Tagged: Linux & News
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Weekend news roundup: 3D gun designs, space station picks Linux over Windows XP News
13.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Mega's founder wants 3D gun designs off the site, the International Space Station switches to Linux, and police...Categories: Web, Social Media, Operating Systems, Legal, Leadership & Management, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Android and iPhone account for 91pc of world smartphone market News
14.02.2013 Google’s Android is the No 1 smartphone operating system in the world by volume, followed by Apple iOS. Between them, Android and iOS accounted for 91.1pc of smartphone...Categories: Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Nokia, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Linux, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry, Samsung, Android, iPhone, iOS, IDC, Smartphones -
Science Review 2012 - Top 100 science stories: Nos 55-51 News
06.12.2012 We continue our countdown of Ireland’s top science and innovation stories of 2012. It was the year Dublin became the European City of Science and major scientific breakthroughs...Categories: Science, Research, Life Sciences, Hardware, Engineering, Development, Computers, Bio Tech -
Auto-tech review: Toyota GT86 sports car (video) News
14.11.2012 They reckon that at least 40pc of the value of a high-end car today is in its technology. Starting off on this premise, it soon became apparent that the Toyota GT86 was probably...Categories: Multimedia, Hardware, Green Tech, Green, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Three out of every four smartphones shipped worldwide in Q3 was an Android News
05.11.2012 Google’s Android operating system dominates the global smartphone market with 75pc of phones shipped in the third quarter carrying the operating system, according to IDC....Tags: IDC, Operating Systems, Firefox, Sony, Sharp, Fujitsu , Samsung, Siri, iPhone, Smartphones, Symbian, BlackBerry, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, iOS -
Linux makes a big bet on cars of the future – deals with Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota and Nissan News
20.09.2012 It has been said a lot recently that two-thirds the value of a car today is in its electronics. Not to be one to miss out on the IT meets automotives opportunity, the Linux... -
The week in gadgets News
09.07.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as reports say Amazon’s updated Kindle Fire is looming nearer, rumours of a Samsung tablet running on Windows RT and ARM technology start doing the...Tags: Nokia, Linux, Smartphones, Tablet, Tablet Computers, Windows RT, ARM, Amazon, Kindle Fire, E-reader, Samsung, Microsoft -
Leap second bug wreaks havoc for major websites built on Java News
02.07.2012 Popular websites such as Reddit and software platforms such as Mozilla have been disrupted by the addition of an extra second to the world’s atomic clocks. In particular,...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Internet, Global CIO, Digital Media, CIO -
Humble Indie Bundle V released – smashes previous record News
01.06.2012 The multi-platform games bundle series Humble Indie Bundle has released a fifth games package available for download, smashing the previous record for fastest time in reaching... -
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 -
Fluid UI can take developers from idea to app in just 15 minutes News
08.05.2012 Start-up duo Dave Kearney and Ian Hannigan, co-founders of Fluid Software, claim to have developed the world’s fastest app prototyping tool, which can take an app from... -
Raspberry Pi challenge to get creative juices flowing News
07.03.2012 The Raspberry Pi €25 microcomputer that sold at the rate of 7,000 an hour last week has inspired a new innovation challenge called the Raspberry RoadTest. -
Raspberry Pi offers stg£22 credit-card size PC for budding programmers News
29.02.2012 The Raspberry Pi, a credit card-sized Linux-based computer priced at stg£22 aiming to get people into coding, has launched today. Demand for the computer has caused websites... -
Ireland’s Coder Dojo movement spreads its wings to the UK News
08.12.2011 The Coder Dojo movement, which is inspiring young people all over Ireland to learn about software programming, plus languages such as Scratch and Java, has now unleashed its...Tags: Digital Ireland Forum, James Whelton, Coder Dojo , Linux, JavaScript, Java, Bill Liao, Mac, Apple -
Tiny ‘Cotton Candy’ USB stick holds an entire dual-core PC News
18.11.2011 FXITech, a Norwegian technology company, has created a USB device that contains an entire dual-core computer that can plug into any screen, including TVs and smartphones.Categories: Computers, Consumer Tech, Games/Entertainment, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Intel creates US$100m AppUp fund – invests in 12 companies News
16.11.2011 Intel Capital has unveiled a US$100m Intel Capital AppUp Fund which will target companies developing apps and digital content for multiple devices. So far US$45m worth of...Categories: Apps, Apps Zone, Computers, Digital Media, Funding, Hardware, Internet, Investments, Mobile, Mobility, Software, Software & Web Development, Wireless CommunicationsTags: Linux, Android, Netbooks, Ultrabooks, Java, Venture Capital, Intel, Adobe, HTML 5, Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash -
Dennis Ritchie, father of C, co-developer of Unix, dies News
14.10.2011 Dennis Ritchie, who created the C programming language and helped develop the Unix operating system, has died aged 70. -
Intel and Samsung working on new Tizen OS to rival Android News
28.09.2011 Intel and Samsung are to lead the development of a new open-source mobile operating system called Tizen, based on Linux. It will be the successor to previous collaborations such... -
Microsoft agrees to invest US$100m in SUSE Linux certs News
26.07.2011 In a renewal of a deal originally brokered with Novell prior to its acquisition by Attachmate, Microsoft has committed to invest US$100m in new SUSE Linux Enterprise... -
Novell and SUSE Linux go their separate ways News
18.05.2011 Novell and SUSE Linux are to pursue their own destinies, each with their own management teams following the US$2.2bn acquisition of Novell by Attachmate.