# technology - Thursday 27 January, 2011
# Anonymous
# Anonymous
UK police say they have arrested five men, aged between 15 and 26, in connection with the online activist group supporting WikiLeaks. Anonymous has also attacked Fine Gael’s site.
# technology - Wednesday 26 January, 2011
# GE11
From Business ETC
# GE11
Social media election campaigning getting seriously underway as Labour’s election app hits iTunes.
# technology - Tuesday 25 January, 2011
# Cloud Computing
# Cloud Computing
A report compiled by Goodbody and commissioned by Microsoft says Ireland’s cloud computing base could be the ‘next IFSC’.
# technology - Tuesday 11 January, 2011
# Twitter Prisoner
# Twitter Prisoner
A Chinese woman was sent to a Labour camp for retweeting a sarcastic anti-Japanese message – and lawyers want help.
# technology - Monday 10 January, 2011
# Fine Gael
# Fine Gael
The full text of the party’s statement on the “hacking crime” that saw the details of almost 2,000 people compromised.
# technology - Thursday 6 January, 2011
# App Store
# App Store
The new store – the equivalent of the iTunes store, but for Mac software – may help Apple make further dents in the PC market.
# technology - Tuesday 4 January, 2011
# 3D TV
# 3D TV
Business Insider remains convinced that 3D TV is done for. Check out their reasons why…
# technology - Friday 17 December, 2010
# Wikileaks
# Wikileaks
The WikiLeaks founder says the sexual assault allegations against him are part of attempts to discredit him and his site.
# technology - Monday 13 December, 2010
# Wikileaks
# Wikileaks
Julian Assange’s lawyer tells al-Jazeera that a grand jury in Virginia is considering criminal charges for WikiLeaks.
# Amazon
# Amazon
The online retailer – which went down for 30 minutes last night – says its disruption was the cause of a technical fault.
# technology - Saturday 11 December, 2010
# Anonymous
# Anonymous
The Anonymous gathering of ‘hacktivists’ instead decide to spread WikiLeaks’ documents as much as is possible.
# technology - Tuesday 7 December, 2010
# Wikileaks
# Wikileaks
The controversial WikiLeaks editor will appear at a Magistrates court this afternoon in relation to sexual assault claims.
# technology - Monday 6 December, 2010
# Wikileaks
# Wikileaks
China ramped up pressure on Google to censor its results after senior officials searched for their own names, a leaked cable says.
# technology - Wednesday 24 November, 2010
# Twitter Joke Trial
From The Daily Edge
# Twitter Joke Trial
Paul Chambers has opted to appeal his conviction for “menace”, after joking about bombing an English airport on Twitter.
# technology - Friday 12 November, 2010
# Facebook Mail
# Facebook Mail
The next step in Facebook’s war for global domination: an integrated email product for every user.
# Xbox
# Xbox
Hacker wins $3,000 prize after creating drivers for Microsoft’s motion detection device.
# technology - Monday 8 November, 2010
# Wake Up!
# Wake Up!
The same bug that caused Irish iPhone owners to wake an hour late last week strikes for the third time – this time, in the US.
# technology - Sunday 7 November, 2010
# Tax Evasion
# Tax Evasion
Internet site could be very useful tool for Revenue Commissioners in their search for evidence of undeclared wealth.
# technology - Monday 1 November, 2010
# Oops
# Oops
You got an extra hour in bed yesterday… and if you have an iPhone, you may have stolen another one.
# technology - Friday 29 October, 2010
# Digital TV
# Digital TV
Minister Eamon Ryan says digital switchover in 2012 could net Ireland €500m by allowing more mobile and broadband services.
# technology - Wednesday 27 October, 2010
# Apple
# Apple
…because the white one is delayed again.
# Junk Email
From The Daily Edge
# Junk Email
Emails selling ‘V1agra’ and ‘h0t w0m3n’ fall by 20% in a month after a leading professional spammer goes on the run.
# technology - Sunday 24 October, 2010
# Microsoft
From The Daily Edge
# Microsoft
Now THAT’S brand loyalty. Melinda Gates says there’s no room for anything Apple in the house – even an iPod.
# technology - Friday 15 October, 2010
# Online Advertising
# Online Advertising
Shares jump by almost 10% after the company announces a 32% increase in profits for the third quarter.
# Tech Deals
# Tech Deals
But will Microsoft’s latest social network integration put pressure on Google?
# technology - Thursday 14 October, 2010
# Social Search
# Social Search
Users of Microsoft’s search engine will be given results including content their friends have ‘Liked’ on Facebook.
# technology - Tuesday 12 October, 2010
# CountMeOut.ie
# CountMeOut.ie
CountMeOut.ie puts itself on hold because of “lack of clarity” over whether the church now acknowledges defections.
# Google
# Google
A self-driving car is just the latest in Google’s strange investments…
# technology - Monday 11 October, 2010
# Smartphones
# Smartphones
Nine new smartphone devices will be launched later this month and early in November.
# Autopilot
# Autopilot
The company has been working on automated cars that pull data from Google Maps to drive where you want.
# technology - Friday 8 October, 2010
# BaNAMA Republic
# BaNAMA Republic
‘NAMAland’ uses your iPhone or Android’s camera and GPS to show you if nearby property is publicly owned.
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
Research In Motion reaches an agreement with the Emirates to avoid having the handsets banned from the country.
# technology - Wednesday 6 October, 2010
# Censored
From The Daily Edge
# Censored
Exploiting the new ‘Google Instant’, users discover search terms that Google deliberately keeps blank.
# technology - Tuesday 5 October, 2010
# Microsoft
# Microsoft
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer says there’ll be tablets running Windows on sale by the end of 2010.
# Stuxnet
# Stuxnet
You might not have heard of Stuxnet – but after seeing this video you might get a little bit nervous about it.
# technology - Thursday 30 September, 2010
# WebP
# WebP
Forget JPEG, GIF or PNG: meet Google’s WebP format, which it says can make files lighter without losing detail.
# technology - Tuesday 28 September, 2010
# PlayBook
# PlayBook
Research In Motion, the manufacturers of the BlackBerry, launch the PlayBook: a business-focused tablet machine.
# technology - Friday 24 September, 2010
# Facebook
# Facebook
The 150-minute downtime was down to a process correcting an error, which threw up an error, which it tried to correct…
# Gmail
# Gmail
Gmail users begin to see red banners on their pages warning them that IP addresses in China were attempting to log in.
# technology - Wednesday 22 September, 2010
# Twitter Attack
# Twitter Attack
A 17-year-old Australian whizkid was to blame for the ‘onMouseOver’ issues that plagued the microblogging site.
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