Time to end double-standard on immigrantsNet Results: I see the Government is out of the closet again on immigration policy - that is, US immigration policy, where it…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Door-to-door selling best way to promote broadbandNet Results: The doorbell went the other night and, after debating whether I really wanted to talk to a politician, evangelist…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Ireland may lead way in radiowave taggingAccording to one of Intel's top Irish researchers, Ireland could be the global centre for research into one of the hottest areas…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
EU directive spells end to e-mail, internet privacyNet Results: It's official: your e-mail and internet usage information is now going to be stored for a minimum of six months…Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Gift economy keeps on giving in virtual utopiaNet Results: One of the key reasons why the internet is so quirkily, satisfyingly wonderful is that it is one of the few cross…Fri Jan 6 2006 - 00:00
Consortium wins bid to run Dublin R&D facilityMinister for Communications Noel Dempsey will announce today that the joint UCD/TCD/DCU consortium has won the bid to operate…Fri Dec 16 2005 - 00:00
State to slide from 3rd to 21st in EU on IT skills gap - studyIreland will plummet from third to 21st place in a European league table measuring information and communications technology …Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
'Green' servers may make Sun shine againNet Results: On the tech chief executive speakers' circuit, one of the more popular keynoters is the amiably abrasive Sun chief…Fri Dec 9 2005 - 00:00
Irish lag rivals in broadband take-upDespite increased availability and lower cost for broadband internet connections, Ireland's overall broadband performance when…Tue Dec 6 2005 - 00:00
Hype on tax breaks pushes darker tales into backgroundNet Results: I don't know about you, but I am deeply disappointed to look out the window and see frost as I turn up the heat…Fri Dec 2 2005 - 00:00
Focus on low tax rate 'misguided'The recent focus on the Republic as a "tax haven" for technology multinationals and on potential threats to the State's 12Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Global council for biometrics forumThe Dublin-based European Biometrics Forum (EBF), established in the Digital Hub as an advisory body to the European biometrics…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Minister warns of threats on internetPC users need to be sure they are protecting their identity, personal information and family when using the internet, Minister…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Picking up on trends in mobile phone usageNet Results: Do you panic if you leave home without your mobile phone? Do you get a special thrill when surreptitiously sending…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Chinese slowly buying in to consumer cultureNet Results: Unlikely as it seems to anyone from the West who grew up in the Cold War era and might still view China as a tentative…Fri Nov 4 2005 - 00:00
UCD provides base for tech innovatorsDr Pat Frain's business may be science and technology, but his passion is his €1 coffeeFri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Nano iPod proves small is beautifulNet Results: A few weeks back, during the BA Festival of Science in Dublin, I had the pleasure of sitting on the panel for the…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Salary requirements for visas will keep tech talent away Net Results Karlin LillingtonAccording to recent reports, the Government will require immigrant workers to earn a minimum annual salary of €55,000 to qualify…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Networks vulnerable to text message assaultsA sustained internet-based SMS attack could bring mobile communications to a crashing halt, writes Karlin LillingtonFri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Microsoft will consider Irish expansionDespite Ireland's position as a high cost economy, Microsoft is keeping its existing operations here and will consider further…Sat Oct 8 2005 - 01:00
O2 launches mobile web serviceO2 hopes to lure Irish mobile users onto the internet with its introduction tomorrow of i-mode, the web service created by operator…Thu Oct 6 2005 - 01:00
Consolidation becomes Silicon Valley buzzwordNet Results: On a cool, bright California autumn morning, the commuters waiting for the 7Fri Sep 23 2005 - 01:00
Web searchers plotting to soup up their enginesIf you think the split-second ability of today's internet search engines to fetch millions of web pages related to your topic…Fri Sep 9 2005 - 01:00
Rose proves girls bloom as scientistsNet Results: Finding a way to inspire girls to go into science, engineering and computing isn't rocket science - but it may …Fri Sep 9 2005 - 01:00
Visionary professor takes a look at the wild-card future of computer scienceNet Results: I always think of computer scientists as being another name for computer programmers.Fri Sep 2 2005 - 01:00
New kids on the blog put the to shameNet Results: Technology is a great levellerFri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Internet free-for-all stirs up issues of authority in online worldNet Results: How do you know when a source of information on the internet is a trusted one? It isn't an easy question to answer…Fri Aug 19 2005 - 01:00
Irish tune in to podcast phenomenonThere are a growing number of home-grown podcasts covering everything from greyhound racing to politics to music to, well, general…Fri Aug 19 2005 - 01:00
This world of regulators and appeals is a waste of timeNet Results: How many layers of intervention are useful for making an industry get its behind in gear?Fri Aug 5 2005 - 01:00
Shark streamlines writing interfacesSitting at a table in a small conference room, research student Per-Ola Kristensson slides a stylus in a seemingly random zigzag…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Why techies can't resist their feline companionsNet Results: Cats and computer programmers have always shared a special bondFri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Atom-moving experience at IBM laboratoryNet Results: This week I am thrilled to be one of a small number of people in the world who can say that, although I may not…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Extra work visas go begging in semi-vacant Silicon ValleyNet Results: H-1B visas are in the news again in Silicon Valley - but not for the usual reasons.Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Technology makes America's Cup plain sailingNet Results: All I know about sailing, I learned as a child at summer camps in AmericaFri Jul 1 2005 - 01:00
Entering Japan's mama-san of gadget centresNet Results: "David, mom says we have to leave now," whines the pre-teen American boy at his brotherFri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Embargoes can be just a part of the marketing gameNet Results: Non-disclosure agreements at tech events are often aimed at creating a hype around productsFri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
US judge strikes blow for internet privacyNet Results: In a ruling that helped define the concept of internet privacy internationally, a New York state judge ruled last…Fri Jun 3 2005 - 01:00
Irish firms tardy in tech uptakeIrish companies are not staying on top of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that enable them to compete with …Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Tackling the privacy versus security debateSpend 10 minutes around Nuala O'Connor Kelly and you realise this is a no-nonsense woman with a no-nonsense (and difficult) mission…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Taking the mobile back to its functional retro basicsNet Results: Every time I visit my parents in California, I get a regular request: set this or change that on my mother's mobile…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Lenovo is set to use IBM deal to target the WestThe sale of IBM's personal computing division to Lenovo was one of the biggest stories at the end of last year, because of the…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Geeky T-shirt is all that's left of boo.com legacyNet Results: I have a bright orange T-shirt that I only bring out for special events and this week sees one of those momentous…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Should censorship replace rating for computer games?Net Results: A recent lecture looked at the 'moral panic' over explicit, violent games and how children use themFri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Future is all in the past for weblog writersNet Results: "I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there," the much loved late Herb Caen, longtime columnist…Fri May 6 2005 - 01:00
Putting the accent on what citizens valueIn contrast to private sector financial value, Accenture aims to give governments a tool to measure their performance, writes…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Plug in iPot for a nice cup of teaNet Results: IPods for the masses? Not this year - although more correctly, one should say iPods for the classes, rather than…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Private research eases PARC split from XeroxNet Results: It once was one of the most famous technology research laboratories in the world, where most of modern personal…Fri Apr 1 2005 - 01:00
Holograms may be the perfect advertising toolLean one way and you watch hordes of men in sandals and tunics race across a plainFri Apr 1 2005 - 01:00
McDowell's sneaky data law heralds surveillance stateNet Results: Appalling and deeply cynical about the democratic processFri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00