Categorised as: Open Source & News
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Oracle vs Google – patent trial likely to begin in earnest today News
02.05.2012 After two days of deliberations by the jury in the Oracle vs Google copyright infringement lawsuit, a decision looms and it appears the case will now go into the patent phase.Categories: Software, Phones, Open Source, Mobility, Mobile, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Software & Web Development -
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 -
CrisisCamp shows how open source tech can respond to disasters News
10.02.2012 Ireland’s first CrisisCamp on 26 February at NUI Galway will show how open source software and hardware can be used to build and use technology tools to help respond to... -
HP to make webOS fully open source by autumn News
26.01.2012 Information technology giant HP is rolling out a road map for making webOS' source code available under an open-source licence by September. -
Foundation gives US$5m to academy to boost online education News
07.11.2011 Ireland's O'Sullivan Foundation is to inject US$5m into the Khan Academy to help accelerate the development and deployment of the non-profit's revolutionary approach to...Categories: Science, Open Source, Life Sciences, Graduate, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Windows Phone flaw lets attackers disable message hub News
13.12.2011 A flaw has been found in Windows Phone devices which lets attackers disable the messaging hub on the phone by sending a text. -
The week in gadgets News
12.12.2011 A look at gadget happenings, as HP makes webOS open source, classic SNES RPG Chrono Trigger arrives on the iPhone, and US consumers buy 1.7m Xbox 360s during November.Categories: Week in Gadgets, Open Source, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Mobile Gaming, Xbox 360, Gaming, Video Games, Consoles, HP, CEO, Black Friday, PC, OS, Christmas, Microsoft, Week in gadgets, Games, -
HAXLR8R offers start-ups chance to ‘build’ next big thing News
09.12.2011 Hardware start-ups are being offered a unique chance to join the 111-day HAXLR8R accelerator programme starting in March in Shenzhen, China, where they will be mentored by... -
Computing prodigy did his first Linux install at age 6 News
25.11.2011 Recent months have unearthed a wealth of computing and coding talent amongst Irish school kids with their hearts set on disrupting the technology world. The latest is a...Categories: Phones, Operating Systems, Open Source, Multimedia, Media, Internet, Education, Digital Media, Database, Apps -
Diaspora co-founder Zhitomirskiy dies at 22 News
14.11.2011 Just as a new batch of invites to the much-anticipated open source social networking platform Diaspora were issued, the sad news emerged that one of the platform’s co-founder’s,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Open Source, Digital Media, Development, Design, Apps -
O2 giving customers 3 free iTunes tracks each Friday News
11.11.2011 O2 is bringing back its iTunes Friday promotion, letting O2 Treats customers download three free songs from iTunes each Friday until mid-December. -
12 Irish software firms take part at Oracle OpenWorld News
04.10.2011 Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco will be graced by the presence of 12 cutting-edge Irish technology companies all eager to make a difference in the burgeoning world of cloud...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Open Source, Online Business, Global CIO, Digital Business, CIO, Apps Zone, AppsTags: Oracle, Enterprise Ireland -
Quest Computing in Malaysia Multimedia University deal News
03.10.2011 Dublin technology company Quest Computing has won a major contract with a prestigious Malaysian university that will use its software to manage grant allocations. -
The week in gadgets News
03.10.2011 A look at gadget happenings, as a major HTC Android security flaw is uncovered and Nokia finishes outsourcing Symbian to Accenture. -
Intel and Samsung working on new Tizen OS to rival Android News
28.09.2011 Intel and Samsung are to lead the development of a new open-source mobile operating system called Tizen, based on Linux. It will be the successor to previous collaborations such... -
Android OEMs 'enthusiastic' about Motorola deal - Google News
15.08.2011 Google’s senior vice-president of mobile Andy Rubin said its Motorola Mobility acquisition will not affect other Android OEMs and that they showed “enthusiastic support” for the...Categories: Phones, Operating Systems, Open Source, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Funding, Apps -
Microsoft agrees to invest US$100m in SUSE Linux certs News
26.07.2011 In a renewal of a deal originally brokered with Novell prior to its acquisition by Attachmate, Microsoft has committed to invest US$100m in new SUSE Linux Enterprise... -
Keeping the open data revolution alive News
07.07.2011 The open data movement in Ireland has begun later than many other countries, and for this reason alone I have the uncomfortable feeling its proponents here will have to fight...Categories: Software & Web Development, Open Source, Mobility, Government, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
Novell and SUSE Linux go their separate ways News
18.05.2011 Novell and SUSE Linux are to pursue their own destinies, each with their own management teams following the US$2.2bn acquisition of Novell by Attachmate. -
Irish Government called on to open up its data to citizens News
29.04.2011 The Irish Government is being called upon to open up all data to citizens and enterprising software developers in a move that could drive a raft of new services to citizens,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Open Source, Mobility, IT Management, Government, Data Management, Cloud, CIO, Apps