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Yahoo shakes up app development with Mojito
Yahoo has released Mojito, a software framework for building applications that run across multiple platforms including iOS and Android. Until now, developers had to design separate apps for Apple’s and Google’s operating systems but by using Mojito, applications will work on any mobile device as well as PCs. The key is that the apps are...
App developer Furious Tribe signs deal with Vodafone
Mobile technology firm and app developer Furious Tribe has signed a deal which will allow Vodafone business customers to develop their own mobile apps. The agreement allows Vodafone clients exclusive access to Apptivate, Furious Tribe’s content management system, which enables a company to manage its mobile applications easily without the need for specialised IT skills....
Google Drive goes after Dropbox
Early next month Google is going to launch Google Drive, its long awaited cloud storage service that aims to take on popular storage services such as Dropbox and iCloud. It is also expected that Google will offer 5 GB of space for free to entice people to download the app and join the service. Also,...
Smart young scientists emerge from Bootcamp
The best overall group at the 2012 BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp is a team of five school students and their project Smart Pipe: An automated water circulation anti-freezing system. Matt Murtagh White (17) from Kilkenny College, Kilkenny; Emer Creedon (16) from Regina Mundi College, Cork; Adam Torrens (19) from South Eastern Regional College, Bangor;...
Annoying conference calls? There’s an app for that
For anyone who has to suffer through … I mean deal with, regular conference calls at work, you will understand how annoying they can be, especially if you have to rely on other people to be at their phones and have to deal with complex passwords or pin numbers to access an old-fashioned call system....
Pay your friend back with a Bump of your phone
Don’t have enough cash in your wallet to pay your friend back for the last round of drinks? Now you can transfer the money using a new app by simply bumping mobile phones. Bump Pay allows you to pay a friend by entering the amount you want to transfer and simply tapping your phone off...
How to thrive through ‘creative destruction’
Professor Christopher Tucci will deliver the InterTradeIreland 2012 Innovation Lecture at University College Dublin (UCD) on April 4th (#aiip2012). Tucci is Professor of Management of Technology at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where he holds the Chair in Corporate Strategy & Innovation. He is also co-author of the books Nurturing Science-Based Ventures...
New plastic heals like skin
Scientists have created a new plastic material that bleeds when scratched and heals itself like human skin. The new material turns red when damaged and, when exposed to light or temperature changes, mends broken molecular “bridges” to repair itself. The announcement was made at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting in San Diego, California. Lead...
‘Bully’- the controversial teenage film backed by Bing
A little film causing a fair degree of controversy stateside has received an unlikely backer in the form of Microsoft’s Bing search engine. ‘Bully’, a film that tackles teenage bullying, received an ‘R’ rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) meaning children under 17 won’t be able to legally see it in film...
Former Google employees aim to change daily deals
I have recently unsubscribed from all deal sites because I was sick of irrelevant offers clogging up my inbox. But new site Dealupa, launched by two former Google engineers, claims to have solved the problem of deal site fatigue. The deal aggregator uses its ‘Dealrank’ technology to find deals that are relevant to the user...
Got drunk and sent inappropriate tweets? There’s an app for that
Ever got tipsy and started tweeting what you think are awesome insights? Ever gone onto Facebook and left a trail of drunken destruction in your wake? Ever posted a state of the nation video explaining to the world exactly what you think about stuff and why? Of course not. But if you did, you will...
An app for bargain hunters on the move
A new iPhone app allows shoppers to find bargains in their vicinity. The new voucherpages.ie app picks up a user’s current location and displays discount vouchers available for all types of goods and services in the area. Users can also filter discounts by the type of product or service, enabling them to see relevant local...
