iPad
# ipad - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
France wants to tax iPads and iPhones to fund the arts
A report commissioned by the French government has suggested that a four per cent tax could be imposed on the sale of smartphones and tablets to fund artistic and creative ventures.
# ipad - Thursday 11 April, 2013
PC sales down 14 per cent, as Windows 8 ‘slows the market’
Figures from the International Data Corporation say the latest edition of Microsoft Windows is turning people off buying PCs.
# ipad - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Apple apologises to Chinese consumers after ‘double standards’ criticism
State media in China has criticised the company over customer service and returns policies.
# ipad - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
VIDEO: The new apple product you won’t be able to live without
This is very cheeky altogether.
# ipad - Thursday 14 March, 2013
We Didn’t Start the Fire reworked to include Knightrider, He-Man and Shake n Vac
It’s called “We Didn’t Own an iPad”.
# ipad - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Finally! A tablet computer that’s ‘just for women’
The ePad Femme offers yoga, recipes and “cloathing size” apps. Yes, it’s for real.
# ipad - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
# ipad - Saturday 26 January, 2013
iDethroned: Apple is no longer the most valuable company in the world
Exxon Mobil regained top spot after the tech giant’s share value fell dramatically this past week.
# ipad - Monday 7 January, 2013
You’ll probably do this in bed tonight… but you’re not alone
Ever dropped your phone on your face? Yeah, that.
# ipad - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Next big thing: Is Apple working on the iWatch?
A few of the familiar sources are reporting new developments out of Apple’s Asian supply chain which suggest that a ‘smartwatch’ could be next for Apple.
# ipad - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
11 very serious Christmas disappointments
Did you get everything you wanted? These people didn’t.
# ipad - Monday 3 December, 2012
After just 21 months, Rupert Murdoch closes iPad-only paper ‘The Daily’
Analysts say the decision is not surprising as Murdoch’s “bold experiment” did not have enough paying readers to sustain it.
# ipad - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Danske Bank launches Ireland’s first iPad banking app
Latest figures show that the use of online banking in Ireland is up 17 per cent and two million Irish adults own a smart device.
# ipad - Sunday 18 November, 2012
What happens to stuff that gets left behind in Dublin Airport?
Dublin Airport hangs onto lost items for three months. So what happens if nobody comes forward to claim it?
# ipad - Tuesday 30 October, 2012
Apple’s SVP of iOS Software to leave as part of restructurings
Scott Forstall had overseen some of the company’s more embarassing let downs in recent years – Siri and Apple Maps.
# ipad - Saturday 27 October, 2012
Saorview, sales and Shakhtar Donetsk: The week in numbers
Plus – what’s the monetary value of virginity? And what was Ireland’s best-performing sales sector in September?
# ipad - Friday 26 October, 2012
Apple raises App Store prices as iPad profits miss targets
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company remains confident entering the holiday season.
# ipad - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Microsoft launches new tablet in bid to take on Apple’s iPad
Ireland just getting the new Windows 8 operating system for now, as Microsoft praises the company’s Sandyford, Dublin team for its work on device.
# ipad - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
You can hold it in one hand: The iPad Mini
“It is every inch an iPad”. Well, it’s smaller, obviously.
PHOTO: The iPad mini announcement is coming… but here’s the new iMac
Man alive it’s thin…
iPad Mini: What’s the point?
Isn’t it just an iPhone that can’t make calls? Or is that an iPod Touch? People are confused.
# ipad - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added tweets from ten years ago
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Apple’s iPad Mini set for launch next week
The tech giant has sent around invites for a product launch next Tuesday, saying it has “a little more to show you”.
# ipad - Friday 5 October, 2012
Oireachtas says TDs still set for tablet computers despite hitch
The Oireachtas cancelled a tender looking for 300 tablet computers – saying a better deal can be reached through other means.
# ipad - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Urban Outfitters will never buy another cash register…
It plans to use iPads and iPods for all transactions.
# ipad - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Video: What futuristic films promised would happen by now
Computer tablets, Big Brother and exploding supernovas – some of these have come true…
# ipad - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Oh dear: Apple Maps has made some pretty big mistakes in its Ireland maps
Poor Coolock. It deserves better than that.
# ipad - Friday 14 September, 2012
40 jobs to be created in Dublin by mobile payment company
SumUp, which helps small businesses take payments using mobile technology, is setting up a customer support centre in Dublin.
# ipad - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Pics: YouTube has a new iPhone app. Here’s what you need to know…
The new app will introduce more ads and more videos on the iPhone and its launch follows news that it will no longer be automatically built-in to the Apple smartphone.
# ipad - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Video: Could this be the iPhone 5? (Probably not, but it’s pretty cool)
Check out the awesome pinch and zoom capabilities…
# ipad - Sunday 2 September, 2012
High tech homes: the smart technology that helps you run your home
Fridges that recommend recipes, robot vacuums and moving the walls at the touch of a button…
# ipad - Friday 31 August, 2012
Japan court rejects Apple patent claims against Samsung
The decision follows a $1 billion win by Apple in a US court last week.
# ipad - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Kindle Fire tablet sold out, says Amazon
Meanwhile, research study says that sales of dedicated e-readers peaked last year.
# ipad - Saturday 25 August, 2012
Samsung to appeal after US court orders $1bn payment to Apple
The court decision could have major repercussions for the smartphone and tablet market after Samsung was found to have illegally copied some Apple devices.
# ipad - Friday 24 August, 2012
Court bans some Samsung and Apple products in South Korea
A court has found that both tech companies infringed on each others patents which means that some of their products including the iPhone and iPad need to come off the shelves.
# ipad - Friday 17 August, 2012
Party clown had Steve Jobs’ stolen iPad
Kenny the Clown had been using the iPad to play the “Pink Panther” and Michael Jackson songs while entertaining children and tourists.
# ipad - Monday 30 July, 2012
Court to hear Apple’s €2 BILLION patent claim against Samsung
The smartphone giants will lock horns in a federal court in the US today, with Apple seeking $2.5 billion for patent infringement.
# ipad - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
Anticipated iPhone 5 release blamed for lower-than-expected Apple results
Apple revenues up 22.5 per cent to $35 billion for three months ending in June – but don’t meet expectations
# ipad - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Apple ordered to run ads admitting Samsung did not copy the iPad
Other legal battles about the similarity of the two company’s products are being fought in Germany, the Netherlands and the US.
# ipad - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Deron Williams signed his $100m NBA contract with his finger on an iPad
Is this the end for the transfer deadline day fax machine?



























































