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99pc of Android phones leak secret info, researchers claim News
17.05.2011 Some 99pc of Android devices are vulnerable to attacks that could let hackers get their hands on users’ digital credentials such as contacts, calendar info and other sensitive...Categories: Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Operating Systems, Phones, Security, Software, Software & Web Development -
Amazon planning two Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' tablets? News
17.05.2011 E-commerce giant Amazon is believed to be planning not one but two Android-based tablets before the end of the year. The move will not only cement its lead in the e-book... -
Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab to be upgraded to ‘Gingerbread’ News
16.05.2011 Samsung has revealed that users of the Galaxy S smartphone and the Galaxy Tab tablet computer will receive an upgrade to Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread.’Categories: Computers, Mobile, Mobility, Operating Systems, Phones, Software & Web Development, Wireless Communications -
RIM recalls 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks News
16.05.2011 Research in Motion has recalled 1,000 PlayBook tablet computers that are understood to have been shipped with faulty operating systems. The software problems prevented users... -
Attackers target applications, not OS, report shows News
13.05.2011 Software applications rather than operating systems or web browsers were the favoured target of cyber attackers last year, although the total number of application... -
Google makes history with first browser-powered notebooks News
12.05.2011 Internet giant Google has taken the wrappers off its first notebook computers, the Chromebooks which will run entirely on the Chrome browser and will be made by Samsung and... -
How real are Google’s plans to make Android the universal OS? News
11.05.2011 The irresistible rise of the Android operating system, I believe, is primarily down to Google’s ability to think outside the box and the fact it’s not hamstrung by legacy... -
Android’s momentum: 100m phones activated in 2011 News
10.05.2011 Google has revealed that around the world some 100m Android smartphones have been activated so far in 2011. The company also revealed the next release of Android 3.1, named Ice...Categories: Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Next Windows Phone update features revealed News
09.05.2011 Windows Phone 7’s next major update will bring turn-by-turn navigation, Bing Audio to identify music and Bing Vision to search objects by scanning them. -
MOBILE MAY: A beginner's guide to smartphones News
11.05.2011 Are you buying a smartphone? From the hardware to the apps, we tell you everything you need to know.Categories: Web, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 , Symbian, Mobile May, Mobile Life, Video, Touchscreen , QWERTY, Apple, iOS, Nokia, BlackBerry, Google, Smartphones, Connectivity, Android -
OS X Lion to be sold via App Store – Apple to kill discs? News
05.05.2011 The latest rumours surrounding Apple suggest that the tech giant may be considering releasing the next version of its OS X operating system ‘Lion’ via its Mac App Store,... -
BlackBerry to team up with Bing, coming to Meteor prepay customers News
03.05.2011 Microsoft and RIM have teamed up to make Bing the default maps and search option on BlackBerry devices. -
Global mobile market grew almost 20pc from last year News
29.04.2011 The global mobile phone market grew by 19.8pc year over year in the first quarter of 2011, according to research from IDC. -
Google Translate now includes speech input News
28.04.2011 Google has introduced new voice features on its international translation web tool Google Translate. Now users can say what they want translated into a microphone and voila,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Search Engines, Operating Systems, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Nokia and Microsoft sign agreement ahead of schedule News
21.04.2011 The Microsoft cavalry couldn’t have come to the rescue of the stranded Nokia pioneers sooner. On a day Nokia saw its share of the smartphone market plummet from 41pc to 26pc,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware -
Apple sues Samsung over Galaxy smartphone and tablets News
19.04.2011 Apple is suing Samsung for allegedly copying the 'trade dress' of its iPhone and iPad products to create the Galaxy line of tablets and smartphones. -
30pc of Irish firms plan to deploy desktop virtualisation News
13.04.2011 Around 30pc of Irish companies plan to deploy desktop virtualisation, suggests a survey carried out on behalf of Data Solutions. Some 613 Irish CIOs, IT directors and IT... -
Microsoft is bringing Kinect to Windows 7 devices News
14.04.2011 Microsoft’s breakthrough motion-sensing gaming technology for the Xbox 360, the Kinect, could soon appear in the business world Minority Report style, enabling workers to... -
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 -
Apple iOS to dominate tablet market until 2015 News
11.04.2011 Regardless of the arrival of competition from other operating systems, Apple’s iOS will continue to own the majority of the worldwide media tablet market until 2015, according...