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Bing and Twitter renew search partnership, hint at "bigger and better" things It appears that Twitter and Bing may be working on extending their search partnership agreement, or perhaps further integrating Twitter into other Bing or Microsoft services, as a clearly scripted conversation between the two companies unfolded on Twitter moments ago. Darren McCarra No responses 7th September 2011
Amazon’s redesign is all about tablet-friendly shopping Amazon has confirmed that it is in the process of testing a "major" redesign of its website, the first such design change since September 2007. From a screenshot that we've seen, it looks like the site version will be cleaner and contain less navigational elements like category hover states, making it more accessible to tablet devices. Darren McCarra No responses 6th September 2011
GameStop to begin selling iOS devices, starts accepting Apple trade-ins Games retailer GameStop may begin to sell iOS devices, like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, in their 6,500 stores worldwide as the iPhone 5's imminent release date approaches, according to 9to5mac.com. This speculation is substantiated by the fact that GameStop has confirmed they are now accepting second-hand Apple products in lieu of store credit. Darren McCarra No responses 6th September 2011
Nominations being sought for 2011 Irish Web Awards Nominations for the 2011 Irish Web Awards are now open, with entrants being sought in 24 different categories. The Realex Payments sponsored awards ceremony will take place on October 22, 2011 in the Mansion House, Dublin. Darren McCarra No responses 5th September 2011
Microsoft unveils multi-touch mouse Almost two years after Apple introduced the Magic Mouse, Microsoft has unveiled their new Touch Mouse. The multi-touch mouse functions as a normal mouse, but also allows users to perform certain tasks on Windows 7 using fingertip gestures on the mouse's capacitive surface. Darren McCarra No responses 2nd September 2011
Two arrested over Fine Gael website hack, subsequently released without charge Two teenagers were arrested early this morning on suspicion of hacking Fine Gael's website in January of this year and allegedly gaining access to contact details of 2,000 site subscribers. Both males were released without charge a short time ago. Darren McCarra No responses 2nd September 2011
New 'HTML for Babies' book is child's play Ever heard the expression that web design is child's play? Now it really is as Code Babies introduce the first book in a three-volume set titled 'HTML for Babies'. The book is designed as a light-hearted way to introduce geeky toddlers to the underlying language of the web. Darren McCarra No responses 1st September 2011
Watch out Apple, Sony raises the bar with tablet offerings Sony has today announced two long-awaited tablet offerings that they hope will distinguish them from other Android tablets on the market. The Sony Tablet S and Tablet P will be available in Ireland from mid-September and November respectively. Darren McCarra No responses 31st August 2011
44% of Irish population on Facebook [Infographic] Last week we tweeted a few statistics concerning Facebook's user base as a percentage of the Irish population. Now Edelman, a PR company operating in Ireland, has released this infographic confirming that almost 44% of the Irish population are on Facebook. Darren McCarra No responses 31st August 2011
Google's +1 button plans unfolding, search rank influence next Since Google's +1 button initially launched in March of this year, Google has been hard at work improving its overall usefulness and relevance to Google product users. Now, Wired are reporting Google's overarching intent for the +1 button; +1 clicks will influence rank in Google Search results. Darren McCarra No responses 30th August 2011