Tagged: Windows & News
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Only 30,000 Chromebooks to be sold in 2011? News
23.11.2011 Google’s Chromebook – a notebook powered by its Chrome browser – has some hurdles to climb if reports that only 30,000 of the devices made by Acer and Samsung will be sold by... -
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 -
HP unveils Slate 2 – a Windows 7 tablet for businesses News
03.11.2011 HP will release the Slate 2, a Windows 7-based tablet PC aimed at the business, education, healthcare and government sectors. -
Microsoft reports record Q1 results News
21.10.2011 Microsoft's first-quarter revenue has increased 7pc to US$17.37bn from the same period last year, the company has reported. -
Skype to roll out large format ads for Irish brands News
08.09.2011 Voice and video internet calling player Skype revealed today it will introduce large format advertising for leading brands. Skype’s ad sales manager for EMEA Vaughan Denny... -
Microsoft consolidates PC games marketplace into Xbox.com News
04.07.2011 Microsoft is merging its Games for Windows Marketplace with Xbox.com to create a single destination for all video game content, the company said, less than a year after...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Mobility, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Computers -
Skype video calling comes to Android smartphones News
30.06.2011 Android smartphone users no longer need to look enviously at their friends’ iPhones with Facetime – now Android users can make two-way video calls on their devices. -
Belfast start-up sets out to disrupt the global apps business News
30.06.2011 An innovative Belfast-based start-up, JamPot Technologies Ltd, is set to turn the mobile phone app industry on its head by enabling ordinary users to design, build and launch...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Microsoft’s SkyDrive gets HTML5 speed boost News
21.06.2011 Microsoft’s personal drive in the cloud – SkyDrive – has been given an HTML5 makeover to make it faster, easier to navigate and optimised for viewing and sharing photos. So far,...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Software, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Computers, Cloud -
Intel plans for new 'Ultrabook' laptops News
31.05.2011 Intel defined a new consumer mobile computer category called the “Ultrabook,” bringing a more responsive and secure performance to even thinner and lighter form factors. -
Accounts software company takes to the cloud News
13.05.2011 Online accounts firm Big Red Book has developed an online version of its technology that will result in its 16,500 registered users work in the cloud. -
I.T. Alliance invests €750,000 in cloud infrastructure News
12.05.2011 Technology outsourcing player I.T. Alliance is to invest €750,000 to build a new cloud computing division with support from Enterprise Ireland’s R&D fund. Seven new jobs have... -
MOBILE MAY: Travellers' friends News
16.05.2011 One of the best things about travelling with a mobile device is all the resources it can contain. No more lugging around unwieldy maps, dog-eared guidebooks and tea-stained...Tags: Wi-Fi, Yelp, Google Maps, Symbian, Windows, BlackBerry, Android, iOS, Travel, Mobile Life, Mobile May -
Microsoft reveals capabilities of next Windows Phone 7 update News
14.04.2011 Microsoft last night previewed the next generation of Windows Phone 7, which will come out in the autumn but will be available to developers free next month.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Apps -
Microsoft appoints new chief marketing officer News
08.04.2011 Microsoft has appointed Chris Capossela as its chief marketing officer and to head up a new unit that brings together the company’s retail, mobile operator and distribution teams. -
Android porn store latest trademark target for Apple News
23.03.2011 Apple has issued a cease and desist order to Android-based adult service MiKandi over its use of the term ‘Apps Store’ in the latest salvo, after filing a suit this week against...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Apps Zone, Apps -
Internet Explorer 9 released globally today News
14.03.2011 Microsoft has launched the finished version of Internet Explorer 9 globally, which includes hardware acceleration, improved security and features such as “pinned sites.” -
Google revamps Chrome: faster with new security settings News
09.03.2011 Google has unveiled a new release of its Chrome browser which the search giant says is faster and more stable. The boost in performance is equal to a 66pc improvement in... -
Angry Birds now available for PCs News
22.02.2011 Popular video game Angry Birds is now landing on PCs, courtesy of the Intel AppUp Store. -
New tech allows music lovers to play iTunes on any device News
15.02.2011 Mobile software firm NewBay has unveiled new technology at the GSMA Mobile World Congress that allows music lovers to play their iTunes collection from any device. The Irish...