The future of rail travel; non-stop high-speed trains assisted by “feeder” trams

One of the main flaws with today’s high-speed trains is that they still have to stop at various locations, picking…

13 years ago

How to destroy spaceship: The ESA live tweets the destruction of its Kepler craft

The European Space Agency live tweeted a dramatic space craft re-entry sequence which saw its ATV-2 Space Freighter, Johannes Kepler,…

13 years ago

Over 146,000 Irish households and businesses still on 2Mbps broadband or less

Figures published yesterday in the latest Irish Communications Market ComReg quarterly report suggest that 146,326 households and businesses in Ireland…

13 years ago

MSD officially opens two new €28.6 million health-care facilities in Cork

Pharmaceutical company MSD has officially opened two new facilities at their existing Brinny site near Innishannon, Cork. The two new…

13 years ago

Dublin named as finalist to become 2014 World Design Capital

Dublin has been named as a finalist city to become the 2014 World Design Capital, the international event’s organising body…

13 years ago

Darklight calls for submissions; Crowdfunded film projects wanted

Ireland's premier amateur filmmaking festival, Darklight, has opened submissions for its 2011 event & is calling for crowdfunding and crowdsourcing…

13 years ago

Nokia unveils buttonless MeeGo-based N9 smartphone

Nokia have unveiled their first MeeGo-based smartphone at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore today. The Nokia N9 is also…

13 years ago

Dramatic increase in .IE domain registrations during recession

More .IE domains were registered in Ireland in the first five months of 2011 than during the same periods over…

13 years ago

First ever Irish Internet Expo will take place this October

Internet Expo, the first ever event of its kind in Ireland will take place in the RDS, Dublin this October…

13 years ago

Still awaiting guidance on the EU Cookie Directive

Oliver Emberton, owner of SilkTide – a website analysis company, has produced this 2.5 minute video to explain the controversial…

13 years ago

Google buys DVR company SageTV, impending Google TV upgrade?

Google has acquired digital video recording (DVR) technology company SageTV, which suggests that a Google TV upgrade may be on…

13 years ago

Official Facebook iPad app to be launched in the “coming weeks”

Facebook have been developing an official iPad app over the past year which they will release in the “coming weeks”,…

13 years ago

Amazing NASA HD video shows the Moon’s 2011 cycle

If you were as mesmerised by the lunar eclipse this week as we were than you will want to see…

13 years ago

Ireland’s Magnet Networks to serve up Wimbledon finals in 3D

Irish telecommunications and TV services provider Magnet Networks will serve up BBC One’s first ever 3D broadcast, the Wimbledon tennis…

13 years ago

Ballymascanlon House Hotel takes Google to court over autosuggest result

The owners of Ballymascanlon House Hotel have begun legal proceedings against Google Ireland because an auto-complete suggestion for its name…

13 years ago

Over half of Facebook users prefer to use Google Chrome

Over half of Facebook users prefer to use Google’s Chrome browser, according to the evolving results of an ongoing Facebook…

13 years ago

First images of the 2011 total lunar eclipse above Ireland

The last lunar eclipse viewable in Ireland for another four years occurred earlier tonight. The spectacle lasted for about two…

13 years ago

Watch today’s Lunar Eclipse live on YouTube

Google has begun live streaming today’s Lunar Eclipse live on its YouTube channel. The search giant has joined with SLOOH,…

13 years ago

Longest total lunar eclipse in 11 years will turn moon blood red tonight

The longest total lunar eclipse since 2000 will begin to occur this evening and last until midnight, providing stargazers a…

13 years ago

Review: Xobni Gmail app beta – Too powerful for its own good?

When Xobni launched for Outlook in 2008 the social email filtering application was quite rightly hailed with glowing reviews from…

13 years ago