Microsoft’s next computer, the Surface Pro - a machine that looks like a tablet computer but has the full power of a Windows 8 notebook computer - will go on sale in Ireland and the UK on 30 May.
16.May.2013 09:56
This week is National Volunteering Week and, to help those willing to give up their time to help others, Volunteer Ireland has created a searchable online database of volunteering opportunities, as well as a mobile app.
16.May.2013 07:00
Head to Google.co.uk today and you’ll see a Google Doodle made up of toy trains to honour what would have been the 150th birthday of Frank Hornby, the inventor of Hornby Model Railways, Meccano and Dinky Toys.
15.May.2013 16:13
Ten per cent of smartphone owners have acquainted their handsets with a watery grave by dropping them in a toilet. In an effort to prevent and lessen the impact of such toilet tragedies, a cheeky and informative infographic provide tips on how to resuscitate a water-logged smartphone.
15.May.2013 11:02
Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, takes place in the Moscone Centre, San Francisco, California, today and tomorrow amid expectations of exciting new product and software launches. Here’s how you can follow I/O 2013 as it happens.
15.May.2013 08:30
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be the official name for the impending update to its latest operating system, previously know by the code name Windows Blue. A public preview of 8.1 is expected on 26 June.
14.May.2013 17:25
Tech giant Apple is on the verge of reaching another major milestone – 50bn iPhone and iPad app downloads. It is expected to cross the threshold this evening or early tomorrow.
14.May.2013 14:09
Classic Atari arcade game Breakout, which turned 37 years old in April, is now playable via Google Image Search thanks to a recently discovered Easter egg.
14.May.2013 14:06
When Nokia introduced the Lumia 920, it went with the lofty tagline of ‘the world’s most innovative smartphone’. Now, with the Lumia 925, it believes it has improved on this concept.
14.May.2013 11:19
Rumours of a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini came almost immediately after the flagship S4 was announced by the South Korean manufacturer last month and images of the device appear to have leaked online.
13.May.2013 16:26
Oxfam Ireland’s new Born Again initiative offers refurbished computers for sale in-store and online for a fraction of their original price.
13.May.2013 14:56
A look at gadget happenings, as games console disruption will have to wait an extra few weeks now that the Ouya launch has been pushed back, the HTC First hits a rock-bottom price point just weeks after its release, a survey highlights how flight passengers don’t switch off, and Huggies has an app and device combo to tell parents when baby needs changing.
13.May.2013 09:53
If Amazon does indeed decide to enter the smartphone race – as has long been speculated – it could be with a great deal of aplomb and impressive technology if the latest rumours of a 3D smartphone are to be believed.
10.May.2013 11:38
PlayStation’s biggest-selling video-game series Gran Turismo plans to celebrate 15 years of detailed racing simulation at the world-famous Silverstone Circuit on 15 May, and a teaser for the event has set tongues wagging for a possible GT6 reveal.
09.May.2013 12:42
Google Translate has enabled its users to translate another five languages - Bosnian, Cebuano, Hmong, Javanese and Marathi – bringing the total number of languages on the platform to more than 70.
09.May.2013 07:00
Of the few details we know about Nokia’s forthcoming Lumia 928 smartphone, the biggest selling point among them is perhaps the 8.7MP PureView camera, which the Finnish phone-maker has selected to highlight in a teaser video.
08.May.2013 12:23
The week in gadgets: a thumb-sized PC from Dell, hybrids from HP and Xbox on top
Free Mansion House event to showcase new digital innovations
Samsung to address Galaxy S4’s storage shortage following Watchdog exposé (video)
#OI2Dublin – Intel CTO predicts next generation of PCs will challenge standalone tablets (video)
