Categorised as: Apps
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Steve Jobs awarded a Grammy for his contribution to music News
13.02.2012 The late Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who spearheaded the consumer computing revolution and deftly followed this up with the digital media revolution on iPods,... -
Patient Journey Record taps into global health-tech demand News
12.02.2012 Our Tech Start-Up of the Week is Patient Journey Record (PaJR), a new Irish health-tech venture that’s developing a cloud-based hospital re-admissions platform, with the aim of... -
Review: Motorola XOOM 2 tablet computer (video) News
10.02.2012 The Motorola XOOM 2 tablet computer is lighter and faster than its show-stealing predecessor and its speedy processor and smooth downloading of apps and presentation of media... -
Students get awards for inventive STEM projects News
10.02.2012 Students from more than 20 Irish schools have been awarded medals for their projects in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) at the CREST Awards. The...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, AppsTags: Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, STEM, Scientists, Europe, Innovation -
Irish online dating player snaps up Maybefriends.com News
09.02.2012 Webdev, the company behind Ireland’s largest online dating site Anotherfriend.com, has acquired another Irish dating site Maybefriends.com from Saongroup. The deals of the... -
Path CEO apologises over iPhone address book debacle News
09.02.2012 The CEO of live journal app Path has apologised over the revelation that the app takes all a user’s address book information from their iPhone and uploads it to its servers...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Servers, Security, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
Path in hot water over iPhone address book privacy News
08.02.2012 The news that life journal app Path takes all a user’s address book information from their iPhone and uploads it to its servers without permission has put the promising young...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Apps -
Top tips to avoid being a cyber crime victim News
07.02.2012 Today is Safer Internet Day, with countries around the globe holding events to educate parents, teachers and children about using the web, especially social media, more safely....Tags: Hacking, Gaming, Cyber Crime, Phishing, Microsoft, Trend Micro, Twitter, Internet, Bullying, Facebook -
Google X Labs: HUD shades and taking pictures of mind’s eye News
07.02.2012 What is the big mystery technology that Google’s X Labs is working on? Well, it’s a number of things that include sunglasses that include heads-up display (HUD) information and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Search, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Operating Systems, Internet, Hardware, Green Tech, Education, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
How to build your own CoderDojo News
02.02.2012 James Whelton and Bill Liao’s CoderDojo movement is just over six months old but has ignited a grassroots revolution that has seen kids and teens flock to the events to learn...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Start-up saves apps from getting lost in translation News
05.02.2012 Our Tech Start-up of the Week is Tethras, a start-up based at NovaUCD in Dublin that has tapped into the fast-paced growth of the mobile app industry by creating a mobile app...Tags: Spin-in, Spin-out, Apps, Mobile, Android, Apple, Windows, University College Dublin, NovaUCD, HPSU, Enterprise Ireland, Google, Ireland, Mobile Apps, -
Profitero named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year News
03.02.2012 Irish start-up Profitero, which makes pricing intelligence software, has been named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year at an event in San Francisco. -
Sky Go to arrive on Android smartphones this month News
03.02.2012 Sky has revealed its mobile TV service Sky Go will be available for download for Andoid handsets by the end of February.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Apps -
Pixel Wolf Studios Start-ups
03.02.2012 An Indie Game Development Studio based in Dublin, Ireland, that develops original IPs as well as offering consultancy services; both targeted at multi-platform markets including...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Apps -
Windows Phone 8 ‘Apollo’ features revealed News
03.02.2012 New details on Windows Phone 8 – code named Apollo – have been leaked, which include Windows 8 integration, NFC capabilities for mobile payments and improved control of data usage.Tags: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 , Windows Phone, Smartphone, Windows 8, Near Field Communications, NFC, Xbox, Apps, Smartphones, Mango, -
GraceApp and Safefood360 runners-up in David Manley Awards News
02.02.2012 Two technology start-ups – a creator of an innovative app for autism ‘GraceApp’ and a cloud software provider Safefood360 – were runners up in the David Manley Emerging... -
Zuckerberg tells potential investors about 'the Hacker Way’ News
02.02.2012 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday included a letter to potential investors as part of the social networking site’s filing with the SEC for a US$5bn initial IPO. In the... -
Telefónica launches mobile network for youth market News
01.02.2012 O2’s parent company Telefónica has launched a new standalone operator called ‘48’ that will focus on the 18 to 22 year-old marketplace. The new operator will offer unlimited... -
Ireland is only average, not a leader, in the digital economy News
09.11.2011 If Ireland wants to better its economy and its society and be seen as a digital leader, it needs to up its game in terms of broadband, e-inclusion and skills. A Boston...Categories: Upskilling, Training, R&D, Infrastructure Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
Samsung Galaxy S III won’t appear at Mobile World Congress 2012 News
01.02.2012 Samsung has reportedly said the successor of the Galaxy S II won’t be revealed at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Instead, the company is choosing to show it at a dedicated...