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English village in Street View fight against Google

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:53 +0000

In one corner was a group of villagers keen to guard their privacy from the prying eyes of the outside world. In the other was Google, the internet giant that has set out to photograph every street in Britain and put the images online.

New MySpace chiefs plan major relaunch

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:04 +0000

In their first interview since the shock departure of Owen Van Natta, MySpace’s former chief executive, Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn, the company’s new co-presidents, say they will be ready to "win back old users" by the end of this year.

A tale of two worlds as digital economy in danger of vanishing in a rear-view mirror

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:03 +0000

It's the best of times for the digital age but worst of times for Ireland if we don't grab our chance

Irish developers have a chance to lead the smartphone 'Wave'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:03 +0000

The tech of the Irish

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:03 +0000

You don't have to buy a potato sack full of orange wigs, inflatable Guinnesses and stuffed toy leprechauns to show your appreciation for Irish culture on St Patrick's Day. Mix one part 'innovation nation' and two parts 'Hibernian culture' and you have some clever applications to see your way through a fun, yet informative, Paddy's Day this 17 March

Sex.com, 'most expensive domain name in history', up for auction

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:03:13 +0000

Sex.com, the web domain touted as the most expensive in history, is up for auction, with bidding starting at $1m.

Sony moves to next dimension with 3D TV rollout

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Sony will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product in the electronics industry.

Games disguised as Excel and Word prove a hit with office workers

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:30:20 +0000

Computer games disguised as Excel and Word documents which allow office workers to waste time without attracting the attention of their bosses are taking off on the web.

Google 'testing TV search service'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:33:23 +0000

Google is testing a new search service that will make it easier for people to find their favourite TV shows and YouTube videos, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft reshuffles browsers on ballot screen

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:39:55 +0000

The Windows-maker has adjusted the algorith that generates the order in which browsers are shown on its ballot screen, as Opera says downloads have tripled since process began.

New app is absolutely jammers with Irish slang

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

SLAPPERS and sleeveens will be dying for a gawk at this.

Thanks for the memories -- the computer you'll never forget

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

RESEARCHERS have taken a leap into the world of science fiction by creating a computer programme that uncovers memories.

From tiny dotcoms the mighty internet has grown

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:55:30 +0000

Monday will see the 25th anniversary of the registration of the domain name Symbolics.com. Granted, it's not particularly catchy, and to this day it's renowned for nothing other than being the first.

Google Streetview to cover every UK road

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:08 +0000

Google's controversial mapping service will soon cover 238,000 miles of the UK's roads.

Game on: Heavy Rain flooded with cinematic features

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Heavy Rain, PS3:There's been a mistake. Should Heavy Rain be reviewed here at all? Maybe it should be filed under the movie genre, because it has much more in common with cinema.

Digital Life: A phone that's greener than Gormley

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

It isn't easy being green, as Kermit the Frog used to sing. If you're a gadget fiend, you may worry which hideously toxic chemicals went into the making of your shiny new mobile.

'Ireland too small for comparison sites to survive'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The price-comparison website sector in Ireland is still small and underdeveloped compared with other EU countries.

Bits and bytes: Imelda helps ring in the changes for Vodafone

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Vodafone finally took the wraps off its iPhone offering last week with the help of Imelda May -- and no surprise it looks a lot like O2's deal.

First iPad advert shown during Oscars

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:55:30 +0000

The first advert promoting Apple’s iPad device went live last night during the Oscars.

Why Apple can't control its Chinese factories

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:33:10 +0000

While Apple is to be applauded for auditing its suppliers in an attempt to identify poor working conditions, its suppliers are so powerful that Apple can't effect real change - and nor can any other tech company.

Twitter hits 10 billionth tweet

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:23:32 +0000

More than 10 billion messages have been sent through Twitter since the microblogging service launched in 2006

YouTube adds video captions

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:18:59 +0000

English-language video clips will be captioned automatically, in a move designed to make the site more accessible for the deaf or hearing-impaired.

Desktop computers will soon be 'irrelevant', says Google

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:56:43 +0000

Google says that the days of desktop computer as we know it are numbered. John Herlihy, the vice-president of Global Ad Operations, told the Digital Landscapes Conference in Dublin that the future of computing was mobile and through the web browser.

Microsoft 'staking its future' on cloud computing

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:38:01 +0000

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said he was 'betting the company' on the move to cloud-based services

Microsoft sells 90 million copies of Windows 7

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:20:00 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it has sold over 90 million copies of Windows 7 since its launch to manufacturers in July. The operating system, which went on sale to consumers in October, had sold 60 million copies by the end of January.

Irish businesses need to realise the digital economy is the 'real' economy

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:02 +0000

The new head of the Irish Internet Association says the imperative is to bring more firms online

Tune in for the major changes hitting the TV as we know it

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:02 +0000

TV3's head of online, Peter Clerkin, has transformed the broadcaster's website into a major 'catch-up TV' hub. He says that, with social media, 3D and the mobile-apps revolution, we ain't seen nothing yet

Check out the social gaming goldmine on your way to FarmVille

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:02 +0000

Educating the innovation nation

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:02 +0000

WITH EU E-skills 2010 happening this week it's time to look at the ICT picture countrywide and address the skills gap. While many of us use technology on a daily basis and are quite proficient as far as web, software and general computer skills go, 30pc of the Irish population has never accessed the internet

Money transfer service launches on Facebook

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:59:02 +0000

Buxter enables Facebook friends to send one another a small payment of €50 or less, and the developers behind the application believe it will become popular among the social networking site's users as a quick way of settling up for dinner bills, nights out or paying for their share of a gift.

Google stands by HTC

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:48:38 +0000

Search giant Google has said it stands behind it's Android mobile operating system and partners who helped develop it after Apple announced plans to sue Nexus One-maker HTC.

Apple sues HTC

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:18:27 +0000

Apple is to sue mobile phone manufacturer HTC in a suit that claims the Taiwanese company has infringed 20 of the iPhone-maker’s patents.

Google buys Picnik.com

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:12:48 +0000

Google has acquired the photo-editing website Picnik.com. The purchase, involving an undisclosed sum, sees the search giant further consolidate its move into the online photo market that began with Picasa.

Sony PS3 problems fixed

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:03:25 +0000

Sony says that its games console problems have been fixed and no data has been lost.

Apple iPad 'will be in short supply'

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:52:47 +0000

An analyst has warned that manufacturing issues could lead to a shortage of Apple iPads.