Information flatulenceSOCIETY: The Winter of Our Disconnect By Susan Maushart Profile, 278pp. £11.99Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Highlights of tech's hectic year in rapids of mainstreamNET RESULTS: A personal selection of significant tech events – the most intriguing, dramatic, topical or representative of the…Fri Jan 7 2011 - 00:00
Read all about it when taking a break from gizmosNET RESULTS: One of these books wrapped underneath the tree would make a technology lover very happyFri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Irish need to distinguish chit-chat from networkingNET RESULTS: Are other nationalities better at sowing seeds of deals at conferences while the Irish just see if they are related…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
E-mail: not where it's @ any moreFifteen years ago we marvelled at e-mail’s ability to offer free, instant communicationSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
We get the business culture we deserveNET RESULTS: Some soul-searching is needed if we are serious about developing an entrepreneurial cultureFri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
O'Driscoll warns against 'smart' focusDURING “THE mirage of the Celtic Tiger”, Ireland made the mistake of abandoning hands-on engineering and manufacturing for financial…Fri Sep 10 2010 - 01:00
Costly fall from grace of HP's ethical house cleanerNews of Mark Hurd’s resignation from Hewlett Packard wiped $10m off the value of the companyFri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
For gaming joy without a joystick, only KinectTouchscreens and motion sensors have opened up the gaming world to a market resistant to controllersFri Aug 6 2010 - 01:00
Follow the leader to find brave new talentINTERVIEW: Lucian Tarnowski sees social networking as key to the future of recruitment and warns companies not to lose touch…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Time is right to bring back third-level fees and grantsN ET RESULTS: The abolition of third-level fees means it is almost entirely the children of the better-off who literally cash…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Nothing ventured, nothing gainedNET RESULTS: Award-winning author insists one of Ireland’s greatest assets is ‘unbelievable’ goodwill from all over the world…Fri Jul 2 2010 - 01:00
What Ireland has to learn from Israel's high-tech companiesIn the past 60 years Israel has had 50-fold economic growth, much of it fuelled by technology start-ups funded by venture capitalists…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Take time to explore this online blast from the pastNET RESULTS: The National Archive has brought us a marvellous, virtual slice of 1901 in its online census – and there’s plenty…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Too much information: what Google and Facebook know about youRegulators and ordinary web users are in revolt over what they see as intrusion by Google, Facebook and others into their private…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Why I just can't wait to hold off on buying one of those iPadsNET RESULTS : While some 300,000 early-adopters raced to buy Apple’s new device, later versions will no doubt be even better…Fri Apr 9 2010 - 01:00
Why something has got lost in the move from vinyl to downloadNET RESULTS: There is still something very unsatisfying about managing music collections in download digital formFri Apr 2 2010 - 01:00
LinkedIn to base its international HQ in DublinBUSINESS SOCIAL networking site LinkedIn is to base its international headquarters in Dublin, creating jobs in marketing, sales…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Turning the air blue won't bring in the green from USNET RESULTS: St Patrick’s Day may open doors, but we need ministers with business nous and cultural sensitivity to take advantage…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
All is not well on the data protection frontANALYSIS: Data retention proposals about to become law here have been declared an invasion of privacy in GermanyThu Mar 4 2010 - 00:00
Global crisis could be Ireland's opportunityNET RESULTS: In post-Dell Ireland, we are more aware of why an indigenous tech sector needs more than one major customerFri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Barrett preaches patience in State fundingPOLITICIANS AND funding agencies should not measure the value of science and technology research investments by swiftly-produced…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Virtual democracy doesn't work in online communityNET RESULTS : The web is seen to provide a neutral meeting place where communities can form around common issuesFri Feb 5 2010 - 00:00
Computer game violence finds match in opera's artNET RESULTS: Are people right to worry about sex and violence in computer games? Maybe it’s not as bad as they thinkFri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Computer game violence finds match in opera's artNET RESULTS: Are people right to worry about sex and violence in computer games? Maybe it’s not as bad as they thinkFri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Nokia users abroad dig the sound of 'Amhrán na bhFiann'IRELAND’S SOLDIER’S Song seems to have turned into more of an Internationale, thanks to a free karaoke download from Nokia that…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Nokia users abroad dig the sound of 'Amhrán na bhFiann'IRELAND’S SOLDIER’S Song seems to have turned into more of an Internationale, thanks to a free karaoke download from Nokia that…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
How financial whizz and media mogul bloomed to become Big Apple mayorBOOK REVIEW: Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics. By Joyce Purnick; Public Affairs Books; $26.95 (€19)Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
How financial whizz and media mogul bloomed to become Big Apple mayorBOOK REVIEW: Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics. By Joyce Purnick; Public Affairs Books; $26.95 (€19)Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Shades Of GreenGREEN JOBS: As Ireland looks to the green sector for new jobs, a report from California has shown that the area does have plenty…Fri Jan 8 2010 - 00:00
Shades Of GreenGREEN JOBS: As Ireland looks to the green sector for new jobs, a report from California has shown that the area does have plenty…Fri Jan 8 2010 - 00:00
Users keep Google guessingONE OF Google’s biggest challenges is finding ways to guess the context of what its search engine users really wantTue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Software to identify artworks wins prizeAN IRISH company’s mobile phone application that can identify a painting from a snapshot has won an award and $100,000 (€66,000…Fri Dec 4 2009 - 00:00
Investment key to technology innovation, claim expertsNATIONAL INVESTMENT in basic research, building companies around solid science, taking risks and recognising the potential value…Fri Dec 4 2009 - 00:00
Exploring new world of opportunityTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW - Ray Nolan, technology entrepreneur: AT $340 MILLION (about €230 million), Ray Nolan’s baby last week…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Personal privacy issues in the global public eyeNET RESULTS: The world has taken a significant step towards greater data protection with the signing of a new international …Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Irish divisions star in Windows 7 campaignTHREE EUROPEAN Development Centre divisions of Microsoft Ireland – Biometrics Support, the EDC TV Group, and Mobile Broadband…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Dyson claims technology behind latest gadget will revolutionise bladeless fansAN ELECTRIC fan that looks like it is anything but – just a narrow, bladeless hoop mounted on a base – made its debut worldwide…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Sad chapter in the story of Larry's latest toyNET RESULTS: Sun Microsystems were masters of the tech universe - until the arrival of technologies running on cheaper PCsFri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Maybe early stage venture funding is not so importantNET RESULTS: Perhaps an early cash influx leads to a dulling of entrepreneurial drive and innovation within a companyFri Oct 2 2009 - 01:00
Online advertisers missing the targetNET RESULTS : If Facebook’s targeted ads are anything to go by, I’m fat, financially inept and menopausalFri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Seeing the big picture with pocket-sized camcorderNET RESULTS: Flip takes good quality video and costs the same as a mid-range digital cameraFri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Talking shop's Irish stall opensA spin-off version of a well-known Californian speakers’ conference was held in Dublin last weekFri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
As others see us - maybe it's not so bad after allNET RESULTS: There is much that is right in Ireland despite all the doom and gloom and dire predictionsFri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
Bank holiday unplugged works wondersNET RESULTS: Sometimes it’s a good idea to make computers, devices and online connections just shut upFri Jun 5 2009 - 01:00
Joint research plan agreed with IndiaINDIAN AND Irish scientists are to collaborate and co-fund science and technology research projects under an agreement finalised…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Reading between the lines of Google books settlementNET RESULTS : The deal that effectively gave Google the sole rights over millions of books has far-reaching implicationsFri May 8 2009 - 01:00
Project to tackle blindness wins Imagine Cup for TCDA COMPUTER game that will help medics in the developing world learn to do cataract surgery took the top prize at this year’s …Mon May 4 2009 - 01:00
Ill wind of recession blows through the valleyNET RESULTS: The economic slump is even affecting bellwether technology giants like IntelFri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00