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Refurbished devices: Save money while staying up to date

Ciara O'Brien
July 29, 2021, 05:48

Many Irish will buy a pre-owned device if it lowered their carbon footprint

The growing right-to-repair movement tackling throwaway tech culture

5:27 The growing right-to-repair movement tackling throwaway tech culture

Karlin Lillington
July 29, 2021, 05:30

Net Results: Consumers fed up binning costly devices due to manufacturers’ restrictions

Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products

Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products

July 28, 2021, 14:32

Global shortage stems from factors including the fallout from Covid-19 shutdowns

Chip supply situation ‘extremely tight’, Infineon says

August 3, 2021, 15:52

Company says recovery being held back by ‘acute supply limitations acrossentire value chain’

Dublin has ‘critical role’ to play as digital assets enter mainstream – BNY

August 3, 2021, 12:04

BNY Mellon’s head of digital talks of huge interest after bank opened up to crypto

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalise divorce

August 3, 2021, 11:57

Details of how couple divided one of largest fortunes in history remains shrouded in mystery

Tencent vows fresh video game curbs after media attack knocks shares

August 3, 2021, 08:45

Stock tumbles more than 10%, wiping almost $60bn from market capitalisations

E-scooter project targets improved safety and less footpath clutter

August 3, 2021, 05:43

2:44 Ireland Luna and US group JumpWatts team up for Smart DCU e-scooter rental study

Square pays €24bn in buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

August 2, 2021, 09:42

Buy now, pay later business secures Australian record M&A price from Jack Dorsey-led firm

Vodafone Ireland to hike prices annually by at least 3%

July 31, 2021, 05:55

Company says increase reflects ongoing investment in upgrading network and services

Fibrus Networks targets northern England in major expansion

July 31, 2021, 05:50

Firm founded by Conal Henry to roll out fibre broadband to an initial 300,000 premises

Amazon hit with €746m EU fine for data privacy rule breaches

July 30, 2021, 15:03

Online retail giant says decision by Luxembourg regulator ‘without merit’

Amazon’s shares drop as it disappoints with guidance on Q3 sales

July 29, 2021, 21:34

Shares in Amazon.com declined by 5% following the release of its quarterly results

Refurbished devices: Save money while staying up to date

July 29, 2021, 05:48

Many Irish will buy a pre-owned device if it lowered their carbon footprint

Tech Tools: Child-focused smartwatch keeps safety in mind

July 29, 2021, 05:35

Imoo’s Watch Phone Z1 lets you stay in touch with your child without a phone

Handy: A simple way to keep your stuff organised on your desk

July 29, 2021, 05:34

This Irish-made stand holds your keys, phone etc and is perfect for home working

Symfonisk Picture Frame: A star speaker that saves space

July 29, 2021, 05:33

Collaborative wifi speaker from Ikea and Sonos is discreet and has high sound quality

The growing right-to-repair movement tackling throwaway tech culture

July 29, 2021, 05:30

5:27 Net Results: Consumers fed up binning costly devices due to manufacturers’ restrictions

Facebook shares slide as it warns of slowdown in revenue growth

July 28, 2021, 21:48

Social media giant seen as most exposed to user privacy changes introduced by Apple

Irish founders of SilverCloud Health to share €23m in €270m deal

July 28, 2021, 21:32

US telehealth group Amwell buys highly ranked Irish online mental health business

Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products

July 28, 2021, 14:32

Global shortage stems from factors including the fallout from Covid-19 shutdowns

Microsoft announces Anne Sheehan as new general manager for Ireland

July 28, 2021, 12:06

Sheehan is currently Vodafone UK’s enterprise director and will begin new role in October

Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft rake in $57bn of quarterly profits

July 28, 2021, 07:57

Profits surge to unexpected heights even as global economy starts to emerge from pandemic

Pandemic pays for big tech as Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft beat high expectations

July 27, 2021, 22:04

Three of the big five tech giants deliver revenues ahead of upbeat analyst projections

Frankie Sheahan’s Pendulum records pretax profits of over €100,000

July 27, 2021, 18:11

Balance sheet remains strong with accumulated profits of €2.44m at end of 2020

Intel pledges to become chipmaking leader again by 2025

July 27, 2021, 14:06

Company aims to step up innovation and is changing approach used to measure progress in chip production

Apple’s iPhone expected to drive sales, but App Store faces regulatory risk

July 27, 2021, 13:42

Services business faces lawsuits, regulatory scrutiny and pending legislation in US, Europe

Big fines can change Big Tech, says French competition chief

July 27, 2021, 08:06

Since June, Isabelle de Silva’s office has hit Google with €720m in fines in two separate cases

TikTok to open Dublin cybersecurity centre with 50 new jobs

July 27, 2021, 05:05

Irish centre will be social video platform’s first regional one outside US

Philips beats earnings forecast as it mobilises for respiratory device recall

July 26, 2021, 13:23

Group announces a €1.5bn share buyback set to start in Q3 and take up to three years

UCC spin-out develops software with potential to cut hospital waiting lists

July 26, 2021, 09:51

Stimul.ai co-founders Prof Barry O’Sullivan and Naomh McElhatton seeks seed-funding

Telstra bid for Digicel Pacific based on achieving ‘adequate financial return’

July 25, 2021, 14:45

Bid has Australian government backing, with Japanese ambassador hinting it might be part of the deal

Twitter harvests fruits of advertising revamp

July 23, 2021, 13:20

Revenues rises 74% to $1.19bn in second quarter

Vodafone Ireland rings up 2.1% revenue rise in first quarter

July 23, 2021, 10:20

Company said its fixed broadband customer base jumped 4.3% year-on-year to 301,200

Draper Esprit shifts listings to Dublin and London

July 23, 2021, 09:41

Tech-focused VC firm says move allows it extend shareholder base to a wider group

Intel chief says more consolidation needed in chip industry

July 23, 2021, 09:20

US manufacturer also expects supply chain crunch to come to a head this summer

Irish-born entrepreneur Mike Lynch facing extradition to US after ruling

July 23, 2021, 07:41

Judge in London rules the software tycoon should be extradited to face fraud charges

Civil rights ‘in peril’ unless data protection watchdog is reformed, says committee

July 22, 2021, 20:33

Oireachtas Justice Committee calls for DPC to be tougher and more transparent

Websites of airlines, banks, tech companies suffer outages

July 22, 2021, 18:20

Cloud services provider Akamai Technologies gave alert on Edge DNS service incident

Twitter begins testing ‘dislike’ button – but there’s a catch

July 22, 2021, 16:05

Social media giant using test in bid to gather feedback about what replies are relevant

NI nanotech developers awarded £42m in government funding

July 22, 2021, 15:25

Money will be sued to develop new tech for medical devices, communication and data storage

Kilkenny Design opens online virtual reality shop to customers worldwide

July 22, 2021, 15:08

International visitors accounted for 30% of sales before pandemic struck

Australian regulator to probe Amazon, eBay among online markets

July 22, 2021, 12:59

Commision will examine markets to ensure fairness where sales have soared through the pandemic

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