Technology

Apple gets to core of green

By The Mick
March 26, 2013
Apple gets to core of green

It’s like Steve Jobs with an Irish environmental accent. Apple now claims to be only using renewable energies to power its Irish operations and international data centers. The company’s data centres now run on energy sources such as solar, wind and geothermal, instead of coal or other fossil fuels, Apple said on its website....
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Startup Barons Media sees growth thru new Publishers and Tech

By The Mick
November 29, 2012
Startup Barons Media sees growth thru new Publishers and Tech

All those ads you see in the right-hand column of your favorite website are contributing to the growth of a Burbank company: BaronsMedia, which offers a web-based service that helps advertisers get the most value from the money they spend on news, sports, entertainment and social networks. And over the summer, the startup located...
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Steve Jobs designed yacht is christened the ‘Venus’

By The Mick
October 29, 2012
Steve Jobs designed yacht is christened the ‘Venus’

Former Apple founder Steve Jobs‘ yacht was resting at a dock in a Dutch shipyard on Sunday, where the unusual boat designed by Jobs and famed minimalist designer Philippe Starck was christened “Venus,” after the Roman goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. According to Dutch website OneMoreThing, the completed ship was...
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Windows 8 on Surface tablet released in Ireland today

By The Mick
October 25, 2012
Windows 8 on Surface tablet released in Ireland today

Microsoft launched a new Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet in a bid to revive interest in its flagship product and regain ground lost to Apple and Google in mobile computing. Windows 8 devices and the company’s new Surface tablet, which aims to challenge Apple’s popular iPad head on, go on sale at...
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Dublin Web Summit draws Top Ideas

By The Mick
October 17, 2012
Dublin Web Summit draws Top Ideas

They are Ireland’s version of Mad Men and they’re best and brightest hope, and today they are descending on the RDS in Dublin for this year’s Dublin Web Summit. The two-day summit aims to bring a host of start-up companies seeking finance and potential investors together. There will also be a number of presentations...
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Facebook Communications chief to leave the social network

By The Mick
October 5, 2012
Facebook Communications chief to leave the social network

He’s head of Facebook’s global communications and a former press secretary for President Bill Clinton, but now Joe Lockhart is leaving the social networking company, Facebook said in a released statement today. Lockhart is the latest high-profile executive to depart Facebook following its disappointing initial public offering in May. He is leaving 15 months...
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New iPhone 5 map app see’s Irish Farm as Airport

By The Mick
September 21, 2012
New iPhone 5 map app see’s Irish Farm as Airport

In almost every World War film you’ll be sure to see a farm in France or the UK being utilized as a landing strip for remote allied fighter planes and personnel transport aircraft. They are usually dusty or muddy fields, but in any event they’re always happy to have a place to set their...
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TV3 to team up with Sony providing HD TV programming

By The Mick
September 14, 2012
TV3 to team up with Sony providing HD TV programming

Ireland’s independent and privately held television station TV3 has announced plans to join up with Sony International to provide “the latest in high-definition camera and support equipment” for the company’s new HD studio at their headquarters in Dublin. As part of the multi-year deal, the studio will be named the ‘Sony HD Studio Dublin’....
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The beautiful new iPhone 5 was revealed today

By The Mick
September 12, 2012
The beautiful new iPhone 5 was revealed today

“It’s the most beautiful product we’ve ever made.” – Apple CEO Tim Cook As expected, Apple announced the iPhone 5 at today’s media event and they didn’t disappoint. The latest model of Apple’s flagship iOS device features a glass and aluminum enclosure that’s 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 and weighs...
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