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#io13: Google to offer TouchWiz-free Galaxy S4 from 26 June News
16.05.2013 Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will undergo a UI makeover from Google that will see the device sold on Google Play with stock Android from 26 June. -
Microsoft’s Surface Pro to go on sale 30 May News
16.05.2013 Microsoft’s next computer, the Surface Pro - a machine that looks like a tablet computer but has the full power of a Windows 8 notebook computer - will go on sale in Ireland and... -
Microsoft confirms ‘Windows Blue’ will be officially called Windows 8.1 News
14.05.2013 Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be the official name for the impending update to its latest operating system, previously know by the code name Windows Blue. A... -
Weekend news roundup: 3D gun designs, space station picks Linux over Windows XP News
13.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Mega's founder wants 3D gun designs off the site, the International Space Station switches to Linux, and police...Categories: Web, Social Media, Operating Systems, Legal, Leadership & Management, Internet, Consumer Tech -
‘The PC is very much alive and increasingly mobile’ – Microsoft exec talks Windows 8 figures News
07.05.2013 With Windows 8 now at the 100m licence milestone and Windows Blue on the horizon, Microsoft executive Tami Reller talks numbers for the six-month-old OS but remains tight-lipped... -
Global tablet computer sales surge 142.4pc – Android has 56pc of market News
02.05.2013 The tablet computer segment of the technology industry is continuing to enjoy exponential growth, with IDC reporting 142.4pc growth in the first quarter, with 49.2m devices... -
Apple set to revamp the look and feel of its mobile interface with iOS 7 News
30.04.2013 Apple’s redesign of its iOS mobile operating system with iOS 7, which is being spearheaded by Apple senior vice-president of industrial design Jony Ive, will appeal to a new... -
Samsung S4 and HTC One to contribute to Android sales spike in UK News
29.04.2013 Android’s dominance of the smartphone world is set to be cemented by the arrival of the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has reported that Android is...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Tickets to Apple's WWDC 2013 sell out in two minutes News
26.04.2013 Tickets for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) went on sale at 10am PDT yesterday. By 10.02am PDT yesterday, the tickets – going for US$1,599 each, were sold out. -
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Events
10.06.2013 WWDC will bring developers from around the globe together with Apple engineers and executives. More than 1,000 Apple engineers will present more than 100 technical sessions, and... -
Battle of the tablets: Apple leads but Android is hot on its heels News
25.04.2013 Apple continues to hold the largest share of the global tablet market, at 48.2pc, followed closely by Android, which now has 43.3pc of the world market. Microsoft’s Windows 8... -
Geek chic: up to 10m pairs of smart glasses expected to ship by 2016 News
25.04.2013 The global market for smart glasses could amount to 10m units by 2016, IHS has predicted. This will be spurred on by Google’s efforts to promote application development for its... -
Apple sets this year’s WWDC for 10-14 June in San Francisco News
24.04.2013 Developers, mark your calendars: consumer tech giant Apple has set the date for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The event, where developers can discover... -
Apple revenues reach US$43.6bn – posts US$9.5bn profit – iPhone growth slows News
23.04.2013 Technology giant Apple posted solid sales and revenue figures of US$43.6bn and US$9.5bn, respectively, but has raised questions about future growth plans as sales levels of... -
Microsoft’s Surface Pro arriving in UK and Ireland next month News
23.04.2013 Microsoft has confirmed the Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet PC will arrive in the UK and Irish markets, other European countries, Australia and New Zealand, before the end of May....Categories: Wireless Communications, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Microsoft’s bold bet on cloud pays off as software giant reports US$20.49bn Q3 revenues News
18.04.2013 Microsoft said the bold bets it took on cloud are beginning to pay dividends. The company today reported third-quarter revenues of US$20.49bn and a US$6bn profit. -
Nokia ships 5.6m Lumia Windows Phone devices during Q1 News
18.04.2013 Finnish phone maker Nokia achieved underlying operating profitability in the first quarter but sales were down 20pc year on year from €7.3bn to €5.8bn. During the quarter, the... -
Dell deal with Microsoft will make PC giant the OEM’s OEM News
12.04.2013 Dell has struck a major agreement with Microsoft to become a global distributor, outsource manufacturer and integrator for Windows Embedded products. The vice-president of... -
PC sales fall off a cliff – steepest quarterly decline on record reported News
11.04.2013 The full extent of the decline of the PC industry has been made clear in the latest quarterly analysis from IDC, which revealed a near 14pc drop in the number of PCs sold in the...Categories: Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple and Yahoo! in talks about mobile collaboration – report News
10.04.2013 Yahoo!’s CEO Marissa Mayer is reportedly in talks with Apple’s senior vice-president of internet services Eddy Cue about getting more of Yahoo!’s content and services onto iOS...