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Tech start-up of the week: Studyclix.ie News
19.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Studyclix.ie, a website for Junior and Leaving Cert students to help them prepare for their exams by accessing information such as past exam... -
Pinterest implements ‘Send’ button to enable image sharing News
18.05.2013 Users of online bulletin board Pinterest may soon find it easier to share images with others by using a new ‘Send’ button on the site. -
#io13: Google makes Gmail more useful with task-based buttons and Wallet integration News
17.05.2013 We’re unlikely to see any major Google product come out of I/O without some kind of update, and Gmail is no exception, as the email service gets new quick action buttons to help... -
#io13: New interactive Google Maps builds a world around users (video) News
16.05.2013 At its developers conference in San Francisco, California, Google unveiled its biggest ever update to Google Maps since it first launched eight years ago, creating a more...Tags: Google Maps, Google -
Yahoo! in ‘serious’ talks to acquire Tumblr for US$1bn News
17.05.2013 Yahoo! is believed to be in acquisition talks with social blogging site Tumblr in a deal estimated to be worth up to US$1bn. -
Should I upload it? A guide to deciding your next Facebook profile pic (infographic) News
17.05.2013 Cool and natural photos are the best shots to use as Facebook profile photos as they are least likely to annoy or nauseate other users of the social networking site, a new... -
Volunteer Ireland launches database of volunteering opportunities online and in app form News
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... -
AIB to add chat and more self-service features to internet banking site News
15.05.2013 AIB has selected a US technology company called Moxie Software to deliver a suite of chat and web self-service channels across its online banking sites. -
Frank Hornby’s 150th birthday marked on Google’s UK homepage News
15.05.2013 Head to Google.co.uk today and you’ll see a Google Doodle made up of toy trains to honour what would have been the 150th birthday of Frank Hornby, the inventor of Hornby Model... -
Out-of-the-ordinary job opportunities on LinkedIn (infographic) News
16.05.2013 LinkedIn has more than 220,000 job opportunities listed on its website, the business social network says, and its new infographic highlights some of the more unique roles. -
Tech Defenders links tech community to protect human rights defenders News
14.05.2013 Tech Defenders, a new frontline group comprised of the tech community, is kicking off in Dublin this evening to support and protect people fighting for human rights in...Categories: Web, Telecommunications, Social Media, Security, Leadership & Management, Internet, Communications -
Dublin’s Lord Mayor will take questions on Twitter tomorrow News
14.05.2013 Dublin’s Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí will be at the ready on Twitter tomorrow at the hashtag #AskNaoise, to answer questions from the tweeting public about the Irish capital –... -
Frockadvisor fashions e-commerce for independent retailers News
14.05.2013 Sonya Lennon, stylist and TV presenter, is turning her eye to fusing technology with retail. Together with her fellow presenter Brendan Courtney from the RTÉ fashion show Off... -
Career memes of the week: photographer News
14.05.2013 Photography is everywhere - on ads, posters, billboards, and in magazines and newspapers, encompassing just about every subject, from food to high fashion. Photographers, as a... -
Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s final photos of Earth from space News
11.05.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield is to return to Earth on Monday after inhabiting the International Space Station since December, where he has been sharing his photos of the planet on social... -
Roundtable: Facebook directors on Sheryl Sandberg and the Lean In phenomenon News
11.05.2013 With so much dialogue generated around Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s best-seller, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Ann O’Dea caught up with two of Facebook’s most... -
Weekend news roundup: 3D gun designs, space station picks Linux over Windows XP News
13.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Mega's founder wants 3D gun designs off the site, the International Space Station switches to Linux, and police...Categories: Web, Social Media, Operating Systems, Legal, Leadership & Management, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Salesforce.com snaps up social bookmarking start-up Clipboard News
10.05.2013 Cloud software giant Salesforce.com has acquired social bookmarking service Clipboard in a deal valued between US$10m and US$20m. -
YouTube claims removal of controversial David Bowie music video was a mistake News
09.05.2013 Video-streaming site YouTube is the place to go to watch music videos these days, but the recent religious-themed promo for 'The Next Day' by David Bowie was pulled from the... -
Sir Alex Ferguson retirement memes News
09.05.2013 After Manchester United Football Club announced the retirement of manager Sir Alex Ferguson on its Twitter account yesterday, fans inundated social media with photos, tributes,...