Ireland Technology News Archives - Page 11 of 16

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
Mystery as Irish province disappears from Google Analytics While trawling through Google Analytics earlier, as every self-respecting webmaster should, I noticed something slightly odd when viewing location data for Ireland; Connaught is missing. Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo, all gone! This is certainly a mistake on Google's part, although some have quipped that this may be yet another condition of Ireland's EU/IMF deal. Selling off Connaught should just about cover Ireland's debt, right? Darren McCarra No responses 26th August 2011
130,000 tablet devices will be purchased in Ireland in 2011 130,000 tablet devices, like the iPad 2 and the HTC Flyer, will be purchased in Ireland by the end of 2011, marking a 250% sales increase on the previous year. As a result, sales of standard desktop machines and laptops are expected to fall considerably. Darren McCarra No responses 26th 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
Facebook launches standalone Android and iPhone messaging app Facebook has just launched a standalone messaging app, Facebook Messenger, for Android and iOS devices. The app allows Facebook users to message friends individually or by group, send photos and share location information. Darren McCarra No responses 9th 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
BBC iPlayer begins global launch with iPad app in 11 countries [includes images] BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched its global iPlayer service this morning, Thursday, with an iPad only app now available in 11 European countries. Other areas such as Australia, Canada and the US are expected to follow later this year. Darren McCarra No responses 28th July 2011
Time-lapse video of 2011 Tall Ships Races Waterford photographer Shane O'Neill has captured this great time-lapse video of the 2011 Tall Ships Races that were hosted in Waterford, Ireland earlier this month. Shane is a graduate of the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and runs his own successful photography business Aspect Photography. Darren McCarra 2 responses 22nd July 2011
October’s Dublin Web Summit lineup to be revealed next week Details relating to the next event in the Dublin Web Summit series will be announced Monday, July 11th, when October’s web summit will be officially launched by Richard Bruton, Ireland’s minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Darren McCarra No responses 5th July 2011
Over 146,000 Irish households and businesses still on 2Mbps broadband or less Figures published yesterday in the latest Irish Communications Market ComReg quarterly report suggest that 146,326 households and businesses in Ireland are currently subscribed to broadband packages of 2Mbps or less. Data concerning Q1 2011 indicates that 123,934 residential broadband subscriptions and 22,392 business broadband subscriptions are currently active for packages offering between 144kps and 1.99Mbps download speeds. Darren McCarra No responses 22nd June 2011