Tagged: Study & News
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NASA’s rover Curiosity reveals first Martian soil studies results News
31.10.2012 The mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to weathered basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii, initial experiments by US space agency NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity suggest. -
Email: friend or foe? (Infographic) News
31.10.2012 There is no question email has helped workers become more productive and efficient, and mobile technology has enabled workers to take their inboxes with them wherever they go.... -
Text talk: Are abbreviated smartphone messages proof we’re linguistically doomed? (infographic) News
22.10.2012 Text talk – OMG, it’s all over our mobile phones and social media sites. While it’s handy when trying to keep communiqués to 140 characters or less, is it beating traditional... -
Almost half of Irish workers would emigrate to change careers – survey News
16.10.2012 Research from Berkley Recruitment Group has shown Irish workers to be more optimistic about their jobs than some of their European counterparts; however, a significant number...Categories: Research, Careers and Employment -
Study shows how a bit of Wii time can help in falls prevention News
09.10.2012 Research carried out in Ireland and Northern Ireland has shown how playing specially developed video games on the Nintendo Wii Balance Board can help older people improve their...Categories: Research, Games/Entertainment -
Most consumers access internet through mobile devices, study reveals News
09.10.2012 Most (69pc) of internet users are going online via mobile devices, with mobile apps fuelling this increase, a study of consumers in Europe, Latin America, and South Africa... -
Cybercrime costs up nearly 40pc, attack frequency doubles - study News
09.10.2012 The occurrence of cyberattacks has more than doubled for the third year in a row while the associated costs have increased by nearly 40 pc, the 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study... -
Number of women in science and tech low in leading economies, study reveals News
03.10.2012 The number of women in the science, technology and innovation fields are notably low in the world’s leading economies and on the decline in others, and greater access to... -
Tape recorders, fax machines top office equipment on way out - LinkedIn study News
26.09.2012 Tape recorders and fax machines are the top 2 office tools heading for extinction, a survey by business social network LinkedIn reveals. -
Emma Watson tops McAfee’s Most Dangerous Celebrities list News
10.09.2012 Actress Emma Watson’s name is the one cyber-criminals most often use to lure online searchers into downloading malicious software or handing over personal information, security... -
Fulbright-Enterprise Ireland Awards now open for applications News
24.08.2012 The Fulbright-Enterprise Ireland Award in Innovation will award up to €10,000 in funding to eligible Irish students, scholars and professionals who wish to spend a year pursuing... -
88pc of Irish residents now aware of digital TV switchover – study News
05.07.2012 The majority (88pc) of residents in Ireland are now aware of the digital TV switchover that will take place in October, Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural... -
How teens are fooling their parents online News
25.06.2012 More than 70pc of teenagers have found ways to avoid being monitored by their parents online, compared to 45pc of teens who have hidden their online behaviour from a parent in... -
Is social media making us socially awkward? (infographic) News
19.06.2012 Just how is social media social? A new infographic takes a look at online relationships. -
Youths love tech, but not necessarily tech career - study News
14.06.2012 Despite 97pc of teenagers and young adults saying they like or even love technology, only 18pc of them have indicated a definite interest in an IT career, a study released by IT... -
Study reveals who has lowest tolerance for slow downloads News
13.06.2012 No one really likes having to wait for content to download, but none more so than Germans, an international study of online consumer behaviour suggests. -
Ban is wrong approach to email overload (infographic) News
13.06.2012 Even though middle managers typically spend 100 hours a year on irrelevant email, eliminating or limiting internal email to employees is a misguided strategy, suggests research... -
Number of US Twitter users quadruple since 2010 - study News
11.06.2012 The number of consumers in the US who use Twitter on a daily basis has quadrupled since late 2010, with 8pc of the online adult population using the microblogging site on a... -
Two mothers launch one-stop website for Leaving Cert students News
06.06.2012 MyPoints.ie, a new online portal for Leaving Cert students, may be a welcome resource for stressed-out students sitting their State exams today.Categories: Web Design, Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Resources, Internet, Education, Digital Media, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Cloud-based business models challenge tech firms - study News
24.04.2012 High-tech companies are grappling with the need to transform traditional business models to more complex ones in order to provide new services based on cloud computing, a new...