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Vodafone offers ‘free’ smartphones for 24 month contract
Vodafone recently reached the 200,000 home customers mark. To extend this number, the company is now offering a free Android smartphone* to its 200,000 existing customers, as well as any new home customers it signs. The Vodafone Smart 858 Android smartphone is the phone on offer. It will come with three months free mobile web...
New Facebook app to help college students get aid
MTV has launched a new Facebook app (in the US) to help students get financial aid to attend college. What’s interesting is that the ‘My College Dollars’ app has global potential. In the US, annual tuition fees cost between $9k to $36k, and as a result 45% of American students don’t finish college. MTV also...
App of the day: Calorie Counter
Platforms: iOS – iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch. Price: Free Download from the Appstore. After yesterday’s app of the day, Epicurious, we may need something like Calorie Counter today. With this easy-to-use app you can set your own goals and limitations for weight loss or just to keep fit. Control the consumption of unhealthy ingredients and...
IAB Ireland announces next Connect
IAB Ireland has announced the details of its second IAB Connect conference. Last year the half day event attracted over 200 people from the media and marketing worlds. Connect’s focus is purely on online advertising. This year’s theme is simply: How best to maximise online ROI? Keynote speaker, Kamal Bherwani will share how PRISA, one...
RTÉ Television had 47 of the top 50 programmes of 2011
RTÉ Television was responsible for 47 out of the 50 most-watched programmes on Irish television in 2011*. Interestingly, all bar two of these were home-produced. Despite Ryan Tubridy’s much criticised stewardship of the Late Late Show, the The Late Late Toy Show in 2011 was the most watched programme on Irish television in 17 years...
Profitero takes on the world
Irish start-up Profitero will take part in the 2012 IBM SmartCamp Global Final in San Francisco (January 30 – February 2). Profitero is the only Irish company competing in the event; it will represent the UK and Ireland in the competition. Profitero is a competitor pricing intelligence service. The company helps retailers maximise profits by...
Facebook wants a planet of social apps
Facebook held a press conference in San Francisco yesterday to announce many new types of post descriptions (verbs). For example, previously people just ‘Liked’ something. Now they can share with their network that they ‘Bought’ something or ‘Read’ something or that they ‘Want’ something. Facebook also announced 60 more Timeline applications that will now let...
Google+ rolls out video recording feature
Google+ is now rolling out the option for users to record web camera videos to post as updates on the social network. Facebook already offers this facility. Previously users had to upload videos to YouTube before sharing on Google+. They will now be able to post videos straight from their Google+ home page. The facility...
App of the day – Epicurious
Platforms: iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android. Price: Free Download it from the Appstore. Android Market. If you like cooking, or simply enjoy good food, this classic app is for you. Epicurious Recipe App features tens of thousands of tasty recipes from some of the world’s top sources such as Gourmet and Bon Appétit....
New CTO at RTÉ
Richard Waghorn, former chief technology officer (CTO) with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, has been appointed to the RTÉ role following an external competition. This new position replaces the vacant head of technology role and he starts in mid-February. Waghorn will join group commercial director, Willie O’Reilly and managing director of RTÉ Digital, Múirne Laffan,...
McDonald’s Ireland launches app
McDonald’s Ireland has launched the ‘McDonald’s Morning App’. In a deal with Communicorp Digital, the app incorporates all six Communicorp radio streams (Today FM, Newstalk 106-108, 98 FM, Spin 103.8, Spin South West and Phantom) and a news feed drawn from the Newstalk website. Other features include a morning alarm, McDonald’s Breakfast and Coffee coupons,...
Independent.ie claims to be leading Irish online news site
Independent.ie says it is now the largest online news publishing site in Ireland. The claim is based on the November 2011 comScore Media Metrix Newspaper category report. Independent.ie is now recognised by comScore as being bigger than its nearest competitor, Irishtimes.com. Independent.ie believes the growth is a result of a number of initiatives to drive...
