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Tech editor, Irish & Sunday Independent. 'Big Tech Show' podcast now on iTunes, SoundCloud, . Email: aweckler[at]independent.ie.

Dublin, Ireland
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Joined December 2008
Born July 20
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    29 Feb 2020

    Look at the hut on the right

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Gotta love Dublin in May. 9.03pm sunset

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  3. 15 hours ago

    Is Apple’s 30pc App Store commission fair? Or its rule that apps can’t mention cheaper signups outside the App Store? Today’s feature/analysis: (Some thoughts, too, from and )

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  4. 15 hours ago

    The ‘Nothing Is Hidden’ ad campaign is the work of ad agency Publicis Ireland, endorsed by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland.

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  5. 15 hours ago

    Virgin Mobile’s new ‘Nothing Is Hidden’ offer — unlimited data for €10 per month. (Hidden: data limit is 80GB and €25pm after 12 months.)

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  6. May 5

    ps most Irish-based tech multinationals define “working from home” as being in the state — you can’t move to Ibiza

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  7. May 5

    Google Ireland says that 20pc of staff can now apply to work from home permanently

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    May 5

    Day 3 of Apple / Epic underway, with this confirmation of something we all always suspected - consoles sell at a loss with profits coming from the games

    “Has Microsoft ever earned a profit on the sale of an Xbox console?” lawyer asks. “No,” Wright says.
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  9. May 5

    Facebook’s oversight board gently smacks Facebook (Zuck, Sheryl) for “avoiding its responsibilities” — not taking final decisions on banning/not banning Trump.

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  10. May 5

    Facebook’s ‘oversight board’ says it was right to suspend Trump but wrong to apply special rules to him in the banning process. Says Facebook (Zuck) must review it and come back with final decision in 6 months.

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  11. May 5

    A survey we commissioned says the service we sell is vital to the nation’s recovery

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  12. May 5

    If you want to know exactly where they’re collecting, Apple tells you the streets and zones here —

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  13. May 5

    Apple is currently deploying these backpacks on Dublin streets to update its Maps app. (Will cover pedestrian-only zones.)

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  14. May 4

    Philip Glass — Hans Zimmer in a soothing shandy

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    May 4

    Insane stat: "Revolut boasts around 1.3 million users in Ireland" Ireland's population is... 4.9 million

    ICYMI
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  16. May 4

    Coincidentally, Twitter opens up its ‘Spaces’ (*cough Clubhouse clone cough*) feature to all users (with over 600 followers) today.

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  17. May 4

    Google’s updated smart speaker screen (Nest Hub 2nd Gen, €99) now tells you how you slept. Using sensors and microphone. (But no camera.) My review here.

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  18. May 4

    Clubhouse downloads are falling off a cliff: The app was downloaded only about 900,000 times in April, down from February's peak of 9.6 million via

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  19. May 3

    Early indications on tracking consent suggest 75pc no, 25pc yes.

    By now, most iPhone users have started seeing pop-up asking whether you want to allow apps to track you. Most of us welcome the choice. But there's another side to it -- small businesses trying to reach likely customers. Column:
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  20. May 3

    By now, most iPhone users have started seeing pop-up asking whether you want to allow apps to track you. Most of us welcome the choice. But there's another side to it -- small businesses trying to reach likely customers. Column:

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  21. May 3

    Stripe paid €9m for Irish firm Touchtech, accounts reveal. Turnover (Stripe Emea Apac) was growing 51pc just before Covid struck. Also transferred all int'l IP (€9bn) to Dublin in 2019, making it a second headquarters; says 1,000+ jobs for Dublin coming.

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