Ireland Technology News Archives - Page 9 of 16

Two tourists capture stunning murmuration of starlings above Ireland's longest river Two tourists canoeing down the River Shannon, Ireland have captured this stunning murmuration of starlings on video. A murmuration is a large swirling cloud-like formation consisting of thousands of starlings flying together. Darren McCarra 2 responses 4th November 2011
BT Ireland fibre roll-out now reaches three-quarters of all premises in Northern Ireland Announcing their financial results today, BT Ireland has also revealed that their roll-out of fibre broadband has now reached three-quarters of all premises in Northern Ireland, and that Derry/Londonderry has become the first city in the UK to have all telecoms cabinets upgraded to fibre. Darren McCarra 4 responses 3rd November 2011
Mozilla Foundation establishing a community in Ireland, here's how to get involved The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind the world's second most popular web browser Mozilla Firefox, are in the process of establishing a community here in Ireland. The organisation are inviting anyone that may want to get involved in the Mozilla movement to an event that will take place in Dublin this Wednesday, November 2nd. Darren McCarra No responses 30th October 2011
iPhone 4S pre-orders go live in 22 additional countries, including Ireland The iPhone 4S is now available to pre-order in 22 additional countries, including Ireland, ahead of its second-phase launch on October 28th. Darren McCarra No responses 21st October 2011
Digital TV switchover in Ireland will happen one year from now Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 has been set as the official date of completion of the switchover to Digital TV in Ireland. On that date analogue TV signals across the island of Ireland will be no longer be broadcast. Darren McCarra 3 responses 14th October 2011
Report highlights Ireland's potential to employ a further 2,500 people in the games industry by 2014 A report published today by Forfás at the request of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and prepared in coordination with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, highlights the potential Ireland has to become a "global hub" for the gaming industry and identifies steps that need to be taken to ensure success and competitiveness in this sector. Darren McCarra No responses 10th October 2011
Norwegian firm buys majority stake in DoneDeal DoneDeal, Ireland's largest classified ads website, has sold a majority stakeholding to Norwegian firm Schibsted Media Group. Schibsted has acquired a 50.09% stake in DoneDeal with financial arrangements remaining undisclosed. Darren McCarra No responses 30th September 2011
Google announces plans for a €75 million energy-efficient data centre in Ireland Google Ireland has announced plans to construct a highly energy-efficient data centre on a newly acquired 11-acre site near Clondalkin, Dublin. The €75 million investment will create 30 full-time jobs, with a further 200 required during construction. Darren McCarra No responses 30th September 2011
Apple opens-up iTunes Store and iBookstore to other European countries ahead of iPhone 5 announcement Apple has expanded the availability of the iTunes Store to 12 more countries in the European Union (EU). This now means that iTunes users in all 27 member states can make purchases on the digital media store. Darren McCarra No responses 29th September 2011
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