Categorised as: Operating Systems
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Apple updates Mac mini with Thunderbolt and OS X Lion News
20.07.2011 Apple has updated its Mac mini range of desktop computers with next-generation Intel Core processors, discrete graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and Mac OS X Lion.Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple releases OS X Lion via Mac App Store News
20.07.2011 Apple’s OS X Lion has roared. The new operating system is available today as a download from the Mac App Store for €23.99 and will come with 250 new features, including new...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Smartphone sales to reach 1bn a year by 2016 News
20.07.2011 Sales of smartphone devices will reach 1bn per annum by 2016, up from 302m in 2010. According to Juniper Research, the best opportunities for new players are economy devices...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Apps -
The week in gadgets News
18.07.2011 Who said things get quiet in the summer? The coming weeks are going to be exciting with the launch of the new Mac OS X Lion, rumours of new MacBook Air and Mac Pro machines, as...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Cloud, Apps -
Apple’s OS X Lion gets ready to roar News
19.07.2011 Mac OS X Lion showroom copies are believed to be winging their way around Apple stores in time for an official launch expected this week. Apple will later today announce its...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Hardware, Apps Zone, Apps -
Apple iOS remains No 1 choice for smartphone buyers News
18.07.2011 Apple iOS remains the No 1 preference for buyers, a ChangeWave survey claims, with 46pc of consumers surveyed planning to buy an iOS-based device in the next 90 days. This is... -
IE9 pips Chrome, Firefox and Safari in blocking attacks News
18.07.2011 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 and 9 in-house reputation system beat rival browsers, such as Apple’s Safari, Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox, in an independent test to... -
LG reveals 2 Gingerbread phones – Optimus Net and Optimus Pro News
15.07.2011 LG will release two new Android phones – the Optimus Net and the Optimus Pro – later this summer in Europe. -
The digital business week News
18.07.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Web, Operating Systems, Media, Internet, Financial Services, Financial Results, Digital BusinessTags: Online Banking, European Commission, MasterCard, WikiLeaks, Android, Sony Ericsson, Google, BSkyB, -
Apple pays man over iPhone tracking claim News
14.07.2011 Apple has paid US$945 (1m won) after being ordered to do so by a South Korean court for inadvertently tracking the user’s location via his iOS device. -
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo out now in Ireland News
11.07.2011 The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is available from today at O2, Vodafone and The Carphone Warehouse. -
More than 15bn apps downloaded from Apple App Store News
07.07.2011 The Apple App Store has clocked up more than 15bn app downloads to date, just three years after its launch.Tags: Tablet, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, Mobile, Smartphones, Smartphone, App Store, Apple App Store, App, Apps, Apple -
HTC ChaCha out now on O2, other networks to follow News
05.07.2011 The HTC ChaCha, a QWERTY smartphone with a dedicated Facebook button, is out now on O2 before heading to eMobile, 3, Vodafone and Meteor at the end of July.Tags: HTC, Facebook, Social Networking, Mobile, Smartphone, O2, Vodafone, 3 Mobile, Meteor, Android, Android 2.3, gingerbread -
Chrome now 20pc of global browser market News
01.07.2011 Google’s Chrome web browser exceeded percent of the worldwide browser market for the first time during the month of June, according to new figures from StatCounter.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Search Engines, Operating Systems, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
The week in gadgets News
04.07.2011 A look at the week in gadget happenings, as Samsung sells 3m Galaxy S II smartphones and Windows Phone gets 25,000 apps for its platform.Tags: Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 , Samsung, Apps, Sales, Mobile, Smartphone, Android, Europe, Week in gadgets, -
RIM executive writes emotional open letter to co-CEOs News
01.07.2011 A high-level Research in Motion (RIM) employee has written an emotional open letter to the ailing mobile company’s co-CEOs, urging them to make “bold decisions” to get the firm... -
54pc of iPhone owners commit to Apple to keep their apps News
29.06.2011 Some 54pc of iPhone owners have committed to the Apple brand in order not to lose the apps they bought for the platform, an international survey suggests. -
Review: Motorola Xoom News
28.06.2011 Motorola's Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet arrives in Ireland. Should the iPad be worried? -
Google plans to embed social in everything it does - ads chief News
24.06.2011 As opposed to having a separate social media strategy, Google intends to embed social networking in everything it will do going forward, Google VP of global advertising... -
Android smartphones ‘less resistant’ to security threats - Symantec News
28.06.2011 Android phones are less resistant to most key security threats, a Symantec report suggests. However, it says mobile phones have better in-built security than PCs.