Categorised as: Computers & News
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IBM awards €7,500 Catalyst Grant to Age Action Ireland News
05.07.2011 As part of its centennial celebration, IBM will deliver hundreds of new service grants, valued at more than $12m, which support employees' volunteer activities to build a... -
Google+ app is coming to iOS devices News
05.07.2011 Google is readying a mobile app version of its new social networking ecosystem Google+ for iOS devices such as the iPhone and the iPad, a company executive said last night.Categories: Unified Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Microsoft consolidates PC games marketplace into Xbox.com News
04.07.2011 Microsoft is merging its Games for Windows Marketplace with Xbox.com to create a single destination for all video game content, the company said, less than a year after...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Mobility, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Computers -
Belfast start-up sets out to disrupt the global apps business News
30.06.2011 An innovative Belfast-based start-up, JamPot Technologies Ltd, is set to turn the mobile phone app industry on its head by enabling ordinary users to design, build and launch...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Cisco creates an apps store for its Cius tablet computer News
29.06.2011 Communications technology giant Cisco has unveiled AppHQ, an app ecosystem built specifically for its Android-based Cius tablet computer which enables unified communications in... -
Amount of data in 2011 equal to 57.5bn 32GB Apple iPads News
28.06.2011 Some 1.8 zettabytes of data will be created in 2011, according to a new IDC Digital Universe study, equal to 57.5bn 32GB Apple iPads. This means data volumes are doubling every... -
Access to computers in Irish schools below OECD average News
28.06.2011 The percentage of students using a computer in Irish schools (62.9pc) is significantly below the OECD average (74.2pc), a new OECD PISA report into online digital literacy has...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Computers, Communications -
Sony unveils VAIO Z laptop with Light Peak News
28.06.2011 Sony has unveiled a new VAIO Z Series notebook PC, weighing less than 1.2 kilograms and offering a Power Media Dock, which uses Intel’s Light Peak technology. -
RTÉ News Now app hits 100,000 downloads in four months News
28.06.2011 RTÉ has revealed its News Now app has been downloaded 100,000 times in the last four months, bringing the total number of individual downloads of the app to 300,000.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Computers, Apps -
The week in gadgets News
27.06.2011 Summertime is supposed to be quiet - not so on the gadget front! There are indications that Apple is preparing to launch its new MacBook Air with Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt;...Tags: Windows Phone 7 , Microsoft, Smartphones, Tablet Computers, Best Buy, Nokia, Apple, Samsung, MacBook Air -
Best Buy’s secret weapon to return lost/stolen phones to owners News
27.06.2011 US electronics retailer Best Buy is to deploy an innovative technology created in Ireland that takes a picture of a smartphone, laptop or tablet thief and then uses GPS and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple plans to sell 8m MacBook Air computers in Q3 News
24.06.2011 New intel from Taiwan suggests Apple is predicting it will sell 8m MacBook Air personal computers in the third quarter ending September. This is double the amount sold in the... -
WordPress.org force resets all passwords News
22.06.2011 Suspicious activity has forced popular blogging service WordPress to reset all passwords. The company says it noticed suspicious commits to several popular plugins, including...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Servers, Security, IT Management, Computers, Communications -
Microsoft’s SkyDrive gets HTML5 speed boost News
21.06.2011 Microsoft’s personal drive in the cloud – SkyDrive – has been given an HTML5 makeover to make it faster, easier to navigate and optimised for viewing and sharing photos. So far,...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Software, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Computers, Cloud -
Fujitsu’s ‘K’ is the fastest supercomputer on the planet News
20.06.2011 China’s Tianhe-1A supercomputer has been knocked from first place as the world's fastest computer by Japan’s K, built by Fujitsu, which is capable of making 8.2 quadrillion (8.2... -
Apple offers students a €75 Mac apps gift card News
17.06.2011 Apple is offering students, lecturers and university staff a €75 University Gift Card to buy apps on the Mac and iOS App Stores, as well as goods on iTunes if they buy a new Mac... -
it@Cork and IBM donate time and tech to Shine Autism Centre News
15.06.2011 Some 80 children and more than 250 families in south Munster are to benefit from a new initiative by it@cork and IBM employees in the region who will donate their time and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Leadership & Management, Hardware, Education, Computers -
Sony S1 or S2 to get September release in Europe? News
16.06.2011 Reports suggest that one of Sony’s upcoming tablets – the S1 or the S2 – will arrive at the end of September in Europe in selected stores. -
IBM is 100 years old today - happy birthday Big Blue News
16.06.2011 IBM, or ‘Big Blue’ as it is known in the technology industry, is 100 years old today. The company was formed on 16 June 1911 in New York by Charles Ranlett Flint as the...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Servers, R&D, Jobs, IT Management, Hardware, Green Computing, Digital Business, Data Management, Computers -
HP reshuffle – will Apotheker re-energise this IT giant? News
14.06.2011 HP CEO Léo Apotheker’s organisational changes appear aimed at getting the world’s biggest technology player into the right mindset for the road ahead. The biggest change has...Categories: Storage, Software, Servers, R&D, Printing Services, Peripherals, Consumer Tech, Computers, Cloud, CIO