Tagged: US
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Brite:bill secures €1.25m of new equity funding News
24.05.2012 Dublin-based e-billing start-up Brite:bill has secured €1.25m of new equity funding from The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund. The company is now planning to use this funding to...Categories: Telecommunications, Software & Web Development, Software, R&D, Investments, Internet, Digital Business -
50th anniversary of second American to orbit the earth News
25.05.2012 It was on 24 May in 1962 that NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the earth, after he piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions,... -
Google acquires Motorola Mobility, names new CEO News
22.05.2012 Google has closed its deal to purchase mobile device maker Motorola Mobility, Google CEO Larry Page announced on the company’s blog. The US$12.5bn deal is Google’s biggest... -
Solar eclipse creates ‘ring of fire’ treat for stargazers News
21.05.2012 Millions of stargazers in eastern Asia, the north Pacific and in western US states had a cosmic treat on Sunday as a result of the annual eclipse of the sun. -
Texting and its dangers, as New Jersey town denies penalty News
18.05.2012 Were you ever walking along, merrily tapping away on your phone, only to walk into a lamppost or bulldoze straight into another pedestrian? You wouldn’t be the only one. -
Customers Take Control Reports
17.05.2012 How the multi-channel shopper is changing the global retail landscape.Categories: eCommerce, Internet, Mobility, Online Business, Social Media, Web, Web Design, Web Development -
Neurosurgeons create robotic arm brainwaves can control (video) News
17.05.2012 A team of neuroscientists in the US have been carrying out clinical trials known as BrainGate. They’ve been working on a robotic arm for people who are unable to move their... -
Soundbar shipments double globally, but European take-up is slow News
15.05.2012 Soundbar speakers are gaining worldwide popularity but consumers and retailers in Europe are slow on the uptake, according to a new CE report from Futuresource Consulting. -
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin gives up US citizenship News
14.05.2012 Brazilian-born Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship in an effort to avoid paying US$600m in taxes. -
Tesla’s shares rise as Model S electric sedan to arrive in June News
10.05.2012 Tesla Motors may have just reported first quarter losses of US$89.9m, but the electric car maker also saw its shares jump yesterday after it said that it expects to start...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Mobility, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy -
Obama’s same-sex marriage tweet gets a strong reaction News
10.05.2012 A tweet from US President Barack Obama about allowing same sex couples to marry has gone viral. -
People share too much online - survey respondents News
10.05.2012 Nine out of 10 American adults believe people are sharing too much information about themselves online, with nearly half of US adults reporting they feel overwhelmed by the... -
US judge tosses Proview's iPad lawsuit News
09.05.2012 A US judge has dismissed computer display maker Proview Technology's case against consumer tech giant Apple over the rights to the iPad name. -
Google self-driving cars to take to Nevada’s roads News
08.05.2012 If you happen to be around Carson City or Las Vegas in Nevada state, you could soon see one of Google’s self-driving cars swish by you. -
Start-up signs up North American virtual schools to study Shakespeare News
08.05.2012 MindConnex Learning, the Dublin-based provider of digital learning solutions for secondary schools, has managed to sign up four large virtual schools across North America to use...Categories: Software, Mobile, Internet, Education, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Siemens reveals 'eHighway of the Future' concept in US News
08.05.2012 Siemens has revealed its plans to clean up US highways that have heavy amounts of truck traffic via its eHighway of the Future solution. -
German court rules Microsoft infringed Motorola’s patents News
02.05.2012 A German court has ruled that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility’s patents. While the court ordered Microsoft to remove products such as Xbox 360 consoles and the Windows 7... -
Facebook to start roadshow on Monday for 18 May IPO News
02.05.2012 Facebook will reportedly start its roadshow to pitch its stock to investors on Monday, if there are no delays from the SEC. If all goes according to plan, it could hold its IPO... -
Minister Richard Bruton on FDI trade mission to US News
30.04.2012 Minister Richard Bruton is on day two of a five-day trade mission to the US, where he is meeting with 19 companies – mainly in the tech and life-sciences areas – to talk about...Categories: Science, Marketing, Life Sciences, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Global CIO, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan after ISS stint News
27.04.2012 The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft has returned safely from the International Space Station, with its three crew members. The spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan today at 7.45am EDT,...