Alan turning who as some should know as the father of computers and artificial intelligence as we know it, thanks to his work on computations and algorithms and of course the Turning machine, the device of which set the standard for even todays modern computers a somewhat 60 or so years later. This week marks what would have been […]
Max Payne Mobile incoming on June 14th for Android
Rockstar missed their original release date for Max Payne mobile on Android, but none the less we are just about there and the release date is this Thursday. The port of the hugely popular slow-motion diving shooter is just about ready for its release on Android. The current supported devices be it a smart phone […]
UPC Ireland launch On Demand TV Service
UPC Ireland have just launched their new On Demand TV Service. This is the first time we have seen a TV Company in Ireland provide such services on this scale. The new services brings with it the ability to watch all your favourite TV Shows when ever you want. Here is some of the advantages of […]
The new Google doodle is a playable Moog Synth
Today Google are celebrating Robert Moog’s birthday. Robert Moog is famous for inventing the Moog synthesizer. Born May 23 1935, Robert was the founder of Moog Music, he was an American Pioneer of Electronic music which no doubt you listen to everyday. Robert Moog passed away on August 21st 2005 at aged 71. Google are doing something […]
Google purchase of Motorola finally complete
Finally Google have completed their purchase of the company Motorola. The initial purchase began back in August 2011 and has finally been completed nearly a year later. This was due to the decision being made by the U.S, the EU and of course China and with that China were the holdout for the longest period and the […]
Netherlands first EU country to pass net neutrality laws
Net neutrality is a big concern or it should be a big concern for all internet users and the Netherlands have just passed it into law, making it the first European country to do so. This will hopefully begin to spark the movement in other countries soon. Net neutrality will prevent ISP’s from blocking or […]
Disney Research shows off new touch based interface called Touché, works on everything
Ah touchscreens, the interface of smartphones and tablets. Well Disney Research are showing off their new form of touch interface were they can not only make pretty much anything a touch based interface including doors knobs and water, but also have it respond to different touches like use one finger or two or even your […]
Motorola granted injunction against Microsoft by the German Courts
The lovely heated patent disputes, aren’t they always a joy. This time we have Motorola suing Microsoft and today Motorola have won an injunction against Microsoft with regards to a set of patents involved with the H.264 video codec. The Mannheim regional court ruled on four lawsuits between the two companies. This ruling affects the distribution of windows 7, […]
Samsung’s Q1 2012 results in, €30.2 billion in sales and €3.9 billion in profit
It’s again time for another quarterly report and this time it’s Samsung dropping their results. Reaching an impressive 45,27 trillion (€30.2 billion) and making 5.85 trillion (€3.9 billion) total in operating profit. Their sale numbers are up 22 percent year on year and their net profit is up 98 percent compared to Q1 2012. Their Mobile […]
Acer posts Q1 2012 results, $3.8 billion in revenue and $11.2 million
Acer have today have released their Q1 financial results. Reaching a total of $3.8 billion in revenue and a small but better than loss $11.2 million in net profit. This is an 11.4 percent drop in revenue compared to last quarter and a massive 72 percent drop compared to last year of the same quarter which […]