19.06.2013 Mobile commerce transactions conducted through handsets and tablets will exceed US$3.2trn by 2017, rising from US$1.5trn this year, a new report from Juniper Research suggests. However, lack of mobile site optimisation remains a concern.
19.06.2013 A new smartphone app developed by Acton BV provides users with a handy guide to the heritage trails of Ennis, the principal town of Co Clare.
19.06.2013 Transaction management software developer Openet has acquired University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out Forkstream for an undisclosed sum.
18.06.2013 When some people try to espy the next big thing in social media, usually they look for an 18-year-old founder and software genius cloaked in fleece who is too cool for school or college. The last place they may look is in the direction of an entrepreneur with more than 30 years of starting technology and telecoms companies under his belt.
18.06.2013 Coors Light has attempted a new market first with a social-to-real-life video game that ties in with 800 pubs across Ireland to give thirsty punters up to 3,000 prizes, including free daily pints.
17.06.2013 In the past year digital media companies based in Ireland hired 3,000 people with the majority of the hires by large multinational internet and e-commerce firms, a study by Prosperity Digital Recruitment reveals.
17.06.2013 Killarney, Co Kerry, is about to become the first town in Ireland to roll out complementary Wi-Fi to passers-by and tourists after signing a deal with Bitbuzz. The move follows the launch of Bitbuzz Freedom on Grafton Street in Dublin last year.
17.06.2013 The fallout over Edward Snowden’s leakage of sensitive information about US intelligence surveillance of the internet continues and tech giants are taking it upon themselves to disclose legal orders they have received. The question is this: is Snowden a hero or villain in light of new information that he may be working with China?
17.06.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as two curious tech fiends delve inside Google Glass, Sony claims it has a big surprise coming, Nokia’s EOS appears on the horizon, the new Xbox One accessories arrive, images of a new Samsung Galaxy camera are leaked online and the brand’s mobile range grows even wider.
14.06.2013 With every business effectively now a technology business, the role of CIO has never been of greater significance. However, not only do CIOs have to be concerned with keeping the lights on and the machines whirring, they are in the front line of the war for attracting 21st-century IT talent, in particular social and mobile development skills, according to the latest Harvey Nash/TelecityGroup CIO survey.
