Tech Radio Ireland

We look at moves in the USA and the EU to strengthen your ‘right to repair’ tech gadgets you own and extend their lifespan if you wish. We also chat about the new EU Digital COVID Cert and travel, plus why open source freeware Audacity has been scandal of the week online.

Flying cars are taking off, Issac Asimov’s Foundation is about to land on TV and the web’s Source Code has just sold for $5m. Lots of news and banter this week so smash that play button now!

Niall and Dusty are straight out of the Microsoft Windows 11 presentation with all the details of this massive re-launch of the worlds most used OS.

Thanks to online leaks, we can tell you what Windows 11 will look like before Microsoft announce it next week. We also discover how the energy market is changing due to homeworking and the challenge this ‘new normal’ brings to infrastructure and hardware. Further Information Vertiv.com EnelX.com

We go over the plethora of announcements by Apple this week and especially the two most important ones around interoperability and huge privacy changes.  We also chat with Charlie Gleeson the founder Zipp Mobility who pulls back the curtain to reveal some very surprising tech tricks with eScooters.

We look at some of the positive effects of the pandemic on our day-to-day tech lives including new developments from the EU who are launching an official app you can use as a driving license or public services card. We also chat with Alistair McKinstry, a climate scientist at the Irish Centre for High End Computing. He has been working on climate models to find out what kind of world we will be li...

We chat about how online working will morph back IRL with expert Ger McMahon from Fidelity Investments. We also deliver the latest news on SSD shortages due to crypto, online tv services and how Irish people are suffering digital fatigue.

We look behind the health service cyber attack and discover how a decision not to upgrade Windows could have led to disaster. We also hear from  Rubrick  a world leader in protecting high profile high value corporate data about what may have happened and how to protect the future.  www.rubrick.com

We look behind the health service cyber attack and discover how a decision not to upgrade Windows could have led to disaster. We also hear from Rubrick  a world leader in protecting high profile high value corporate data about what may have happened and how to protect the future. www.rubrick.com

We reveal how many Irish homes have fibre and how quickly it is being rolled out.  We also have the latest on ransom scams, MWC in Barcelona, new Whatsapp T&C and the incredible price of new HTC VR headsets. We also hear how you can’t replace the human factor in I.T. with Sam Mayne from Vipre Security .  

We explain why Apple could lose billions in their battle with Epic Games and get all the pros and cons on working from home as Niall and Dusty disagree on new working policies with tech giants. We also reveal a flight thats even hotter than a Ryanair jet to Spain and we discover Confirms new state-of-the-art test bed at UL with their director Conor McCarthy.

Samsungs Unpacked event this week unveiled new laptops that are as powerful as a pc but as slim as a smartphone. We give you the very impressive details. We  also mourn the loss of Dublins Digital Hub, give you something cool to try with Zoom and warn why ‘buying’ a video on iTunes doesn’t mean you actually own it. Finally, enjoy a great chat with Alison Campbell fro Knowledge Transfer Ireland abo...

A bunch of exciting new tech from Apple this week.  We go through the new iMac, iPhone, iPad Pro and Air Tags with Irish availability and pricing.  We also find out how you can sue Facebook, how many humans it will take to colonise Mars and all about Amazon Palm Reading. We end our specially extended edition chatting to Dr Justin Tonra from NUI Galway about how to use big data to auto read books a...

Does your smartphone suck up information about you, even when you are not connected to the internet. Fascinating findings with Prof Doug Leith from SFI Connect this week. We also have the latest announcements from Apple and Samsung and come up with a novel new fine for Facebook data breaches. Join us for Tech Radio with Fidelity Investments who specialize in fintech innovation and are hiring for t...

Three bilion social media profile photos have been scraped, put into a Facial Recognition database, and sold to the police. We have the story. We say a fond farewell to LG and hear about  a great new scheme were  Techies Go Green. Thanks to our sponsor this month, Fidelity Investments who are hiring for tech roles in Ireland. Apply now to virtually join a global leader in fintech innovation from t...

The law is beginning to catch up with our rapidly changing tech lives where working from home does not mean you need be available 24/7. We bring you up to speed on a right to disconnect and a right to remote working (even from pubs). Also, as Electric Ireland roll out smart meters which use AI to track your energy usage, Niall chats with the Chief Business Officer from its developer Bidgley , Gaut...

Intel are making massive investments in Ireland to bring the world their fastest chips ever. We discover more about this and how you can get your brand new mobile phones delivered by drone.

All the news of the week including Samsungs new A52 launched on St Patricks Day, why people share fake news and serious jail time for a Twitter hacker.

We check out NFT’s to see what they are and why they are so hot right now. We also chat with Orla Veale about a new smart initiative in South Dublin called Smart D8. Got something you would like us to cover? Email Dusty:  hello@techradiopodcast.com

Despite SpaceX blowing up their rockets, RTE blowing up DAB and Google blowing up VR, it’s actually all very positive. We tell you why. Plus Niall chats with Science Foundation Ireland about fast science and plans for 2025.

We’re used to dealing with virtual reality and artificial intelligence in the areas of gaming and manufacturing but what about the Arts?  We have a fascinating chat with Elaine Hoey, artist in residence at the Digital Hub. We also look at some shocking Facebook headlines from Australia and find out who had the best view of the Mars landling last week.

Bitcoin v Wall Street and Facebook v Australia making the news on Earth this week.  Perserverance Rover is making the news on Mars. We have it all on this weeks podcast!  Plus a fascinating chat about using augmented reality to build hyper-scale data centres.