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Europe sends ACTA to the courts, to check its compatibility with EU citizens’ rights

28 seconds ago by Piers Dillon Scott
Court of Justice of the European Union

The European Commission refers ACTA to the European Court of Justice with questions over the agreement’s compliance with EU citizens’ rights.

New Flickr makeover almost certainly looks like Pinterest

10 hours ago by Darren McCarra
New justified view Flickr photostream

Popular photo-sharing service Flickr is getting a new Pinterest-style makeover before the end of February in the form of a new justified view photostream.

Loc8 Code iPhone app gets an update

23 hours ago by Darren McCarra
Point8 iOS app

Point8, the Loc8 Code iPhone app developed under license, has received a welcome update in the past week. One new feature allows users to attach a Loc8 Code to an address book contact – very handy.

Google fires back at Microsoft’s claim it evaded Internet Explorer privacy systems

1 day ago by Piers Dillon Scott
Google graffiti - credit Google

Google has gone on the offensive; rebutting claims by Microsoft that it circumvented Internet Explorer privacy.

PayPal set to announce a further 1,000 jobs in Ireland

1 day ago by Darren McCarra
PayPal's HQ in Blanchardstown, Dublin

PayPal, the online payments giant, is expected to announce the creation of a further 1,000 jobs in Ireland later today. The company already employs more than 1,500 people at its European Headquarters in Blanchardstown since initially arriving in Ireland in 2003.

French president joins Twitter, parody accounts suspiciously suspended

1 day ago by Darren McCarra
Nicolas Sarkozy joins Twitter

Twitter is being accused of internet censorship after four parody accounts in honour of French president Nicolas Sarkozy were allegedly suspended under suspicious circumstances – the same day Sarkozy became officially represented on the service.

Microsoft: Internet Explorer subject to Google ad cookie workaround, like Safari

2 days ago by Piers Dillon Scott
Google Head Offices

Microsoft says Internet Explorer has also been subject to an Apple Safari-style ad cookie workaround by Google .

Aertv supporting independent film with new movies channel

2 days ago by Darren McCarra
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival

Aertv, Ireland’s free online TV service, has launched a new channel known as Aertv Movies to coincide with the launch of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.

Apple counts down to 25 billionth app download

3 days ago by Darren McCarra
App Store download countdown

Apple is counting down to its 25 billionth app download and will celebrate the significant milestone by giving away a $10,000 gift card to whoever downloads app number 25,000,000,000.

VLC Player launches in 2.0 with some impressive media improvements

3 days ago by Piers Dillon Scott
VLC Player 2.0

Video Lan has launched VLC Player 2.0 with some impressive new video and audio specs, but limited support for BluRay.

RTÉ Player used by 42% of Irish online population

4 days ago by Mark O'Beirne
Home screen of the RTÉ Player app on the iPad

Over one million Irish adults, or 42% of the Irish online population, have used RTÉ Player, that’s according to the broadcaster. The player was made available on the iPhone, iPod and iPad in December last year and has been downloaded over 200,000 times.

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than Macs in their 28-year history

5 days ago by Darren McCarra
Apple marbles

Apple sold more iOS devices last year than Macs in their entire 28-year history, having been originally introduced by Steve Jobs in 1984. In 2011, Apple sold 156 million iOS devices, while, since introduction, Apple has only sold 122 million Macs.

Facebook Timeline for brands may be unveiled later this month

6 days ago by Darren McCarra
McDonald's Timeline for brands mock by VITRO

Facebook may unveil Timeline for brand pages later this month according to a report from Ad Age. Facebook first introduced Timeline at its f8 developer conference in September of last year, which became available but optional to all personal profile pages that December.

With a friendly handshake NASA makes first contact with its space robot

1 week ago by Piers Dillon Scott
NASA's Robonaut, via Flickr

NASA’s Robonaut and International Space Station Commander, Daniel Burbank, shake hands – the first between a robot and human in space

Today’s Measurement.ie conference in pictures

1 week ago by Darren McCarra
National College of Ireland, our venue for the day

So concludes the inaugural and very successful Measurement.ie conference. As well as live blogging and tweeting the event, we captured some images of each speaker and panel group.

Live blog from the #donedealsocial Measurement.ie Conference

1 week ago by Piers Dillon Scott
Donedealsocial

We’re live from the Measurement.ie Conference where some of Ireland’s digital media leaders are discussing social media, analytics, metrics, content and best practice

GrabOne.ie’s Kim Gillick tells us about the value of the social web for businesses

1 week ago by Piers Dillon Scott
GrabOne.ie

GrabOne.ie’s Kim Gillick tells us why you need to heed your data and create a digital strategy that suits your business

Angry Birds arrives on Facebook, goodbye productivity

1 week ago by Darren McCarra
Me (trying to) play Angry Birds on Facebook

Angry Birds, the multi-platform and highly addictive game developed by Finnish company Rovio, has launched on Facebook with brand new power-ups and platform-exclusive levels.

Doctor Google improves health-related searches

1 week ago by Darren McCarra
Doctor Google

It’s no secret that web users often turn to Doctor Google in an effort to diagnose health-related issues. Now, Google Search recognises this and accompanies symptom searches with a list of possibly related health conditions.