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HeyStaks launches social search apps for iPad and Android tablets HeyStaks, the Irish social search start-up, has launched two new mobile apps specifically tailored for the iPad and Android tablets. These two new apps will compliment already existing apps for the iPhone and Android smartphones. Darren McCarra No responses 27th September 2011
"Massive win" for Ireland as Twitter sets up international office in Dublin Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Ireland announced this morning that Twitter is to establish an international office in Ireland - their third location outside of the United States. It's not yet known whether this office will become Twitter's European HQ - a title which may still be awarded to London. Darren McCarra No responses 26th September 2011
Ireland's Magnet Networks upgrades minimum broadband package speed to 30Mbps Magnet Networks has announced that it has upgraded its minimum offered broadband speed to 30Mbps, up from a previous speed of 5Mbps, and almost ten times greater than the average internet download speed of 3.34Mbps in Ireland. Darren McCarra No responses 15th September 2011
Google engineers working on delineating Irish counties on Google Analytics location map Location reports in Google Analytics will soon delineate Irish counties, replacing the current provincial overview that was introduced in June of this year. This news follows enquiries that we made to Google regarding missing location data for Ireland in Google Analytics last month. Darren McCarra No responses 7th 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
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
Forget Monaco, Dublin to feature Formula One event next summer Formula One, the world's fastest motorsport, will be showcased in an event that will take place through the streets of Dublin next year, will all major F1 teams expected to represent. The spectacle will attract over 250,000 people to the capital, reports The Irish Times. Darren McCarra 4 responses 21st August 2011
Eircom promises fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 homes by summer 2012 Eircom has announced plans to bring fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 Irish homes and businesses by summer 2012. This forms phase one of a multi-year plan to finally upgrade Ireland's telecommunications infrastructure and marks a substantial initial investment of €100 million by the group. Darren McCarra No responses 29th July 2011
LinkedIn and YouTube founders to speak at October’s Dublin Web Summit As promised, the organisers of the Dublin Web Summit have begun naming some of the confirmed speakers for this October's two day summit, starting with two founders from some of today's most influential internet companies. They are Eric Ly, co-founder of LinkedIn, and Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube. Darren McCarra No responses 21st July 2011