Tagged: Report & News
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Mobile commerce transactions to surpass US$3.2trn by 2017 - report News
19.06.2013 Mobile commerce transactions conducted through handsets and tablets will exceed US$3.2trn by 2017, rising from US$1.5trn this year, a new report from Juniper Research suggests.... -
Big data poses security challenge to businesses - McAfee News
19.06.2013 Some organisations are leaving themselves vulnerable to security breaches because they are unable to properly analyse or store big data, a new report titled Needle in a... -
In two years, digital products will account for 57pc of media income – report News
12.06.2013 Now is the time for media firms to invest in digital products or face being left behind when earnings from traditional media lose out to digital sales, a new report from Ernst &... -
Mobile wallet payments predicted to reach €78bn in Europe and North America by 2017 News
05.06.2013 Analyst firm Berg Insight predicts that in-store mobile wallet payments will reach a value of €78bn in Europe and North America by 2017. -
Facebook appeal fading for many US teens as Twitter’s popularity almost doubles News
22.05.2013 A report from the Pew Research Centre based on a survey of 802 US teenagers aged 12 to 17 reveals that the youth’s interest in Facebook is waning as use of Twitter grows, but...Categories: Social Media, Internet -
More complaints, data breach notifications in 2012 - Data Protection Commissioner report News
20.05.2013 Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner opened more complaints for investigation last year than the year before, saw an increase in the number of data breach... -
Financial gain motivates most cyber-attackers - Verizon report News
23.04.2013 Fewer than one in five breaches were carried out by state-sponsored actors as financial gain remains the biggest motivator for attackers, a major new security report has found. -
Malware infections 5.5 times more likely without antivirus software – Microsoft report News
19.04.2013 Some 2.5 out of 10 computers, on average, lack up-to-date antivirus software, making them 5.5 times more likely to be infected with malware, the latest Microsoft Security... -
BlackBerry wants probe of ‘false’ report about BlackBerry Z10 return rates News
12.04.2013 BlackBerry is to ask securities regulators in Canada and the US to review what it says is a “false and misleading” report about retail return rates for its new Z10 smartphone. -
Monthly tracker shows slow progress for Irish jobs market News
10.04.2013 The latest figures from Morgan McKinley’s monthly Irish Employment Monitor show a decrease in job opportunities in March compared to the previous month, but overall the number...Categories: Recruitment, Careers and Employment -
Size doesn’t matter, context does, claims UK report on digital media consumption News
26.03.2013 A new report from digital video advertising provider YuMe and digital media research firm Decipher challenges our current notions of ‘lean back’ and ‘lean forward’ content... -
Come for the work, stay for the people: survey asks why IT professionals move to Ireland News
07.03.2013 Late in February this year, Make IT in Ireland asked more than 140 IT professionals who had moved to Ireland from abroad what influenced their decision to relocate and what they...Categories: Economy, Careers and Employment -
PwC US reveals technologies shaking up businesses this year News
24.01.2013 Pervasive computing, cyber security and enterprise social networking are among the 10 most significant trends in technology reshaping organisations’ strategies, investments and... -
Mobile advertising revenue to hit US$11.4bn in 2013 – Gartner News
18.01.2013 Gartner’s latest report takes a look at the mobile advertising market worldwide and forecasts a growth of 400pc in revenue in the period from 2011 to 2016, creating new... -
Number of kids reading e-books rises 21pc since 2010 - report News
15.01.2013 The number of children reading e-books has nearly doubled since 2010 and kids who read e-books are reading more, especially boys, a new report suggests. -
Irish jobs market slows in December 2012, though things are improving on a wider scale News
14.01.2013 The Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor, which tracks the number of job vacancies in professional-level roles, as well as the number of professionals entering the jobs...Categories: Careers and Employment -
Report calls for doubling number of women and girls online in developing countries News
12.01.2013 Doubling the number of women and girls online in developing countries from 600m today to 1.2bn in three years could potentially pump an estimated US$13bn-US$18bn in annual GDP... -
The everyday life of today’s connected consumer (infographic) News
12.12.2012 Most (90pc) of Gen Y checks their smartphones for updates in email, text messaging and social media sites, often before they even get out of bed, the 2012 Cisco Connected World... -
Jobs advertised online up by 5pc – report News
08.11.2012 Job opportunities advertised online rose by 5pc in the third quarter of this year, representing a 13pc year-on-year increase overall, according to the IrishJobs.ie Jobs Index...Categories: Recruitment, Careers and Employment -
Pinterest reveals blocking and more user controls News
19.10.2012 Online bulletin board Pinterest has heeded the call of its users and included new features to give them more control on the site, such as the ability to block and report a user,...