[06.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The Apple iPhone will be sold exclusively by Vodafone in 10 countries worldwide as the international mobile firm announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to exclusively distribute the handset in these markets later this year.
Apple iPhone consumers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, […]

[01.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Research In Motion (RIM) has never strayed much from the traditional candy-bar handset – just making it bigger or smaller and always with a pretty modest-sized screen, so ‘CrackBerry’ fans are in for a treat with the new flip phone rumoured to be on the way.
Codenamed Kickstart, […]

[29.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Puzzle-solving games that distract and engage players, such as Bejewelled 2 have been proven to reduce stress levels by 54pc when tested against a control group, according to research carried out by PopCap Games, which has offices in Dublin.
Symptoms including depression, tension and other mood-related disorders were observed […]

[29.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Hundreds of Irish gamers will be queuing outside several GameStop outlets at midnight tonight with visions of car-jacking and drive-bys dancing in their heads, as the long awaited Grand Theft Auto follow-up goes on sale.
Five GameStop outlets, Henry Street, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre and Clarehall Shopping Centre in […]

[28.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]On the market for eight months already, the redesigned, all-in-one, aluminium and glass iMac desktop has received its first major update: a faster processor and what Apple claims are the most powerful graphics ever seen on an iMac.
The powerful graphics punch will be delivered by a GeForce 8800 […]

[18.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]There are now more than 340,000 high definition (HD) ready flat screen TV sets in Ireland, according to Sony Ireland general manager Sushil Teji, which he says makes the country a potentially lucrative market for its Blu-ray technologies.
Speaking at the launch of the company’s latest Blu-ray devices in […]

[17.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Worldwide PC shipments grew by 14.6pc to 69.5 million units in the first quarter of 2008, according to analyst firm IDC, above previous estimates of 13.2pc.
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) was primarily responsible for the better-than-expected results as the market in this region maintained solid double-digit growth […]

[10.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Ahead of the US elections, search giant Google has pushed out its political oar by trumpeting the fact that its Gadgets technology can be used by organisations and campaigners to drive home their message.
Describing its Gadgets technology as interactive and dynamic mini-billboards, iGoogle product marketing manager Samantha Crow, […]

[19.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Gloating victor Sony has offered owners of HD-DVD devices €150 off the purchase of Blu-ray high-definition DVD players.Gloating victor Sony has offered owners of HD-DVD devices €150 off the purchase of Blu-ray high-definition DVD players.
Last month, Toshiba conceded defeat after Time Warner decamped to throw its lot in […]

[19.03.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Japanese electronics giant Toshiba warned last night that its annual profits may fall 31pc due to falling prices for flash memory and the fallout from the battle for high definition DVD.
After Time Warner last month decided to defect to the Blu-Ray high def DVD camp, Toshiba had to […]