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Three billion iPad apps downloaded since 2010
If further proof was needed that the iPad is transforming the publishing (books, magazines, games, video) industry, it came with new ABI research that shows three billion iPad apps have been downloaded since it first launched in 2010. This represents nearly 20% of all iOS (Apple native app) downloads. “The iPhone took as long as...
Wi-Fi operator’s growth driven by smart phones
Irish Wi-Fi operator Bitbuzz’s latest operating figures show the service has 466,000 registered users by the end of June 2011, a 31% growth from the 355,590 registered users at the end of December 2010. This represents a year-on-increase of 72% in registered users. The number of the firm’s Wi-Fi hotspots across the country at the...
Wimbledon finals in 3D
Magnet Networks will carry BBC’s first 3D broadcast, the Wimbledon finals. BBC One HD has been added to Magnet’s fibre-based TV service, so customers will be able to watch the men’s and women’s Wimbledon finals in 3D on July 2nd and 3rd. A 3D TV and glasses are needed. For those who do not have...
180 new CityPOST jobs
The private postal services firm CityPOST says it will create 180 new jobs over the next 18 months. The jobs will be based primarily in Ballymount but also at its 32 regional handling centres nationwide and will comprise of mail sorting, delivery & collection, operations and administration roles. The company expects to launch a consumer...
Smarter business on the move
Q: How do you know someone has an iPhone? A: They will show it to you. It seems smartphone users from Ireland’s business community love their smartphones, so much so that four out of five Irish business people have recommended to friends or colleagues that they should use a smartphone. Business types also like the...
125 more Cloud jobs for Dublin
Silicon Valley Cloud computing firm Marketo says it will create 125 jobs over the next three years in Dublin with the support of the IDA. The jobs for graduates and experienced staff will be in the areas of sales, marketing, support, consulting, development and back office positions. Marketo, which grew sales by over 300% last...
A template for future for iPad magazines
The New York Public Library has created an iPad app that shows magazine and newspaper publishers how fantastic their products could [potentially] be on tablet devices. The Biblion app allows users (readers) to chart their own path of discovery. Unlike traditional magazine apps that are linear and follow a ‘stream’, the New York Public Library’s...
Microsoft and Nokia latest to challenge ‘app store’ trademark
Microsoft and Nokia are the latest companies to challenge Apple’s EU-wide trademarks for the terms ‘appstore’ and ‘app store’. Sony Ericson and HTC have also filed requests to invalidate Apple’s trademark rights with the EU trademark agency, in Spain. All four companies believe the trademarks should not have been granted because, as Microsoft has stated,...
New look Zoo site
Dublin Zoo has launched a new online ticket purchasing facility as well as a new-look website. The new site now has an ‘Elephant Cam’ overlooking the Kaziranga Forest Trail. Similar to the popular penguin cam, users can catch a glimpse of the group of five Asian elephants, Bernhardine, her sister Yasmin, youngsters Asha, Anak and...
DoneDeal hits 2m visitors a month
Everyone likes a good deal, especially in these hardened times. One company that is doing well as people bargain hunt is DoneDeal.ie which just celebrated reaching two million unique visitors a month. There are almost 150,000 adverts now active on the site at any one time. 75,000 new items are advertised on the site each...
Wi-Fi solution for large conference organisers
How many times have you been at a conference or awards show and found the urge to tweet but discovered low or non-existent Wi-Fi coverage? It happens quite a lot. So, with conference oragnisers in mind, Bitbuzz has launched Bitbuzz Convention. “Today’s conference organisers need a network that will carry high volumes of traffic supporting...
Click refreshes online and gets TV show
Click Media, the publisher of Click Magazine, has launched a new site Clickonline.com as well as a new TV show – ‘Click TV’. The new site and TV show will feature movie, gaming and gadget news & reviews. The Click TV show is produced in partnership with City Channel. This 30 minute show will be...
