‘Features & Opinion’ Archives
Market bite of Bluetooth »
Anyone who has found themselves on the receiving end of regular SMS updates from irrelevant companies will know that advertising on mobile phones is not a new concept – far from it. However while these annoying text messages are now reaching saturation point the capacity for companies to showcase their products on your phone is already ...Read On »
The incredible shrinking laptop »
While laptops have been getting progressively cheaper over the last few years, the arrival of a whole new sub-genre of ultra-portable machines has seen the laptop become far more affordable and attractive than ever before. Referred to as netbooks, mini-notebooks and ultra-mobile PCs amongst other things, these small laptops generally weigh less ...Read On »
Phone Wars »
With the launch of the latest iPhone, which offers a faster 3G connection at a far lower entry price than the original version, Apple is clearly looking to widen its attraction to consumers in the coming months. However many of the other improvements made to the iPhone show that the Californian company has also set professional and business users ...Read On »
Work smarter from home »
The recent proliferation of mobile phones, blackberries and wireless broadband in Irish business has allowed an ever increasing number of employees to turn their homes into a second office, be it on an irregular or permanent basis. The advantages of so-called ‘teleworking’ are obvious – workers get to operate from the comfort of their own ...Read On »
From ink into the ether »
While talk of a ‘changing media landscape’ is nothing new, declining newspaper circulation and television viewership caused largely by local radio, digital television and online media has undoubtedly made this an uncertain time for Ireland’s big media players. With the trend away from traditional media consumption patterns expected to ...Read On »
The rise of the cloud »
The term ‘cloud computing’ has long been used in technology circles and has had as many meanings as you might expect from such a vague moniker. However as technology finally begins to catch up with its most common definitions, the theory has begun to become a reality. In its most general form cloud computing is about ubiquitous and ...Read On »
Clicking with the consumer »
20 years on from its first true introduction to the consumer, digital photography is now widely accepted as the victor over its more traditional film-based kin. With the battle won camera manufacturers no longer need to convince consumers of digital photography’s merits, thus the focus is now on taking full advantage of what a digitised ...Read On »
