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Mobile phone sales decline, smartphones driving growth
16.05.2012 Analysis of quarter one sales of mobile devices show an overall decline, but the smartphone market is driving growth, with Samsung at peak performance while Nokia and RIM trail behind. More »
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Washington Post experience chief: reader engagement key to survival
16.05.2012 The chief experience officer of the Washington Post has warned publishers that newspapers in the online space are missing the point by lashing up Britney Spears stories that they know will bring lots of page views. Instead they should be focusing on using analytics to drive better engagement with the reader. More »
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Nanoscientists aim to shake up future of electronic devices
16.05.2012 Nanoscientists in Ireland have been carrying out research to develop materials that, they claim, could in time revolutionise the manufacture of silicon chips and lead to a new wave of next-generation computers and real-time 3D video processing. More »
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Google unhappy with report on Google+ user engagement
16.05.2012 Google has challenged a report from RJ Metrics showing that Google+ user engagement is weaker than its counterparts, but a lack of transparency with user data leaves its claims unfounded. More »
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Sony Pictures confirms Aaron Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic
16.05.2012 Sony Pictures has confirmed that The Social Network screenwriter and West Wing director Aaron Sorkin will write the screenplay for a movie telling the life story of Apple’s Steve Jobs. The film will be entitled simply Steve Jobs. More »
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Vodafone launches ‘landline number for your mobile’ service
16.05.2012 Vodafone has introduced a new unified communications technology it calls One Net that provides small and medium-sized businesses with a landline number for their mobiles. More »
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Canadian investors lead funding round in InfiniLED; eight jobs on way
16.05.2012 InfiniLED, a LED-tech spin-out from Tyndall National Institute in Cork, has closed a first-round investment, which may reach €1.6m. IL Investment Group from Quebec in Canada led the round. More »
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Pre-order your Samsung Galaxy S III from Three
16.05.2012 Get in before the crowds, as Three begins taking pre-orders for the highly anticipated new Samsung Galaxy S III. More »
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75pc of economic growth by non-ICT firms attributed to internet
16.05.2012 Noting a recent report for the European Commission by McKinsey which states that 75pc of economic growth attributed to the internet relates to traditional non-ICT sectors, Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte urged business leaders to get their firms online. More »
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Photo-bombed – Fiat pranks Volkswagen on Google Street View
16.05.2012 Feisty Italian car manufacturer Fiat has scored bragging rights against German car manufacturer Volkswagen by placing a Fiat 500 outside the front door of Volkswagen’s Swedish HQ in Södertälje just as Google’s Street View cars were passing by. More »
