Categorised as: Internet & News
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New attempt to map the scale of Ireland’s all-island games industry News
06.06.2013 Gamedevelopers.ie is embarking on a major effort to put together an interactive map that includes detailed information on all the key developers and businesses that make up the... -
Europe’s a 4G laggard because of a lack of regulatory certainty News
05.06.2013 Despite Europe being the original leader in terms of GSM and 3G technologies, the region is considerably behind the US and Asia when it comes to 4G. An expert warns that... -
Irish online course provider makes it onto top 20 ed-tech listing News
06.06.2013 Irish-based ALISON, which provides free online education and workplace skills training courses, has been named as one of the top 20 e-learning companies in Europe in a ranking...Tags: E-learning, -
Google to power Finnish data centre using wind energy News
05.06.2013 Google has signed a power purchase agreement with Swedish wind farm developer O2 that will see the search giant buy wind energy for 10 years to power its data centre in Finland. -
Bill Gates takes part in US$35m investment in open science network ResearchGate News
05.06.2013 Bill Gates along with Tenaya Capital have invested US$35m in a C funding round in open science era network ResearchGate. The network aims to remove archaic silos of science and...Categories: Digital Media, Intellectual Property, Internet, Investments, R&D, Research, Science, Search, Search Engines, Social Media -
Cult digital music brand Napster returns to Europe News
04.06.2013 Napster, the original peer-to-peer network that signaled a seismic shift in the music industry landscape, has returned to Europe as a legitimate music streaming service in 13...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Social Media -
UPC Ireland CEO named new COO of Virgin Media News
04.06.2013 Dana Strong, the chief executive of UPC Ireland who oversaw the cable telecoms player surpass the 1m broadband customer milestone, has been named the new chief operations... -
Irish start-up secures €300k to develop online programme for eating disorders News
04.06.2013 Online mental health platform The Turning Institute has secured €300,000 to develop a 12-week programme for people with bulimia and binge-eating disorders. -
Weekend News Round-up: Microsoft CIO steps down, US and China in cyber war talks News
04.06.2013 In our round-up of some of the weekend’s top tech stories it has emerged that Microsoft’s own CIO Tony Scott is leaving the position; Apple is scrambling to get deals in place... -
Zynga to lay off 18pc of workforce – restructuring to focus on mobile and multiplayer News
04.06.2013 Farmville creator Zynga is to lay off 18pc of its workforce – approximately 520 people – as part of a dramatic restructure to transform the company from a web company into more... -
Google invests €1.5m in ‘schools of the future’ project at Trinity College Dublin News
31.05.2013 Internet giant Google has donated €1.5m to a new project at Trinity College Dublin aimed at transforming computer science in Irish schools over the next 10 years. Under the... -
CoderDojo and MyMind in final line-up for Ben & Jerry’s entrepreneur search News
30.05.2013 CoderDojo and MyMind are among 18 social entrepreneur businesses from around Europe that have made the final cut of the Ben & Jerry’s Join Our Core 2013 search for the most... -
Vodafone takes Centre Stage with €4m investment in online festival hub News
31.05.2013 Mobile operator Vodafone will invest more than €4m over the coming months in a new Centre Stage online hub and sponsorship programme that will provide festival goers with...Tags: Vodafone, Entertainment, -
The technology business week: Ireland up in global competitiveness rank, Apple CEO denies deal with Irish Government News
04.06.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Web, Telecommunications, Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Government, Financial Results, Economy, Deals Done, Computers -
Irish Govt reveals new €175m Seed and Venture Scheme for local firms News
31.05.2013 Ireland’s Jobs and Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton, TD, has unveiled a €175m Seed and Venture Scheme that could catalyse up to €700m in total investment in Irish indigenous... -
LinkedIn adds photo, video and presentation sharing capabilities News
30.05.2013 LinkedIn users can now share photos as well as presentations as a result of a new rich media update on the business-oriented social network. -
Grumpy Cat gets an agent and lands film deal News
31.05.2013 Grumpy Cat, the feline that became the star of internet memes because of her sour puss (pun intended), is headed for Hollywood, thanks to Ben Lashes, a Los Angeles agent for... -
Cork City gets free Wi-Fi on the street, courtesy of Bitbuzz News
30.05.2013 Patrick Street, Grand Parade, Paul Street and the Boardwalk in Cork city centre have become the first areas outside Dublin to get complimentary outdoor Wi-Fi provided by Bitbuzz. -
Neelie Kroes wants to end mobile roaming in Europe by Easter 2014 News
30.05.2013 Mobile roaming could be a thing of the past by Easter 2014 if Neelie Kroes, vice-president for the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has her way. In a... -
4G rollout leads to €500k worth of contracts for Data Edge News
30.05.2013 Network performance player Data Edge has secured deals worth a combined €500,000 on the back of the various mobile operators’ plans to roll out 4G in time for autumn.