Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’
Opinion: Aesthetics matter – especially in »
Aesthetic experience matters in all other aspects of life so why, asks Jason Walsh, do software developers treat it like a frivolous luxury? Steve Jobs is a pompous ass – but he gets one thing right: aesthetics matter. Anyone who knows anything of Jobs's history will know his obsession with aesthetics. Most tech-inclined people dismiss ...Read On »
Opera readying browser for iPhone »
Norwegian software firm Opera is to submit a version of its web browser for the iPhone next week. The app will need to be approved by Apple before it becomes available to users but if it does it will be the first major browser alternative available to iPhone users. Opera claims its iPhone software will cut a connection's data traffic by up ...Read On »
New Ghost Recon game announced by Ubisoft »
Ubisoft have confirmed that they are working on a new Ghost Recon game which will hit Irish shelves in time for Christmas. The game is called Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and is being made by the same Paris-based development team that created the successful Advance Warfare games. Much like the previous two games in the series, Ghost Recon: ...Read On »
Opinion: Marketing is Apple’s real killer app »
Forget about the iPad; the most impressive thing on show at Apple's recent press conference was its mastery of marketing, says Adam Maguire. About a month ago Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for the event's opening keynote. During his speech Ballmer unveiled the Slate, a tablet ...Read On »
Feature: Ten trends for 2010 »
February is already upon us but as fast as the months seem to go, the tech world moves ten times faster. As January has already suggested, 2010 is shaping up to be an interesting techy year. Here Adam Maguire lists the ten tech trends that are likely to catch people's attention in the months ahead Computing in tablet-form Apple's big ...Read On »
Opinion – Windows 7 doesn’t exist (and »
Since when were software upgrades worth partying about, asks Jason Walsh. So we hold parties for operating system releases now? The first time I heard about Windows 7 install parties I was in a radio studio with a Microsoft employee; a nice, intelligent and interesting woman. She suggested on-air that the parties might be fun. I burst ...Read On »
Sony delay PS3 motion controller »
Sony has delayed the launch of its motion-sensing controller for the PS3, pushing it back to Autumn 2010 at the earliest. The company says it has done so to ensure there are good titles available for the device at launch. The as-yet-unnamed device, which is Sony's response to the successful 'Wiimote' controller on the Nintendo Wii, uses a ...Read On »
Opinion – Google is just saber-rattling and »
Google are talking tough on China but it's an ever-expanding market that the company knows it afford to walk away from, says Paul O'Flaherty. David Drummond, SVP of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer for Google, just dropped a very provocative post over on the official Google blog. Normally a post of this nature would go ...Read On »
Opinion: It came from the grave »
Fourteen years after the last model appeared the Amiga is back, reports Jason Walsh. Old computers never die, they just become objects of fascination for small groups of geeks. It's true. There is not a computer out there that doesn't interest someone – from Vaxen to BeBoxes, NeXT Cubes to Atari Falcons and SGI Irix boxes, every kind ...Read On »
News: Sale of Samsung Watchphone delayed until 14th »
The Irish launch of Samsung's Watchphone has been delayed until 14th December, two weeks later than originally planned by the company. The novel device - also known as the S9110 - squeezes a mobile phone into a wrist-watch and will be available SIM-free in The Carphone Warehouse from €399. Samsung Ireland had announced earlier today ...Read On »
