20.05.2013 Transition-year students from four schools in Co Louth have been involved in a unique project with adults in the region to come up with prototypes for four mobile apps that aim to cross the inter-generational divide.
16.05.2013 Facebook has blocked an app called Social Roulette that mimics the potentially lethal game of chance Russian Roulette by offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their Facebook account.
16.05.2013 This week is National Volunteering Week and, to help those willing to give up their time to help others, Volunteer Ireland has created a searchable online database of volunteering opportunities, as well as a mobile app.
14.05.2013 A new smartphone app called iGAAFan is aiming to enable GAA fans to interact with their teams at both county and club level. The Tyrone and Derry County Boards are currently trialling the app.
12.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Guidecentral, a free mobile app for people to share and discover knowledge around everything from handmade crafts to home decor, fashion and beauty trends, recipes and DIY tips.
09.05.2013 A new project known as Eurapp has been launched by the European Commission with the aim of measuring the size of the app economy in Europe. The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) at NUI Galway will run the project along with the analyst firm GigaOM Research.
05.05.2013 This week’s featured start-up is Fishbowl Software Development, a new Dublin-based venture that has launched its first free smartphone app to enable those who attend meetings or gatherings to capture their conversations and project ideas and set up virtual groups. The fishbowl app is now available on the App Store and on Google Play.
02.05.2013 Co Cork-based transport and mapping solutions firm Avego has launched its new carpooling app, which is set to make car travel cheaper, reduce emissions and encourage drivers and passengers to share journeys.
29.04.2013 The European Commission has launched the second edition of its Tech All Stars competition to recognise some of Europe’s most promising technology start-ups. Twelve start-ups will have the chance to visit start-up events in Berlin and London, culminating in the Digital Agenda assembly in Dublin this June.
25.04.2013 The Queen’s University Belfast software engineering student behind Vacci-Nations, an app packed with important health information for travellers, has been crowned winner of AppCamp.
