- Tawkon wants to protect against cellphone radiation Cellphone radiation is a contentious issue. The World Health Organisation describes it as possibly carcinogenic, and most research to date has proved inconclusive. Whether that research is proven or not, many would prefer to air on the side of caution. For that reason, Israeli startup Tawkon has created an Android app that attempts to limit users' exposure to harmful levels of cellphone radiation.
- Day one of the Dublin Web Summit [Gallery] Day one of the Dublin Web Summit has almost ended. Now the largest tech conference in Europe, the scale of this year's event is evident - over 200 speakers, 370 exhibiting startups and 4,000 in attendance. Our day one gallery should give you a flavour of the day's proceedings.
- Dublin named as one of seven best new cities for startups Fortune has named Dublin, Ireland as one of the seven best new global cities for startups, sharing Silicon Valley's "potent combination of creativity and capitalism".
- Kevin Rose and 4chan's Chris Poole join Dublin Web Summit lineup Well-known serial internet entrepreneur Kevin Rose and 4chan founder Chris Poole have both joined this October's Dublin Web Summit lineup.
- First speakers at this year's Dublin Web Summit announced The first set of speakers at this year's Dublin Web Summit have been announced; a list that consists mostly, and quite purposely, of female entrepreneurs in tech as founder Paddy Cosgrave attempts to highlight this growing demographic.
- Redeem & Get announced as the winner of this year's Spark of Genius Award Redeem & Get has been announced as the winner of the ESB Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Award and will now receive a business support package worth €40,000 and an investment offer of €100,000 from ACT Venture Capital.
- Delayed Facebook Timeline now confirmed as only "a matter of weeks" away Speaking to The Next Web's European Editor Martin Bryant at the Dublin Web Summit today, Ethan Beard, Director of Developer Marketing at Facebook, has confirmed that the roll-out of the new Timeline profile is now only "a matter of weeks" away.
- RTÉ Player arriving on the iPhone and iPad before Christmas Aisling McCabe, director of platform development at RTÉ, took to the stage at the Dublin Web Summit this evening to announce RTÉ's plans to launch RTÉ Player iPhone and iPad app in the coming months. More specfically, before Christmas.
- Five Irish start-ups shortlisted for Spark of Genius award The names of the five start-ups shortlisted for the final round of the ESB Electric Ireland Spark of Genius Award have been announced and will now go head-to-head at tomorrow's Dublin Web Summit to win a support package worth €40,000 and an investment offer of €100,000.
- Michael Birch, Liam Casey and Chris Horn confirmed to speak at October’s Dublin Web Summit Joining the two high-profile speakers already announced for October's Web Summit, Jawed Karim and Eric Ly, are two of Ireland's tech community leaders, Chris Horn and Liam Casey, and Michael Birch, the man who founded Bebo and subsequently sold to AOL for $595m in 2008.