Tagged: Travel & News
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How mobile technology is changing world travel (infographic) News
04.05.2012 The travel industry will never be the same again, what with the advent of mobile technology making the choosing and booking of flights and hotels as easy and tapping a button. A... -
TripAdvisor files antitrust complaint against Google in EU News
03.04.2012 Online travel review site TripAdvisor has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Google, citing “anti-competitive and unfair practices by Google that...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Media, Marketing, Internet, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Google Street View boards train through Swiss Alps News
28.03.2012 Armchair travellers can now journey by train through the Swiss Alps thanks to Google Street View. -
Discoverireland.ie gleans ‘site of the year’ award News
01.02.2012 Discoverireland.ie has been named global winner in the Kentico "Site of the Year" contest. Discoverireland.ie also took the top spot in the Best Travel Site category.Categories: Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Media, Web, Web 2.0, Web Design, Web Development -
Irishman and friend barred from entering US over tweets News
31.01.2012 Two friends claim they have been refused entry to the US for security reasons and sent home after one of them tweeted he was going "to destroy America." -
Costa Concordia's plan posted on Facebook pre-disaster News
18.01.2012 A post on social network Facebook may have revealed that the captain of stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia deliberately steered the vessel close to shore in a pre-planned action. -
OpenJaw to create 45 new jobs via €3.3m R&D investment News
16.01.2012 Online travel technology company OpenJaw is to create 45 new jobs in Dublin and Galway as part of an Enterprise Ireland-supported €3.3m R&D investment.Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Government, Engineering -
Canadian enters US using his passport on iPad News
04.01.2012 A Canadian man who had scanned his passport into his iPad has said he was able to enter the US using the digitised document as he had forgotten his hard-copy passport. -
Skype offers free Wi-Fi to travellers at US airports News
21.12.2011 Travellers heading to or within the US for the holidays will be able to keep in touch with loved ones back home while on the go, thanks to free Wi-Fi from Skype across select US... -
New Wi-Fi service takes off at Dublin Airport News
19.12.2011 Travellers who are waiting to board their flights at Dublin Airport can now check their email, surf the internet, or catch up on Facebook via a partnership between telecoms... -
Nimble Tours creates mobile apps for tourism News
16.12.2011 Dublin-based start-up Nimble Tours is launching its service to build customised interactive mobile apps for tours. The launch is part of the DCU Business School and LINK’s 12... -
80pc of firms ready to embrace videoconferencing News
13.12.2011 As the first flurries of snow remind us of last year’s weather nightmares, new research among Irish and UK SMEs reveals attitudes to videoconferencing as a way of conducting...Categories: Online Business, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Internet, Hardware, Digital Business, Communications -
Actor Baldwin dumps Twitter, apologises to passengers News
09.12.2011 Actor Alec Baldwin may have sent his last tweet after being removed from an American Airlines flight on Wednesday for refusing to stop playing a game on his phone before... -
RIM fires executives for drunken behaviour on flight News
06.12.2011 BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has fired two executives over their drunken behaviour after a transpacific Air Canada flight they were on had to be diverted to... -
Facebook confirms Gowalla acquisition News
05.12.2011 Facebook has confirmed its acquisition of travel app firm Gowalla, whose staff will join its design and engineering teams and no doubt influence the development of Timeline. -
Google+ seeks innovative photographers News
10.11.2011 Google+ might be relatively new, but already the photography community is starting to thrive on the platform, with more than 3.4bn photos uploaded in the first 100 days. That’s... -
World sites from Ireland to Brazil aim to get on UN Geoparks list News
16.09.2011 From the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher in Ireland to Tuscany's Alpi Apuane mountain range, a glacier-covered volcano in Iceland and a mineral-rich outcrop in Brazil and the Aras... -
Irish firms secure contract to deploy net kiosks at UK airport News
06.09.2011 Two Irish companies – pay-as-you-go internet kiosk and printer Surfbox and Wi-Fi firm Bitbuzz – have won a deal to provide internet kiosks with printing and Wi-Fi access to... -
Travelshake launches Facebook microsite app for tourism industry News
05.09.2011 Irish start-up Travelshake has created a Facebook app to let businesses within the tourism industry make a marketing microsite with their Facebook page. -
General Motors and LG to work together on electric vehicles News
26.08.2011 General Motors and LG Group are teaming up to create new electric vehicles, letting GM expand on its range with LG’s expertise with batteries and other systems.