What is SISTEM? SISTEM stands for Student’s Inter-Society Tech & Enterprise Meetup. It is an annual tech event that was started by the DCU Redbrick Society. It was originally organised by James McDermott and Lorcan Boyle in late 2017, proposed by Boyle as an inter-college tech-conference. The first SISTEM event, SISTEM 2018, had 61 attendees. […]
Facebook postpones launch of dating service amidst data protection investigation
Facebook has delayed the launch of its new dating service in Europe following the opening of a data protection investigation into the new feature by the Data Protection Commission (DPC). The Irish Data Protection Commission released a statement on February 12th which explained that Facebook had intended to release the feature the following day (February […]
Twitter Allows Global Access to ‘Hide Replies’ Feature
On November 21st, Twitter introduced global access to a new feature which will allow users to hide replies to their tweets. The aim of the feature, according to Twitter, is to give their users more control over their own conversations. In the company’s November 22nd blog post, Twitter’s Director of Communications, Suzanne Xie, explained that […]
HP OMEN Mindframe Review – Keep your cool
What are they The HP OMEN Mindframe is a new headset from HP’s gaming brand, OMEN. Costing between €150 – €200, they are on the premium end of peripherals. But they do have one feature that defines them from your standard gaming headsets – they are cool. Cool, as in, they keep your ears cool […]