Tagged: Development & News
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Volunteer Ireland launches database of volunteering opportunities online and in app form News
16.05.2013 This week is National Volunteering Week and, to help those willing to give up their time to help others, Volunteer Ireland has created a searchable online database of... -
Dublin GameCraft 3 comes to Engine Yard on 18 May News
25.04.2013 Dublin GameCraft returns for a third round this summer, challenging developers to cobble together a complete and playable game in just 12 hours.Categories: Games/Entertainment, DevelopmentTags: Games, Development, -
Games Fleadh 2013 captures restless spirit of a local industry in rapid growth mode News
16.03.2013 The momentum and skill of Ireland’s rapidly growing games industry – which grew 90pc in the past three to four years – was captured in Thurles, Co Tipperary, this week when...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
The hunt is on for a team of Irish students to compete in Dare to Be Digital News
27.02.2013 The Irish leg of the international Dare to Be Digital games development competition has been launched today by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) and applications are now...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Development -
SCEE Worldwide Studios SVP explains the new PlayStation ecosystem News
22.02.2013 Michael Denny, senior vice-president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Worldwide Studios, couldn’t give us any more specifics of the PlayStation 4’s release, but he did... -
Halo makers unveil plans for 10-year sci-fi epic Destiny (video) News
18.02.2013 The creators of perhaps the most successful video-game franchise to date are back with an ambitious plan to create a ‘shared world shooter’ that will expand over the course of... -
Grand Theft Auto V release delayed until September News
01.02.2013 The latest addition to the Grand Theft Auto series was expected to arrive this spring but, to the disappointment of fans, the official release date announced today is a few...Categories: Games/Entertainment -
Firefox OS developer preview phones coming in February from Geeksphone News
22.01.2013 The first handsets carrying Mozilla’s open-source operating system for the mobile web are coming in February, for developers to play around with and help the company to build... -
App usage logs imply testing of new iPhone and iOS 7 News
02.01.2013 Keen-eyed developers have spotted references to new hardware and software from Apple in app usage logs, suggesting that a new smartphone and operating system have reached... -
Irish games developers review 2012 News
25.12.2012 It's been a good year for the Irish gaming community. It was announced that jobs in Ireland's video-games industry are up 91pc in the last three years. The Games Fleadh festival...Categories: Software Development, Social Media, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Apps -
Science Review 2012 - Top 100 science stories: Nos 50-46 News
07.12.2012 We continue our countdown of Ireland’s top science and innovation stories of 2012. It was the year Dublin became the European City of Science and major scientific breakthroughs... -
Dublin GameCraft II - bigger, longer, craftier News
19.11.2012 Thirty-three teams of games developers from all over Ireland and the UK descended on Engine Yard over the weekend with one aim - to build a fully functioning game in 12 hours...Categories: Software Development, Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Competitions -
Elliptic Labs launches touchless gesturing SDK for OEMs and developers News
13.11.2012 Just as Apple transformed the way we interact with our mobile phones, Microsoft is trying to convince the world to adopt touchscreen interaction for everyday computing – but...Categories: Software Development, Operating Systems -
Interview: Baratunde Thurston shows us the funny side of technology (video) News
18.10.2012 Comedian, author and former director of digital for The Onion, Baratunde Thurston has many strings to his bow – and a lot of them centre on the point where comedy and technology...Tags: Development, Dublin Web Summit, -
Would-be developers invited to compete for PlayStation internship News
25.09.2012 Meath man Stephen Nally has been selected by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) as the Irish judge in a Europe-wide competition to win a month-long internship at Tarsier... -
TheAppBuilder now lets users create DIY Windows 8 apps News
21.09.2012 The arrival of Windows 8 on 26 October could mark a significant shift in the world of computing, with the operating system’s interface changing dramatically for touchscreen... -
Twitter API version 1.1: RSS support dropped, third-party clients discouraged News
06.09.2012 Version 1.1 of Twitter’s API has been released, with improved rate limits, authentication required on all endpoints, restrictions for third-party clients and updates to its... -
NeverMind Games’ first iOS release comes with an educational twist (video) News
29.08.2012 Irish games development studio NeverMind Games launches its first app for iOS devices on Friday, and this time they’ve gone the educational route with a maths-based puzzle game. -
BlackBerry 10 will feature Instagram-style image editing (video) News
26.07.2012 Toying around with the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha has revealed that RIM’s next operating system will feature integrated image-editing functionality to rival that of apps like... -
Sony seeks avid gamer to judge LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Vita competition News
26.07.2012 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is seeking a gaming enthusiast to judge the best creations by the LittleBigPlanet community for PlayStation Vita in a Europe-wide...