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Silicon Valley entrepreneur McAfee touches down in US News
13.12.2012 After more than a month on the run, former Silicon Valley entrepreneur John McAfee arrived in Miami, Florida, after being deported from Guatemala. He is now residing in a South... -
HBAN publishes Entrepreneur Guide for early stage companies raising equity News
13.12.2012 All-island umbrella group for angel investors HBAN is today publishing a step-by-step Entrepreneur Guide aimed at demystifying the process of raising business angel investment. -
McAfee staves off potential deportation to Belize until after Christmas News
10.12.2012 John McAfee, the millionaire founder of the McAfee security software empire, has managed to achieve leave to stay in Guatemala until his legal appeals against deportation have... -
Record labels sue Digiweb, UPC, Imagine, Vodafone and 3 to block The Pirate Bay News
07.12.2012 Irish-based ISPs UPC, Digiweb, Imagine, Vodafone and 3 have been hit with a new legal action by big four record labels EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal it emerged this afternoon.Categories: Web, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Communications -
The technology business week: EC fines consumer tech giants, Eircom says 300k more homes and firms to get fibre News
10.12.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Tags: Citrix, Sharp, Zynga, Medical technology, Exports, Eircom, LG, Philips, Samsung, European Commission -
UK student Richard O’Dwyer avoids jail in US over copyright infringement News
07.12.2012 Richard O’Dwyer. A 24-year-old UK student who faced extradition to the US over alleged copyright infringement through his website TVShack.com has escaped a 10-year jail term... -
McAfee hospitalised in Guatemala after suffering heart attack News
07.12.2012 Silicon Valley entrepreneur John McAfee has been hospitalised in Guatamala after suffering a heart attack. He is due to be extradited to Belize where he is to help police... -
RTÉ Digital to exclusively stream Voices from the Front Line Sunday night News
06.12.2012 RTÉ will exclusively stream Voices from the Front Line, an evening of stories and song hosted by Hollywood star Martin Sheen at Vicar Street in Dublin on Sunday night in aid of... -
Samsung, Philips and LG and others fined €1.47bn for TV price-fixing cartel News
05.12.2012 Major consumer tech giants Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Toshiba, Philips and a number of other firms have been fined €1.47bn by EU antitrust regulators for fixing the prices of TV... -
Student group europe-v-facebook threatens to challenge DPC's findings News
04.12.2012 A student group that has been campaigning for better data protection by Facebook for more than a year is willing to go to court to contest the the Irish Data Protection... -
High Court grants orders to identify firm’s anonymous online accusers News
29.11.2012 The High Court has granted court orders to an Irish-based oil exploration company allowing it to seek the identity of people who allegedly posted defamatory material on... -
The five minute CIO: Paul Mooney News
30.11.2012 IT co-ordinator for education at the Law Society of Ireland in Dublin Paul Mooney makes a case for a managed approach to BYOD and argues for solid Wi-Fi to support iPad-toting...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networks, Mobile, Legal, IT Management, Internet, Education, CIO, Careers and Employment -
The technology business week: Bruton calls on multinationals to increase local sourcing, HP vows legal action against Autonomy News
03.12.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Careers and Employment, Consumer Tech, Deals Done, Government, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions -
Leveson enquiry opens up possibility of a UK First Amendment News
29.11.2012 A nine-month investigation by Lord Justice Leveson into the UK hacking scandal that engulfed the Murdoch media empire concluded there was obvious collusion between News... -
Bruton says work is under way to create an IT visa for Ireland News
28.11.2012 Work is under way between the Department of Justice and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to develop an IT visa for Ireland that meets the needs of indigenous... -
HP vows legal action against Mike Lynch and Autonomy employees News
28.11.2012 Tech giant HP has rebuffed a request by Autonomy founder Mike Lynch for transparency on alleged financial impropriety regarding its US$10bn-plus acquisition of his company and...Categories: Software, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal, Leadership & Management, Financial Results, Financial -
Ernst & Young to create 30 new jobs in Dublin News
21.11.2012 Big Five consultancy player Ernst & Young is to create 30 new jobs in Dublin to reflect growth opportunities in supporting Irish exporters, multinationals and entrepreneurs. -
Mike Lynch rejects HP’s claims – accuses tech giant of mismanaging Autonomy News
21.11.2012 Dr Mike Lynch, who sold his company Autonomy to HP last year for more than US$10bn, has rejected allegations levelled by HP. He said the mark-up on Autonomy’s software was... -
Almost half of UK internet users not sure if they’ve accessed illegal content News
20.11.2012 Nearly half of all internet users in the UK (47pc) are unsure whether the content they are accessing online is illegal, a new survey by telecoms watchdog Ofcom reveals. The... -
Driver faces fines for mobile office in car News
16.11.2012 The term 'mobile working' has taken on a different meaning in the case of a man police pulled over for driving a Ford station wagon equipped with an entire mobile office. The...