'The Irish Times' on your mobile
BOOKMARK:LAUNCHING TODAY, irishtimes.com is now available in a version optimised for use on your mobile phone. The mobile version is accessible on all phones with a web browser, but is best experienced on smartphones including iPhones, BlackBerrys and Nokias.
In addition to a full breaking news service that is updated daily, the mobile site provides highlights from each day’s newspaper. Some of our readers’ favourite functions, such as most read stories and weather, are also included.
In the run-up to next week’s budget, the mobile site will play a key role in keeping you up to date with the news as it happens.
m.irishtimes.com
Sky is the limit for Google's cloud plan
MARVEL:GOOGLE COULD not be accused of a lack of ambition – after all, this is the company whose stated mission "is to organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful".
Its latest wheeze is to build a physical cloud for the London 2012 Olympics.
Google has partnered with MIT, engineering firm Arup and a host of others with an ambitious plan for a “cloud” viewing platform which would also transmit live weather and other data pulled from the web.
raisethecloud.org
Kindling debate on e-book readers
READ:SOME MAY be saying 2009 is the year of the e-book, but influential editor and author John Battelle (who co-founded Wired magazine) doesn't agree.
In a well-argued blog post, he says he will never use his Amazon Kindle to read a book because of his attachment to the physical form of books, which allows you to share them easily but also sit in a room surrounded by shelves full of books you’ve already read.
Battelle uses his Kindle for magazines and newspapers, however, so let’s hope he has subscribed to The Irish Times.
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Muzu TV's Christmas cheer
WATCH:MUZU TV, the music video site that is going from strength to strength, helps get you into the spirit of Christmas with a variety of festive playlists including Christmas number ones listed by the decade. You just can't beat Cliff's Mistletoe and Wine to get you in the festive mood.
muzu.tv
