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73 million tablets sold in 2011
As Google prepares to launch its own tablet device (rumoured to be a device with a 7 inch screen like Amazon’s Kindle Fire and not a 9.7 inch screen like the iPad’s), the latest figures on global tablet sales show 73 million tablet computers were sold in 2011, accounting for 25.2% of the global mobile...
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...
Sky Sports launches news app for iPad
The Sky Sports News App for iPad has been launched. It features live and on-demand video content, interactive graphics and up-to-the-minute data. The app is free for Sky customers and users can also tune into Sky Sports News radio. There are home pages for all major sports, including football, rugby and cricket, which collect together...
Are you a hacker? Facebook wants you
Fancy yourself as someone who can write good code? Want to attract the attention of some of the world’s best coders? Facebook has announced the details of its 2012 Hacker Cup. The Hacker Cup is an open competition for programmers from around the world. It is held at Facebook’s HQ in California and Irish participants...
China to launch first 3D TV channel
China will launch its first 3D TV channel on January 23rd (the Chinese New Year), according to a report from ZDNet. “The launch of the 3D channel is a significant step in the development of China’s television,” said Cai Fuchao, the head of China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Only people with 3D...
Why would anyone want Yahoos’! poisoned chalice? Ask Scott Thompson
The next chief executive of ailing web giant Yahoo! is to be eBay’s former PayPal president Scott Thompson, according to AllThingsD, the tech blog owned by the Dow Jones in New York. Apart from the money and the chance to be a chief executive, one wonders why anyone would leave eBay (a successful and expanding...
Google plans risky entry into the tablet sector
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said Google will launch a tablet computer within the first six months of 2012. The Google tablet will run on the Android operating system (OS) and will aim to compete not just with the iPad but with other tablet computers built by Samsung and HP. In an interview with an...
Spell it like it is Fry
We like the Spellathon app fronted by Stephen Fry. Inspired by the American Spelling Bees, Spellathon was launched a month ago and is the world’s first digital spelling championship. The new Android and Apple apps compliment the online competition. Players can also qualify to compete against Fry online at the global championships in March 2012....
SQS announces 20 more software jobs for Ireland
Software testing firm SQS (Software Quality Systems), says it will expand its Irish office and create 20 specialist software jobs in 2012. The expansion will see experienced software quality engineers, software testing managers, performance engineers and software test analysts bring its Irish workforce to 120. “Today’s announcement is positive news [and] is very much driven...
RTÉ Player apps for iPhone and iPad launched
The RTÉ Player apps for iOS platforms are now available to download free to all Irish and international audiences. The apps, which were presented to a public audience at the Dublin Web Summit this October and promised a pre-Christmas launch, are consistent with the desktop version of the RTÉ Player. iPhone and iPad users are...
Facebook’s favoritism towards Android makes sense
As Facebook employees settle into their new multi-million dollar, one million square foot office campus at Menlo Park, California, the latest stats from AppData show that the Facebook app for Android devices has outstripped the app for Apple devices for the first time. The Android app has 58.8 million daily average users, while Facebook for...
Maybe Video wants Irish video producers
An Irish start-up, Maybe Video, aims to offer business owners and brands access to video production professionals who can produce onsite or tailored videos. “We want to help businesses that are in demand of high-quality video to promote their business. We offer businesses access to the best available pool of resources. The site also allows...
