Scientists genetically engineer a cell that can shoot frickin’ laser beams

14 years ago

US scientists who were just "really curious" have genetically engineered the world’s first organism that can shoot laser beams.

International BBC News Android app launched

14 years ago

BBC Worldwide has today launched the BBC News Android app to audiences internationally. An iOS version of this free app…

Facebook growth slows for second consecutive month

14 years ago

While Facebook is still experiencing user growth, having reached 687 million monthly active users at the start of this month,…

Astronauts onboard International Space Station capture image of Ireland and UK at night

14 years ago

Although this image has been published for a few months now, it's definitely worth sharing. Astronauts onboard the International Space…

IMF suffer “major breach” in sophisticated cyberattack

14 years ago

It would appear that Google and Sony are not the only organisations to have fallen victim to a recent spate…

That amazing 9 minute, single shot, Grand Rapids LibDub music video

14 years ago

Grand Rapids is a dying city, or that’s what Newsweek said in a feature published in January. But Robert Bliss…

The 6th Dublin Web Summit in photos

14 years ago

The sixth Dublin Web Summit took place in the RDS, Dublin yesterday and was undoubtedly a great success. As well…

Doing fun things with two iPhones and YouTube’s 3D editor

14 years ago

This is short but sweeeet! Dublin based web and video development company Mad Dog Digital (Facebook | @maddog_dave) has created…

The sixth Dublin Web Summit as it happens [Live] #dws6

14 years ago

We're at the sixth and largest Dublin Web summit today in the RDS, Dublin and will be live blogging the…

Dublin Web Summit is now largest start-up tech event in Ireland and UK

14 years ago

The Dublin Web Summit is now officially the largest start-up tech event in Ireland and the UK with almost one…

Why the United Nations is turning to crowdsourcing to launch its ‘7 Billion Actions’ campaign

14 years ago

The United Nations has turned to crowdsourcing to launch an international competition to find the designer of its "7 Billion…

How to disable Facebook facial recognition

14 years ago

Facebook has quietly rolled out its new Tag Suggestions feature to most countries over the past few days. Tag Suggestions…

Creative crowdsourcing affiliate programme launched by the blur Group

14 years ago

The blur Group, the company whose professional creative crowdsourcing programme has caused a stir in the British and international designer…

NASA captures image of this morning’s massive solar flare

14 years ago

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), a semi-autonomous spacecraft that almost continuously observes the Sun, has captured a high definition image…

World IPv6 Day is “important milestone” in solving IPv4 address exhaustion

14 years ago

World IPv6 Day begins tomorrow Wednesday, June 8th, and marks an “important milestone” in the development of a long-term solution…

Ireland’s Sunday World newspaper names actors, “breaks” UK super-injunction

14 years ago

Ireland's Sunday World newspaper has "broken" a UK super injunction by publishing the names of two actors it says had…

CERN creates and traps antimatter in groundbreaking experiment

14 years ago

Scientists working in CERN's Alpha Experiment in Switzerland have been able to create and 'trap' anti-hydrogen for 16 minutes, according…

Sony’s “Welcome Back” program launched – free games and downloads available

14 years ago

Sony launches its "Welcome Back" program to entice users back to the PlayStation Network. Here are some of the free…

United Nations: Internet access a human right but coming under threat from ‘fearful governments’

14 years ago

Access to the internet is a basic human right which is coming under threat from "fearful governments", according to a…

Vote for theSociable in the 2011 .CO Bulby Awards

14 years ago

Great news! theSociable is very please to announce that we have been shortlisted in the inaugural .CO Bulby Awards this…