Tagged: Hardware
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Microsoft talks up multi-monitor Windows 8 experience News
22.05.2012 In the run up to the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8, the software giant has begun espousing the potential of the operating system as a multi-monitor operating system....Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Hardware, Digital Media, Apps -
Kinect for Windows SDK released for developers News
21.05.2012 An update to the Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK), which promised enhanced voice and gesture capabilities for developers, has been released today.Tags: Kinect, Windows, Software, Hardware, Development, Developers, Software Development, SDKs, Microsoft -
Samsung overtakes Apple as top smartphone vendor - IDC News
02.05.2012 Samsung overtook Apple in smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2012, making it the top global smartphone vendor, according to new research. -
Nintendo sees first annual loss but expects profit next year News
26.04.2012 Nintendo posted its first annual loss thanks to slower sales of its Nintendo Wii console and weaker demand for its handheld 3DS console. However, it predicts it will return to... -
Revenue Commissioners in €250,000 server deal with Fujitsu News
19.04.2012 Ireland's Revenue Commissioners has awarded a contract to Fujitsu to supply, support and maintain servers and peripherals in a deal worth close to €250,000. -
IBM revenues flat at US24.7bn, earnings up 7pc News
18.04.2012 IBM saw its revenues remain flat at US$24.7bn for the first quarter of 2012. Its net income rose to US$3.1bn, up 7pc compared to the same quarter the previous year. -
Irish software start-up gleans European innovation award News
17.04.2012 Xcelerit, a new software spin-out from the Science Foundation Ireland CTVR telecommunications research centre at Trinity College Dublin, has today won the PRACE innovation... -
Review - Star Wars Kinect News
04.04.2012 There used to be only two things that would get a grown man to jump and flail around his living room – rock music and a sports event. Now there’s a third one – Star Wars Kinect.Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Mobility, Multimedia, Wireless Communications -
Dell acquires application modernisation provider Clerity News
03.04.2012 Dell is on a bit of a splurge this week. Just yesterday the computing giant announced that it was buying Wyse Technology. Now, Dell’s latest acquisition is Clerity, the... -
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. -
Apple’s new iPad features ‘gigantic new battery’ News
16.03.2012 iFixit has conducted a teardown of Apple’s new iPad by breaking open the coveted new gadget to see what’s inside. As well as the dual-core Apple A5X processor with integrated... -
BeeRaider Start-ups
06.03.2012 BeeRaider is an Irish based company delivering quality innovative products for the purpose of efficient data-entryCategories: Engineering, Consumer Tech -
More than 1.2m PlayStation Vitas sold globally - Sony News
28.02.2012 The PlayStation Vita has sold more than 1.2m units globally, according to Sony, which was helped by its recent launch in various regions on 22 February.Tags: Hardware, Gaming, Games Consoles, Video Games, Games, Sony, PlayStation Vita, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation, Sales, Europe, US -
Europe and US approves Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility News
14.02.2012 The EU has joined the US in giving the all clear for Google to proceed with its US$12.5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility. However, the real test will be just how open Google... -
CrisisCamp shows how open source tech can respond to disasters News
10.02.2012 Ireland’s first CrisisCamp on 26 February at NUI Galway will show how open source software and hardware can be used to build and use technology tools to help respond to... -
Tech spending remains strong, IDC reports News
07.02.2012 IT spending increased by 5pc in 2011, despite the worsening economic situation in Western Europe and volatility in other regions, the IDC Worldwide Black Book suggests.