Blacknight CEO Michele Neylon and I got together in his office on Friday for our first podcast chat of 2016 – and it’s been a busy year so far. Michele brings us up to date on his recent trips to Las Vegas and Turkey and talked about a recent spate of phishing attacks which are specifically targeting […]
Netflix have upped their prices again. The new prices start at €7.99 / month and go up to €11.99 / month: All plans still come with a free 30 day trial for new users. The latest round of price increases won’t impact existing subscribers until the middle of next year according to an email the […]
There’s a lot going on in Ireland today – including a historic referendum. There’s also no shortage of excitement at the Excited Digital Learning Festival in Dublin Castle. Registration opens at 6 this evening, with keynotes and panel discussions beginning at 7, and there’s a day-long programme of events tomorrow. There’s a live stream available here. Watch […]
There’s no doubt about the importance of video in the new world of online media, but the precise nature of how it’s going to turn out is still unclear, says Irish Times‘ Digital Development Editor Hugh Linehan. He spoke to Technology.ie at the OMiG Digital Summit in Galway last week. It’s no help looking to other industries for clues, explains […]
Speaking of Taylor Swift and music streaming services, here’s a web comic from the Joy of Tech which nicely sums up the story so far from the points of view of Spotify and the chart-topping star. Sung to the tune of You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, if you feel like joining in. Spotfy’s CEO says Taylor […]
Like watching music videos on YouTube, but wish you could get rid of the ads? YouTube has announced that its new subscription music service YouTube Music Key is now open for a private invitation-only beta. From a post on the YouTube blog: Today we’re introducing YouTube Music Key beta, a monthly subscription service starting with the promotional price of $7.99/month […]
So you like watching Netflix? TV shows, documentaries, movies – you can lose hours in there, I know! But what if you could get paid for it as well? No, I’m not kidding! It turns out that Netflix employ actual humans as taggers. Their job is to watch Netflix content, and then generate tags to help describe and categorise the […]
I’ve been playing around with Deezer for the last few months. While I was initially quite sceptical of the service, as I was very happy with Spotify, I’ve grown to really like it over the last few months. In common with other music streaming services, Deezer is available via the web and on mobile. Unfortunately […]
Deezer and Samsung have announced a partnership which will see users of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 getting access to Deezer’s Premium+ service for free. Customers will be able to get a Deezer Premium+ account for free for 6 months with their Samsung Galaxy S5 and gain access to over 30 million music tracks. Deezer […]
Online music streaming service Deezer has been pushing hard to gain users in Ireland over the last few months. Today being St Patrick’s Day they sent users a number of Irish themed recommendations and when you login to the service you’re currently greeted with this: Deezer’s staff have put together a number of special playlists […]
