Samsung Galaxy A56 review: Mid-range phones get a boost
A nicely designed phone that feels premium, even if the price tag isn’t
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Deleting the clutter: time to get started on a tech spring clean
From forgotten files to blurry photos, here are a few things you need to tackle now
A glimpse into a mobile future that may, or may not, happen
Artificial intelligence is everywhere this year at the Mobile World Congress where manufacturers show off their latest gadgets and inventions
Samsung S25 Ultra: Sticking to the tried and tested reduces incentive to upgrade
Integrated AI features still firmly in the ‘nice to have’ rather than ‘essential feature’ territory
Samsung unveils new Galaxy S25 AI-focused smartphones
Phone giant claims new phones can complete more complex tasks
Good-looking and practical: the best activity trackers on the market from €100 to almost €1,000
Options range from smartwatch-type devices to ones worn with a strap or even as jewellery
Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI
Staff are adopting large language models faster than companies can issue guidelines on how to do so
Last-minute gift guide: Fitness tech for under the tree, including €160 option
From smartwatches to rings, here are some present ideas for fitness lovers
Gadgets for the techie in your life this Christmas
From a Playstation 5 to the Dyson Airstrait, there is something out there at every price point
Samsung Galaxy Ring review: Subtle health tracking that actually works
This ring is comfortable and accurate but is held back by the requirement to pair with a Galaxy AI-enabled phone for full functionality
Samsung Electronics’ failure to fully embrace AI reflected in results
Shares at the world’s biggest memory-chip maker have fallen more than 30% July peak but there is hope of regaining lost ground
How well can €1,000-plus robot vacuums and mops clean your home? We put them to the test
They love them so much they’ve given them names: how our intrepid journalists took on the challenge of trialling two top of the range robot vacuums and mops
Google looks to bring promise of practical AI to users
Tech giant brings forward its annual product ‘reveal’ to try to set the agenda ahead of Apple event
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro Review: some of the best features reserved for use with a Galaxy phone
Good quality sound and noise cancelling with helpful active voice commands as Samsung nods to the stem buds trend
Chipmakers facing a crisis due to shortages of engineers and technicians
A human worker shortage may turn out to be the biggest obstacle to the AI industry
Samsung’s Olympic selfie wheeze makes winners seem just like us
‘Victory Selfie’ taken at the end of the medal ceremonies at Paris 2024 is inspired product placement
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 review: lighter, thinner, brighter, pricier
A well-designed evolution of the folding phone that can hold its own in the traditional market
Google loses landmark US antitrust case over search dominance
Court’s decision is a significant victory for US department of justice in its litigation over power of Big Tech
Intel heads for another round of right-sizing
Mounting losses put pressure on investor sentiment as the company looks to leapfrog Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: A rugged new prospect for Android Wear fans
This is €200 cheaper than competitor the Apple Watch Ultra 2, though there are some sacrifices
How to clean up your phone’s photo library to free up space
Phones and photo apps offer tools that will help reduce the hassle as users try to put manners on their pictures
Samsung unveils Galaxy Ring, AI-powered phones
Company moves to embed AI in smartphones and audio products
Samsung Electronics hit by unprecedented three-day strike
Thousands of workers take action over pay and conditions at South Korean tech giant
Samsung’s profit surges after AI propels recovery in chips
Korean giant latest to ride AI wave to renewed success
A see-through fridge, cookers that take pictures - and other fancy tech for your kitchen
Who wouldn’t want a fridge that tells you what to cook tonight, or a robot that fixes your favourite martini every evening?
Apple shares hit record high on back of new AI tools
Price gained 7.3 per cent, a first record high for the year and after an initial lukewarm reaction from investors
Sewage crisis: why this UK election is being fought on – and in – rivers and lakes
Planet Business: French Gates’s $1bn donation, a planned worker stoppage at Samsung and Google AI clangers
An Post named most reputable organisation over last 15 years as RTÉ suffers greatest decline
Credit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉ
The US Chips Act has not only been a success - it’s sparked a multibillion-dollar investment boom
More than halfway through its incentives spending, the US will have far greater scope to manage shocks
Offices at The Grange in Stillorgan seeking €8m
Block forms part of wider south Dublin residential scheme now largely owned by Kennedy Wilson
Cubic Telecom CEO Barry Napier: ‘I love the innovation and trying to solve a problem. The fun is only about to start’
Cubic Telecom chief executive Barry Napier if focused on leveraging Softbank’s investment in the technology company to drive it on to further success
Insurers return to profit as claims costs fall relative to premiums earned
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Out-Apple-ing the MacBook? Samsung’s €2,000 Galaxy Book 4 Pro
This latest addition is aimed at the person who wants everything, and it largely succeeds
Samsung moves AI front and centre of smartphone range
Live translation for calls and enhanced photo editing are just two areas where AI is showing its power in practical ways
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