Furthering its campaign to dominate just about every screen size imaginable, Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Mega, a 6.3-inch device that supposedly combines the best of the South Korean manufacturer’s smartphones and tablets.
11.Apr.2013 11:50
Microsoft’s next-generation games console will be an all-encompassing digital entertainment delivery system that will take over the living room TV, putting the software giant in greater competition with the Google TV, the Apple TV and UPC’s forthcoming Horizon box.
11.Apr.2013 09:55
If findings from US website Torrent Freak are to be believed, pornographic sites featuring bondage, transsexuals and sadomasochism have been downloaded in Vatican City. The discovery stems from findings about a film club for a group of priests in Limerick, Ireland.
10.Apr.2013 12:34
Following hot on the heels of last week’s posed hadouken and Dragon Ball Z-style photos, a magical new photo fad has hit the internet in the form of ‘quidditching’, a Muggle attempt at capturing the game made famous by Harry Potter in action.
09.Apr.2013 17:12
Chip giant Intel has previewed early prototype silicon of its next-generation Thunderbolt technology, which doubles the speed of transfer between devices from 10Gbps to 20Gbps while simultaneously transferring a 4K video file.
09.Apr.2013 07:17
Microsoft is now expected to unveil its next-generation console on 21 May, just ahead of the influential E3 games conference in June. The software giant had originally planned to unveil the console in April.
08.Apr.2013 12:02
Speakers at the AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS) Conference held in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, over Easter mapped out the current commerce landscape and future trends, with a particular focus on developments in e-commerce and m-commerce led by consumers.
08.Apr.2013 10:21
A look at gadget happenings, as Apple television set rumours now come with added bling, an Indiegogo project to produce the world’s smallest digital fish eye camera snaps our attention, and we discover the secret to eternal happiness: everlasting bubble wrap.
08.Apr.2013 08:55
The latest photo fad sweeping the internet has been dubbed ‘hadoukening’ and looks to be inspired by classic video games and action scenes from manga comics and anime animations. While the trend appears to have originated in Japanese schools, the images are quickly spreading online and it won’t be long until the world at large is getting in on the act.
05.Apr.2013 17:27
Despite Apple releasing its fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini in October, around March/April has traditionally been the launch point for new iPad products since the first one launched in 2010. Now price cuts of up to 30pc at various US tech retailers for third-generation iPads are leading to speculation that Apple may be prepping a new family of devices.
04.Apr.2013 13:19
A South African TV company has apologised and blamed a technical error for its repeatedly airing clips indicating that former South African president Nelson Mandela had died. Mandela is actually in hospital being treated for pneumonia.
04.Apr.2013 10:19
As a possible indication of the declining fortunes of the personal computer as we know it, Gartner has grouped PCs in with tablets, smartphones and other connected devices to indicate that some 2.4bn connected devices will ship in 2013, rising to almost 3bn a year by 2017.
04.Apr.2013 10:06
Research firm GfK has taken a close look at sales of computing products in Ireland last year, revealing a tablet-focused market that seems set to continue on into 2013.
04.Apr.2013 09:54
Google and Asus are teaming up once again to produce a next-generation Nexus 7 tablet coming this July, according to a report from Reuters.
03.Apr.2013 11:42
FIFA has officially appointed German firm GoalControl as its goal-line technology provider for the 2013 Confederations Cup, which will take place in Brazil this June as a prelude to next year’s World Cup.
03.Apr.2013 11:06
More reports have surfaced whereby tech giant Apple’s manufacturing partners are preparing to ramp up production of a new iPhone in the second quarter in time for a potential summer launch of a device powered by iOS 7. Apple is also believed to be working on a much-anticipated lower-cost iPhone device.
03.Apr.2013 09:02
