11.06.2013 A new cardio-protective bacterial probiotic and a new software platform for air handling units have been recognised today in University College Cork’s (UCC) Invention of the Year awards.
11.06.2013 When Max Schireson, CEO of 10Gen, entered the lift at the company’s new headquarters in Latin Hall in Dublin’s city centre more than a week ago, proof that there was demand for the company’s technology MongoDB – a key enabler for what’s known as the big data revolution – came in the most unexpected way.
11.06.2013 Daily deals site Groupon has kicked off a recruitment campaign for its newly established Software Development Centre in Dublin and is looking to fill more than 20 new full-time positions. Currently there are 12 people already employed at the operation.
11.06.2013 At E3, consumer tech giant Sony unveiled a US$399 (€302) PlayStation 4 (PS4) that will go on sale this autumn. Sony revealed powerful hardware packaged in a sleek body along with a solid line-up of game titles, with 30 exclusive titles coming from SCE World Wide Studios.
10.06.2013 Apple has dispensed with the tradition of naming its operating systems after wild cats and has called its next generation operating system Mac OS X Mavericks, after a favourite surfing location in California. The new OS will come with 200 new features and brings iBooks and Maps to the Mac.
10.06.2013 Ahead of E3 today Dublin-headquartered physics software company Havok has revealed a new suite of middleware tools specifically for the forthcoming Xbox One games and entertainment system from Microsoft.
10.06.2013 A Crowdtilt crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise legal fees for the NSA whistleblower and former CIA contractor Edward Snowden, who is currently in exile in Hong Kong.
10.06.2013 The weekend’s tech news agenda was dominated by the fallout of the massive revelations around how US intelligence agencies have been spying on the servers of the top internet players including Facebook and Google. Meanwhile Snapchat has been valued at US$1bn as it raises US$100m and Google is believed to be close to concluding the acquisition of Waze for US$1.3bn.
10.06.2013 Technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.
09.06.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is FenestraPro, a new cloud-based software solution developed by Dave Palmer and Simon Whelan that’s targeted at helping architects design environmentally efficient large-scale building façades more cost effectively.
