2013 is the year of the smartwatch, but can this new industry last, and will crowdfunded operations be squeezed out by the likes of Sony, Samsung, or Apple?
As Chromebooks go online in more countries we ask, are the criticisms of the devices still valid? We review one of the devices to see how usable they are.
Andy Rubin, the co-founder of Android and Google's Senior Vice President of Mobile, has resigned and is to be replaced by Sundar Pichai, the head of Chrome.
Nokia's recent and timely announcement of a brand new mid-range Lumia, the Lumia 820, has coincided with my own considerations to buy a new phone. I want to buy a Nokia but refuse to as long as it continues to exclusively run Windows Phone.
Guest blogger, Mashii Hajim, has a look at some of the best smartphones on the market this season.In case you're looking for something to buy this Christmas
In a month filled with important announcements from respective smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Nokia, Motorola Mobility and HTC, comScore has published its Mobile Subscriber Market Share report that places Samsung ahead of all other device makers and Android miles ahead of all other mobile platforms.
Mozilla has announced details of its soon-to-be-released smartphone Firefox OS, which will see the open source company facing off against Google and Apple
The Irish Internet Association was 'overwhealmed' by the record number of entries to this year's Net Visionary Awards, the organisation said today. The shortlist contains 62 websites spread over 14 categories, each of which is up for the public vote.
Nokia have unveiled their first MeeGo-based smartphone at the Nokia Connection event in Singapore today. The Nokia N9 is also the first ever buttonless mobile device, relying purely on touch input, and will be released sometime “later this year”.
Smartphone such as iPhones and Blackberries are changing how Irish teens communicate, socialise and even sleep; a white paper released by the Dublin based digital media agency Arekibo reports.
Google will roll out a state-of-the-art smartphone payment system in New York and San Francisco, before the end of the summer, according to a report by Bloomberg. The system will use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to allow consumers to make purchases at cash machines by waving their smartphones in front receivers attached to cash registers.
As Nokia and Microsoft were announcing their “broad strategic partnership” which will introduce Windows Phone 7 as Nokia’s principle operating system (as widely rumoured) Apple was evading rumors that the company will introduce an entry-level iPhone along with the release of the iPhone 5 this year.
To celebrate Social Media week 2011, Skype will be giving away freey WiFi access in eight cities around the world. Citizens in New York, San Francisco, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Istanbul, who use Skype Access, will be able to make VOIP calls and surf for free at public WiFi hotspots for free during the week.