David Smith and Clyde Hutchinson on Disruptive Ecosystems [Video]
Disruptors was the title of a conference held last Friday in Dublin's Marker hotel. Technology.ie was there and we spoke to many of the contributors, beginning with David Smith and Clyde Hutchinson who had just participated in a
Stripe Capitalises on Twitter Buy and Apple Pay
On Monday Twitter announced that they are testing a 'Buy button', with a limited introduction beginning in the US. Stripe, founded by the Collison Brothers from Limerick, is one of five companies providing payment services for
Úna Spills the Beans on Food [Podcast]
Our guest on today's podcast is Úna-Minh Kavanagh, blogger, journalist, broadcaster and campaigner. (Download here: 19:38; 11MB; MP3 - or click the player above). She's worked for JustEat.ie and interned with Storyful and most recently worked
Two Phones and Lotsa Watches, Three Chords and the Truth
Yesterday's Apple product announcements are probably the least surprising there have ever been. The much anticipated iWatch turns out to be much more sensibly named as Apple Watch, and the iPhone 6 is bigger, better and comes in
Freakonomics on Regulating the Sharing Economy
We recently had Steve DelBianco of Netchoice on our podcast, to talk about the regulatory and legislative challenges facing disruptive "sharing" innovators, specifically Lyft and Uber and the proposed California legislation regarding insurance. This week's Freakonomics podcast and
MissionV Launches its VR Platform for All Schools
Earlier this year we visited a primary school in county Offaly to see the MissionV Virtual Reality Programme for Schools in action, as children used the Oculus Rift VR Headset to immerse themselves in a recreation of
