21.12.2007 Dell buys UK storage firmDell is to acquire UK data storage company The Networked Storage Company (TNWSC). …

21.12.2007 Apple forces rumour sites to think twiceThink Secret, a highly prominent website specialising in publishing rumours about all things Apple, today said it will be shutting down after a settlement with the Cupertino-based company was reached and the lawsuit, ongoing since 2005, was dropped. …
21.12.2007 Rise of internet spurs EU media literacy campaignThe European […]

[21.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Think Secret, a highly prominent website specialising in publishing rumours about all things Apple, today said it will be shutting down after a settlement with the Cupertino-based company was reached and the lawsuit, ongoing since 2005, was dropped.
In 2005, Think Secret published a rumour indicating that Apple was […]

[21.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]New research from Webtrade shows that 65pc of Irish firms view the internet as important to their business. Patrick Bates is Webtrade’s managing director.
Are Irish business websites behind their international counterparts in sophistication?
Yes and no. It’s a fine line for a lot of companies. Many are still […]

[21.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The European Commission is to champion the cause of media literacy in 2008.
With digital media platforms like blogs, search engines and interactive TV becoming mainstream, media literacy is seen as crucial to ensuring full EU citizenship, the commission said.
It has issued a Communication on media literacy to […]

[20.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Despite global economic woes, worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to rise to US$291bn, up 7.5pc on last year.
Analyst firm iSuppli predicts, however, that chip sales for the first half of 2008 will be weak, declining by 4.5pc to US$135.9bn on the year due to oversupply of DRAM and […]

[20.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Irish software company Havok, whose technology drives the physics behind best-selling games such as Halo 3, Assassin’s Creed and Bioshock, scooped the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Innovation Award 2007.
The award was taken by both Dr Steven Collins and Hugh Reynolds for their work in establishing Havok before it […]

[20.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Privacy groups have claimed that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sidestepped its responsibility after giving the thumbs up to the merger of Google and DoubleClick.
The FTC today voted 4-1 to approve Google’s US$3.1bn purchase of DoubleClick without condition.
The commission rejected concerns by consumer groups that the […]

20.12.2007 Google-DoubleClick merger go-ahead raises fearsPrivacy groups have claimed that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sidestepped its responsibility after giving the thumbs up to the merger of Google and DoubleClick. …
20.12.2007 Havok plays master chief at Innovation AwardsIrish software company Havok, whose technology drives the physics behind best-selling games such as Halo 3, […]

[20.12.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Dutch telecom regulator OPTA has fined three Dutch enterprises a combined total of €1m for illegally installing spyware and adware on more than 22 million computers in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
The companies fined by OPTA operated together under the name DollarRevenue, which is considered to be among the […]