Fine Gael’s Valentine’s Day app – why? #socialmediacringe #ge11

14 years ago

Fine Gael may have yet again become political adversaries as they continue to advance deeper into the world of social…

Dublin Bus begins roll-out of real-time passenger information system

14 years ago

Dublin City Council, in conjunction with Dublin Bus, have begun the roll out of a real-time passenger information service in…

The Vatican Museum’s stunning 360 VR tour of the Sistine Chapel

14 years ago

Looking for some culture this Sunday but don’t want to leave the house? Well the Vatican Museum has come to…

iPhone security can be breached in less than 6 minutes – Fraunhofer Institute

14 years ago

German sercurity firm Fraunhofer has found a way to gain access to passwords held on iPhones and iPads in about…

Amazon expands cloud computing investment in Ireland – buys massive data farm

14 years ago

Amazon Web Services plans to convert over 22,296 sq meters (240,000 sq ft) of a newly purchased industrial warehouse space…

Forget Nokia and Windows Phone 7 – Apple’s iPhone is today’s big smartphone news

14 years ago

As Nokia and Microsoft were announcing their “broad strategic partnership” which will introduce Windows Phone 7 as Nokia’s principle operating…

Newstalk and YouTube launch #ge11 “Digital Debates”

14 years ago

The economy will be one of the deciding factors in the Irish 2011 general election, according to questions submitted to…

Online activist saves 172 doomed BBC websites for $3.99

14 years ago

The BBC confirmed last month that it would proceed with a 25% online operations budget reduction, with the loss of…

Both BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps now live

14 years ago

The long anticipated BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps have finally arrived earlier today. Response has so far been subdued,…

Spotify is “looking forward” to launching in the United States soon

14 years ago

Free online music site, Spotify, is “looking forward” to launching in the United States in the coming months, according to…

Mobile Ireland 2011 – Smartphone usage in Ireland [Infographic]

14 years ago

Mindshare Ireland have published an interesting infographic regarding smartphone usage in Ireland. The survey, conducted by Sponge It in November…

Hero granny helps foil bank robbery, helps catch suspected thief

14 years ago

A have-a-go hero granny, Ann Timson, helped foil a gang of bank robbers as they attempted to break into a…

Trócaire challenges Facebook users to ‘give it up’ for a day

14 years ago

Irish charity Trócaire is inviting Facebook users to give up something they love for just one day, to raise money…

BBC iPlayer for the iPad coming this Thursday, complete with HD

14 years ago

As speculated last month, Geoff Marshall, a BBC interactive operations engineer, has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer will get its…

Google Nexus S to arrive in Ireland sooner than expected

14 years ago

Following our coverage earlier this week regarding the intentions of Carphone Warehouse Ireland to stock the Google Nexus S smartphone…

Diagnosis by iPad, FDA approves medical iOS App

14 years ago

Star Trek style medical scanners took a step closer to becoming reality this week following the United States’ Food and…

AOL to acquire The Huffington Post for $315 million

14 years ago

American news website and content aggregator The Huffington Post will be acquired by AOL for $315 million US dollars, in…

Skype is giving away free WiFi for Social Media Week

14 years ago

To celebrate Social Media week 2011, Skype will be giving away freey WiFi access in eight cities around the world.…

Has Trinity College copyrighted the term “The Books of Kells” for use in digital downloads

14 years ago

Trinity College Dublin has filed several applications in the past year to copyright the term “The Books of Kells”, for…

Armchair archaeologist discovers 2,000 potential archaeological sites using Google Earth

14 years ago

Australian archaeologist David Kennedy has discovered 1,977 potential archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia using Google Earth from the comfort of…