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Digital tunes outstrip physical album sales – but it’s not the end of the story
It’s strange that it took until the end of 2011 for digital music sales to finally outstrip physical music sales. The end has been nigh for the majority of big brand record shops for a long time – just look at HMV’s recent figures. CNN says that a recent Nielsen and Billboard report reveals that...
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...
Blippar – QR codes on steroids – augmented reality advertising
We have been watching with interest how the new print/online technology Blippar is being used by brands to advertise creatively in print while also integrating direct response marketing. Blippar is an application you need to download to your smartphone or tablet. Once it is activated you can hover the camera function over a page (usually...
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...
Apple needs to be radical to build its mobile ad business
Apple has hired Todd Teresi, a former head of digital publishing at Adobe, to head its iAd mobile-advertising business ahead of a ‘major’ media announcement later this month. Speculating on Apple events has become a favourite sport of bloggers and tech writers. Most believe Apple will announce a new deal between it and America’s major...
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...
A record 173,000 dot ie sites registered in 2011
The dot ie Domain Registry (IEDR) has published its stats for 2011 which show further growth for the .ie domain. Overall the total number of .ie domains grew by 12.9% net in 2011 to 173,145 at year end. Registration levels were stronger in the first six months of 2011 with 20,995 registrations recorded between January...
Here’s hoping for a better iTunes store
Every time we hear that Apple is going to hold an ‘event’ the tech blogosphere goes wild with speculation. This time, with an event scheduled for the end of January in New York, the rumour mill initially talked up a new iPad before eventually settling on it being ‘something’ to do with Apple’s publishing arm...
Questzones to re-sell Bitbuzz Wi-Fi to Irish retailers
Wi-Fi firm Bitbuzz has signed a deal with Questzones that will see Questzones resell the Bitbuzz service to retail outlets, restaurants and pubs. “We spent the last 12 months looking at potential partners and QuestZones, which has a very good reputation and provides a professional service, was the best option. The demand for Wi-Fi is...
