Categorised as: Application Design And Development & News
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Tech Trailblazers Awards open with US$1m prize fund for start-ups News
20.07.2012 The Tech Trailblazers Awards, an independent initiative to recognise and reward technology start-ups from around the globe, is now open for entries. Prizes include... -
Mobile content bookmarking tool Spool shuts down to join Facebook News
16.07.2012 Spool, a mobile content bookmarking company, is shutting up shop in order to partner with the world’s biggest social network, Facebook.Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Educational software start-up ThoughtBox wins Blueface competition News
16.07.2012 ThoughtBox, a new educational software provider that encourages children to discover maths principles through games and apps, has won the Blueface Business Elevator competition.... -
You wait forever for a taxi app, and then four come along at once News
12.07.2012 Within the space of a few weeks, Ireland has seen the launch of no less than four apps to improve taxi services, as start-ups, entrepreneurs and established businesses seek to... -
Angry Birds continues world takeover – next stop: PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS News
11.07.2012 Activision and Rovio are teaming up to bring the extremely popular game Angry Birds to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS consoles.Tags: Games, Gaming, Consoles, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Kinect, Nintendo, Angry Birds, Activision, Rovio, -
Google+ for iPad arrives in the App Store, along with an update for iPhone News
11.07.2012 Announced at Google I/O, Google+ for iPad is now available to download from the App Store. Packaged as a universal iOS app, the new release also brings features like Hangouts... -
Microsoft Imagine Cup winner: Team quadSquad's Enable Talk communication device News
10.07.2012 A device that allows deaf individuals to communicate verbally using custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application to translate sign-language gestures into speech... -
New virtual guide for Nire Valley in Waterford available in Irish and English News
09.07.2012 Waterford technology company ZolkC has created a new smartphone app in both Irish and English to virtually guide visitors when they are exploring the Nire Valley in the Comeragh...Tags: Smartphone, App -
Tech start-up of the week: Siansplan.com News
08.07.2012 A mother-and-son team is our featured tech start-up this week. The duo, who hail from Donegal, have managed to fuse their cookery and technological expertise to create... -
Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin unveils its own app News
05.07.2012 Shoppers, start your smartphones: The Dundrum Town Centre App for iPhone and Android devices has arrived and is now available to download for free. -
Irish students head to Sydney to compete in Microsoft Imagine Cup finals News
03.07.2012 Three students from NUI Maynooth have left Irish shores today to head to Sydney to compete in the global finals of the global technology competition, the Microsoft Imagine Cup,... -
Tech start-up of the week: Armour Interactive News
01.07.2012 Armour Interactive, a new web-design and development agency based in Galway, is our tech start-up of the week. The company’s core product at the minute is Ammotio, a cloud-based... -
#io12 – Dropbox could see drop-off as Google Drive arrives on iOS News
29.06.2012 Google I/O has seen yet another release as Google Drive comes to iOS, offering Google’s cloud hub to iPhone and iPad users.Categories: Internet, Digital Media, Apps, Application Design and Development, Mobile, Software, Storage, Web -
#io12 - Day one: What’s new with Google services News
28.06.2012 Before day two brings us new tidings from California, here’s a quick sweep through the latest announcements brought to us from day one of Google I/O in San Francisco, from new... -
Apple’s iTunes store rumoured to get an update before 2012 is out News
28.06.2012 Apple appears to be turning a lot of its focus on growing and enhancing its online media store iTunes, with expansion to 12 markets in Asia and the launch of a standalone... -
Amazing Alex, Rovio’s next adventure, coming in July News
28.06.2012 The Angry Birds creators are expanding beyond the realm of furious fowl to bring a new physics puzzle game to the market. -
Get ready for Google I/O: where to follow and what to expect News
27.06.2012 Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, starts at 5.30pm (IST) today, and here’s a rundown of where to follow it online – and a taster of what to expect.Tags: Google, Developers, App, Android, Internet, Development, Software, Hardware, Operating Systems -
DERI researchers create free Volvo Ocean Race app for Galway City News
26.06.2012 Researchers at the Irish web science institute Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) have created a free app for visitors to Galway during the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Science, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Mozilla launches better, stronger, faster Firefox for Android News
26.06.2012 Having teased us with the prospect of a big announcement this week, Mozilla’s big reveal is an upgrade to Firefox for Android on the eve of Google’s I/O developer conference. -
Programmer James Whelton leads CoderDojo session for youths at Dell in Dublin News
25.06.2012 Teenage programmer James Whelton, co-founder of the CoderDojo youth coding movement in Ireland, led a coding session for more than 30 children of Dell employees at the computing...