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iPad falls from space, and survives
Ever since Apple introduced the original iPad in January 2010, the burning question on all of our minds was whether it could survive a fall from space (right?) - in this case 100,000 feet. The answer is yes, apparently.
Darren McCarra
8th January 2012
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iPad users have downloaded some 582% more apps than their Android counterparts
Apple iPad users have downloaded some three billion apps cumulatively since the revolutionary device was first introduced in January 2010. Compare this to Android tablets users who are estimated to have downloaded just 440 million so far, some 582% less.
Darren McCarra
5th January 2012
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Report: Ireland, the internet and mobile devices in 2011
As the year draws to a close we delve into our own site analytics to see what mobile devices Irish internet users were using in 2011. It comes as no surprise to find that Apple's iPhone leads the way by a country-mile.
Darren McCarra
23rd December 2011
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RTÉ Player app for iPhone and iPad arrives in time for Christmas
As promised by RTÉ's director of platform development Aisling McCabe at October's Dublin Web Summit, the RTÉ Player app for the iPhone and iPad has been released in time for Christmas. The universal iOS app made its way through Apple's App Store approval process last weekend, and was made available for free download as of this morning.
Darren McCarra
21st December 2011
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New wave of Call of Duty zombies invade the Apple iPhone and iPad
Call of Duty has made a return to the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch as game publisher Activision releases another iOS spin-off title Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies.
Darren McCarra
2nd December 2011
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After record week in online spending, Cyber Monday sentiment "positive"
As holiday shopping season official kicked-off this week, dramatic increases in online spending have been recorded on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, up 39.3% and 24.3% respectively.
Darren McCarra
27th November 2011
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Google Search gets another tablet friendly update
Google's company-wide efforts to unify design and user experience across all products show no signs of abating as Google this evening introduced another tablet friendly update to Google Search.
Darren McCarra
18th November 2011
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iTunes Match now available, enables users to access entire music library across Apple devices
With the release of iTunes 10.5.1 earlier today, Apple's long-anticipated iTunes Match is finally here. iTunes Match is a paid-for service that gives Apple device users access to their entire music library anywhere using iCloud.
Darren McCarra
14th November 2011
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Amazon increases Kindle Fire production for the second time to meet pre-order demand
Amazon has reportedly increased its Kindle Fire order to five million units by the end of 2011 as pre-orders continue to be stronger than expected. Amazon had already last month increased its order from 3.5 million to four million units.
Darren McCarra
10th November 2011
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To a child a magazine is an iPad that doesn't work [Video]
Growing up in a digital age undoubtedly profoundly influences a child's life. They quickly gain expectations of how things should work. As conveyed in this video, however, it's not always that easy for them to distinguish between digital and analogue technologies. For the child in this video, the magazine is simply a disfunctioning iPad.
Darren McCarra
13th October 2011