Gangnam Style Broke 2 Billion Views
While most videos uploaded to Youtube and other video sharing sites get little or no views, ones that go “viral” can clock up millions of views. However in the case of Gangnam Style the viewing numbers are off the charts – literally. The official video broke the 2 billion views mark a few days ago […]
Shift Conference is a Bridge to Startup Culture in Croatia [Audio]
You can’t simply “recreate” Silicon Valley in a place like Croatia, says Ivan Burazin. “We’re on the Mediterranean here”, he says, “most people are a little bit easygoing”. Instead Ivan is working to build a bridge, combining the best of both Eastern European and Silicon Valley culture. That bridge is called Shift, the conference which will be held next week […]
Child Sexual Abuse Material Traced to Servers in Ireland shows Increase
There has been an increase in Child Sexual Abuse Material traced to servers in Ireland according to the annual report of the Hotline.ie service, which was launched this morning by the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (Hotline.ie). The report covers the period from January to December 2013, during which 7 cases of Child Sexual Abuse […]
Google’s New Self-Driving Car Has No Steering Wheel
It certainly puts an end to arguments about who’s driving. Nobody is driving: the car is. Google’s self-driving car technology has been making headlines for years. Now they’ve taken to the next level by unveiling their very own driverless car. True to its core concept: it has no steering wheel! In a post on the Google blog, project director […]
Making Dance Music From iPhone Tones
There’s quite a few mixes out there that people have created using ringtones. This one is pretty damn good:
Don’t just Count Your Steps: Use Your Head with Lumafit
An Irish company has a unique new take on wearable computing which could revolutionise how we work out and relax. Lumafit is the brainchild of Darran Hughes and Steven Hughes who realised that the wrist is the wrong place to monitor exercise: there’s just too much going on there. Instead, the Lumafit is worn behind the ear, tracking the movement […]
Children React To Old Computers
It’s 2014. My mobile phone is more powerful by several multiples than the first desktop computer I bought. These days we interact with computers quickly and relatively easily and it’s getting easier and more intuitive all the time. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s we’ve lived through the evolution […]
Balancing Work and Life on your Phone: Google Buys Divide
Update: Podcast from Today FM with Conn talking to Conall Ó Móráin on the Sunday Business Show. Google has bought Divide, makers of an app which divides your phone into separate areas for work and personal life. BYOD, “Bring Your Own Device”, is a trend in business, with many advantages, allowing employees to use the […]
Morgan Freeman on Helium
In case you’re getting bored with talk of elections here’s Morgan Freeman on helium: http://youtu.be/DCpsusTta4w
Net Neutrality Explained via Rap (sort of)
“Net Neutrality” is a hot topic in the US at the moment, but it’s also something that the rest of us are keeping a very close eye on. But what exactly is it? This rather amusing rap video featuring “Tim Berners-Lee” helps to explain it (sort of):