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By providing a hardcore Machine Learning (ML) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Finnish startup Valohai raises $1.8 million to help companies scale their...

Nokia's recent and timely announcement of a brand new mid-range Lumia, the Lumia 820, has coincided with my own considerations to buy a new phone. I want to buy a Nokia but refuse to as long as it continues to exclusively run Windows Phone.

Spotify has officially launched in its 16th country, Ireland; binging the service to over 661 million users around the world.

Is your country winning at the web? This infographic describes The Web Foundation's latest Web Index report which looked at the impact of the web on social, political and economic issues.

In spite of the Arab Spring and other factors the web is having the greatest impact in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, according to data released by The Web Foundation.

Netflix's UK & Ireland audience has grown faster than any other territory but it still has a long way to go until it catches up with TV.

Nexflix will launch in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland by the end of 2012 but won't be called on an official release data just yet.

Angry Birds chief executive Mikael Hed is considering setting up base in Ireland, stating that a move to our shores is "on top of our minds".

Angry Birds, the multi-platform and highly addictive game developed by Finnish company Rovio, has launched on Facebook with brand new power-ups and platform-exclusive levels.

Twitter has partnered with two of the world's largest satellite communications providers, Iridium and Thuraya, allowing subscribers of both services access to Twitter SMS.

Google has today announced improved Maps for the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland and Sweden, including improved water bodies and local park coverage.

The all conquering Angry Birds have taken another victory this week with the launch of their first real-world shop, in Helsinki.

The iPhone 4S is now available to pre-order in 22 additional countries, including Ireland, ahead of its second-phase launch on October 28th.

Access to the internet is a basic human right which is coming under threat from "fearful governments", according to a special report by the United Nations.

Good news, Spotify, the freemium web music service says it has plans to expand “into every country”, including Ireland, in the future, although just not yet. Responding to a question from this site Spotify says that they plan to open the music services to as wide an audience as possible as soon as they can. When asked specifically about Ireland Spotify said that they don’t foresee launching the service in the country soon, despite great interest in the site by Irish music fans. Spotify said, “We know just how passionate Irish music fans are but we don’t have any immediate plans to launch there.”