TechRadio Best of 2016

This week Niall visits the Science Gallery for the official launch of the Adapt Centre for research into digital content. There he meets centre director Prof Vincent Wade and samples some of the research projects going on there.
Back in the studio Dusty speaks with entrepreneur author of The Naked Solicitor, Chrissie Lightfoot, about the future of the legal profession.

Adapting to new content with Prof Vincent Wade and Chrissie Lightfoot on AI and the Law

This week Niall and Dusty discuss why it’s been a bad week for Boards.ie and Twitter; the worst passwords in the world; and Vodafone and Saorview announce new TV offerings. Also, Dusty talks with Alison CEO Mike Feerick about his plan to make education free.

Mike Feerick: The man from Alison

This week we discuss data protection, what it means, where it's going and what role the EU has with it. Also, Dusty talks to Hibernia College's Rob O'Neill about the logistics of running a college entirely online.

Different class, different classrooms with Hibernia College's Rob O'Neill

This week we look at Apple's strong stance on data protection; give an overview of the smartphone market and what you really need to know before you make a purchase; and social media evangelist Ted Rubin explains his concept of 'return on relationship' ahead of the Social Media Summit in Dublin.

Ted Rubin explains 'return on relationship' in social media

This week Apple claims victory against the DoJ who claim victory against Apple; Microsoft lays out its plans at Build; the first Oculus Rift headsets ship in the US; and Niall visits Tallaght hospital to see how robots are being integrated into healthcare.

The robot will see you now - A visit to Tallaght Hospital

The latest news from Facebook F8 and a warnings on a dodgy Samsung Galaxy update working its way through Ireland. Lastly, Niall and Dusty argue over who was the greatest robot ever to grace popular culture

Rant show - Bad robots

This week we have some shocking stats from Vodafone's Connected Futures report on the state of broadband in Ireland; why it's been a good week/bad week for Google, plus all the latest international tech news.

Rant show - Connected Futures report

This week we have some surprising research into cyberbullying with Zenith Optimedia's Declan Kelly; Helen Doherty on a big gaming event coming to Buncrana; and we mourn the passing of the VCR.

Cyberbullying, Nintendo in Buncrana, and the end of the VCR

This week Niall goes to the Irish launch of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 where he meets Samsung's director for Ireland Gary Twohig and futurologist Rudy de Waele

Some Notes on the future with Rudy de Waele and Samsung's Gary Twohig

On this week's pulpy TechRadio we take a look at the history of science writing with Prof Philip Bowler from Queens University, Belfast. 

In other news we'll have a new report on broadband in Ireland - hint: it's not great - and we have a brilliant Sony Xperia X smartphone to give away to one attentive listener.

Prof Philip Bowler from Queen's University on what we write about when we write about science

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TechRadio Best of 2016

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