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Sky 3D channel launches on April 3

Sky 3D channel launches on April 3

Sky’s long-awaited 3D channel will launch on April 3 showing the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea. Over a thousand pubs and clubs across the UK and Ireland have already signed up for the Sky 3D service, invested in 3D-ready TV sets in a deal brokered by Sky with set manufacturer LG and will be showing the live match next month. The launch ofthe channel, which is...

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Mum of two spearheads development of autism communication app

Mum of two spearheads development of autism communication app

A Co. Wicklow based mother of two children with autism, Lisa Domican, has launched a new iPhone application (app) that she hopes will help children with autism better develop their communications skills. The app, which has already been successfully trialled in the Saplings school in Rathfarnham for children with autism, is called ‘Grace’ (named after Lisa’s daughter) and is...

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Mobile app market will be worth $17.5 billion by 2012

Mobile app market will be worth $17.5 billion by 2012

The global market for mobile applications will be worth $17.5 billion (€12.8 billion) by 2012, according to GetJar, which claims to be the world’s second largest app store. A study, conducted by independent consulting firm Chetan Sharma Consulting, reveals that the value of apps sold will have outstripped the value of global CD sales by 2012, while downloads will skyrocket from a total...

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