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iPhone and Android own 80pc of the global smartphone market News
24.05.2012 More than eight out of 10 smartphones shipped during the first quarter were powered by iOS (23pc) and Android (59pc) operating systems, according to IDC.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech -
Intel’s Leixlip plant chosen to produce its next-gen 14nm chips News
24.05.2012 Intel president Paul Ottelini has confirmed that Intel Ireland’s Leixlip plant is one of three global sites that has been chosen to produce its future 14 nanometer (nm) chips.Tags: Intel, Eamonn Sinnott, -
Stay alive, win a prize, at Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon challenge News
24.05.2012 Gamers are invited to join a Ghost Recon: Future Soldier tournament in Dublin this weekend to test their skills against the computer and win a prize if they stay alive. -
Moshi Monsters is coming to mobile – scary growth predicted News
24.05.2012 Moshi Monsters, the ‘Facebook for kids’ used by one in three children in the UK, is coming to mobile devices. Mind Candy, the company behind Moshi Monsters, led by Michael...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Google 7-inch tablet rumoured for release in July News
24.05.2012 The market for smaller tablets just got a little bigger with Google apparently set to throw its hat into the ring this summer.Tags: Google, Apple, Motorola, Amazon, Kindle Fire, iPad, Galaxy Tab, Samsung, Tablet, Tablet Computers, -
HP revenues down 3pc to US$30.7bn – 27,000 workers to exit company News
24.05.2012 HP reported second-quarter revenues of US$30.7bn, down 3pc year on year but an improvement on the first quarter when revenues dropped 38pc. Net profits were down 31pc to US$1.6bn. -
Samsung Chromebox unboxed – before it even goes on sale (video) News
23.05.2012 Following an error by online retailer TigerDirect, a quick customer has managed to get his hands on the new Samsung Chromebox, before the product has been officially released. -
Inventor of first wireless TV remote Eugene Polley dies News
23.05.2012 The inventor behind the first wireless TV remote, former Zenith engineer Eugene Polley, died in a suburban Chicago hospital on Sunday, a Zenith Electronics spokesman said. He... -
US judge recommends ban on Xbox imports as patents war rages on News
23.05.2012 A judge from the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the US has recommended that Xbox consoles should no longer be imported into or sold in the US should Microsoft lose its...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobile, Legal, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Development -
Apple design guru receives knighthood News
23.05.2012 Apple’s chief designer shall now be referred to as Sir Jonathan Ive following his commendation at Buckingham Palace in London today.Tags: Products, Design, Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, iPod Touch, iPod, iPad, iPhone, MacBook Air, iMac, Apple -
HP to announce 25,000 job cuts - reports News
23.05.2012 The world's largest computer maker HP is to announce the layoffs of some 25,000 workers across the company today as it tries to streamline its PC and services business, reports... -
Alcatel-Lucent performs ‘heart’ surgery on the web – reveals new core News
23.05.2012 Telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent has unveiled a new set of internet core routers and has outlined a new vision of what the ‘heart of the internet should be'. The new core routers...Categories: Web, Servers, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Hardware, Communications -
Get your electronics organised (infographic) News
23.05.2012 Gadgets to organise gadgets - a new infographic reveals products that can help you get the most out of your living space. -
Google CEO spotted in London wearing Project Glass specs News
22.05.2012 Google’s CEO Larry Page has been seen in London wearing the company’s forthcoming Project Glass wearable computer specs.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Meet the Irish Facebook engineer who was part of clever NASDAQ bell hack News
19.05.2012 Irish Facebook engineer Colm Doyle was one of the team of Facebook engineers who devised the clever hack that saw Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Timeline automatically update... -
Microsoft talks up multi-monitor Windows 8 experience News
22.05.2012 In the run up to the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8, the software giant has begun espousing the potential of the operating system as a multi-monitor operating system....Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps -
Kinect for Windows SDK released for developers News
21.05.2012 An update to the Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK), which promised enhanced voice and gesture capabilities for developers, has been released today.Tags: Kinect, Windows, Software, Hardware, Development, Developers, Software Development, SDKs, Microsoft -
Wearable tech: the new wave (infographic) News
21.05.2012 From bionic contact lenses to self-cleaning fabrics, a new infographic outlines some of the coolest wearable tech its makers are hoping will become the next big things with... -
Rugged devices, RFID and cloud computing join fight against counterfeiting News
21.05.2012 The use of rugged mobile devices in production and services industries allied with the cloud and RFID are contributing to major advances in industries from food to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Servers, Security, Mobility, Mobile, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Data Management, Apps