Tagged: US & News
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Rabbitte welcomes findings of World Energy Outlook regarding energy efficiency News
30.11.2012 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has welcomed the findings of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2012 World Energy Outlook, pointing to how Ireland can take...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Government, Energy, Economy -
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Ireland next week News
30.11.2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to discuss the trilateral US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership and economic opportunities for Northern Ireland during her... -
Mobile devices drive Black Friday online sales (infographic) News
26.11.2012 Black Friday is the day that shoppers in the US go rabid for one-day-only in-store deals, but with the rise of e-commerce it has increasingly become an online phenomenon, too... -
Happy Thanksgiving theme on US Google Doodle News
22.11.2012 Internet search giant Google has decorated its homepage stateside with a Thanksgiving-themed Google Doodle. Today is Thanksgiving Day in the US. -
Latest images of Apple's 'spaceship' campus News
22.11.2012 The City of Cupertino, California, has posted on its website consumer tech giant Apple's newest plans for its enormous new campus. -
Dear Santa, almost half of US kids want an iPad for Christmas – Nielsen News
21.11.2012 If kids in the US get their Christmas wishes, Santa’s sleigh could be weighed down with tech gifts this year – predominantly those sporting the Apple brand, according to a... -
IDA and Microsoft in US push to bring cloud jobs to Ireland News
24.03.2011 IDA Ireland and Microsoft are on a mission to New York today to encourage US cloud computing companies to locate their cloud operations in Ireland. As many as 20,000 cloud jobs... -
Accenture strikes US$13m contract with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission News
15.11.2012 Technology consulting firm Accenture has landed a five-year, US$13m contract with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to redesign and improve the architecture of... -
Pizza chain Papa John’s facing US$250m lawsuit for spam messaging News
14.11.2012 The US pizza chain Papa John’s is facing a US$250m lawsuit in the US after allegedly bombarding its customers with some 500,000 spam text messages to advertise pizza products...Categories: Mobile, Consumer Tech -
Amazon.com uncorks Amazon Wine marketplace News
08.11.2012 Wine lovers in the US can now shop for merlots, sauvignons, zinfadels and more in Amazon Wine, a new online marketplace from e-commerce giant Amazon.com that features more than... -
Barack Obama talks climate change during victory speech in Chicago News
07.11.2012 In his victory speech to supporters in Chicago, the newly re-elected US President Barack Obama appears to have reaffirmed his focus on tackling climate change and energy security. -
The 2012 US presidential election – as told by the internet (video) News
07.11.2012 The ballots are in and Barack Obama will see four more years in the White House, and while the US presidential election has been closely watched worldwide the internet has... -
As Obama wins second term Twitter sets a new record – 327k tweets per minute News
07.11.2012 As Barack Obama was re-elected president of the United States after a hard-fought election campaign, a new record was set on Twitter with more than 327,000 tweets a minute.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Twitter users react to Barack Obama US presidential election victory News
07.11.2012 Twitter users from around the world, from celebrities to the not-quite-as-famous, have taken to the microblogging site to express their joy or disappointment at the news that... -
Where to catch coverage of US presidential election results News
06.11.2012 Today is a big day not just for US President Barack Obama and former governor of Massachusetts Matt Romney, who now leave their campaigns for the presidency in the hands of... -
'Where do I vote' Google Doodle directs users where to cast their ballots News
06.11.2012 Internet search giant Google is directing Americans where to vote via a Google Doodle on its US homepage today, presidential election day. -
Voters in Virginia will take to the polls on Microsoft Surface News
06.11.2012 Microsoft’s new Surface tablet has won itself a starring role in the 2012 US presidential election as the device is being used for e-voting by a precinct in Virginia.Categories: Computers -
Funnymen endorse US presidential candidates (videos) News
06.11.2012 It’s presidential election day in the US, and in case there’s anyone who’s still undecided about which way to cast his or her ballot, videos in which a director, a cartoon... -
Using social insights to predict the 2012 presidential election (infographic) News
06.11.2012 An examination of online comments regarding the US 2012 presidential election predicts popular and electoral results in a new infographic by market research firm TTAGG. -
YouTube seeks US election day videos News
05.11.2012 YouTube wants to hear from Americans who are heading to the polls tomorrow to elect either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney as the next US president. The video-sharing site is...