Archive for the ‘Business’

  • New iPhone
    It seems that fans of Apple’s iPhone won’t have to wait for Steve Jobs’ Keynote speech to see the latest model as popular tech site Gizmodo claims to have gotten their hands on one. The “iPhone HD” seems to have a more square shape, larger battery, front facing camera and a camera flash. Many of these are features iPhone users have been crying...
    by Editor at April 27th, 2010 at 03:04 pm
  • The iPad is Coming
    The sun is shining on this warm April day in New York. The queue is moving quickly. I’m outside the Apple Store, a glass cube jutting out of the concrete maze that is Manhattan. As I make way down the glass spiral stair case I first set my eyes on Steve Jobs’ “Magical and Revolutionary Device”, the iPad. When I reach the crowded table where Apples...
    by Editor at April 27th, 2010 at 02:04 pm
  • Cool Heads Needed in Copenhagen
    ALL eyes will be on Copenhagen from 7th of December as world leaders begin a two week summit to hammer out a new climate change deal. One hundred and ninety two countries will take part in the conference to be attended by 15,000 officials, politicians, campaigners and journalists. The Copenhagen summit aims to agree a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which set out...
    by admin at December 7th, 2009 at 03:12 pm
  • Online Games Growth in Ireland
      Call of Duty 4 The global value of the computer games industry was $20 billion. It is an astonishing figure that is estimated to have been growing at a rate of 20% per year in spite of the recession. It is a feature of products that can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home that they tend to do relatively better in times of recession. The gaming industry has now...
    by admin at December 7th, 2009 at 01:12 pm
  • New Look Liberty
      View of the proposed new Liberty Hall from O'Connell Bridge Amidst all the doom and gloom it is somewhat heartening to report on SIPTU plans for a New Liberty Hall.   The Current Liberty Hall which 16 stories was for many years the Nations tallest building and the nearest thing Ireland had to a Sky scraper, will be torn down and replaced with a new state of the...
    by admin at December 7th, 2009 at 01:12 pm
  • Playing the Right Cards
    If you were going to lend money to someone or take them on as a creditor there are two things that would give you comfort (i) knowing that the were extremely wealthy, so wealthy that it was almost inconceivable that they would go broke and (ii) knowing that they were earning huge amounts of money every day of every week. The same common sense rules apply to the world of...
    by admin at December 7th, 2009 at 09:12 am