Google has launched the largest update of its Street View service yet, to mark the occasion of reaching 50 countries this week. The major new update sees the search giant add picturesque new 'Trike View' collections and imagery to go with 563,270 km (350,000 miles) of road.
25.Apr.2013 14:35
Apple continues to hold the largest share of the global tablet market, at 48.2pc, followed closely by Android, which now has 43.3pc of the world market. Microsoft’s Windows 8 has made a significant impression and is on 7.4pc of the world’s tablet devices.
25.Apr.2013 13:39
The global market for smart glasses could amount to 10m units by 2016, IHS has predicted. This will be spurred on by Google’s efforts to promote application development for its Google Glass technology.
25.Apr.2013 11:13
Google has struck a high note with its colourful Google Doodle in honour of what would have been jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s 96th birthday today.
25.Apr.2013 08:33
Developers, mark your calendars: consumer tech giant Apple has set the date for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The event, where developers can discover what’s in the future for iOS and OS X, will take place 10-14 June in San Francisco, California.
24.Apr.2013 15:04
Google predictive text can be a convenient tool, but sometimes when an internet user types a search term into the search engine, it can deliver some rather interesting predictive text suggestions.
24.Apr.2013 07:00
Microsoft has confirmed the Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet PC will arrive in the UK and Irish markets, other European countries, Australia and New Zealand, before the end of May. The company has not yet revealed the price of the device, but in the US it retails for around US$959 (€783).
23.Apr.2013 18:02
Sony’s 20-inch slate struck me as unusual and unwieldy at first, but its practicalities for family life quickly won me over.
23.Apr.2013 16:40
A colourful and medieval-looking Google Doodle marking St George’s Day greets users of internet search giant Google in the UK today.
23.Apr.2013 11:13
As evidence that Google is rigidly following a ‘mobile first’ ethos when it comes to developing products, the search giant’s Google Now context engine which debuted last year with Jelly Bean, is finally making its way to the web.
22.Apr.2013 17:17
Digital device ownership in Ireland is surging ahead with the average home owning at least four connected devices. A new Household Sentiment Survey by Eircom predicts that 1.2m homes will have a tablet device by the end of 2013.
22.Apr.2013 11:28
A look at gadget happenings, as Fujitsu demonstrates technology that can turn paper into a touchscreen display, Google retains control of its Glass devices, Kobo turns up the resolution to compete with Kindle, HP partners with Leap Motion, and Vodafone adds two new entry-level smartphones to its offering.
22.Apr.2013 10:43
Earth Day is being marked all over the world today and Google is getting in on the action by featuring a colourful and interactive doodle on its homepage to mark the cycle of seasons.
22.Apr.2013 09:15
Internet giant Yahoo! does indeed appear to be moving to quickly “roll out beautifully designed, more intuitive experiences” for its users – the company has unleashed new Weather and Mail apps for iOS and Android.
19.Apr.2013 10:14
Toshiba is hoping to make waves in the high-end laptop market with its new Kira range, starting with the 13.3-inch Kirabook featuring a high-resolution 2,560 x 1,440 PixelPure display.
18.Apr.2013 16:49
Nokia is believed to be working on a new 5-inch to 6-inch phone/tablet (phablet) device that will compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2.
18.Apr.2013 12:04
The week in gadgets: a thumb-sized PC from Dell, hybrids from HP and Xbox on top
#OI2Dublin – Intel CTO predicts next generation of PCs will challenge standalone tablets (video)
Microsoft unveils the Xbox One, blurs lines between gaming and TV
Presence app lets you turn an old iPhone into a security camera (video)
