From Adam Maguire:
The Evening Herald’s Michael O’Doherty recently bemoaned the Apple £society” of which he had become a member, following his purchase of an iPhone.
This world was full of unlikable hipsters, he said, who do little more than brag about their latest Apple purchases.
As evidence of his claim he pointed to news that Apple was [...]

From Adam Maguire:
Leading figures in social media will descend on Galway later this month as part of the seventh annual BlogTalk international conference. The two-day event, which took place last year in South Korea, will be held on the campus of NUI Galway on August 26th and 27th.
Speakers already scheduled include Galway-born entrepreneur Fergus Hurley [...]

From Adam Maguire:
Many organisations have scrapped or curtailed IT projects in light of the downturn, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey of Irish chief information officers (CIOs).
One-third of those asked said planned or initiated projects in their organisation had been cancelled in the past year. Two-thirds also reported a reduction in the scope of other [...]

From Adam Maguire:
An Irish company is testing new technology that could revolutionise navigation for the blind. Point The Way is conducting early tests of its phone application that helps visually impaired users follow GPS directions easily.
The application uses a phone’s built-in GPS receiver and compass to gauge its location. It then vibrates when the phone [...]

From Adam Maguire:
Irish company Openet has announced the roll-out of a flexible data payment system for Apple’s iPad on a major US carrier, believed to be ATT.
The company manages the transaction process that users are guided through when activating their iPad’s 3G connection and allows the network to provide fixed and ad hoc data packages.
Prepay [...]

From Adam Maguire:
Irish company Openet has announced the roll-out of a flexible data payment system for Apple’s iPad on a major US carrier, believed to be ATT.
The company manages the transaction process that users are guided through when activating their iPad’s 3G connection and allows the network to provide fixed and ad hoc data packages.
Prepay [...]

From Adam Maguire:
Small firms still have a lot of catching up to do online, according to David Curtin, chief executive of the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) which manages Ireland’s .ie internet address space.
Mr Curtin said many companies still had a “picture postcard” website containing little more than contact details, with few [...]

From Adam Maguire:
With no desks, fixed computers or phone lines in sight, you would be forgiven for thinking Microsoft’s office in Schiphol, Amsterdam, had fallen prey to an overzealous cost-cutter. However this jarringly informal workplace, which looks more like a giant cafe than an office block, is actually the work-life balance [...]

From Adam Maguire:
Small firms still have a lot of catching up to do online, according to David Curtin, chief executive of the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) which manages Ireland’s .ie internet address space.
Mr Curtin said many companies still had a “picture postcard” website containing little more than contact details, with few [...]

From Adam Maguire:
With no desks, fixed computers or phone lines in sight, you would be forgiven for thinking Microsoft’s office in Schiphol, Amsterdam, had fallen prey to an overzealous cost-cutter. However this jarringly informal workplace, which looks more like a giant cafe than an office block, is actually the work-life balance [...]