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Wednesday 17 August 2022
A new patent for an ‘Inconspicuous Mode’, which would silence your phone anytime you enter a cinema, was recently granted to Microsoft.
The company has criticised Google’s Project Zero for revealing details of a Windows 8.1 vulnerability two days before it was due to fix it.
Google’s Project Zero, which identifies bugs and informs the relevant parties about them, published the bug after giving Microsoft 90 days to fix it.
From virtual to reality, what do gamers look like in 2014?
A hacking group claimed responsibility for another attack on both the systems.
The tech giant is fighting an order to hand over email data stored on its Dublin servers.
Several companies with domestic operations are tied up in the scandal.
Those in the US can now purchase goods from Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox stores using the cryptocurrency.
Microsoft’s console has had a steady twelve months, but which games are worth paying attention to?
Pressure is mounting on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Plus: How many homeowners are more than two years behind with their mortgage repayments?
Powerpoint presentations will never be the same again.
The findings come from Microsoft which is currently involved in a legal battle concerning a US warrant for emails stored on Irish servers.
They’re the same reasons why any company tries to expand into a new area.
The new version of Windows is still in the very early stages, but is there cause for optimism?
Microsoft has issued emergency patches for a flaw that has been around since Windows 95 was released.
So much synergy in their dynamics.
The Lumia 535 will be released in selected markets and is expected to cost €110.
The device creates a 3D soundscape to aid its wearer, providing them with context to their surroundings.
Microsoft has entered both the health and smartwatch industry with its new wearable, Band, but what is it like?
Microsoft has unveiled its challenger to Apple Health and Google Fit while Nintendo looks to develop a device that will monitor a user’s fatigue and map their sleep.
With Microsoft’s vision in full swing, the Lumia 735 is catering for the selfie market, but is its efforts enough to set itself apart in a crowded field?
You are going to have to think a bit outside the box…
But the CEO’s comments didn’t go down so well…
A new system from Microsoft, named Handpose, is able to track finger movements under a range of conditions.
Microsoft is looking for 100 graduates while FINEOS will hire 50 people over the next 18 months.
The two companies are releasing their own streaming dongles, which aim to capitalise upon the success of Google’s own device.
The new version will work on all platforms including desktop, tablet, smartphone and Xbox, and combines elements from Windows 7 and 8.
Latest layoffs the next round of company’s 18,000 job cuts.
The company will join Microsoft studios while its three founders, Markus Persson, Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser, are now leaving.
The company is said to be close to buying the makers of the open-world game in a deal that could be completed this week.
The company launched the Nokia Lumia 830, which is expected to cost €330, and will ship globally this month.
The company promises to remove more apps which mislead users and crack down on fake and scam apps.
After acquiring Nokia’s handset division, Microsoft is hoping its fortunes in mobile will improve, but is the Lumia 930 the phone that will accomplish this?
The latest update to Microsoft’s desktop OS, which will bring back it back to its roots, is expected to be unveiled on 30 September.
The HTC One M8 for Windows is being priced at $99 (€74) in the US and online sales will begin today.
THERE HAVE BEEN renewed calls for transport police after a man was left with serious facial injuries following an unprovoked homophobic assault on a Dublin Bus at the weekend.
Mark Sheehan (26) was returning from a night out with friends when he was headbutted by a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tom O’Connor from the National Bus and Rail Union said investment in public transport services is “for naught” if people don’t feel safe using public transport.
Sinn Féin’s Justice spokesperson, Martin Kenny, said this “cowardly” attack while on a bus “once again underlines the need to establish a transport policing system”.
“If we are going to encourage more people to use our public transport links, we must ensure that everyone feels safe when doing so,” he said.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland have a dedicated transport police?
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The security analyst assesses Putin’s use of nuclear power as a weapon of war.
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