The Friday Interview: Philip Brady, Canon by Marie Boran 16.05.2008 General manager of Canon Consumer Imaging Ireland, Philip Brady (pictured), discusses how the mobile phone and picture sharing sites like Flickr have impacted on the digital camera market.

Avoiding business blogging blunders
15.05.2008 by Marie Boran Establishing a successful business presence on the web can be tricky but when you fake it, the online community is unforgiving more...

Where 2.0 now?
14.05.2008 by Marie Boran Web 2.0 can no longer be ignored as a passing fad, but what are the implications of this disruptive technology for Irish organisations? more...

A matter of education
13.05.2008 by Marie Boran The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) scheme aims to bring about education through affordable technology but will infighting and competition muddy the waters? more...

Fresh phish causes a stink for online banking users
12.05.2008 by Gordon Smith Internet phishing scams are at an all-time high and Irish banks are being targeted more closely than ever by fraudsters looking to make easy money. more...

The Friday Interview: Mike Hinchey, Lero project
09.05.2008 by John Kennedy Until recently, Limerick man Mike Hinchey (pictured) was director of the software engineering lab at NASA. He has been appointed as professor of software engineering at University of Limerick (UL) and will co-direct the nationwide Lero project more...

Getting business out of social connections
08.05.2008 by Niall Byrne Social networking can be used in a number of ways by companies to bring their relationships with consumers to the next level more...

Board games
07.05.2008 by Niall Byrne For some time now, industry commentators have alluded to the strategic importance of IT and the need for heads of IT to be involved in strategy formulation and become real partners with the business. more...

Game review: Grand Theft Auto IV
06.05.2008 by Marie Boran There aren’t many games that let you steal cars, get involved in a cop chase and punch passing pedestrians, all in between picking out a spiffy new shirt and bringing your date to the local bowling alley. more...

Game, set and … sell!
06.05.2008 by John Kennedy In-game advertising represents an exciting new frontier for the online advertising world. But is anyone ready? more...

New Irish TV channel creates interactive buzz
16.05.2008 Buzz TV, which launched earlier this year on Chorus and NTL, is a YouTube-type station that aims to create a social networking vibe around watching television, and says it is Ireland’s first interactive TV channel. more...

Anam signs SMS deal with Telenor
16.05.2008 Dublin-headquartered mobile software company Anam has partnered with Nordic telco Telenor to deliver new messaging services to Telenor’s customers. more...

First Irish assistive technology website launched
16.05.2008 Ireland’s first web-based library for electronic assistive technology (EAT) has been launched. The site www.try-it.ie is a collaboration between a number of groups that work with people with disabilities. more...

Corporate virtual worlds implode at hyper speed
15.05.2008 Creating corporate virtual worlds could prove a cheaper alternative to videoconferencing but nine out of 10 such projects fail within 18 months, according to analyst firm Gartner. more...

BT revenue bolstered by broadband and mobility
15.05.2008 Turnover for BT for the financial year ending March 2008 grew by 4.3pc on last year, mainly drawing on the strength of its ‘new wave’ revenue, or earnings coming from broadband, networked IT services and mobility. more...

Microsoft declares victory in console war
15.05.2008 The Xbox 360 has tipped the 10 million customer mark in the US, making it the first of the current crop of gaming consoles to do so. more...

In-car infotainment market records steady growth
15.05.2008 In-car entertainment and information systems are expected to raise US$39.8bn in revenue in 2008, up 7.9pc from US$36.98bn in 2007, iSuppli Corp has claimed. more...

Samsung enters a Blue Phase with new LCD TV
15.05.2008 In a few days time Samsung will unveil its new LCD TV containing Blue Phase technology, which is said to give image quality of 240Hertz, in other words, twice the quality of the best LCD screen on the market today. more...

Hunt is on for Europe’s newest astronauts
15.05.2008 A major recruitment drive is now on for applicants hoping to take part in the human spaceflight missions of the 21st century. more...

DVD burners will remain mass-market up to 2012
15.05.2008 Despite Sony’s Blu-ray victory over HD-DVD, ordinary DVD burners will still be mass-market volume products in the PC industry until 2012, IDC claims. more...