The big story in Irish tech today is that Web Summit will not be held in Dublin from next year. They’ve decided to move the event to Lisbon. There’s a post over on their blog announcing it, as well as an opinion piece by Paddy Cosgrave over on the Irish Times which explains the thinking. […]
Netflix has a very large subscriber base and they obviously track a lot of different data points. Earlier today they released some data in relation to people’s viewing habits, more specifically at what point in a TV series run people get addicted. What’s interesting is that the pilot episode isn’t a strong indicator of “addiction” […]
Fans of nineties TV animation Biker Mice from Mars have an opportunity to help turn the franchise into a mobile game, thanks to a Kickstarter launched by an Irish company yesterday. Galway-based game developers 9th Impact beat off international competition last year to get the licence to develop a Biker Mice game for Android and iOS. They’ve been working […]
This recent cartoon from XKCD will strike a chord with many, especially those of us who maintain aging systems.
Did you know that the pollinating work of bees and other insects is worth €53 million to agriculture in Ireland, North and South? That includes £7 million per annum for apples in Northern Ireland, and €3.9 million for oilseed rape in the Republic. Our guest on today’s podcast is Dr Úna FitzPatrick from National Biodiversity Data Centre in […]
The telephone is as old as cinema, and from its beginnings has provided a very useful narrative device for the medium. Why bother to bring characters together, when they can just pick the phone? And the phone itself can become a plot point: answering a phone is a moment filled with possibilities, especially if the call is coming […]
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old who built a digital clock to impress his teacher and got arrested because police and school authorities thought it was a hoax bomb, has revealed that he is still suspended by the school. Neither has he received an apology from the school but it doesn’t matter, he told a press conference, because he is […]
Chinese companies, Beijing Bluesky Aviation Technology and Sino TekCo, have awarded contracts valued at a total of $1.45 Million to Arralis, a technology company servicing the aerospace and security sector, founded and based in Limerick. The official signing of the contracts was witnessed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD […]
For those fanboys and girls who just can’t get enough of Jony Ive saying “aluminium” in his soothing English tones, check out JonyJive.com! Choose from a range of words and phrases used by Apple’s design guru, and construct your own hypnotic, if meaningless utterances! View image | gettyimages.com How about: I can’t articulate why soft, […]
When you see this video by Enrique Iglesias you’ll want to play it again. It’s everything pop music should be: beautiful, sexy, fun – full of hooks and harmonies, rhythm and energy. You won’t be surprised it’s got over one billion views on YouTube, but you might also wonder why you haven’t heard of it before. Not […]
