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New chip could put an end to blurry smartphone photos A new controller chip from electronics manufacturer STMicroelectronics could make blurry smartphone photos a thing of the past. The Swiss company has developed a tiny chip that will significantly increase the amount of light emitted from LED-based flashes, like those used in today's smartphones. Darren McCarra No responses 3rd February 2012
Facebook by the numbers: 845 million users sharing 100 billion friendships As anticipated, Facebook filed its initial public offering late last night seeking $5 billion in funding. Inside its filed prospectus, Facebook revealed some great statistics; like how the company had reached 845 million monthly active users by December 2011 and how they shared 100 billion friendships. Darren McCarra 6 responses 2nd February 2012
Two start-up events merge to create the London Web Summit Two start-up events, Mike Butcher's GeeknRolla and Paddy Cosgrave's Dublin Web Summit are merging this March to create the London Web Summit. Darren McCarra 9 responses 1st February 2012
2012 US presidential race will be won and lost on Twitter This year's United States presidential race will be won and lost on Twitter, with Twitter CEO Dick Costolo stating that "2012 is going to be the Twitter election". Costolo made his comments during an interview at the Dive Into Media event organised by All Things D. Darren McCarra No responses 31st January 2012
Bebo may have just shutdown Bebo may have closed it service to the public indefinitely in the last few hours. The once ubiquitous social network has been in decline ever since its original founder Michael Birch sold the company to AOL in 2008 for $850 million. Darren McCarra 17 responses 30th January 2012
Twitter's getting analytical in the coming months Twitter is set to unveil its long-awaited analytics tool, as well as a new blog that will "highlight great pieces of Twitter in real time", in the coming months. Yesterday we reported that Twitter would shortly introduce enhanced brand pages. Darren McCarra No responses 30th January 2012
Expect enhanced Twitter brand pages very soon Twitter is expected to roll-out enhanced brand pages very soon, awarding companies and organisations the ability to embed external elements like games and commerce functionality into their pages, as well as to further customise the look and feel of their presence on the service. Darren McCarra 2 responses 29th January 2012
Oops! Google Ireland fined after Street View car parks illegally Google Ireland has paid a fine of €450 after one of its Street View cars parked illegally on Main Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. The internet giant made the contribution to the court "poor box" to avoid a conviction under Ireland's Road Traffic Act. Darren McCarra No responses 28th January 2012
Tweets must continue to flow, in some countries Twitter has announced that it will begin to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, revealing the company's intent to expand further internationally while adhering to various countries' "limits" on freedom of expression. Darren McCarra 2 responses 27th January 2012
Facebook's subscribe feature is proving very popular, especially among journalists Facebook's subscribe button, which can be suitably compared to Twitter's follow button, is proving very popular indeed, allowing users to subscribe to the public updates of prominent figures and personalities on Facebook. Darren McCarra No responses 26th January 2012