Tag Archives: Telecoms

First iPhone photo editor app?

Posted on September 18, 2007 by

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Pixenate on the iPhone, originally uploaded by pxn8. Having recently successfully deployed their Pixenate FaceBook app … Continue reading →

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Cubic Telecom make the final 40 in TechCrunch40

Posted on September 17, 2007 by

Paul Boutin is reporting the finalists in the TechCrunch40. This has been a closely guarded secret for several weeks now but Paul spotted the names on banners in the Palace hotel! One of the names is Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom … Continue reading →

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Cork-based telecoms firm raises â‚¬5m

Posted on August 30, 2007 by

Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom have released details of €5m worth of investment they have received. Cubic Telecom is the parent company of the Roam4free and Yak4ever brands. From the release Cubic has raised a EUR3.5M investment from private backers in … Continue reading →

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iPhone EU launch limited to 3 countries

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

I spotted an article in the Financial Times last night which said Apple has succeeded in persuading 3 mobile operators to sell the iPhone in Europe using the same revenue share as AT&T in the US. The three mobile operators … Continue reading →

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Did you kill Skype last week?

Posted on August 20, 2007 by

I did! Skype are claiming that with their outage last week was due to massive numbers of people re-starting their computers after downloading Microsoft’s monthly software update! I am sure they are correct, despite how implausible it sounds. I am … Continue reading →

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Skype offline

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

In case you hadn’t noticed (or read about it elsewhere) Skype has been offline since around 11am this morning. It is now 5pm. This is the first time I can remember Skype being unavailable since I started using it 3-4 … Continue reading →

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3 Ireland's Mobile broadband offering – slow and unstable?

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

Getting broadband from your mobile operator is a very tempting proposition as I have mentioned previously. It allows you to finally get rid of that landline you so rarely use (and pay a fortune in monthly charges for) and mobile … Continue reading →

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You wait for ages then along come three!

Posted on August 13, 2007 by

I have read a lot about how great the iPhone is but I hadn’t seen any until last Friday; and then I saw three! I was at a lunch in Cork with Britt Blaser and Sean O’Mahoney (amongst others). Both … Continue reading →

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Congrats Pat

Posted on August 7, 2007 by

Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom company has been selected to be one of the finalists in TechCrunch 20 for their Roam4free product. What is TechCrunch 20? From the site: Twenty of the hottest new startups from around the world will announce … Continue reading →

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More rumours of O2 iPhone deal

Posted on July 13, 2007 by

Forbes Madrid are reporting this morning that O2′s parent company, Telefonica have signed an exclusive deal with Apple for iPhone distribution rights in the UK. This is the second time this rumour has emerged in the last two weeks. Both … Continue reading →

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