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Cork tech event to focus on robotics, cloud and big data News
13.05.2013 Not-for-profit tech industry group it@cork is hosting a technology summit in Cork this Wednesday to home in on future trends in areas such as cloud computing, robotics, big data...Tags: Cyber security, Big Data, Digital Media, Robotics, Amazon, Trend Micro, it@Cork, Cork, Cloud Computing -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s Space Oddity is first music video filmed in space (videos) News
13.05.2013 Former International Space Station (ISS) commander Chris Hadfield, who will make his return journey to Earth today, has recorded a fitting tribute to his time aboard the ISS,...Categories: Social Media, Digital Media -
Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s final photos of Earth from space News
11.05.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield is to return to Earth on Monday after inhabiting the International Space Station since December, where he has been sharing his photos of the planet on social... -
Viral videos of the week: Spock vs Spock treadmill dancing, and a Mother’s Day tribute News
12.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features old Spock taking on new Spock, a treadmill dance to rival OK GO, Charles Ramsey... -
Tech start-up of the week: Guidecentral News
12.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Guidecentral, a free mobile app for people to share and discover knowledge around everything from handmade crafts to home decor, fashion and... -
Weekend news roundup: 3D gun designs, space station picks Linux over Windows XP News
13.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Mega's founder wants 3D gun designs off the site, the International Space Station switches to Linux, and police...Categories: Web, Social Media, Operating Systems, Legal, Leadership & Management, Internet, Consumer Tech -
The technology business week: Shareholders sue HP over autonomy acquisition, Facebook to buy Waze? News
13.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Salesforce.com snaps up social bookmarking start-up Clipboard News
10.05.2013 Cloud software giant Salesforce.com has acquired social bookmarking service Clipboard in a deal valued between US$10m and US$20m. -
Israeli news claims Facebook and Waze are in final talks for US$1bn takeover News
09.05.2013 Just over a year after it was announced that Facebook would shell out US$1bn for photo-sharing app Instagram, the social network is apparently gearing up for a second... -
Teenage coder’s hackathon project could put a stop to spoilers on Twitter News
09.05.2013 In the age of on-demand viewing and social media saturation, spoilers are a persistent danger – but 17-year-old coder Jennie Lamere is working on a solution to save us. -
YouTube claims removal of controversial David Bowie music video was a mistake News
09.05.2013 Video-streaming site YouTube is the place to go to watch music videos these days, but the recent religious-themed promo for 'The Next Day' by David Bowie was pulled from the... -
Sir Alex Ferguson retirement memes News
09.05.2013 After Manchester United Football Club announced the retirement of manager Sir Alex Ferguson on its Twitter account yesterday, fans inundated social media with photos, tributes,... -
Sir Alex Ferguson retires via tweet, mentions reach 1.4m in one hour News
08.05.2013 Brace yourself, the Alex Ferguson social media tributes are coming – and they are coming thick and fast, according to stats from Twitter UK.Categories: Social Media -
New Century Ireland website marks ‘decade of centenaries’ News
08.05.2013 Visitors to the new Century Ireland online news service can now go back in time and explore images, news reports, academic research and other archival material from the time of... -
The technology business week: Irish coder (13) to address titans of Silicon Valley, Facebook reaps Q1 revenues of US$1.46bn News
07.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Tags: Intel, Best Buy, Carphone Warehouse, Eircom, Jack Dorsey, IPO, Twitter, Facebook, Jordan Casey -
Cork cloud firm Avego reveals cost-saving carpooling app News
02.05.2013 Co Cork-based transport and mapping solutions firm Avego has launched its new carpooling app, which is set to make car travel cheaper, reduce emissions and encourage drivers and... -
The art of business is knowledge, founder of social network SunZu said News
07.05.2013 Dublin is turning out to be quite a hub for social networks. In recent years, the city has become home to the global operations of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a myriad of... -
Viral videos of the week: Cinco de Mayo, Steven Spielberg’s ‘Obama’ and the talking dead News
05.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features dubbed zombies, a tricky question for non-Spanish speakers, another stab at... -
LinkedIn reports US$22.6m in profit and US$324.7m for Q1 News
03.05.2013 Business social network LinkedIn has reaped US$22.6m in profit during the first quarter on revenue of US$324.7m. -
When a meme just isn't funny – man with Down Syndrome sues over use of his photo News
03.05.2013 A US-based man with Down Syndrome is suing a radio station, an internet company and another individual for US$18m after a photo of him taken nine years ago became an internet meme.