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Sky Stream launches in Ireland

Sky has announced the launch of Sky Stream. It is the new easy way to get Sky, giving you the best entertainment streamed straight to any TV over Wi-Fi, without a dish, so there is no installation required. Simply plug the device into any TV to enjoy world class film, must-watch TV and thrilling sport, including access to over 150 channels and 100,000 hours of aggregated content.

Available now from sky.com/ie/tv/stream, in Sky retail stores or through Sky customer services, it’s the most affordable way to get Sky TV and Netflix together, from €30 a month.

Speaking about the launch of Sky Stream in Ireland, JD Buckley, CEO, Sky Ireland, said: “We are thrilled to announce the launch of Sky Stream in Ireland. Sky Stream revolutionises the way customers can access Sky and all of their favourite apps. Simply order your Sky Stream puck, receive it the following day and plug it into any TV to get the full Sky experience. There is no satellite dish or installation required. Whether you want to watch Succession, Dreamland or Stranger Things, Sky Stream has it all and, as it is built with the Sky Entertainment OS, Sky Stream customers can expect the highest standard in viewing and user experience.

“Investment in innovation is one of our top priorities, as we continue to provide the best products and services to our customers. The launch of Sky Stream in Ireland comes just under a year after we launched Sky Glass here. Sky Glass and Sky Stream open the world of Sky to customers who were not able to access our services through satellite.”

Sky Stream – the highlights:

Sky TV with no dish – epic entertainment streamed straight to any TV over Wi-Fi
Stream Sky TV with Netflix included as standard
flexible plan that can be cancelled anytime or 12-month minimum term
Order by 2pm Mon- Thurs for **next day delivery
Compact size – cutting-edge features and award-winning content in the palm of your hand
Smart Sky Glass UI – brings together all your channels, shows and apps into one place

Unrivalled entertainment, straight to any TV

Giving you access to the world of Sky TV including hits like The Overlap and And Just Like That…, alongside blockbuster movies, there’s something for everyone to watch. Sky Sports, the home of the best live sport, includes over 400 live football fixtures every year including must-watch Premier League and Women’s Super League matches, as well as every F1 race and much more.

Alongside the world of Sky and Netflix, you can also access Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, Disney+, RTÉ Player, All4, YouTube, Discovery+, Peacock, Paramount+, Fiit and more. Everything you watch on Sky Stream is ready to enjoy in HD as standard, with UHD also available.

Sky’s famous innovation, in the palm of your hand

Sky Stream has the same smart user interface as Sky Glass, making watching TV simple and quick. Helpful genre categories take you to content quickly, and voice search helps you find shows in a flash and control your tv with your voice.

Clever features like Restart live TV and Playlist make your TV smarter. You can create endless Playlists of what to watch and discover more with intelligent recommendations – meaning you never have to miss out on the latest releases again. And with Sky’s constant investment and innovation, you can expect regular updates to make the streaming experience even better.

TV your way, with incredible value

With Sky Stream, there’s ultimate flexibility and amazing value. You can choose a flexible plan that can be cancelled anytime (from €35 a month) or a 12-month minimum term (for €30 a month), both of which include Sky Ultimate TV & Netflix. You can also add on packs and services including Sky Cinema which offers Paramount+ at no extra cost, Sky Sports, Sports Extra and UHD & Dolby Atmos.

If you’d like Sky TV in more rooms in the house, the Whole Home pack is €20 a month, letting you have up to five additional Sky Stream devices.

Smartest TV line-up yet

Sky Stream is the latest addition to Sky’s TV product family, providing a range of ways to watch amazing content. Sky Glass is the only TV with Sky inside, combining innovative hardware, software and content for the smartest TV experience yet, no dish or box required. If you’ve already got a TV you love, Sky Stream connects seamlessly to deliver the fantastic Sky Glass entertainment experience to your existing TV.

For more, visit sky.com/ie/tv/stream

Evolve IP EMEA Launches ‘Hot’ Summer Sales Campaign

Evolve IP EMEA has teamed-up with some of its top technology partners to launch a ‘sizzling’ summer program – designed to turn up the sales heat for reselling partners.

The leading global collaboration provider has developed various ways resellers can fire up sales, with offers and free product trials being highlighted in bi-weekly webinars running until the end of September.

They can take advantage of compelling opportunities from Webex, Akixi, Mondago, Dubber and Snom.

These summer incentives offer a try before you buy plan, licensing upgrade, new pre-packaged business tool, a free headset offer, plus additional integrations that provide business insights using next generation UC technology and CRM integration.

To effectively support reselling partners, Evolve IP EMEA is hosting quick fire webinars every two weeks, offering tips and advice so they can make the most of the
opportunities available, starting tomorrow, Wednesday 19th July at 13:00 GMT.

Evolve IP UK Sales Director, Jamie Hughes, highlighted: “Throughout the program we will be sharing insights and tips to help resellers roll out these additional tools and services to their customers, enabling them to maximise sales success.

“Plus, we have scheduled a series of short webinars, providing our reseller partners with a simple breakdown about what each offer comprises. We want to make sure our partners get the most out the incentives available to turn up the sales heat this summer.”

Hughes added: “We also want to make this a valuable and exciting opportunity for our partners. Our friendly dog mascot for the campaign is there to get people engaged. Our campaign aims to add more ‘bite’ to reseller sales at what can traditionally be a quieter time of the year – so they can re-engage with their customers about a range of high-quality products and services.”

The campaign, also being run in the Netherlands, is being hailed a great opportunity for all reselling partners to introduce new products to their customers.

Eric Fronik, Evolve IP’s NL Sales Director, commented: “This is a great opportunity for our new partners to engage with their customers during the slow summer months. As a service provider we want to be able to support them and their growth.”

More information can be found at: https://www.evolveip.net/en-gb/summer2023

SuperNode invests €40m in R&D Initiative in Renewable Transmission Technology

SuperNode today announced plans to continue its growth in Ireland through an investment of more than €40 million. This investment is intended to design, develop and manufacture High Temperature Superconducting (‘HTS’) cable systems. SuperNode is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

SuperNode, is a technology company with 60+ staff operating out its Dublin technology centre, that develops revolutionary superconducting transmission technology for the renewable energy transition. Superconducting cables can transfer renewable electricity with reduced losses, costs and footprint compared to conventional cable technology. SuperNode uses liquid nitrogen to cool its cables to cryogenic temperatures and into a state of superconductivity, enabling incredibly efficient and high-density power transfer – up to 5 times more power than conventional cables at much lower voltage levels. SuperNode’s superconducting cables will be commercially available by the end of the decade and will be a key technology advancement to enable the renewable energy transition.

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD said: “I am really pleased with the significant investment announcement of over €40 million in R&D from SuperNode. This exciting new project, using revolutionary High Temperature Superconducting (‘HTS’) technology, will allow for renewable electricity transmission, with reduced losses, reduced costs and, importantly, a reduced energy footprint. It is another step towards a green and cleaner environment for us all, and as a Government, we support and encourage green initiatives that work towards our Sustainable Development Goals. SuperNode’s technology will be key to enabling growth in Ireland’s renewable energy network and I wish to thank them for this investment and wish them the best with the project.

Commenting on the announcement, John Fitzgerald, CEO SuperNode said: “We are grateful for the support of the IDA and the Irish Government towards the advancement of our ground-breaking superconducting transmission technology. This endorsement reinforces the Irish Government’s mission to address climate change effectively and displays a commitment to supporting innovative solutions. With the right support from Government, Ireland can become a European hub for critical Grid and Renewable Energy Enabling Technologies – SuperNode is excited for the opportunities that lay ahead.”

Michael Lohan, CEO, IDA Ireland said: ‘’SuperNode’s commitment to investing €40 million in research and development in renewable energy innovation is really welcome news. Sustainability is a key area of focus for IDA and this investment showcases great dedication in shaping a sustainable future for all. I wish SuperNode great success with this project.’’

Dublin set to be home to new international arts and technology festival – Beta

The Digital Hub, in partnership with Aisling Murray and with the support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), are putting in place plans for a new international arts and technology festival for Ireland. Beta, which will take place across 4 days in November, is seeking to critically engage with technology’s impact on society through a combination of creativity, debate, and experimentation.

Beta will focus on a number of key themes which are dominating the technology discussion at present, including artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, data rights and sustainability. The festival has identified a need to bring together Ireland’s research and digital arts communities in order to foster a discussion about how the two disciplines can combine for the benefit of society.

Beta is led by Aisling Murray, a curator and creative producer with 15 years’ experience across exhibitions, festivals, literature, spoken word, theatre and dance. She most recently worked with the Goethe-Institut Irland in developing their Quantum Technology Art residency and curated the inaugural art and science stage at Electric Picnic funded by SFI. Prior to this she worked for Science Gallery Dublin where she produced national and international creative programmes converging art, science, technology and society.

Ultimately, the festival organisers are aiming to position Ireland as a leader in the intersection of art and technology programming in an audience-centred way to engage the public playfully and critically with new technologies. Beta will also include performances, discussion, workshops and a nighttime programme over the 4 days.

Beta has already confirmed a number of acclaimed artists to participate in this year’s festival including Libby Heaney, Leon Butler and Peter Power.

Two unique works have been commissioned to support the launch of Beta. Artist Leon Butler has imagined what the identity of a festival of art and technology could be and has generated a new font seen in the Beta logo. The final logo almost looks hand drawn or screen printed with beautifully imperfect edges – this intersection of cutting-edge technology and human creativity is exactly what Beta will explore with the festival.

Beta’s website, which launched today, features a new commission from artist and designer Farouk Alao. Specialising in 3D motion and web design, he has drawn inspiration from nature, his world, and human emotions. His vision explores the intersection of reality and imagination. The motion piece on Beta’s website, called the Beta cube, positions Beta as a centre point in which art, technology and creativity resolve and makes use of the unique font designed by Butler.

Beta is also launching a new international residency in partnership with transmediale in Berlin supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. Transmediale is one of the leading and longest running festivals for art and digital culture in Europe. The Beta x transmediale residency will bring together four artists from Ireland and Germany to explore critical perspectives on artificial intelligence and digital art. Taking place as a hybrid residency with 2 weeks online, 3 weeks in Dublin, Ireland and 3 weeks in Berlin, Germany, the residency programme will provide space, resources and mentorship to four artists to develop new artworks that generate new imaginaries around climate resilience and political polarisation.

Aisling Murray, Director of Beta, said:

“Beta has the potential to really put Ireland on the map in terms of the intersection of research, technology and digital arts. Each of these disciplines continues to grow from strength to strength, which is why it’s very timely that Beta is now coming to fruition. The Digital Hub are the ideal co-founder for this with their experience both creatively and with industry, I’m so grateful for their support and excited to create an anchor point in the year for the communities interested in these themes.. I’m hugely excited for what is going to be 4 days of immersive content, performance and discussion in Dublin 8. The Liberties is a really important aspect of this festival, steeped in history, culture and innovation it is the perfect meeting place for what we want Beta to symbolise.”

The Digital Hub has a strong track record in supporting digital technology industries, creative enterprises, and community learning programmes in Dublin 8 and beyond. Beta is aimed to be both the culmination of various activities within the Liberties campus, as well as a starting point for further discussion on how to make complex technologies more accessible to communities.

The Digital Hub and Aisling Murray are being supported in its preparations for Beta by SFI, The Arts Council, Project Arts Centre, Goethe Institut, Alliance Française, British Council, ADAPT Research Centre, and NCAD Gallery. More information: https://betafestival.ie/

OECD – Growth of mobile data usage continues – but at a slower pace

Mobile data usage continues to grow, but at a slower pace, according to new OECD broadband portal data released on 13 July. Data usage per mobile broadband subscription in OECD countries grew 17% in 2022, compared to an average annual growth rate of 29% between 2017 and 2021. Nonetheless, the volume of mobile data usage overall per subscription has doubled in four years, from 4.7 gigabytes per month to 10.4 GB in 2022.

Of note is the range of mobile data consumption volumes registered across OECD countries, spanning from 4.3 GB per user per month to 42 GB – a 10-fold difference between the lowest and highest volumes observed. The five countries with the highest data usage levels – Latvia (42 GB per month), Finland (40 GB), Austria (30 GB), Lithuania (28 GB) and Iceland (24 GB) – consume three times more data than the OECD average. This gap, between the leading countries and the OECD average, has continued to widen year on year.

Range of mobile data usage per month in OECD countries, 2022

In the fixed broadband segment, fibre is now firmly established as the leading connection technology, accounting for 38% of all fixed subscriptions at the end of 2022, up from 28% in December 2019, shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Belgium, Costa Rica, Austria and Israel increased their fibre connections by more than 40% in 2022. Fibre as a share of all fixed broadband now exceeds 80% in Iceland, Japan, Korea, Spain and Sweden, and is greater than 50% in a further 10 OECD countries (Chile, Finland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia). By contrast, the DSL share of total fixed subscriptions has continued to fall, from 40% five years ago to 24% today, while cable has maintained a steady share over the last five years of around 33%.

Overall, fixed broadband subscriptions are still growing in almost all OECD countries, reaching a total of 481.6 million in December 2022 and averaging 35 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. This compares to 433 million at the end of 2019 – an increase of 48.6 million, or 11.2%, in three years. Switzerland had the highest penetration rate of 48 subscriptions per 100 people, followed by France (47), Norway (46) and Korea (45).

Mobile broadband subscriptions also continue to expand, despite very high penetration rates, growing by 13% between 2019 and 2022. Total subscriptions reached 1.76 billion in December 2022, up from 1.56 billion three years earlier. Estonia and Japan top the ranking for mobile broadband penetration, with 204 and 197 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, respectively. The United States and Finland, with 176 and 160, respectively, are not far behind.

The rollout of 5G continues apace. As of July 2023, it was available in 37 out of 38 OECD countries. For the 20 OECD countries able to provide relevant data, the share of 5G in total mobile broadband subscriptions averaged 21%, with the highest share in Denmark (54%), Korea (45%) and Japan (26%).

Machine-to-machine (M2M) SIM cards are once again experiencing the highest growth rates of all indicators, with a 14% increase in one year. The two leading countries are Sweden (222 M2M SIM cards per 100 inhabitants) and Iceland (191), followed by Austria (128), the Netherlands (86) and Norway (72). The issuing and registration of M2M SIM cards by national operators for international usage in Sweden and Iceland accounts for their elevated numbers.

Download broadband data, charts and penetration maps by country at http://oe.cd/broadband.

Arbitrage Genius: An Expert Forex Trading Platform

Arbitrage Genius offers the best open doors for forex exchanging administrations to individual brokers. Notwithstanding, it’s critical to take note that forex exchanging conveys innate dangers, and having a decent comprehension of the market and exchanging methodologies prior to participating in live trading is fitting.

Here is an overall outline of how Forex exchanges deal with Arbitrage Genius.

Setting up your account on Arbitrage Genius:

To begin exchanging Forex, you’ll have to make a record Arbitrage Genius that offers Forex exchange administrations. This typically entails giving your personal information, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the platform, and completing any necessary verification steps.

Acquaintance with the Platform:

Take some time to familiarize yourself with the official site of Arbitrage Genius. These stages frequently offer graphs, specialized investigation apparatuses, monetary schedules, and different elements to assist you with dissecting the forex market and settling on informed exchanging choices. Forex exchanging is open to a large number of members.

Arbitrage Genius’s Options for Education:

Forex exchanging offers learning open doors for people keen on monetary business sectors. Technical analysis, macroeconomic factors, and risk management strategies can all be learned by traders. The accessibility of instructive assets, online courses, online classes, and exchanging networks adds to the improvement of exchanging abilities. You can make trades on the financial trading website once you’ve found a trading opportunity. You can trade a particular currency pair long (buy) or short (sell) in forex trading. You can specify the amount and order type (market order, limit order, stop order, etc.) in Arbitrage Genius, which also displays the available currency pairs and their current exchange rates. for your business.

Management of risk:

Overseeing risk is pivotal in forex exchange on Arbitrage Genius. Most exchanging stages permit you to set stop-misfortune orders and take-benefit levels to naturally close your positions when certain cost levels are reached. These tools assist in securing profits and limiting potential losses. It is essential to conduct an analysis of the forex market prior to making trades. Fundamental analysis, which looks at economic indicators, news events, and central bank policies, and technical analysis, which looks at price charts, patterns, and indicators, are typically the tools traders use to find potential trading opportunities.

Currency Conversion and Hedging:

Forex trading facilitates currency conversion for businesses and individuals who need to convert one currency into another. It enables companies to manage currency risks and hedge against adverse exchange rate movements, ensuring stability in international transactions through Arbitrage Genius.

Winding Up

To end, Arbitrage Genius’s Forex exchange permits members to get to the biggest and most fluid monetary market on the planet. The forex market is open five days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This gives traders a lot of opportunities to trade across time zones. Forex exchanging is open to a large number of members. Individual brokers can enter the market with moderately little venture capital because of the accessibility of influence presented by exchanging stages. This openness permits retail merchants to take part in a market that was customarily overwhelmed by huge monetary foundations. This openness permits retail merchants to take part in a market that was customarily overwhelmed by huge monetary foundations.

LiquidChart Review:The Significance of E-Wallet

E-wallet offers convenience, speed, security, worldwide openness, mix capacities, and backing for steadfastness programs, making them pivotal for LiquidChart’s official website to give an easy-to-use and productive installment experience for their clients.

There are various reasons that you need to know behind the effective role-playing of LiquidChart e-wallet.

Accessibility of LiquidChart

E-wallets enable seamless cross-border transactions, and LiquidChart frequently caters to a global audience. E-wallets make it simpler for traders from various nations to participate in the trading platform without requiring extensive currency conversions by supporting multiple currencies and allowing users to store funds in multiple accounts. This empowers clients to make installments whenever, anyplace, as long as they have a web association. E-wallets also support mobile payments, making it possible for customers to pay for goods and services at physical stores with their smartphones.

Trading Platform Integration

LiquidChart e-wallet incorporates exchanging stages, giving a strong encounter to clients. It can be connected straightforwardly to exchanging accounts, permitting clients to store reserves, pull out benefits, and deal with their exchanging capital productively from a solitary point of interaction. Users can frequently view transaction history, manage budgets, and keep track of their expenses with e-wallets.

Security of LiquidChart

E-wallet provides upgraded security contrasted with customary installment strategies. It frequently uses cutting-edge encryption methods to shield sensitive financial data from unauthorized access and fraud. Additionally, features like biometric verification and two-factor authentication can enhance the security of LiquidChart. E-wallet upgrades safety by diminishing the need to impart delicate installment data to various shippers. Instead, users can use unique confidential codes to make payments by linking their e-wallets to their credit or debit cards or bank accounts. This lessens the gamble of presenting monetary data to potential security breaks.

Rewards and Programs for Loyalty

E-wallet empowers LiquidChart to carry out dependability projects and motivations to draw in and hold clients. Users’ e-wallets can be directly credited with discounts, cashback, or rewards, which encourages more engagement with the platform. Payments can be made quickly and easily with e-wallets. Users can access their payment information at any time and securely store it in one location. This takes out the need to convey actual wallets, look for cash, or enter installment subtleties more than once for every exchange.

Accelerated Transfers

With e-wallets, exchanges can be finished rapidly. With just a few taps or clicks, traders of LiquidChart pay without having to manually enter payment information, which can take a long time. This speed is especially useful for online shopping, where a smooth checkout process can boost conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Transactions can be completed quickly and easily with e-wallets. Users can complete transactions more quickly with stored payment information, reducing the amount of time spent on checkout procedures. In fast-paced trading environments where prompt execution is essential, this can be crucial.

Bottom Line

The meaning of LiquidChart e-wallet lies in its capacity to streamline and upgrade the installment experience, further develop security, give portability, empower cross-line exchanges, and proposition extra highlights that advance monetary administration and client commitment.

How I Combine Family, Work, and Reading During Hours with Headway

I have always found balancing family, work, and personal growth challenging. One day, I came across Headway, an app that summarizes the best nonfiction books. It can be downloaded from App Store and Google Play, and it comes with different plan options, ranging from free to yearly subscriptions. This compact, easy-to-use tool seemed like a promising way to fit some learning into my packed schedule. In this review, I’ll share my experience using Headway, shedding light on its features and its impact on my life.

Daily routine with Headway

The way I start my day has been utterly transformed by Headway. After waking, I usually go for a morning workout, and this is when I listen to the crisp, 15-minute audiobook summaries. The professional voice actors bring the words to life, making the content engaging and simple to digest. I can learn and exercise simultaneously, a winning combination in my book.

But Headway is not just for mornings. Whether waiting in a queue or taking a quick break at work, I can quickly dive into a book summary. This adaptability has made learning effortless, allowing me to utilize what would otherwise be wasted moments. For instance, while cooking dinner for the family, I also enrich my mind with words of wisdom from renowned authors. Monday could be about career growth; Tuesday might be centered around improving personal relationships. Every day brings new insights and discoveries.

Main Features

Headway, available at makeheadway.com has many features that make learning a pleasurable and motivating experience.

Diversity of themes

One standout feature is the wide variety of topics covered. The app is not confined to business or self-help genres. Instead, it offers a spectrum of topics like productivity, health, leadership, and more. This range keeps me interested and eager to explore more.

Ease of learning

One feature that genuinely motivates me is the gamification of learning. Earning streaks, receiving badges for completing challenges, and tracking my progress make learning interactive and fun. I’m playing a game where the prize is personal growth.

Additionally, the app’s ability to transform key insights into interactive flashcards is a great feature for enhancing retention. It’s like having a personal note-taker, saving me the trouble of writing down and organizing the information myself.

The essence of the Headway app lies in its high-quality content. Each summary is a carefully distilled version of an insightful nonfiction book. These concise nuggets of wisdom allow me to gain a deep understanding without reading hundreds of pages.

Reminders

The app’s spaced repetition feature is another element I greatly appreciate. It is a gentle reminder to revisit what I’ve learned, reinforcing my knowledge over time. This unique method ensures that important insights don’t just fleetingly pass through my mind but get deeply embedded.

Conclusion

To sum it up, Headway has been a revelation for me, transforming how I approach personal growth. It has made learning feel less like a chore and an enjoyable part of my day. With Headway, my journey toward continuous self-improvement will be a successful and fulfilling.

Tech Review – Tranya T6 True Wireless Earbuds + 50% discount

Tranya T6 are a nice small pair of earbuds that comes in a nice small case that is robust and solid and both complement each other rather well, the colour choice I had to review more aimed at the ladies is even nice and I no issue wearing them out and about on my testing, they sit well in the ears and do not budge even when running but ensure you have right tips selected for you. There is nice clear voice prompts when connecting and so on and one of the better non robotic ones we tend to hear.

On the look and fit department these look nice and do stand out away from the typical Black and White earbuds mostly seen these days and remember these are on the smaller size, the fit is great once the right tips applied and will not fall out of your ears given their smaller size.

We have push button controls which I like and these work really well and execute your commands at all time which for me is vital and not having unwanted executions which can happen with touch based controls more so but with these no issues at all.

The charge case as you can see is cool and it looks and feels premium and a slightly longer styled case than normal which is fine and fits in the pockets well so in turn will slip into any ladies handbag just the same.

The controls as mentioned work well and below you can see what is on offer with their app, you can customise the left and right earbud to an extent and you have a suite of EQ setting to give you your best options and of course you can customize your own. The app has a simple UI and anyone can breeze through it in minutes and get custom to what is what here. Also pay attention to the game mode and dual pairing options as these features will suit many and both work well.

The sound is great but more on the brighter side for me but the app again comes to the rescue where you can reduce the brightness somewhat but overall the sound is sharp and precise highs lows and mids are fine and good bass when you take up use of the app, no lag latency noted here or distortion when maxed out and calls are also crisp and clear so overall for your audio and calls and after going through my usual test loop it is easy to say these will please most folk out there..

Check out the video review below for more.

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