Posts Tagged ‘television’
Opinion: Why is gaming still a second-class hobby? »
Much has been made of gaming's move to the mainstream but in reality the hobby is as frowned upon as ever, says Adam Maguire. Roger Ebert has admitted he was wrong to say gaming could never be art; but not because he has changed his mind. Instead the legendary film critic has said it is an opinion he still holds, albeit one he should have ...Read On »
Dublin’s super-fast mobile broadband… »
Ericsson & ComReg have announced the successful conclusion of a high-speed mobile broadband trial in Ireland, with speeds of 80mb/s achieved. The press release says this brings super-fast mobile broadband a step closer for customers, though there is no timeframe in which this is likely to become a consumer product. Mobile broadband ...Read On »
DTT “test” to launch in October says »
Minister Eamon Ryan has said a DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) test will launch in October of this year, the latest in a long line of trials for the standard since 2006. Answering questions in the Dáil, Minister Ryan said he had told RTE that a full DTT service will be up and running in Ireland by 31st December 2011. This will make it ...Read On »
UPC rolling out broadband to midland towns »
Cable company UPC has announced the roll-out of upgraded services to towns in the midlands, which will bring the company's high-speed broadband to an extra 45,000 homes. The €15m upgrade will bring UPC's 30mb broadband, home phone and HD television to the towns and will be completed towards the end of June, though some upgrades are already ...Read On »
Samsung’s ultra-thin 3D LED due in June »
Samsung has announced that its ultra-thin 3D LED TV - the C9000 - will be available to Irish customers from next month. The set, which is just 7.93mm thick, will be available in 40", 46" and 55" sizes when it goes on sale in June 2010. The impressive set will not come cheap, however. The price for the 40" model is currently to be confirmed ...Read On »
Opinion: Google TV? How about Google Games »
Google's announcement that it would bring Android to TV sets changes the game significantly, not least by putting the search giant head-to-head with games console makers, says Adam Maguire. The announcement that Google would make a TV platform has been met with quiet interest as the industry tries to gauge exactly what this will mean for ...Read On »
Google launch ‘Google TV’ platform »
Google has officially unveiled Google TV at its I/O Conference, a platform which will connect people's televisions to online video and search services. The new platform will be pre-installed on some TVs but will also be available as a set-top box and uses Intel's Atom processor to power a tweaked Android operating system. The idea is that ...Read On »
YouTube recording 2bn hits a day »
Video sharing site YouTube is recording 2bn hits per day according to its co-founder, who was speaking on the 5th anniversary of the site's launch. YouTube has become synonymous with online video over the years and today takes in over 24 hours worth of content every minute. Starting out as a home for user-generated content the site is now ...Read On »
Google, Intel & Sony to announce ‘Smart »
Google, Intel and Sony are expected to join forces to offer a new 'Smart TV' service, according to the Financial Times. The partnership will be focused on creating internet-enabled set-top boxes and is expected to be confirmed at Google's I/O conference, which kicks off in San Francisco tomorrow. Television with internet connectivity has ...Read On »
FX now available on Chorus/NTL »
Cable provider Chorus/NTL has made the FX channel available to its digital TV customers. FX, which is owned by Fox International, will be broadcast on channel 126 of the company's platform. The channel has been available to Sky Ireland customers for some time now and includes The Wire and True Blood in its roster of programming. The channel ...Read On »
