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Science-2-Business forum to focus on business innovation News
23.05.2012 A new programme to show how scientific research can be commercialised will take place at the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in Dublin this July, but today marked the launch of...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Legal, Investments, Intellectual Property, Financial, Engineer, Energy, Career Advice -
US judge recommends ban on Xbox imports as patents war rages on News
23.05.2012 A judge from the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the US has recommended that Xbox consoles should no longer be imported into or sold in the US should Microsoft lose its...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobile, Legal, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Development -
Lawyers descend to pick over carcass of Facebook's troubled IPO News
23.05.2012 Little did we think a week ago that Facebook’s IPO would be seen as a tawdry mess. Indeed we all thought the golden boy of social media sites would be a roaring success.Categories: Social Media, Legal, Investments, Internet, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
EU gives Google the opportunity to resolve anti-trust concerns News
21.05.2012 A statement from the European Commission lists four major concerns regarding the search giant’s competitive dominance and requests that these issues be resolved in a matter of...Tags: Google, Search, Android, Mobile, OS, European Commission, European Union, Anti-trust, Microsoft, -
New competition for start-ups to win €50,000 package News
14.05.2012 Business mobile service Blueface is teaming up with Carphone Warehouse to launch a new competition for start-ups and those with business plans to pitch their ideas. Seven... -
Yahoo!’s Scott Thompson steps down following CV gaffe News
14.05.2012 UPDATE - Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson has sensationally resigned from the post after just months in the job for “personal reasons.” The move comes just a week after a controversy... -
Employment law becomes accessible with the Irish HR Law app News
11.05.2012 A&L Goodbody has launched Ireland’s first dedicated HR law app, a resource for professionals, lawyers and senior executives. -
Mozilla accuses Microsoft of blocking other browsers from ARM devices News
10.05.2012 The battle of the browsers is rejoined – this time Mozilla is accusing Microsoft of playing dirty and hindering its ability to put its Firefox browser on ARM devices being...Tags: Windows 8, Smartphones, Tablet Computers, PCs, ARM, Browsers, Firefox, internet explorer, Mozilla, Microsoft -
US judge tosses Proview's iPad lawsuit News
09.05.2012 A US judge has dismissed computer display maker Proview Technology's case against consumer tech giant Apple over the rights to the iPad name. -
Twitter steps in to protect freedom of speech News
09.05.2012 Social network Twitter has gone to court in New York in an attempt to quash a court order that requests it turns over information about one of its users who is being prosecuted... -
‘We’re likely to be in a world without SOPA and ACTA’ – EU’s Neelie Kroes News
08.05.2012 The EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has admitted we are now likely to be in a world without SOPA and without ACTA. -
US jury decides Google’s Android infringes Oracle’s Java copyright News
08.05.2012 The US jury in the high-profile copyright battle between Google and Oracle has decided Google’s Android operating system infringes Oracle’s rights to Java.Categories: Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property -
Virgin Media is the first UK ISP to block The Pirate Bay News
03.05.2012 After the UK High Court ruled on Monday that internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK must block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, it has emerged that Virgin Media is the... -
German court rules Microsoft infringed Motorola’s patents News
02.05.2012 A German court has ruled that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s patents. While the court ordered Microsoft to remove products such as Xbox 360 consoles and the Windows 7... -
CISPA – are tech giants backing off nervously? News
02.05.2012 The CISPA internet surveillance bill in the US – which looked like it had the unanimous support of tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft – appears to be losing support or...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Eircom Examiner rejects conditional offer for company News
30.04.2012 The Examiner appointed to troubled incumbent operator Eircom, Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton, has revealed that he received a conditional offer for the company but rejected... -
UK High Court orders ISPs to ban The Pirate Bay News
30.04.2012 The UK High Court has ruled that internet service providers (ISPs) must block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. -
New app for Facebook to ensure Irish citizens register to vote News
30.04.2012 Ireland’s Referendum Commission is about to launch a new Facebook app that will direct users to check the voting register and ensure they can vote ahead in the upcoming European... -
SNOPA bill could see snooping employers fined thousands of dollars News
30.04.2012 The new Social Networking Protection Act (SNOPA) Bill introduced to the US Congress on Friday could result in employers facing fines of up to US$10,000 if they ask for access to... -
CISPA and the power to cyber snoop – er, what just happened? News
27.04.2012 What just happened to privacy on the web? Have large US internet giants and security agencies been given extra rights to snoop online? These are the questions in my mind after...