[29.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Puzzle-solving games that distract and engage players, such as Bejewelled 2 have been proven to reduce stress levels by 54pc when tested against a control group, according to research carried out by PopCap Games, which has offices in Dublin.
Symptoms including depression, tension and other mood-related disorders were observed […]

29.04.2008 Grand Theft Auto steals show with midnight runHundreds of Irish gamers will be queuing outside several GameStop outlets at midnight tonight with visions of car-jacking and drive-bys dancing in their heads, as the long awaited Grand Theft Auto follow-up goes on sale. …
29.04.2008 IP theft is a €150bn-a-year black marketInfringement of intellectual property (IP) […]

[29.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Hundreds of Irish gamers will be queuing outside several GameStop outlets at midnight tonight with visions of car-jacking and drive-bys dancing in their heads, as the long awaited Grand Theft Auto follow-up goes on sale.
Five GameStop outlets, Henry Street, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre and Clarehall Shopping Centre in […]

[29.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]It’s the little things that get you. The charger for my own Samsung phone has a big lump at the bottom of the plug to strengthen the connection of the lead. The result: being unable to use it with sockets on a skirting board. Simply having the lead going into […]

[29.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Infringement of intellectual property (IP) rights is a big business, estimated at €150bn, and European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has called on various sectors damaged by this, including technology and pharma, to unite to fight this tide.
“This is more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of 150 small countries,” […]

[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]On the market for eight months already, the redesigned, all-in-one, aluminium and glass iMac desktop has received its first major update: a faster processor and what Apple claims are the most powerful graphics ever seen on an iMac.
The powerful graphics punch will be delivered by a GeForce 8800 […]

28.04.2008 Brawns for Apple’s beautiful iMacOn the market for eight months already, the redesigned, all-in-one, aluminium and glass iMac desktop has received its first major update: a faster processor and what Apple claims are the most powerful graphics ever seen on an iMac. …
28.04.2008 Now 31,500 customer details missing on bank’s laptopsIn a staggering addendum […]

[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]There was a time when young travellers had to designate a large portion of their backpack to hefty tomes along the lines of the Lonely Planet guide, but now it seems that the backpacker who books online also favours ebooks.
Dublin-headquartered HostelWorld.com offers free, downloadable electronic pocket guides in […]

[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]In a staggering addendum to the news last week that four Bank of Ireland laptops containing 10,000 customer details have been stolen since last summer, it has emerged that the details on the laptops related to a total of 31,500 customers in a number of principal towns across Ireland.
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[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Ireland more than doubled its EU electronic recycling target in 2007, new figures have revealed.
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Ireland, one of Ireland’s two national compliance schemes for electrical recycling, said it collected almost 9kg of WEEE per person in its collection area during 2007, over double […]