Tagged: Consumer & News
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EU mobile data roaming charges to be capped as of 1 July News
10.05.2012 The European Parliament has today passed new roaming regulation, which will come into force as of 1 July. The new mobile roaming regulation will be extended to include price... -
Smart TV owners in UK not making the most of their devices News
30.04.2012 While smart TVs are making their way into more and more UK homes, getting people to realise the full capabilities of these devices is a bigger challenge, research from YouGov... -
Marks & Spencer launches its Republic of Ireland website News
23.04.2012 Shoppers in the Republic of Ireland can now purchase clothes and home furnishings from Marks & Spencer online and have them delivered to their doors, as the retailer's shopping... -
The Google diet (infographic) News
19.04.2012 The most talked-about positive aspect of working for internet search giant Google is the free food, a recent survey of Google employees by Glassdoor revealed. Now, a new... -
IBM study reveals digital personality types News
17.04.2012 Four distinct new "digital personalities" are emerging as consumers adopt an increasing number of digital devices, an IBM study of consumers, and the media and entertainment... -
Commodore International founder Jack Tramiel dies News
10.04.2012 Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International, which created the Commodore 64, died on Sunday 8 April aged 83. -
Mi-Zone Close Proximity Alarm to stop people losing gadgets News
04.04.2012 Mi-Zone Technology Ireland will launch the Mi-Zone Close Proximity Alarm tomorrow which aims to prevent items such as handbags, laptops and keys from being lost. -
Google responsible for misleading search ads, Australian court says News
03.04.2012 An Australian appeal court has ruled that Google misled customers by placing four advertisements from competitors of businesses which the user searched for on its results page. -
Dublin electronics store Peats closes down News
03.04.2012 Dublin electronics store Peats, which was established in 1934, has gone into liquidation resulting in all 11 of its stores closing down immediately and 75 job losses. -
Microsoft to upgrade Kinect for Windows News
28.03.2012 Microsoft will release version 1.5 of Kinect for Windows, which will recognise speech from languages spoken in different regions, including English in Ireland, offer a Kinect...Tags: Motion Sensors, Motion Controllers, Windows, PC, Microsoft, Ireland, Kinect, Consumer, Xbox 360, Languages -
Australian government body sues Apple over 4G iPad claims News
27.03.2012 Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is planning legal action against Apple, alleging that by promoting its new iPad with 4G capabilities which don’t work in... -
Tracking the growth in mobile spending in Ireland (infographic) News
15.03.2012 Figures on mobile spending that will be presented at the Techovate 2012 B2B conference at Wexford Opera House next week show how consumers appear to be migrating to the...Categories: Social Media, Online Business, Multimedia, Mobile, Internet, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: Tablet, Smartphone, Ireland, Digital Economy, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Bill Liao, Mobile, Consumer, digital, B2B, Online shopping, -
Marks & Spencer to bring online store to Republic of Ireland News
13.03.2012 Retailer Marks & Spencer will bring its shopping website to the Republic of Ireland this spring, allowing customers to order M&S products such as clothes and homeware online and... -
More than 1m downloads of Windows 8 Consumer Preview News
02.03.2012 The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been downloaded 1m times one day after Microsoft released the preview. -
Microsoft releases Windows 8 Consumer Preview News
29.02.2012 Microsoft has released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, giving users a sneak peek at what its new OS has to offer.Tags: Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft, Cloud, PCs, Windows Phone, Consumer, Operating Systems, OS, Desktop -
HP’s profits drop 44pc year-over-year News
23.02.2012 HP saw its net earnings drop 44pc year-over-year to US$1.5bn in the first quarter of 2012. Its net revenue was US$30bn, down 7pc year on year. -
Sony completes Sony Ericsson acquisition News
16.02.2012 Sony has completed the acquisition of Sony Ericsson and will rename it ‘Sony Mobile Communications’ as it integrates it with its consumer electronics business. -
Google to launch cloud storage service ‘Drive’ to rival Dropbox? News
09.02.2012 Google is reportedly planning to release a cloud storage service called Drive to rival Dropbox, letting users store their files online which can be retrieved from multiple...Tags: Cloud Computing, Google Drive, Dropbox, Cloud, Cloud Storage, Google, Consumer, iCloud, Document Management, Apple -
Kinect for Windows hardware shipping now, new SDK released News
01.02.2012 Microsoft has begun shipping its Kinect motion-sensor hardware for Windows PCs today and has launched version 1.0 of its SDK for the devices. -
Future laptops to get Kinect integration? News
27.01.2012 The Kinect motion sensor could be integrated into laptops along with desktop computers, according to reports. Asus may have designed a prototype with Kinect functionality built...