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 […]
The Irish Computer Society is looking for members to volunteer as judges for the National Scratch Competition. The Scratch competition run by the Irish Computer Society aims to raise students interest in software development, and related career opportunities, by providing a better understanding of how software is built and works. Scratch is a programming language that […]
Padraig O’ Scanaill, a young Waterford entrepreneur and finalist in Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition, picked up the award for the ‘Best Online Promotion of Business’ and won €1,000 worth of Google Adwords for his company, Fund Recs. Of the 24 finalists from 17 counties competing in the inaugural national competition, the special award […]
Ryanair today announced Ryanair Labs, “a state-of-the-art digital and IT innovation hub” based at its Dublin Office Campus in Swords, as it continues the recruitment of 200 new staff to develop “a world class online travel platform”. It’s the latest step in the company’s embrace of the internet, which saw the replacement of their old “1990s-style” website last […]
Here’s something special for a Monday. Stephen Malinowsky has spent a lifetime working on his Music Animation Software, which literally brings a new dimension to music appreciation, by representing it visually. The arrival of YouTube gave him “a great way for me to share my work”, and this video of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor has had over 22 million views […]
Phorest is a company with a Big Hairy Audacious Goal: to capture 25% of the global market for management software for hair salons and beauty parlours. They’re already number one in Ireland and the fastest growing in the UK, and they’ve just launched in the US. Connor Keppel is Phorest’s marketing manager and he spoke to Technology.ie at the Sunday Business […]
Which Linux distributions are popular? Why do people use it? Who contributes the most to it? Pingdom have released a pretty slick infographic that answers these and other questions:
Macheist runs a special bundle offer on Mac software about once a year. The bundles usually give you several hundred euro worth of software for a fraction of the price. This year is no different, with them offering $589 worth for $29. 25% of all purchases goes to charity and you can choose to give […]
Infacta, who are based in Sligo, have been producing email marketing software for Windows for several years. They recently announced Hoolie, which brings their solution to OSX for the first time. Judging by the information on the site and the screenshots it looks like it covers all the bases, though the list management options appear […]
