STEM is becoming increasingly relevant in Ireland today, with the government providing massive funding for various STEM-related facilities in Irish universities. There are many opportunities available for university students to get involved in STEM-based activities – even those not enrolled in related courses. One such activity is Formula Student. Formula One’s World Championship is probably the […]
Irish Collegiate Esports Winter Challenge announced – What you need to know
The Irish Collegiate Esports organisation has announced the second season of its inter-university tournament that plays host to a number of games online. Last year’s event proved a success, with both the League of Legends and the Counter Strike: Global Offensive tournaments drawing in a number of the most popular universities from across Ireland. This […]
Ireland is ill-equipped to deal with the energy usage of its tech companies
Trailing the pack Ireland is in a fairly unique situation. Even though we’ve attracted a multitude of top tech companies, our gross use of renewable energy still trails the EU average. Why is it that we still greatly rely on fossil fuels despite huge investment in the technology sector? Can anything be done about it? […]
Dublin Games Festival 2018 – Games, Entertainment and More!
Dublin Games Festival 2018 Since our report last week on the Dublin Games Festival in November 2018, we have received more information from Graeme Moore (COO and Co-Founder of Aeonspark Events). So, here’s what to expect from Dublin Games Festival on the 24th of November. Primarily, it has become quite apparent that DGF has created […]
Microsoft Announce 200 New Jobs in Irish Operation
Microsoft today announced that they are creating 200 new jobs in their Leopardstown complex in Dublin, the European Headquarters of the company. Microsoft has operated in Ireland since 1985 with only 100 employees. Today, the tech supergiants currently hold 2000 jobs across a variety of different skill sets. These new jobs include 100 positions for […]
Apple unveils new iPhone models, along with Irish pricing and preorder info
Earlier on Wednesday, Apple unveiled three new additions to their iPhone X line. Apple also showed off a new Apple watch during the event. Here’s all you need to know about the phones, along with Irish pricing and information on how you can pre-order them here in Ireland. Bigger is better There are now three […]
A Bitcoin retrospective: Where did it all go wrong?
Crypto fever If you took a quick walk around Dublin today you’d think that Bitcoin fever has gripped the masses; it seems that every passing bus is plastered with the same eToro crypto ad. Bitcoin’s massive increase in value over the last five years has drawn people into cryptocurrency trading at a truly astronomical rate. […]
Social engineering and how to protect yourself
At the beginning of this year, countless reports were spreading in newspapers and WhatsApp groups with lists of numbers. All of these numbers had one thing in common; if you get a call from one, do not answer! These numbers are operated by social engineers and are part of a worldwide social engineering effort. Fraudsters, […]
The Samsung Q900R QLED 8K TV is most likely coming to Ireland
IFA Berlin 2018 has been an exciting event so far. With new offerings from the likes of Sony and BlackBerry, the coming months look pretty great for smartphone enthusiasts. While Samsung didn’t have anything by the way of smartphones to offer at the event, they did have something else. Their brand new 8K TV, the Q900R […]
Microsoft attempts to revolutionise the console market with a hardware-as-a-service model
Noble roots We’re all familiar with the concept of Games as a service. As inflation increases and margins fall, companies are trying to steer consumers away from once-off purchases. The development of micro-transactions, games as a service and — gasp — lootboxes have all been instrumental in securing new revenue streams for game developers and […]