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Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘We have no special deal with the Irish Government’ News
29.05.2013 The CEO of Apple Tim Cook told the All Things Digital D10 conference last night that the company has no special tax deal in place with the Irish Government. The issue rose up in... -
Review: Microsoft Surface Pro personal computer/tablet News
28.05.2013 Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, the new Surface Pro tablet computer from Microsoft is perhaps the best indicator yet for where personal computing is heading. Pay...Tags: Operating Systems, Android, iPad, Intel, Apple, Smartphones, Ultrabooks, Tablet Computers, Surface, Microsoft -
Groupon to locate international marketing HQ in Dublin, deals site hiring 30 people initially News
21.05.2013 Daily deals site Groupon is coming to Ireland and is currently recruiting at least 30 people to work at a new international marketing headquarters that will be located on St... -
PC industry outlook worse than expected, IDC says News
28.05.2013 IDC has said the outlook for the PC sector in 2013 is worse than originally predicted. Consumer demand for lighter, versatile and more energy-efficient gadgets over PCs will see...Categories: Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, IT Organisation, IT Management, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO -
Mozilla partners with Foxconn, new Firefox OS device reveal expected on 3 June News
28.05.2013 A press conference will take place on Monday, 3 June, as Mozilla and Foxconn Technology Group announce their partnership on Firefox OS. -
22pc of UK shops to close by 2018 as more punters do their shopping online News
28.05.2013 Total store numbers in the UK will fall by 22pc from 281,930 today to 220,000 in 2018 due to a seismic shift in shopping trends as consumer opt to go online. Eventually online... -
LG announces white Nexus 4, but it looks like Google is going elsewhere for a Nexus 5 News
28.05.2013 LG Electronics has today announced a new edition for the Nexus 4 line-up, the Nexus 4 White. But the colour-based update is less exciting than news that Google will apparently... -
Samsung hints at unveiling of new Galaxy and ATIV devices at upcoming London event News
28.05.2013 Samsung has revealed a teaser campaign for an event to take place in London on 20 June in which the company will unveil new devices, likely for its ATIV and Galaxy portfolio. -
UPC Ireland claims 21m views on ‘On Demand’ TV in first 12 months News
27.05.2013 Cable TV and broadband player UPC has reported that there has been more than 21m views on its On Demand service since it was launched in May last year.Categories: Telecommunications, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Tech start-up of the week: ParkYa News
26.05.2013 Our start-up of the week is ParkYa, a new smartphone app a Dublin-based start-up is developing to make it easier for people to find car parking spaces in real-time and pay for... -
Google Maps expands biking directions to rest of Europe News
24.05.2013 Cyclists in Ireland, Germany, France, Poland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein will be delighted to learn they will finally be able to get biking directions on Google Maps from today. -
IAB Europe awards MEP Sean Kelly for standing up for data privacy rights (video) News
24.05.2013 Sean Kelly, Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South, has been selected to receive the prestigious IAB Europe Award for Leadership and Excellence for his approach to dealing with privacy...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Digital Media, Data Management, Consumer Tech -
Citrix revamps cloud technologies to reflect a more mobile workstyle News
23.05.2013 Enterprise software player Citrix has introduced new versions of its virtual desktop and file-sharing cloud technologies to reflect increasingly mobile workstyles. -
Facebook phone HTC First won’t be coming to the UK News
23.05.2013 HTC’s troubles continue with the news that plans to bring the vaunted Facebook Phone, the HTC First, to the UK have been scrapped. Pre-orders accepted by 4G carrier Everything... -
AVG moves into social media security with PrivacyChoice acquisition News
23.05.2013 Not content with just securing your computers and mobile devices, security software player AVG has branched into protecting users on social networks with the acquisition of... -
#OI2Dublin - Interview with Intel researcher Chris Woods on the future of the cloud (video) News
22.05.2013 Intel researcher Chris Woods believes we are at an interesting time in the cloud revolution and predicts the onset of proxy devices in homes and cars that provide cloud... -
Huggity secures €600k investment and plans to create 16 jobs News
23.05.2013 Dublin digital start-up Huggity has secured a €600,000 investment, with the company now planning to create 16 new positions by the end of the year in addition to scaling up its...Categories: Social Media, Mobile, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Irish greyhound racing board invests €1.1m in cloud services News
23.05.2013 A new €1.1m cloud investment by the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) will enable more international streaming of greyhound racing and data worldwide, it has emerged. -
US software developer DreamHammer launches drone control software News
23.05.2013 DreamHammer, a software development company based in California, has rolled out a beta version of its drone control software, a platform that aims to integrate robots and... -
Personal camerman device gets US$500k injection from Grishin Robotics News
22.05.2013 California start-up Swivl, the maker of a robotic video device that mimics a personal cameraman, has raised US$500,000 from the investment company Grishin Robotics to focus on...