Though Apple is one of the biggest and most admired companies in the world, it has never been far from controversy, clashing with rival companies and the authorities down the years.

As a child, Noel Campion loved art but a lack of funds meant he never got to finish his degree course. As he got older art became something he associated with his youth — that is until he discovered the Apple app, Procreate, on his iPad.

The mobile Android app for Adobe Photoshop will now be available totally free of charge, so get editing those photos

The main Irish unit of US software giant Adobe last year plunged into the red after recording pre-tax losses of $39m (€34.63m).

Photoshop Fix is now available to download on iPhone and iPad for free, and it features a variety of tools and functions.

Insurance companies and law firms are to be inspected by the State’s data protection watchdog in a bid to stop the use of private investigators to unlawfully access individuals’ personal information.

Not many people have the equipment needed to either shoot or watch 8K video, but it has made its way to YouTube anyways.

We're already big fans of Google's Chrome browser (apart from it being such a system hog) and it's about to get even better.

Ireland still offers unfair tax deals to multinationals despite its claims of being fair and open, Alain Lamassoure, the head of the European Parliament’s tax committee has said.

Industry-ready computer and software students have never been more employable, say the organisers of a skills showcase at National College of Ireland.

Boasting almost 200,000 active users at the height of its business in May, Irish tech start-up ExamTime is positioning itself to monetise its extensive user base as it launches its full service this week.

Music streaming service Spotify is updating its app after a user’s account was hacked.

The word “password” has lost its top billing as the most common internet password — to be replaced by the far more secure 123456.

There will be a major cyber security breach every month next year with banks and mobile devices being subject to attacks, according to cloud security firm, Trend Micro.

The rally that has driven stocks to record highs paused this week as investors tried to figure out where things are headed next.

SUPERVALU is having a difficult week, with news that the data breach of customer information was worse than previously feared — affecting 62,500 customers. A further 8,000 customers at insurance company Axa may also have been affected.

Adobe yesterday moved to ease fears among its customers after it emerged that 38m client usernames and encrypted passwords had been stolen by hackers at the start of the month.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of US software giant Adobe last year decreased by 9% to $490.8m (€363m).

Ireland is not a tax haven and has nothing to fear from proposed legislation that aims to clamp down on tax avoidance by multinationals, according to the head of tax policy at the OECD.

IN THE case of many multinationals it is unclear where the money goes, or what, if any, tax is paid on it, because the companies use set-ups that are not required to publish accounts. The unlimited company in Ireland is one example.

A REUTERS examination of accounts for hundreds of subsidiaries of the biggest US technology companies shows most do not declare a tax residence for their main business in the biggest European markets.

An information day on new learning software for children with autism will take place in Westmeath today.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Guatemala, killing at least 48 people in two states.

One Hundred Names

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of US software giant Adobe last year increased by 2% to $540.5m (€417.7m) as revenues topped $2.3bn (€1.79bn).

Cain

The Vanishing Point

The Dinner

The Dog Stars

The Kingmaker’s Daughter

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Long Time, No See

The Red House

Skimming Stones

GOOD afternoon everyone.

Jubilee Lines: 60 Poets For 60 Years

Most of the 1,000 vacancies in the hi-tech industry can be filled by graduates of free courses announced by the Government and employers yesterday.

ADOBE is pulling its Flash software for web video and games from the browsers of mobile devices, though Flash will still work on mobile apps and on the web browsers of regular computers.

PRE-TAX profits at the main Irish unit of US software giant, Adobe last year dropped by 11% to $531.1m (€395.2m) in spite of revenues climbing to over $2 billion (€1.49bn).