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The tech of the Irish
You don't have to buy a potato sack full of orange wigs, inflatable Guinnesses and stuffed toy leprechauns to show your appreciation for Irish culture on St Patrick's Day. Mix one part 'innovation nation' and two parts 'Hibernian culture' and you have some clever applications to see your way through a fun, yet informative, Paddy's Day this 17 March
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Irish developers have a chance to lead the smartphone 'Wave'
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A tale of two worlds as digital economy in danger of vanishing in a rear-view mirror
It's the best of times for the digital age but worst of times for Ireland if we don't grab our chance
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New MySpace chiefs plan major relaunch
In their first interview since the shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace’s former chief executive, Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn, the company’s new co-presidents, say they will be ready to "win back old users" by the end of this year.
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OWC
Conventional wisdom has taught us that affordable 2.5-inch portable drives usually fall short in terms of capacity but OWC’s new 1TB model changes this notion.
Mac and PC tech company Other World Computing has announced the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini on Tuesday. Filed as the first 2.5-inch 1TB portable storage, this drive covers all your [...]
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MacHeist nanoBundle 2 just got sweeter with four more free apps worth $56
This last minute addition has increased the combined value of the $20 MacHeist nanoBundle 2 to nearly $350. If you’ll be taking action, know that the offer expires in a few hours.
As Geek reported, those wonderful folks behind the annual MacHeist bundle have packaged seven great apps for just $19.95. However, MacHeist has now sweetened [...]
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LinkE
WiFi is pretty neat, but it can’t cover every square inch of your house. My Berlin apartment, for example, apparently has lead lined walls or something because whatever is going on, my Time Capsule might as well be a thousand miles away as far as my bedroom is concerned.
That’s an extreme example, but if [...]
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Warpia Easy Dock wireless docking solution for laptops and netbooks
Here at Geek, we often look at the wires snaking out of our gadgets and umbilically stretching between ports and sockets with sad incredulity. What the heck are we still doing bothering with wires? Sure, wireless electricity technology isn’t ready for, so we’ll grudgingly admit the requirement for cords. But why do we need to [...]
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Google testing TV search with Dish Network
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Google is not happy to just provide search on your computer or mobile phone. Now it seems to be dipping its toes in the water when it comes to providing search for your television. According to the WSJ article, the search provider teamed up with Dish Network to [...]
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Pentax reveals 40MP DSLR monster, the 645D
Pentax’s latest medium-format DSLR is an absolute monster. Called the 645D, it packs 40 Megapixel onto its thirty three millimeter by forty four millimeter sensor.
Got that? Forty megapixels. That’s completely ridiculous, even for a DSLR, and usually I’d argue that’s way too many megapixels to take good pictures even with a great camera… by [...]
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Linux Store launched by The Linux Foundation
Linux.com is now a destination for Linux fans wanting to buy t-shirts, mugs, hats, or stickers, to help support their favorite operating system. The new merchandise store has been launched by The Linux Foundation, with profits being fed back into the continued development and promotion of Linux.
Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation said:
Selling [...]
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HP masters MediaSmart TiVo control
TiVo might have posted a ten million dollar loss last quarter as their customers fled to other (better, less expensive) services, but that’s not to say that TiVo’s dead.
Not at all: in fact, HP just announced a new product for their MediaSmart Windows Home Servers called the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo. It’s basically [...]
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Quick Look: FreshDirect for iPhone
Shopping for fresh food and branded groceries needn
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Final Fantasy XIV details revealed
Already getting tired of Final Fantasy XIII? Didn't think so. Still, you may be interested to see some juicy tidbits about the upcoming online role-playing Final Fantasy XIV.
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HP: Our Flash-enabled Slate will beat the iPad to the tablet punch
An ad war between HP and Apple is looming on the horizon, just in time for the iPad
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Synology DiskStation Manager 2.3 gallery
As posted about yesterday, the DiskStation Manager 2.3 firmware is now available for Synology devices. This photo gallery runs through the backend interface, focusing on what’s new and improved for version 2.3. It will also give users a look at the DSM in case they are not familiar with it.
The images were taken off a [...]
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New gestures for 2010 iPhones: Triple tap and long press
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Partnership could lead to ticket sales on Facebook for events
TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook may soon be reaching a partnership which would allow Facebook users to sell tickets to events they create through the social network. The company which would provide this service would be Eventbrite which offers online event management and registration. A connection between Facebook, where you can post events, and Eventbrite, [...]
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Final Fantasy XIII ships 5 million copies
Final Fantasy XIII has shipped 5 million copies worldwide, Square Enix announced in a press release Wednesday. Of those 5 million, 3 million units were shipped outside of Japan. Keep in mind, however, that this staggering number does not reflect the amount of units sold.
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Rock Band 3 slated for the holidays
Rock Band 3 will be crashing a stage near you this holiday season, Viacom CEO and President Philippe Dauman announced Wednesday during the Credit Suisse 2010 Global Media and Communications Convergence Conference.
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