Using new methods to tell Irish science storiesMary Mulvihill is using the internet and apps to bring science stories to a new audienceFri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Tiny college capitalising on No1 rankingNET RESULTS: A little institution with a large reputation is enjoying its lead over well-known university rivalsFri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Making a virtue of social media strategyBusinesses are advised to convert trading opportunities into ongoing relationshipsFri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
The serious side to having internet firms based hereNET RESULTS : Expect the Irish data protection office to have to carry out more audits like its current one on privacy on Facebook…Fri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
A prickly and utterly compelling manTRIBUTE: THE FIRST time I saw a Macintosh, it barely seemed possible it could really be a computer.Fri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
'Fake' reviews on TripAdvisor a real problem for hoteliersNET RESULTS: Many in the hotel industry hate the website, but the public seems happy with its ‘crowdsourced’ review model…Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Start-up financing secured for online gaming developmentSERIAL GAMES entrepreneurs Hugh Reynolds and Dr Steven Collins have successfully completed a €2Fri Sep 16 2011 - 01:00
Space not so remote as Trekkies turn techiesNET RESULTS: It is no coincidence that many gadgets today look suspiciously like things from ‘Star Trek’Fri Sep 16 2011 - 01:00
On the track of those missing e-mails from an old domainNET RESULTS: I have a ridiculous emotional attachment to an e-mail address I have used since we first got ISPs in the 1990sFri Sep 9 2011 - 01:00
Doctor Who lands at IntelIntel has assembled a team to figure out what technologies will be like 20 years from nowFri Sep 9 2011 - 01:00
Savvy ferry firms wake up to net benefits of free WiFiThe modest cost of providing free internet can be easily recouped in customFri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Rethinking our search for spin-off successARE WE looking in the wrong places to support the growth of spin-off companies? New Irish research on the biotechnology sector…Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Visionary at Apple's core leaves void in his wakeANALYSIS: Steve Jobs built great technology into our lives. He made devices that were cool and sexyFri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
How Apple's uncompromising frontman held us all in his thrallCOMMENT: FOR YEARS after Steve Jobs’s return to Apple in the late 1990s, people would camp out overnight on the pavement in …Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
How QR is raising the barcode in marketingIreland is 10th biggest user of the electronic communication code scanned by mobilesFri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
HP presses all wrong buttons over TouchPadNET RESULTS: The company has seemed confused and unsure of its identity – even more so now after jettisoning its tabletFri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Taking a trip way down technology memory laneNET RESULTS: FOR CHEAP entertainment, you can't beat cleaning up your home office - although I am afraid that going on my experience…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Keeping medical records in-houseWHEN REPORTS surfaced recently that medical record transcriptions for Irish patients from Tallaght hospital had fallen into third…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Don't blame tools of social media for how people use themNET RESULTS: Technologies are neither good nor bad. They don’t have political opinions, they don’t take sidesFri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Star-gazing and science for all the familyA range of events across the country offers activities both for children and adultsFri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Ireland crazy about social networking, surveys showWith so many people divulging personal information, safe use of social venues should be a priority in this countryFri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
A driving ambition to winWhat do student competitions like Microsoft’s Imagine Cup mean for the winners?Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Sligo students display their imagination in the Big AppleNET RESULTS: A road safety project drove Team Hermes from IT Sligo to a memorable Microsoft Imagine Cup finalFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Unlocking an answer you won't find on GoogleTrying to clone Silicon Valley, Google’s home, is easier said than doneFri Jul 8 2011 - 01:00
Ushering in era of opennessThe installation of an open source guru has signalled an unexpected U-turn for MicrosoftFri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Technology has its perks, especially in Silicon ValleyNET RESULTS: The venture folks are feeling flush with the prospect of a string of initial public offerings this yearFri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Silicon Valley chiefs in pay gains we can only gag overNET RESULTS: With Ireland steeped in financial woes, chief executives in top US technology firms are raking it inFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Securing data in a shifting landscapeAs computing delves deeper into territories such as the cloud and sophisticated mobile devices, Symantec tries to ensure its …Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
German evidence shows no justification for data retentionData retention beyond six months delivers no safety or security gains. It is just a gross imposition on privacyFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Technology garden could be Bloom's paradise foundA Twitterfall, robot garden appliances, with hackers creeping in the undergrowth. What’s not to like?Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Developing a software giant on the ideals of open-sourceJim Whitehurst runs Red Hat on principles of meritocracy, openness and transparencyFri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Privacy laws protect lucky few as millions lose in data breachesData-breach reports have tripled in a year yet the protection of a few remains privilegedFri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
Net overhaul long overdueA networking expert claims the internet as it is currently constructed is nearing collapseFri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
While chips down in many sectors, IT struggles to fill jobsNET RESULTS: According to leading figures in the industry, there are thousands of vacancies in technologyFri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Things are looking up down by the valleyNET RESULTS: There is a palpable sense of optimism as home sales strengthen and IPOs start up againFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Taxing and woolly data retention laws will discourage new businessThe cost and complexity of new data legislation creates difficulties for new investorsFri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Tech titans weigh into a classic debate: art or science?NET RESULTS : Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are at odds over an issue that may prove crucial to Ireland’s futureFri Apr 8 2011 - 01:00
Tech punditry best left to the five-year-old expertsFew forecasters, apart from children, guessed how the iPad would create a new product area and marketFri Apr 1 2011 - 01:00
Democracy of mobile phone has redefined world news coverageNET RESULTS: Citizen journalism is feeding us first-hand images of social protest and natural disaster with vivid amateur punch…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Get them young enough, the possibilities are endlessNET RESULTS: Students are flocking to Kerry in their thousands to learn the business of entrepreneurshipFri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Backdoor legislation is no way to tackle thorny issue of copyrightNET RESULTS: Rumours persist of an attempt to rush through a law to shut down illegal file-sharersFri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Valley remains at forefront of finance and tech trendsNET RESULTS: Californian technology firms are progressive employers and attract lion’s share of fundsFri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
And the Oscar for most secretive vote goes to . . .There is no technology used to count Oscar votes – but security is tight and the process is shrouded in secrecyFri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Checking out a new taste continentFOOD: American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of our Woods, Waters and Fields By Rowan Jacobsen Bloomsbury (US), 288pp. $25Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Mobile masts may be thing of past thanks to Irish researchUGLY MOBILE masts and bulky base stations may become eyesores of the past thanks to key contributions by an Irish research group…Tue Feb 8 2011 - 00:00
State support for R&D and universities remains criticalSome people argue that we produce too many PhD graduates and there won’t be enough jobs for themFri Feb 4 2011 - 00:00
Beware of gullible politicos tinkering with data privacyToday is international data privacy day, and It’s a shame we do so little to mark the eventFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Time to talk: Anonymous speaks outINTERVIEW: Activist group Anonymous talks co-ordination, ops and the humanistic side of the movementMon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Chipmaker's faith in Leixlip plant sturdy enough to keep Intel insideNET RESULTS: Both flagship and boon to the economy, Intel has nailed its colours to Ireland’s mastFri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
The party hackersFine Gael’s website was hijacked last weekend, but was it – as claimed – the work of the international hacker network Anonymous…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00