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Digging for Ire(land) with Beast.ie
12.03.2010 By Marie Boran. Are we still sharing news? Why yes, more than ever before. Through services like Facebook, YouTube, Google Reader and in particular Digg.com, we swap, vote for and comment on the news that interests us. more...
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And the Nobel Prize goes to ... the internet?
12.03.2010 By Marie Boran. A record number of 237 individuals and organisations have been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize and sitting proudly amongst them is the internet. more...
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MySpace to get major makeover
10.03.2010 By Marie Boran. MySpace is looking at a big relaunch that will take place in stages over the coming year. Yes, another relaunch, but this time without Owen Van Natta at the helm and with a big focus on turning the troubled networking site into an entertainment hub. more...
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Fatality as Wii controller confused with gun
09.03.2010 By Marie Boran. In a tragic accident in the US, a three-year-old girl mistakenly picked up a handgun, thinking it was a gun-like Wii controller, and was fatally wounded after shooting herself in the abdomen. more...
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The week in gadgets
08.03.2010 Get ready for high-tech weapons of war: both simulated and on the big screen, as R.U.S.E and Iron Man 2 make their entrances. more...
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YouTube introduces captioned videos
05.03.2010 By Marie Boran. Video sharing site YouTube is introducing closed captions with many videos, including speeches by US President Barack Obama already featuring this option. more...
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Twitter hits 10 billionth (or so) tweet
05.03.2010 Less than five months after reaching 5 billion "tweets", microblogging site Twitter has now chalked up some 10 billion tweets. more...
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IE monopoly ends with MS 'Choice Screen'
04.03.2010 By Marie Boran. Starting this week, Microsoft will be rolling out a software update for Windows that will change the way all users access the web by default as they have an option to choose from several different web browsers rather than automatically choosing Internet Explorer. more...
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Donegal student doodles her way to €10,000
03.03.2010 By Marie Boran. Donegal student Ruth Deeney has won the top prize in the second year of the Doodle for Google competition held in Ireland. more...
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Malicious Facebook app does the rounds
03.03.2010 By Marie Boran. The latest security threat to hit Facebook is a malicious application that spreads quickly by enticing users to create their own app that then inadvertently clones one of the template spam applications. more...
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Pop Idol creator makes online Truman Show
01.03.2010 By Marie Boran. Simon Fuller, the guy behind Pop Idol, has a dream: a 24/7 reality show just like the Truman Show where social networking tools will allow the viewer to become the ultimate voyeur. more...
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UK road to be named in honour of Tomb Raider
26.02.2010 By Marie Boran. You know computer games have gone mainstream when the public demand to have a road named after one: a UK£36-million ring road in Derby in the UK will soon be named Lara Croft Way in honour of the infamous Tomb Raider heroine. more...
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