Tagged: Windows
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#io2013 – Google gets its game on – 900m Android activations and 48bn app installs News
15.05.2013 At its sixth annual I/O shindig, Google revealed that there are now 900m Android activations, up from 400m a year ago. The internet giant, in a very games-oriented keynote,... -
‘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... -
Viber hits 200m users, introduces video calling with new desktop apps News
07.05.2013 Not content with reaching a reported 200m users across all platforms, Viber is now challenging Skype head on with the launch of beta desktop apps for Windows and Mac that enable... -
Dell deal with Microsoft will make PC giant the OEM’s OEM News
12.04.2013 Dell has struck a major agreement with Microsoft to become a global distributor, outsource manufacturer and integrator for Windows Embedded products. The vice-president of... -
Restaurant app Temptster secures €100k Dragons’ Den investment News
08.04.2013 Dublin tech entrepreneur Ollie Fegan secured a €100,000 investment on the TV series Dragons’ Den last night after he pitched his new app Temptster that allows restaurants and...Categories: Mobile, Marketing, Management, Investments, Internet, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Tech-based April Fool's Day pranks for your devilish side News
01.04.2013 It's April Fool's Day, and if you want to make a friend (or foe) feel foolish today, you need to look no further than their computer settings and hardware. -
Microsoft VP hints that ‘Windows Blue’ will be unveiled at Build and TechEd in June News
27.03.2013 Trickles of information on a new suite of products and services from Microsoft began surfacing this month under the name ‘Windows Blue’, and the tech giant’s corporate... -
Google: ‘We’re focused on enabling the next 1bn computer users’ News
20.03.2013 The democratising effect of technology that is seeing billions of people around the world join the internet revolution as they switch on their first mobile phones and computers...Tags: Operating Systems, Android, Smartphones, Mac, Windows, Personal Computers, Acer, Samsung, Chrome, Google -
Microsoft and Huawei partner to sell low-cost Windows smartphone in Africa News
06.02.2013 Microsoft is teaming up with Chinese telecoms technology giant Huawei to launch a new low-cost Windows phone that has been designed specifically for use in Africa. -
Business demand and product launches fuel US$21.46bn Q2 revenue for Microsoft News
25.01.2013 Strong business demand and key product launches help drive revenue of US$21.46bn for software giant Microsoft during the quarter ended 31 December 2012. -
Windows Store reaches 20,000 apps one month after opening News
23.11.2012 Microsoft’s Windows Store officially opened in October to coincide with the release of Windows 8 as a place to distribute apps for the new operating system. At the time,...Categories: Operating Systems, Apps -
Microsoft to wave goodbye to Windows Live Messenger in 2013, integrating with Skype News
07.11.2012 Now that it owns Skype, Microsoft is moving on from its Windows Live Messenger service. Users will be able to sync their accounts with the latest version of Skype before the...Categories: Communications -
Dell offers users free pocket edition of Windows 8 for Dummies News
06.11.2012 Windows 8 marks a significant shift for Microsoft away from a tried-and-tested user interface into the unknown of Live Tiles, touchscreen controls and apps where programmes used...Categories: Operating Systems -
Windows Phone 8 officially launches, devices rolling out worldwide in November News
29.10.2012 Microsoft has claimed to have reinvented the smartphone around the user, at its official launch of Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco, California, today. What this means is a... -
PC World will be first retailer to offer Windows 8 in Ireland with midnight opening News
25.10.2012 From tomorrow, Windows 8 will be available worldwide and at midnight tonight PC World in Carrickmines, Dublin 18, will be the first retailer selling the brand new operating... -
Windows user evolution (infographic) News
26.10.2012 You’ve come a long way, Windows. From your beginnings in November 1983, when Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen announced the new operating system in New York City,... -
Windows XP still used by almost 30pc of global OS users – StatCounter News
25.10.2012 Though more than a decade old, Windows XP still holds strong, with nearly 30pc of the global operating system market share, according to figures from StatCounter. While Windows...Categories: Research, Operating Systems -
Skype for Windows 8 coming on 26 October (video) News
22.10.2012 Skype has revealed that its new apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT will be available alongside the launch of the new OS, featuring a new design and integration with new Windows... -
Registration opens for Microsoft’s WOWZAPP 2012, Worldwide Hackathon for Windows News
17.10.2012 Students, developers and entrepreneurs around the world who are interested in developing Windows Store apps using Windows 8 may now register for Microsoft's WOWZAPP 2012,...Categories: Application Design and Development, Apps, Consumer Tech, Education, Software Development