Convincing consumers to acknowledge that enough really does mean enoughBOOK REVIEW: Enough: Breaking Free from the World of More. John Naish; Hodder Stoughton; €21 (£16.99)Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Infusion of cash allows Luzern to broaden its horizonsA €2.5 MILLION venture cash infusion from Delta Partners is set to broaden the prospects and market for online electronics refurbisher…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Reducing threat of libelNET RESULTS: ANYONE WHO HAS ever spent any time on an internet discussion board will know that robust exchanges are the norm…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
iPhone safe from latest 'killer'NET RESULTS: I’VE BEEN playing around for the past couple of weeks with two phones, the new 3G iPhone from Apple and one of …Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
1,200 net techies converge in DublinIF YOU think your company network can be a headache, imagine having to make sure the global internet works.Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Memories will be the victims of format warsNET RESULTS: A FEW OF the British Sunday papers had a story last week about a virulent mould that is destroying VHS tapes - …Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
STANDBY FOR 3-D TELEVISIONCommunications groups have developed an affordable 3-D television that could be commercially available in three years, writes…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
YouTube case opens can of worms on online privacyNET RESULTS: A US JUDGE'S decision to award entertainment conglomerate Viacom access to millions of Google records about user…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
NUI Maynooth students take top prizeFOR THE second year running, a student team from NUI Maynooth has brought home one of the top prizes from the annual international…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Printer plots brave new 3D worldIN FURTHER proof that Star Trek has become the quintessential muse for the technology industry, an Irish company is inching closer…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
PC-induced death of kids' reading is a lot of hogwashNET RESULTS: FOR CHILDREN all over Ireland, that delicious stretch of indolence known as the summer holidays has begunFri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
'We explore the capabilities of an idea'DYSON CHANNELS about 10 per cent of revenue into research and development (RD), according to principal engineer Ben Morse.Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Unequal propertiesNET RESULTS: A FEW WEEKS ago, I attended an event organised by William Fry Solicitors to mark World Intellectual Property Day…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Ireland likely to get disclosure laws on leaked dataIRELAND IS “likely” to have disclosure laws requiring organisations to tell individuals when their personal data has been leaked…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Students fuel innovation with parking systemNET RESULTS: IT’S THE typical modern headache – you drive into town, you’d like to find a parking space as close as possible…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
McCreevy seeks longer copyrights for musiciansIT IS only rock ’n’ roll, but apparently Charlie McCreevy likes it.Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
The way to San JoséNET RESULTS: A recent Silicon Valley newspaper report proclaims that Ireland has 'arrived', having reinvented itself as a high…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Fears of economic fallout from internet data retention plansPROPOSED RULES for the retention of internet data could damage Ireland's efforts to attract foreign direct investment and hinder…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Garda powers of request for internet data to be widenedTHE RANGE of criminal investigations for which the Garda will be able to request e-mail and internet data retained by internet…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Dotgone frustration for domain name seekersNET RESULTS: ANYONE WHO has tried to get a domain name will know the biggest headache isn't coming up with a really good choice…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Tech industry veterans join board of online start-up PutPlaceTWO TECHNOLOGY industry veterans have joined the board of Dublin-based online backup and publishing services start-up PutPlace…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Getting clear about cloud computingTHE "cloud" in cloud computing comes from terminology used to describe large networks such as the internetFri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
EU scoring Micropoints?NET RESULTS: I'VE ALWAYS believed that Microsoft has more or less got what it had coming to it in terms of legal challengesFri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Startups for 10NET RESULTS: Stanford University, seedbed for Yahoo and Google, holds a jobs fair specifically for startups, an idea Irish universities…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Consumers pay the price in format warsNET RESULTS: While some will be celebrating the news that the film industry seems to have settled firmly on Sony's BluRay format…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Data dilemmaNet Results: Google - one of the State's most prized high-profile multinationals and an employer of about 1,000 people - isn…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Licence to pry?As the law tries to keep up with internet advances, the question of privacy remains in the fore.Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
E-mail and chat data to be stored 'within a month'Records of e-mails and internet chat messages sent and received by Irish residents - and the times they log on and off the internet…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Network nitwitsNET RESULTS: Whatever you post on Facebook is fair game for an inquiring prospective employer or admissions tutorFri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Safety firstNet Results: 'Twas the season to acquire a new computer, and many families will have found a new laptop or desktop under the…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
The score on data retentionNET RESULTS : Ireland has been given a privacy red card for "systemic failure to uphold safeguards", according to a survey by…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Luring the non-gamersNokia executives state during a briefing that one of the goals of the N-Gage games service is to provide "something for everyone…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Child's playNET RESULTS: How do you get kids to engage with hard science? Try having them predict the future then sit back, hold on to your…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Oracle unveils vision for the futureConsolidation and integration were the key themes at one of the biggest annual software events, Oracle OpenWorld, writes Karlin…Fri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
Gore's green ValleyNet Results: Silicon Valley is turning out to be Gore's ValleyFri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
Today's entrepreneurThe range of immigrant entrepreneurial talent in Ireland is clearly evidenced by the businessmen and women highlighted in the…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Emerge: helping immigrant entrepreneursEmerge, the EU-funded project to help immigrant enterpreneurs in Ireland, made the following recommendations on how best to encourage…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Building a high-tech nationHigh achievers: Immigrant-founded companies are driving the us forward, creating new jobs and huge capitalMon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Skype's the limitNet Results: When the phone calls are free, where does a mobile operator find a business plan?Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Getting acquainted with figures of funNET RESULTS: I only made it to one event during Maths Week last week, but I couldn't have asked for a more fascinating and …Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Ditch your hard drive history before your PCNET RESULTS: Last week I wrote about recycling your PC - or, if it is still in good working order and of a reasonable specification…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Green glow shines in the westTECHNOLOGY: Silicon Valley offers confidence and investment for Irish companies that are brave enough to make the move westMon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
A little knowledgeLarry Sanger, a co-founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, now questions the validity of sites that reject expertise or authority…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Recycling plan for old PCs not rubbishNET RESULTS: Going by the numbers of PCs I routinely see piled haphazardly into skips, it seems the message about the need to…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Techies showcase inventionsFrom an automated, wireless medication dispenser to anti-roll technology for SUVs and internet messaging applications, eight …Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
In safe handsThe council worker knew it could be risky trying to get rent off this particular family, having had problems with them before…Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Back to the futureIt is essential for companies to look ahead and think about who their consumers will be in a changing world, according to Andrew…Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
Vodafone launches mobile internet serviceVodafone has joined with four major internet companies to launch a 99-cent per day mobile internet service with pages and content…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Irish 'fraudband' condemned by eBay's McElligottSlow connection speeds and lagging availability of broadband mean that the Government will have difficulty in achieving stated…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
(Not) roaming in Chippewa FallsNet results: Last week I experienced technology withdrawal symptoms after encountering a problem of a type that I hadn't come…Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
