From tiny dotcoms the mighty internet has grown
Monday will see the 25th anniversary of the registration of the domain name Symbolics.com. Granted, it's not particularly catchy, and to this day it's renowned for nothing other than being the first.
Publication date: 2010-03-10
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Sex.com, 'most expensive domain name in history', up for auction
Sex.com, the web domain touted as the most expensive in history, is up for auction, with bidding starting at $1m.
Publication date: 2010-03-10
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Sony moves to next dimension with 3D TV rollout
Sony will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product in the electronics industry.
Publication date: 2010-03-10
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Google Streetview to cover every UK road
Google's controversial mapping service will soon cover 238,000 miles of the UK's roads.
Publication date: 2010-03-10
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Games disguised as Excel and Word prove a hit with office workers
Computer games disguised as Excel and Word documents which allow office workers to waste time without attracting the attention of their bosses are taking off on the web.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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Microsoft reshuffles browsers on ballot screen
The Windows-maker has adjusted the algorith that generates the order in which browsers are shown on its ballot screen, as Opera says downloads have tripled since process began.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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Microsoft reshuffles browsers on ballot screen
The Windows-maker has adjusted the algorith that generates the order in which browsers are shown on its ballot screen, as Opera says downloads have tripled since process began.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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Google 'testing TV search service'
Google is testing a new search service that will make it easier for people to find their favourite TV shows and YouTube videos, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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'Ireland too small for comparison sites to survive'
The price-comparison website sector in Ireland is still small and underdeveloped compared with other EU countries.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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Bits and bytes: Imelda helps ring in the changes for Vodafone
Vodafone finally took the wraps off its iPhone offering last week with the help of Imelda May -- and no surprise it looks a lot like O2's deal.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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Digital Life: A phone that's greener than Gormley
It isn't easy being green, as Kermit the Frog used to sing. If you're a gadget fiend, you may worry which hideously toxic chemicals went into the making of your shiny new mobile.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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Game on: Heavy Rain flooded with cinematic features
Heavy Rain, PS3:There's been a mistake. Should Heavy Rain be reviewed here at all? Maybe it should be filed under the movie genre, because it has much more in common with cinema.
Publication date: 2010-03-09
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First iPad advert shown during Oscars
The first advert promoting Apple’s iPad device went live last night during the Oscars.The 30-second advert takes the viewer on a whirlwind tour of all of the functions the hotly anticipated tablet style computer is capable of, to a soundtrack of The Blue Van’s 'There Goes My Love’.The surprise spot advert launched after the news emerged last week that the iPad will go on sale in the US on April 3 and follow suit around the world on an unconfirmed date in ‘late April’. British consumers will be able to buy both the Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi and 3G versions of the device in late April, Apple confirmed. The launch date is slightly later than anticipated, but analysts have been warning that unspecified "manufacturing problems" could lead to some delays.US shoppers will be able to buy the Wi-Fi only model on April 3, with the Wi-Fi and 3G model available later in the month. They can start pre-ordering the devices online and in-store from March 12.Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, had been spotted on the red carpet at the beginning of the Oscars service. The brief TV advert succinctly demonstrates the devices’ numerous capabilities. The iPad, which has a 10in touch-screen, can be used to browse the web, listen to music, and watch movies, as well as download apps and read electronic books, magazines and newspapers.The iPad is something completely new,” said Jobs last week. “We’re excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”Apple is yet to announce UK pricing for the range of devices, but the entry-level model will cost $499 in the United States. However, the Wi-Fi only, 16GB iPad is expected to be priced around £389 when it goes on sale in the UK, according to anonymous sources close to Apple and its partners.
Publication date: 2010-03-08
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Why Apple can't control its Chinese factories
While Apple is to be applauded for auditing its suppliers in an attempt to identify poor working conditions, its suppliers are so powerful that Apple can't effect real change - and nor can any other tech company.
Publication date: 2010-03-08
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Microsoft 'staking its future' on cloud computing
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said he was 'betting the company' on the move to cloud-based services
Publication date: 2010-03-05
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YouTube adds video captions
English-language video clips will be captioned automatically, in a move designed to make the site more accessible for the deaf or hearing-impaired.
Publication date: 2010-03-05
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Twitter hits 10 billionth tweet
More than 10 billion messages have been sent through Twitter since the microblogging service launched in 2006
Publication date: 2010-03-05
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Desktop computers will soon be 'irrelevant', says Google
Google says that the days of desktop computer as we know it are numbered. John Herlihy, the vice-president of Global Ad Operations, told the Digital Landscapes Conference in Dublin that the future of computing was mobile and through the web browser.
Publication date: 2010-03-05
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Microsoft sells 90 million copies of Windows 7
Microsoft has announced that it has sold over 90 million copies of Windows 7 since its launch to manufacturers in July. The operating system, which went on sale to consumers in October, had sold 60 million copies by the end of January.
Publication date: 2010-03-05
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Educating the innovation nation
WITH EU E-skills 2010 happening this week it's time to look at the ICT picture countrywide and address the skills gap. While many of us use technology on a daily basis and are quite proficient as far as web, software and general computer skills go, 30pc of the Irish population has never accessed the internet
Publication date: 2010-03-04
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Check out the social gaming goldmine on your way to FarmVille
Publication date: 2010-03-04
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Tune in for the major changes hitting the TV as we know it
TV3's head of online, Peter Clerkin, has transformed the broadcaster's website into a major 'catch-up TV' hub. He says that, with social media, 3D and the mobile-apps revolution, we ain't seen nothing yet
Publication date: 2010-03-04
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Irish businesses need to realise the digital economy is the 'real' economy
The new head of the Irish Internet Association says the imperative is to bring more firms online
Publication date: 2010-03-04
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Google stands by HTC
Search giant Google has said it stands behind it's Android mobile operating system and partners who helped develop it after Apple announced plans to sue Nexus One-maker HTC.
Publication date: 2010-03-04
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Money transfer service launches on Facebook
Buxter enables Facebook friends to send one another a small payment of €50 or less, and the developers behind the application believe it will become popular among the social networking site's users as a quick way of settling up for dinner bills, nights out or paying for their share of a gift.
Publication date: 2010-03-04
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