If you work in an office, the chances are there are some colleagues you would rather sit next to than others. But we’re not just talking personality likes or dislikes here – what can also be a factor is how clean they keep their desk, writes Michael Loughlin.

Virgin Media has announced that its total revenues, including broadcast, in Ireland grew by 11.6% to €109m in the first three months of 2018 when compared to the same period last year.

Experts are warning that social media is weakening our grip on our positive virtues, from honesty to self control, writes Ailin Quinlan.

With Britain’s NHS about to begin mobile health app trials, should the HSE follow suit, asks Jessica Casey.

Two years ago, two small firms Oppo and Vivo couldn’t crack the top five in China’s smartphone market. Now they outrank everyone after elbowing Apple aside, thanks to people like Cheng Xiaoning.

A US man has been arrested on child endangerment charges because he did not call 911 after the mother of his two children threatened to kill them and sent him videos of his son's lifeless body during two hours of angry text messages.

Reputation blow as production of flagship smartphones abandoned over fire fears

Google has revealed its new own-built smartphone, Pixel, which the tech giant says has been built with artificial intelligence at its centre.

Samsung has recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after finding batteries in some of the flagship gadgets had exploded or caught fire.

Samsung plans to launch a programme to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones by next year, a source has told Reuters.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has put the brakes on Uber’s planned introduction of its ride-sharing service in Ireland despite the company expressing confidence over its future here last week.

Virgin Media Ireland increased revenue by 2% to €100m in the three months to the end of June despite declining customer numbers. The company said revenue edged higher in the second quarter of the year as more customers availed of its “high value offerings”.

Apple reported lower sales and forecast a third straight quarterly revenue drop, dragged by slowing demand for iPhones amid a lacklustre global smartphone market and intensifying competition in China.

Office workers and children on school holidays streamed out onto Tokyo’s streets yesterday to play Pokémon Go after the hit mobile game was released in its home country.

Vodafone’s Irish unit recorded a 2.8% increase in service revenue in the 12 months to the end of June having posted Q1 revenue of €242m.

Many villages throughout North Cork have little or no mobile phone reception and the situation, it has been alleged, is deteriorating.

Three has been ranked the worst performing mobile network in Ireland lagging behind its competitors on network speed and data performance, in particular.

In the internet economy, Asia is often a harbinger for new services such as messaging apps or mobile payments. 

Vodafone Ireland attributed a near 2% rise in revenue last year to improvements in its mobile and fixed-line business, despite a significant number of mobile customers leaving the network over the final quarter.

The EU blocked Hutchison’s bid to create the UK’s biggest mobile carrier, the latest setback to consolidation that telecommunications operators say they need to funnel money into new networks.

Operating profits more than doubled, to €7.1m, at Irish software firm Openet Telecom last year, new accounts show.

Approximately 100,000 customers of mobile network Three have been without service today.

Digicel Group, the mobile-services company owned by Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien, plans to raise as much as $2.3 billion (€2.06bn) from an initial public offering and listing on New York Stock Exchange.

Eircom has issued a second statement this evening regarding the outage today, which affected its network.

Ireland’s newest entrant to the mobile phone market is promising cheaper bills, flexible plans and more transparency over your payments than any of its rivals.

More and more men are contacting a suicide charity for help by text because “it is easier to type than to talk”.

Nokia is to buy Alcatel-Lucent for over €12bn in an apparent bid to take on Ericsson to become the world's leading telecoms equipment firm.

Mobile phone network Three says an electrical fault has led to issues on its service today.

Mobile phones can help create smarter buildings and reduce the amount of energy used to power cities.

Wearable fitness technology, smartwatches that play music and new products from Samsung, Sony and Nokia — welcome to the world’s largest mobile show.