Tagged: Earthquake & News
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Google Street View captures Fukushima ghost town News
28.03.2013 Google Street View has captured panoramic images of the abandoned city of Namie-machi, Japan, whose 21,000 residents had to flee after the earthquake, tsunami and resulting... -
Landsat satellite launches to monitor Earth’s changing landscape News
12.02.2013 Described as one of the most important space launches of 2013, the latest Landsat mission hurled into space yesterday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Landsat... -
Science Review 2012 - Top 100 science stories: Nos 30-26 News
13.12.2012 We continue our countdown of Ireland’s top science and innovation stories of 2012. It was the year Dublin became the European City of Science and major scientific breakthroughs... -
Cliffs of Moher seismometer picks up Mayo earthquake News
06.06.2012 This morning’s magnitude 4 earthquake off Ireland’s Co Mayo coastline was picked up by the newly installed seisometer on Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare. The tremor was recorded at...Categories: Science, Engineering -
Digital marketing disasters of the past year News
06.06.2012 Starbucks Ireland’s recent apology for posting a tweet asking Irish customers why they're proud to be British is just one example of digital marketing gone awry. -
Earthquake strikes off Co Mayo coastline News
06.06.2012 An earthquake with a magnitude of 4 struck 60km west of Belmullet off the Co Mayo coastline this morning at 8.58am, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. -
KFC Thailand sorry for Facebook post amid tsunami scare News
13.04.2012 KFC Thailand has apologised for a post on its Facebook page urging Thais to monitor earthquake news with a bucket of chicken as residents worried about another tsunami engulfing... -
UN marks World Water Day with emphasis on food security News
22.03.2012 Today is World Water Day 2012 and this year the UN is honing in on food security. Events are happening all around the world today to emphasis issues such as how drought is still... -
Fukushima at increased earthquake risk, scientists claim News
15.02.2012 Seismic risk increased at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March last year, a new scientific study... -
NASA pioneers 3D earthquake mapping with geologists News
13.02.2012 Geologists have come up with a new 3D tool that studies how earthquakes change landscapes, paving the way for scientists to have more insight into how earthquakes behave. The... -
1bn tweets posted every five days on Twitter in 2011 (infographic) News
05.01.2012 There were some 1bn tweets posted every five days on Twitter in 2011, a year that saw the human population hit the 7bn mark, Facebook hit 800m subscribers and Twitter reach 100m...Categories: Communications, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Social Media -
Google shows tsunami-struck Japan through Street View News
13.12.2011 Google has delivered on a promise to capture in 360-degree panoramic views the areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Street View teams roamed across 44,000... -
Google Person Finder for Turkey after earthquake News
24.10.2011 Internet search giant Google has made its person finder service available in Turkish, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country's eastern Van region on Sunday. -
The week in gadgets News
22.08.2011 A look at the gadget happenings as iOS 5 may include an earthquake warning option for Japanese iPhone users, LG will release the Optimus Sol and Google+ rolls out verification...Tags: Week in gadgets, Google+, LG, Android, Smartphones, Android 2.3, gingerbread, Japan, iPhone, Earthquake, iOS 5 -
The digital business week News
02.08.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Consumer Tech, Financial Results, Intellectual Property, Jobs, Legal, Management, Mobility, Phones, SalesTags: Apple, Nokia, China, Research In Motion, RIM, HTC, Patent, Smartphone, Samsung, Sony, Earthquake -
Sony swings to loss following Japan earthquake News
28.07.2011 Electronics manufacturer Sony swung to a financial loss in the period April-June, following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March that affected production at its... -
Sony reports third annual loss in a row News
26.05.2011 Sony has reported a net loss of $3.2bn (259.6bn yen) in the year to March but forecast a net profit of 80bn yen for the fiscal year that ends in March 2012. -
PSN attack costs Sony US$171m News
23.05.2011 The cost of the Japanese earthquake and the subsequent attack by hackers on Sony’s PlayStation network will wipe US$2bn from the company’s operating profits, it warned. -
Japan quake won't impact stock - Apple News
21.04.2011 Apple’s COO Tim Cook has said the company will not experience a major impact on stock because of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. -
Quake rattles Toshiba, Sony Ericsson results News
19.04.2011 Although Sony Ericsson defied expectations with its quarterly profits, its revenues missed all forecasts, while Toshiba blamed the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan for...