The Irish Times

Planning on buying a new TV? Here are some helpful hints

Confused about LED versus OLED, or 4K versus 8K? Let me put you in the picture

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 11:50

Global chip shortage hits cars, toasters and washing machines

VW and Asian appliance makers feel pinch as impact of shortfall ripples across industries

Sun Apr 25 2021 - 16:32

Tech Tools: LG’s autonomous robot sanitises with speed using UV light

Cloi UV-C robot has built-in sensors to deactivate ultraviolet rays around people

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 06:00

How to upgrade your home entertainment system for less

We’ll be watching movies at home for the forseeable, so we need the right gear

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 05:15

Berlin tech exhibition shows how to stage a trade fair in pandemic

IFA, a landmark consumer tech event will go on, just in a different way

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 17:58

Eight dead after chemical gas leak in Indian industrial plant

Eight-year-old girl dies and almost 1,000 people suffered breathing difficulties

Thu May 07 2020 - 08:38

Digital survival tools for the challenge of working from home

Apps, streaming services and smart devices all help with remote working as well as play

Thu Apr 02 2020 - 04:25

Huawei tops for 5G smartphones as nearly 19m units shipped last year

Chinese mobile maker has 37% market share with Samsung close behind on 36%

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 14:25

Long-hyped smart fridges will never run out of milk or data

Light, cameras, refrigeration: Connected homes could shake up grocery marketing

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 12:02

What to look for at CES 2020: 8K TV, the passenger economy and ‘smart everything’

The world’s biggest tech gathering provides a window into the future

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 16:26

Vodafone offers 5G roaming to customers visiting Europe

Dublin Airport becomes Ireland’s first 5G connected airport as network goes live

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 09:56

Renault predicts electric car sharing is the future

Q&A: Renault’s executive vice president on elusive electric profits, the Nissan Alliance, and a hydrogen future

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 06:00

Smart TVs sending private data to Netflix, Google and Facebook

Research shows data sent to third-party advertisers even when some devices are idle

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 20:57

Brexit lorry theatre, the demise of Sears and the coming of the Antichrist

Planet Business: New smartphone warnings, plus the tech that insists on folded laundry

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 06:10

Rollable TVs, robots and Apple - the announcements at CES

Tech trade show opens in Las Vegas

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 09:40

Wow factor lacking in Vegas as tech show fails to impress

Trade show lacks real breakthroughs, settling instead for improved nice-to-haves

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 05:45

CES: ‘We basically envision a world where Alexa is everywhere’

After focusing on the ‘smart home’, Amazon is moving on to the car

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 12:01

CES 2018: Uncooperative robots and tech problems dominate first day

Truly autonomous cars are years away, experts say

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 17:42

Qualcomm rejects Broadcom’s €103bn takeover bid

Unsolicited offer ‘dramatically’ undervalues company, US chipmaker says

Mon Nov 13 2017 - 15:00

Brexit ‘McCarthyism’, coffee’s ‘third wave’ and a wine drought?

Planet Business: Companies beating analysts’ expectations, cities that love Amazon

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 06:18

Apple Watch to continue to lead pack as wearable device sales jump

Sales of wearable devices are expected to top 310 million this year, up 16.7% on 2016

Thu Aug 24 2017 - 16:13

Nokia's new ‘bothie’ phone aims to revolutionise the selfie

Nokia 8 can capture video from both its front and rear cameras at the same time, and broadcast the images side-by-side to the likes of YouTube

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 07:18

South Koreans weigh domestic and global issues for presidential poll

Trump and North Korea on the agenda alongside economy and LGBT rights

Mon May 08 2017 - 12:53

Opel Ampera-e: The answer to electric-car range anxiety

Norway’s drivers – second to Californians in their love of electric cars – have ordered 4,000 from Opel

Wed May 03 2017 - 05:25

Huawei aims big as it unveils new P10 smartphone line

Third-biggest mobile maker seeks to fill gap left by Samsung’s disastrous Galaxy Note 7

Sun Feb 26 2017 - 18:03

Irish tech firms out to wow at Mobile World Congress

Barcelona the place to be next week when the mobile industry’s biggest gathering kicks-off

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 07:30

Consumer Electronics: Goodbye to curved TVs, hello slim screens

Manufacturers seeking cheaper, more conventional ways to improve picture quality

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 18:36

Mixing of politics and business plunges South Korea into scandal

Big business payouts triggered by the magic words: ‘The president is interested in this’

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 15:24

Tech Tools: LG 360

The LG 360 VR headset is part Samsung Gear VR, part HTC Vive inspired

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 13:00

Time to give up the smartphone? There’s a switch back to ‘dumb’ phones

Digitally weary users fed up with expensive phones breaking are opting for phones that do only one thing - make calls

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 07:49

Smart homes, smarter TVs for Samsung

Company unveils plans to make TV the controller of the connected home

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 00:41

Wearable tech and ultra high definition TVs dominate Sony plans

Sony CEO criticises embarrassing hack that saw thousands of documents released

Tue Jan 06 2015 - 11:42

The future of food: from insect burgers to smart fridges

Think of a world where we eat bugs, smart fridges tell us what to cook, and eggs do not involve hens. It’s almost here

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 06:00

Windowless plane set for take-off

Developer working on replacing heavy aircraft windows with uber-light smartscreen panels to cut fuel consumption and slash air fares

Mon Nov 03 2014 - 01:25