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

15 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

15 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

15 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”

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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]

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 years ago

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

Apple’s Valentine’s present – will it announce iPad2 next week [Rumor]

15 years ago

Apple will announce details of the iPad2 on Valentine’s day, ahead of an April 2011 release, if rumors reported by…

Nokia to make announcement – will it drop Symbian for Windows Mobile 7

15 years ago

Nokia and Microsoft are to make a joint announcement next Friday, a move which suggests that Nokia may be about…

Facebook Places launches in Ireland

15 years ago

After what has seemed like an never-ending wait, Facebook Places has finally launched in Ireland. The service was quietly launched…