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First Windows 8 tablets and hybrids to hit stores November News
14.05.2012 The first wave of Windows 8-based tablet computers are going to hit stores in November. According to reports, Microsoft is under pressure to not only deliver a new operating...Categories: Apps Zone, Apps, Architecture, Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Wireless Communications -
Father of the internet Vint Cerf: we must save newspapers (video) News
27.04.2012 Business models that will help newspapers to survive need to be found because quality journalism is vital to a successful democracy, one of the ‘fathers of the internet’ Vint... -
Next computing wave - Intel unveils 22nm 3-D Tri-Gate chips News
23.04.2012 Intel has taken the wraps of its latest game-changing third generation of Intel Core processors developed on 22nm manufacturing process using 3-D tri-gate transistors. The new...Categories: Architecture, Design, Development, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Hardware, Internet, R&D, Security, Software, Wireless Communications -
Microsoft reveals Windows 8 editions News
17.04.2012 Microsoft has announced details of what will be available for Windows 8 when it is released to the market. Plus, Windows on ARM will now be officially called Windows RT.Categories: Software, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO, Business Software, Architecture, Apps, Application Design and Development -
IBM’s new approach to system design will simplify cloud computing News
11.04.2012 IBM has unleashed a new era of simpler computing with the launch of a new “expert integrated systems” paradigm called PureSystems that is the result of a US$2bn R&D drive and...Categories: Systems, Servers, IT Organisation, IT Management, Digital Business, Data Management, CIO, Architecture -
Opportunity for Irish coders to join Google Summer of Code News
27.03.2012 Irish coders have an opportunity to apply to join Google’s Summer of Code project and spend the summer of 2012 earning money writing code for open-source projects, the company...Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Software, Open Source, Mobile, Engineering, Development, Design, Computers, Architecture, Apps -
RedMonk’s London developer day welcomes Irish contingent News
13.01.2012 ‘The Irish are coming’ screams the blog for the Red Monk Brew: The Monki Gras in London on 1 February. The organisers say there’s a steady stream of talented Irish software... -
Firms caught off-guard by boom in Big Data, Oracle says News
12.01.2012 Firms are underestimating the Big Data revolution, especially when it involves taking a lot of little bits of information from weblogs, smartphones and machine-to-machine (M2M)... -
New cloud consortium projects €5m revenues in first year News
14.12.2011 A new cloud computing consortium of Irish and international IT companies – the SLA-1 consortium – is projecting €5m in revenues in its first year in operation. -
Cisco reveals framework for the internet of clouds News
06.12.2011 Cisco has unveiled its CloudVerse framework for a future that will require various public, private and hybrid clouds to be capable talking to one another. -
Apple loses out to Samsung in Australia in global tablet war News
30.11.2011 Samsung Electronics has gleaned a significant victory over Apple today in the tablet battle between the two tech giants, as a court of judges in Australia has today lifted a...Categories: Software & Web Development, Sales, Mobile, Legal Eagle, Legal, Consumer Tech, Computers, Architecture, Apps Zone, Apps -
LED lighting will illuminate London’s Tower Bridge News
08.11.2011 General Electric and EDF Energy have got the go-ahead to install energy-efficient LED technology and a cabling system to illuminate the 800-foot Tower Bridge in London,...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech, ArchitectureTags: Energy Efficiency, Electric Cars, Sport, Electricity, Olympics, LED, Olympics 2012, GE, Clean Energy, -
Google makes search results fresher and more up-to-date News
03.11.2011 Google has made a significant improvement to its ranking algorithm that will impact 35pc of searches – promising more up-to-date and relevant results.Categories: Digital Business, Computers, Architecture, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Online Business, Phones, Search Engines, Servers, Software & Web Development, Web -
Live tile updates in Windows 8 won’t drain batteries - Microsoft News
03.11.2011 Microsoft has revealed how live tile updates on forthcoming Windows 8 computers won’t necessarily drain computer batteries.Categories: Software & Web Development, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Green Computing, Design, Architecture, Apps -
Green Building Council calls for building regulations reform News
03.11.2011 The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) is calling for a complete reform of the building control system in Ireland for compliance with building regulations, including educating... -
Dublin Airport Authority gives Vayu €2.5m gas contract News
19.09.2011 Irish energy company Vayu has won the tender to supply gas to Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in a contract worth about €2.5m for the next 12 months. Vayu will now supply energy...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Architecture -
VMware to create 250 new cloud software jobs in Cork News
15.09.2011 Virtualisation and cloud software giant VMware has revealed plans to create 250 new technology jobs in Cork over the next three years. The company already employs 550 people... -
Essex CIO urges partnership approach to public sector cloud News
09.09.2011 Partnership between the IT department and the organisation is key to making cloud computing work in the public sector, a conference heard yesterday.Categories: Architecture, CIO, Enterprise, Government, IT Management, IT Organisation, Leadership & Management -
Windows 8 to come with its own App Store News
18.08.2011 Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will come with an essential new feature – yep, it’s very own App Store. Among the various teams at work on the new OS is an... -
NAMA Lab redesigns property crash with help of social media News
15.07.2011 Using a combination of blogs, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, an iPhone app and the Land Registry’s website, a team of DIT architectural students called NAMA Lab has redesigned more...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Research, Education, Economy, Design, Architecture, Apps