Apple has scored a victory against Samsung in a US court case over patent infringements. If you’ve been following this, you’ll know that Samsung and Apple have been suing and counter-suing each other in a whole heap of lawsuits in recent times. To be exact, more than 30 legal suits have been filed since 2010 across four continents.
Ever heard of Startup Grind? It’s an event that started in Silicon Valley in 2010, but it has now spread to 20 cities around the world, and Dublin just happens to be one of them.
If you’ve been following our digital challenge start-ups and their progress, here’s the second instalment:
http://www.irishtimesidealab.com/2012/08/06/video-diary-week-two/
We all know that Google is a dab hand at producing some timely – and interesting – doodles for its home page. But this Olympics themed one is probably one of its best in the recent run.
It’s a fully functioning hurdling game. You can even share your scores at the end.
UPDATE: Today’s is almost as good (but not quite). Test out your basketball skills. Apparently my computer basketball skills are as good as my real-world ones – not very.
In today’s media industry, you can’t stand still for too long, or you risk getting left behind. We could all benefit from a bit of innovation, and who better to bring that to the Irish Times than entrepreneurs?
In recent months, the Irish Times put out a call for start-ups that could work with us in new ways. Five were shortlisted and have already begun their eight-week “getting to know you” period, where everyone figures out if we can all work together in mutually beneficial ways. The companies that made it to this stage: Knockon.ie, GetBulb, Picturk, MyiFli and Storyflow.
