‘News’ Archives
Sky’s 3D channel to start on Friday »
Sky's 3D TV channel will go live this Friday with a line-up of sport, films and documentaries planned for its inaugural months. The first event to be shown in 3D will be the upcoming Ryder Cup tournament, a sport that is unlikely to benefit from the format all that much. Besides that soccer, rugby and boxing events are also in line to be ...Read On »
Eircom launch new phone service ‘eMobile’ »
Telecoms provider Eircom has taken the wraps off its new mobile brand, eMobile. The company will offer pre-pay, bill pay and mobile broadband services through the brand with the whole thing run on the same network as its other mobile company, Meteor. At the launch Eircom executives were insistent that eMobile would not cannibalise the ...Read On »
Blackberry maker RIM unveils ‘PlayBook’ »
RIM are the latest company out of the tablet traps, making its 'Blackberry PlayBook' slate computer official at the company's developers conference in San Francisco. According to company co-founder and CEO Mike Lazaridis the device will ship in early 2011 and will boast the following: A Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core CPU 1GB of RAM A ...Read On »
Eircom to launch mobile service this week »
Eircom will launch a new mobile phone service on Wednesday, technically putting the company in competition with itself. The new service will more than likely be called 'Eircom Mobile', a brand previously reserved for business users, and as a consumer offering will compete in the same space as company subsidiary Meteor. A press release from ...Read On »
Microsoft open app challenge for WinMo7 »
Microsoft has announced an app challenge to try to entice developers to the Windows Phone 7 platform. The new OS is due out in Ireland in the months ahead and this competition is an attempt to give its app store as much Irish content as possible at launch. There are four prizes on offer to developers of what is deemed the best app in each ...Read On »
Apple publishes app guidelines, calls time on fart »
Apple has published a document (link to PDF) outlining the company's app guidelines, making clear what developers should avoid if they want any hope of app-approval. Laying down the law in very clear terms Apple has said that badly designed or unoriginal apps will not make it into their app store. The document accepts that this may give the ...Read On »
Gamestop to open online shop next week »
Gamestop has said it will open the doors of its online Irish shop, called Gamestop 24/7, at 12am next Tuesday morning. The site will sell all the fare you would expect from a games shop, including consoles and accessories. To mark the launch Gamestop will be offering a number of special offers to customers, from a free Halo:Reach hoody with ...Read On »
Google reveal instant search »
Google has unveiled 'Instant' search which it says will shave seconds off the time it takes people to find what they want online. The new setting will display search results to users as they type, meaning they may not have to finish entering a term or even hit 'search' to see what they want. According to Google the Instant search ...Read On »
Shrunken Apple TV to cost €119 in Ireland »
Apple TV has gotten a much-rumoured upgrade, though in a far more interesting way than many predicted. The device is now 1/4 the size of the original version, fitting comfortably into the palm of Steve Jobs' hand when he showed it off today. Its price has shrunken too, down to €119 (or just $99 in the US). The way the whole thing works ...Read On »
iTunes 10 to include music social network Ping »
The newest version of iTunes (10 for those who lost count) will include a music social network called Ping. The service will allow users to 'follow' their favourite artists and friends to see what music they are listening to or gigs they are attending. It will work very much like Facebook in that it offers a feed of people's latest updates, ...Read On »
