Categorised as: Digital Media & News
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Microsoft lets Siri do the talking in scathing new Windows 8 ad (video) News
24.05.2013 It’s nothing new to try and turn Siri against her maker and Microsoft has made use of the iOS personal assistant in a comparison ad meant to put the iPad to shame. -
Citrix revamps cloud technologies to reflect a more mobile workstyle News
23.05.2013 Enterprise software player Citrix has introduced new versions of its virtual desktop and file-sharing cloud technologies to reflect increasingly mobile workstyles. -
Facebook phone HTC First won’t be coming to the UK News
23.05.2013 HTC’s troubles continue with the news that plans to bring the vaunted Facebook Phone, the HTC First, to the UK have been scrapped. Pre-orders accepted by 4G carrier Everything... -
AVG moves into social media security with PrivacyChoice acquisition News
23.05.2013 Not content with just securing your computers and mobile devices, security software player AVG has branched into protecting users on social networks with the acquisition of... -
#OI2Dublin - Interview with Intel researcher Chris Woods on the future of the cloud (video) News
22.05.2013 Intel researcher Chris Woods believes we are at an interesting time in the cloud revolution and predicts the onset of proxy devices in homes and cars that provide cloud... -
#OI2Dublin - Irish Times CIO Johnny Ryan on the digital future of newspapers (video) News
22.05.2013 We caught up with the chief innovation officer of The Irish Times, Dr Johnny Ryan, at the Open Innovation 2.0 conference in Dublin. Ryan revealed a multi-million euro investment...Categories: Software & Web Development, R&D, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Investments, Digital Media -
Havok lets Anarchy reign – free mobile 3D game production engine revealed News
23.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered games software company Havok has taken the wraps off Project Anarchy, its new end-to-end mobile 3D game production engine. -
FIT’s ICT Skills Audit pinpoints skills needed to fill more than 4,500 tech jobs News
23.05.2013 Following a survey of 38 major multinationals and SMEs employing more than 25,000 people in the IT sector in Ireland, Fastrack to IT (FIT) has today launched its ICT Skills...Tags: Digital Media, Virtualisation, Cloud, Project Management, Developers, Recruitment, Jobs, Training, ICT, Skills -
Twitter introduces two-factor authentication, Kim Dotcom threatens to sue (video) News
23.05.2013 Following a string of high-profile Twitter hacks, the microblogging network has introduced two-factor authentication for enhanced security. However, controversial entrepreneur... -
Huggity secures €600k investment and plans to create 16 jobs News
23.05.2013 Dublin digital start-up Huggity has secured a €600,000 investment, with the company now planning to create 16 new positions by the end of the year in addition to scaling up its...Categories: Social Media, Mobile, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
The ‘gif’ vs ‘jif ‘ pronunciation saga – as told by GIFs News
23.05.2013 This week, the creator of the GIF has declared once and for all that it’s pronounced with a soft G, like ‘jif’, not ‘gif’. This revelation has sent the internet into uproar, and... -
Irish greyhound racing board invests €1.1m in cloud services News
23.05.2013 A new €1.1m cloud investment by the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) will enable more international streaming of greyhound racing and data worldwide, it has emerged. -
Mulley to help potential digital marketing interns boost their social skills News
23.05.2013 One of Ireland’s leading social media personalities Damien Mulley will this Saturday provide a free half-day intensive course in Dublin to students who want to have better... -
Personal camerman device gets US$500k injection from Grishin Robotics News
22.05.2013 California start-up Swivl, the maker of a robotic video device that mimics a personal cameraman, has raised US$500,000 from the investment company Grishin Robotics to focus on... -
NASDAQ opening bell to ring out at Dublin Web Summit in October News
22.05.2013 The NASDAQ stock market opening bell will be rung onstage during the Dublin Web Summit on 30 October, the event’s organisers have revealed. -
TV, sports and Call of Duty are focus of Xbox One event, to gamers’ dismay (video) News
22.05.2013 A YouTube user has condensed last night’s Xbox One reveal into just 1 minute and 40 seconds of TV, sports and Call of Duty. Oh, and dogs. -
Five DkIT students to represent Ireland in international Dare to be Digital competition News
22.05.2013 The winners of the Irish leg of Dare to be Digital have been announced and five students from Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) will go on to represent Ireland at the... -
Muzu.TV strikes deal to bring more than 90k music videos to Last.fm News
22.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered music video service Muzu.TV has entered into a strategic deal with online music platform Last.fm that will see more than 90,000 music videos become...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Embeddable weekly music charts from Spotify reveal online streaming trends News
22.05.2013 Spotify has started publishing this week charts of the 50 most-streamed and 50 most-shared songs on the music-streaming network, providing valuable information on online music... -
Online marketing event to focus on selling in the digital era News
22.05.2013 Not-for-profit online marketing group Online Marketing in Galway is next week hosting a free event for start-ups and businesses to glean insights on online marketing and sales...Categories: Web, Sales, Networking, Marketing, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech