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First speakers at this year's Dublin Web Summit announced The first set of speakers at this year's Dublin Web Summit have been announced; a list that consists mostly, and quite purposely, of female entrepreneurs in tech as founder Paddy Cosgrave attempts to highlight this growing demographic. Darren McCarra No responses 17th July 2012
Countdown to Ireland's digital TV switchover begins In exactly 100 days Ireland's television network will no longer be broadcast in analogue form, instead replaced by digital, marking the most significant change in Ireland's broadcast history since the coming of colour television in 1969. Darren McCarra No responses 16th July 2012
BBC investigation doubts value of Facebook advertising A BBC investigation doubts the value of advertising on Facebook, suggesting that companies are wasting "large sums" of money in a bid to garner more page Likes. Darren McCarra 4 responses 15th July 2012
Irish wedding start-up acquires established UK business Irish wedding start-up Mrs2be.ie has purchased similarly-named and suited Welsh company Mrs2.be.com to help bring its brand to an international audience. Darren McCarra No responses 13th July 2012
Ancestry.com establishes international headquarters in Ireland Ancestry.com has announced that it will set up its international headquarters in Ireland, creating 35 new jobs over the next two years. Darren McCarra No responses 11th July 2012
Activision announce The Walking Dead video game, first details emerge Activision very recently announced The Walking Dead video game, a first-person shooter based on AMC's hugely popular show of the same name. Now, the game's developer, Terminal Reality, shares some initial insights into its mechanics. Darren McCarra No responses 10th July 2012
500px acquire recommendation engine Algo Anywhere to aid image discovery 500px, the fast-growing photography community, has acquired recommendation engine Algo Anywhere to personalise users' content experience and aid image discovery. Darren McCarra No responses 9th July 2012
Standby for Twitter's updated iPhone app Leaked release notes of Twitter's official iOS app suggest that a major update is on its way. It's thought that the update will be released in the "coming days", according to 9to5Mac. Darren McCarra No responses 9th July 2012
Facebook to reach one billion users next month Facebook will reach one billion users next month according to official figures published by the social network and a growth trajectory based on these. Darren McCarra 34 responses 8th July 2012
Thunderbird email client gets shelved, sort of Mozilla will no longer be releasing feature updates to its open-source email client Thunderbird, but instead will focus on products that provide a "source of innovation and of leadership in today's internet life" - like Firefox OS. Darren McCarra 5 responses 7th July 2012