 responses 7th February 2012
Guess what internet giant just turned eight over the weekend? Hint: Facebook Facebook quietly celebrated its eighth birthday over the weekend, having been originally launched from Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room as 'Thefacebook' on February 4, 2004. No responses 7th February 2012
Super Bowl sets new tweets per second record As the Giants rallied to victory over the Patriots at last night's Super Bowl, a new tweets per second record for a sporting event was registered, reaching 12,233 in the dying moments of the game. No responses 6th February 2012