Microsoft is attempting to end Apple’s exclusive ownership of the ‘app store’ trademark, claiming it is a generic term.

The new phone operating system from Microsoft – imaginatively named Windows Phone 7 – is to be unveiled today in a number of launch events around the world. The main…

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) has fallen below 50% market-share according to Irish stat firm StatCounter. Usage of the browser has been on the decline in recent years but this is…

Following a vague invite late last week Microsoft has confirmed that its event on 11th Oct will be to launch Windows Phone 7. The Dublin event will start at 6pm…

Contrary to earlier reports that it would come tomorrow, Google Street View is now live in Ireland. More than 80,000km of road has been captured, covering streets in Dublin, Cork,…

With Samsung committing to an Android future what is the point of keeping its own open source OS alive?, asks Adam Maguire. Just less than a year ago Samsung announced…

The Samsung’s latest swing at an Android device is a huge leap forward on the Galaxy Spica but it’s far from flawless, writes Adam Maguire. The Samsung Galaxy S is…

Google has unveiled  ‘Instant’ search which it says will shave seconds off the time it takes people to find what they want online. The new setting will display search results…

Google is rolling out a new feature in Gmail which it says will save users hours of time a week currently wasted browsing unwanted mails. The ‘Priority Inbox’ setting will…

It was one of the worst-kept secrets in the gadget world but Samsung has finally taken the wraps off its Galaxy-branded tablet. Due to be unveiled in Germany next week…