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Gmail status updates 'to compete with Facebook and Twitter'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:42:34 +0000

Google is tomorrow expected to announce enhancements to its Gmail service that will make it easier for users to share links, media and status updates with friends.

Digital Life: Honey, I shrunk the camera. . .

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Panasonic Lumix GF1, €800

Foursquare enjoys surge of popularity

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:20:35 +0000

Traffic to Foursquare, the location-sharing social network, has tripled in the last two months, according to Hitwise.

Microsoft confirms new Internet Explorer flaw

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:25 +0000

Microsoft says that another security issue with its Internet Explorer web browser could leave computers vulnerable to hackers.

Apple iPad 'to feature camera'

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:28 +0000

Future versions of Apple's iPad tablet computer could feature an integrated camera, leaked photos and product code suggest.

Wikileaks reaches funding target

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:46:31 +0000

WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing site that hosts leaked documents, has taken a step towards becoming fully operational.

The future sound of music

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:18:29 +0000

New digital tools, such as RjDj and MXP4, are set to transform the way we listen to music from a passive to fully interactive experience.

RTE keen to realise iPhone app ambitions

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

LESS than two months into its iPhone flirtation, RTE is already experiencing the slings and arrows of outrageous iTunes shoppers.

Brewing up Java skills for the knowledge economy

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:18:12 +0000

LAST year's economic downturn had a significant impact on the technology sector: not only did many long-time software engineers find themselves out of work, but they also found themselves out of the upskilling loop, while those still in employment found that funding for training courses had dried up in many organisations.

Irish set the app-solute standard for the golden age of mobile

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:18:12 +0000

Vodafone is running a Europe-wide €1m competition to find the best mobile apps. The standard of Irish entries so far is very high, says Vodafone Ireland's head of internet Chris Handley.

Zippy space-opera with mass appeal

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Mass Effect 2, X360/PC

Claim shame: Are insurers making it harder for claimants to switch?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

ARE insurers turning their backs on householders who have had to make a claim on their insurance? The question is prompted by the recent floods in large parts of the country and the big freeze at the start of the year.

There's life in the old blog yet, says WordPress founder

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:18:12 +0000

BLOGGING is dead. Again. That's right, at least once a year the techno-hipsters weigh in with their thoughts and declare that the blog - be it personal, corporate or new media - is an ex-parrot and has ceased to be.

Google Nexus One update adds multi-touch

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:46:03 +0000

It means the device can be used in a similar way to the Apple iPhone, with users now able to pinch their fingers together to zoom in or out of a web page.

Digital Marketing Institue: register now for new courses

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:33:58 +0000

The Digital Marketing Institute delivers training courses in all aspects of digital and online marketing.

Apple threatened by Chinese company over iPad

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:34:52 +0000

A Chinese company that makes a tablet-style computer is considering suing Apple after alleging that its iPad was a copy of its device.

Google tablet concept revealed

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:05:42 +0000

Google could be developing its own rival to the Apple iPad, after an engineer at the search company posted a video online showing a mock-up of the Chrome operating system running on a tablet computer.

Digital life: When 10" just isn't enough...

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Amazon Kindle DX, €440: What a difference a week makes. If this review had appeared last month, it would have had an entirely different complexion. Now we're in the post-iPad era and everything has changed.

Join forces to bring down the terrorists

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Army of Two: The 40th Day, X360/PS3

Is Apple using the iPad to take over the world?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:58:12 +0000

The launch of Apple's iPad highlights the challenge the company poses to rivals such as Nokia, Sony and Samsung.

Windows 7 fuels Microsoft growth

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:53:45 +0000

Microsoft’s new Windows 7 software fueled a surge in profit and revenue last quarter, making up for a lingering slump in the rest of its business.

Apple iPad review

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:28:52 +0000

Apple's iPad, which resembles a 'giant iPhone', may sound the death knell for netbook computers.

iPad: A marketing triumph from masters of suspense

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:14:56 +0000

The things that we become massively invested in without realising it are extraordinary. I have no real interest in who wins the Eurovision Song Contest each year, but at the height of the voting I'll find myself roaring on Romania or Malta for no particular reason.

Has Apple really changed the world again?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:06:26 +0000

It's called the iPad. It looks like a large iPhone, with just a single button on the front. It has a 9.7in screen and weighs in at 1.5lb pounds.

Apple iPad: Views from the web

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:21:27 +0000

Apple has unveiled the iPad, a touch-screen, tablet-style computer that Steve Jobs has described as 'magical' and 'revolutionary'. But what do the great and the good from the world of technology think?

Is gaming the iPad's 'killer app'?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:11:23 +0000

Opinion is divided as to whether the tablet-style form factor will take off among consumers. But could Apple's plans to transform the iPad in to a casual gaming platform be the feature that wins over the sceptics?

Whatever happened to those fabulous techie dreams?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The launch yesterday of Apple's new iPad -- the all-singing, all-dancing gizmo that's expected to change computing forever -- has led many people to claim that we're finally catching up with the visions of the future laid out in science fiction.

iPad therefore I am

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

AFTER all the hype, Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive, took to a stage in San Francisco yesterday to demonstrate his latest toy.

Apple unveils new iPad

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:08:09 +0000

Computer giant Apple has launched its iPad device, claiming it bridged the gap between the laptop and the smartphone.

Computer giant Apple's hits and misses

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:30:59 +0000

With Apple announcing record €2bn profits in the last quarter and excitement surrounding Wednesday's new product announcement reaching fever pitch, it is hard to imagine the US computer giant failing.

Yahoo rises after fourth-quarter sales top estimates

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:03:53 +0000

Yahoo rose 3.8pc in late trading yesterday after reporting fourth-quarter sales that topped analysts’ estimates.

iLove: Meet the Apple addicts

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:08:12 +0000

Tomorrow, when Steve Jobs walks out on stage to announce his company's latest super-gadget, millions of technophiles will watch with excitement bordering on religious fervour. Simon Usborne talks to the Macolytes, for whom Apple truly is the only fruit

Internet Explorer 'hit with new set of security flaws'

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:29:01 +0000

A US security research firm has found another set of vulnerabilities within Internet Explorer, only a day after Microsoft released an emergency software update.

Digital life: Flagship mobiles ring a bit hollow

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Sony Ericsson Aino, €250

Nintendo sees red over Greens

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Greenpeace has once again accused Nintendo of having the worst environmental record among consumer electronics companies.