Tagged: Tablet & News
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Barnes & Noble shares rise following reports of Microsoft’s US$1bn Nook acquisition News
09.05.2013 Pre-market trading saw shares in Barnes & Noble rise 23pc following a report claiming that Microsoft is planning to buy up Nook Media’s digital assets.Categories: Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Media -
‘The PC is very much alive and increasingly mobile’ – Microsoft exec talks Windows 8 figures News
07.05.2013 With Windows 8 now at the 100m licence milestone and Windows Blue on the horizon, Microsoft executive Tami Reller talks numbers for the six-month-old OS but remains tight-lipped... -
The week in gadgets: doggy directors, a Toshiba hybrid, and a boost for premium cameras News
07.05.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as Toshiba launches its first hybrid ultrabook, Sony’s Action Cam gets a pet-friendly accessory, and consumers opt for high-priced but high-quality... -
Gadgets of the month: the PC flails as mobile devices flourish in Q1 2013 News
29.04.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news this month and look ahead at what’s to come. -
Review: Sony Vaio Tap 20 News
23.04.2013 Sony’s 20-inch slate struck me as unusual and unwieldy at first, but its practicalities for family life quickly won me over. -
The week in gadgets: PayPal for smart TVs and Microsoft’s shrinking Surface News
15.04.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as Microsoft tries to keep up by sizing down in the tablet market, Sony continues its efforts to build a 4K ecosystem, Panasonic has a new digital...Tags: Digital Cameras, Panasonic, Sony, Tablet Computers, Tablet, Surface, Microsoft, PayPal, LG, TV -
Firms urged to look at alternatives for a post-XP world News
12.04.2013 With Microsoft announcing the withdrawal of support for Windows XP from April next year, many organisations face a decision about upgrading their PCs still running it: one... -
Tablets toppling PC sales in Ireland – GfK research News
04.04.2013 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.Tags: Ireland, Market Research, Sales, Tablet, Tablet Computers, PC, Desktop, Laptops, Notebook, Computers -
Next-generation Nexus 7 tipped for a July release News
03.04.2013 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.Categories: Consumer Tech, Computers -
Size doesn’t matter, context does, claims UK report on digital media consumption News
26.03.2013 A new report from digital video advertising provider YuMe and digital media research firm Decipher challenges our current notions of ‘lean back’ and ‘lean forward’ content... -
Gadgets of the month: Mobile World Congress round-up News
28.02.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news from Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place this month in Barcelona, and look ahead at what’s to come. -
Microsoft bringing Surface Pro to seven new markets News
01.03.2013 Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet is about to spread its wings beyond the US and Canada in the coming months as the tech giant expands the reach of both the Pro and the Surface RT.Categories: Computers -
Vodafone Ireland introduces new service to help manage mobile workforce News
27.02.2013 Today, Vodafone Ireland launched a new service to help business customers make better use of tablets in the workplace by providing them with a smart device management system. -
Gadgets of the month: January 2013 News
31.01.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news from January and look ahead at what’s to come in 2013, from Mobile World Congress and beyond. -
Microsoft’s Surface RT now available in Ireland News
14.02.2013 Microsoft’s first tablet offering, the Surface RT, is now available in an additional 13 countries, including Ireland. The device runs on Windows RT, while US consumers are now...Categories: Computers -
Apple’s tablet market share in decline, Microsoft not yet making a mark – IDC News
31.01.2013 The fourth quarter of 2012 was a record one for tablets, with 52.5m units shipped worldwide, but Apple’s market share is dropping while Microsoft is struggling to become a...Tags: Market Research, IDC, Tablet, Tablet Computers, Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, iPad -
Apple vs Samsung: Judge’s post-trial ruling declares infringement wasn’t wilful News
30.01.2013 In post-trial rulings handed down yesterday, US district judge Lucy Koh denied both Samsung and Apple their request for a new patents trial and decided that the damages awarded...Categories: Intellectual Property, Computers -
Kindle Fire dominates Android tablet market despite limited worldwide availability News
29.01.2013 New figures from an analytics and in-app marketing solution looking at Android tablet share worldwide finds that more than half of tablet usage is coming out of the US, where...Categories: Digital Media, Computers -
The rise of multi-screen content consumption (infographic) News
24.01.2013 With the rise of mobile devices comes the rise of multi-screen content consumption. How often are people sitting down to watch TV with their smartphones in hand? How has the... -
Employees pose greater threat to IT security than hackers – survey News
20.12.2012 It seems that Irish employers are more concerned about the actions of careless employees rather than external hacking threats when it comes to their IT systems, that’s according...