How Iceland crowdsourced the creation of its new constitution

13 years ago

When Iceland began the process of creating a new constitution the Icelandic government turned to the public and crowdcourced its…

New Wi-Fi standard could span 100 kilometres

13 years ago

The IEEE standards body have approved a new Wi-Fi 802.22 technology that could allow a wireless network to span up…

Eircom promises fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 homes by summer 2012

13 years ago

Eircom has announced plans to bring fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 Irish homes and businesses by summer 2012. This forms phase…

Google wants to speed up the web with new Page Speed Service

13 years ago

Google has a healthy obsession with speed. Two years ago they released the Page Speed browser extension, and earlier this…

BBC iPlayer begins global launch with iPad app in 11 countries [includes images]

13 years ago

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched its global iPlayer service this morning, Thursday, with an iPad…

As the Net Visionary Awards deadline approaches, we speak to Social Media sponsor, Blacknight

13 years ago

Nominations for one of Ireland's old digital media awards, the Irish Internet Association's (IIA) Net Visionary Awards, ends this Friday…

Premier League footballer quits Twitter after attacking club’s transfer policy

13 years ago

Newcastle United defender Jose Enrique has quit Twitter after a recent public outburst attacking the club's transfer policy on the…

How to get your Twitter RSS feed using this simple hack

13 years ago

Twitter has removed RSS feeds from its site, following an update to the its search page today, but it is…

Michael Birch, Liam Casey and Chris Horn confirmed to speak at October’s Dublin Web Summit

13 years ago

Joining the two high-profile speakers already announced for October's Web Summit, Jawed Karim and Eric Ly, are two of Ireland's…

Profile: Dublin’s Hackerspace, TOG, shows the good side of hacking

13 years ago

Dublin's hackerspace has been around for two years and with 30 members it is one of the largest in the…

Tesco to offer free Wi-Fi in stores

13 years ago

Tesco is planning to offer customers free Wi-Fi in stores across the UK, possibly the first such move by a…

Thousands of Twitter users flock to follow the chief suspect in Friday’s terror attacks in Norway

13 years ago

Two days after the horrific twin bombings and gun attacks in Oslo and Utoeya, thousands of Twitter users have begun…

Dublin City has been invaded by zombies! Live reports on Twitter

13 years ago

A mass army of the undead has invaded Dublin city, attacking Dubliners and tourists, local news reported moments ago.  A…

Classic 8 bit Legend of Zelda music gets a 70 piece orchestral update

13 years ago

Nintendo has announced it will heading down to L.A with a 70 piece orchestra and a projector and with these…

Time-lapse video of 2011 Tall Ships Races

13 years ago

Waterford photographer Shane O'Neill has captured this great time-lapse video of the 2011 Tall Ships Races that were hosted in…

Apple to buy on-demand video giant Hulu?

13 years ago

Apple is reportedly considering making a bid for Hulu, the on-demand TV show and movie streaming service, according to Bloomberg.…

Worst blog post ever! The Simpson’s Comic Book Guy live tweets #ComicCon

13 years ago

He's surly, short tempered and now on Twitter. Jeff Albertson, most commonly known as Comic Book Guy, has started live…

Anonymous hacks NATO, releases secret documents online

13 years ago

Hacking group Anonymous claims that it has gained access to top secret NATO files in a daring attack on the…

LinkedIn and YouTube founders to speak at October’s Dublin Web Summit

13 years ago

As promised, the organisers of the Dublin Web Summit have begun naming some of the confirmed speakers for this October's…

The Sociable wins Best Content accolade in 2011 Bulby Awards

13 years ago

We're pleased to announce that The Sociable is now an international Bulby Award winner in the category Best Content. We…