The vast majority of mobile phones sold on the Irish market fail to meet internationally recognised quality standards for downloading data.

Google has agreed to buy part of HTC’s engineering and design teams for $1.1 billion (€923m), taking on a cadre of veterans that worked on the Pixel phone and could bolster its nascent hardware business.

When Pat Lucey and Colum Horgan faced the axe from Motorola — along with 300 of their fellow employees — in 2007, they turned the situation around to start their own company, Mr Lucey tells Pádraig Hoare

As expected, the Motorola Moto Z2 Play smartphone launched today with manufacturer Lenovo revealing plenty of details about the device’s hardware and software.

A new Tweet from Motorola Canada suggests the company may be launching the Moto Z2 Play smartphone at some stage tomorrow.

Lenovo’s quarterly profit has fallen less than expected after the global personal computer market eked out growth for the first time since 2012.

If 2016 was when virtual reality finally took off, this year will see it go mainstream. Here are the top five devices to lock eyes with, according to David Gilbert

For peace of mind while your infant sleeps, you can pick a monitor that fits your needs and your budget, says Kate O’Reilly. 

Blackrock Business Park, the former Motorola site in Cork’s booming Mahon suburb which last sold when vacated back in 2007 for €22m, has been put back for sale for €11.2m. 

Motorola is teasing a new handset that will take us back to a simpler time when flip phones were all the rage.

The leak machine has been in overdrive over the last few weeks with details for upcoming Motorola phones, and now we have the official word.

Motorola looks set to announce a new device on June 9, 2016. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing didn’t reveal any specifics about the device, but said that it would be “exciting.”

If all the people who live outside the country of their birth united to form their own — a republic of the rootless — it would be the fifth-largest country in the world, with a population of more than 240m people, writes Mark Leonard 

The Moto by Lenovo branding takes over from Motorola and Lenovo’s head of mobile Chen Xudong has revealed what’s in store for the year ahead.

The 35th edition of the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, one of the largest in Asia, drew thousands of exhibitors featuring the latest in smart technology and robotics.

After last week’s column with Shane McCarthy on growing a startup ecosystem in Limerick, Kehlan talks with Eoin Costello of Startup Ireland about the budget

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 is the fastest charging handset among the most popular smartphones, reaching a full battery charge in 1 hour and 22 minutes.

Dummy units of the upcoming Moto G (2015) indicate that the handset will be water resistant.

Motorola wants people to break up with their smartphones. It’s sending out invites to a July event with the cryptic message, “Your relationship status is about to change."

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has sold his image rights to Singaporean tycoon Peter Lim, owner of Primera Division club Valencia.

Staff at Cavan General had highlighted risks posed to patients; Hundreds of tributes have been pouring in for the late Derek Davis; and we ask, what makes a modern Irish family? These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Motorola is kicking off the new smartphone announcements early with the launch of the new Moto E.

It is not just humans who are getting wearables at CES — a new smart collar for dogs has been unveiled so owners and pets can stay connected.

Chinese computer maker Lenovo has completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google in a move aimed at developing a global smartphone brand.

The European Commission moved yesterday to stem aggressive patent lawsuits by smartphone and tablet makers against rivals, ruling that Motorola Mobility had broken EU law by taking such action against Apple.

Google is not immune to setbacks caused by the global shift to mobile computing.

Google has said that smartwatches based on its Android mobile software will be available later this year, enlisting a variety of partners and signalling the internet company’s intent to play a leading role in what could be the next big computing market.

Google is on a spending spree, buying up firms that could give it the edge in areas such as robotics and AI, write Dan Buckley and Mark Blinch .

Facebook is placing a $19bn (€13.87bn) bet on reaching its next billion mobile users with the acquisition of WhatsApp, the messaging service that lets people send texts, photos, and videos, on their smartphones.

An expensive mistake by Google could turn into a golden opportunity for China’s Lenovo Group as it expands beyond its success in the personal computer industry.

TWO office sites in Cork City and suburbs are competing to woo a new US FDI occupier — with the promise of up to 500 IT-related jobs.

City buyers cutting cloth to their financial means, stressing location over size Tommy Barker reports.

Smart watches are all the rage. Well, at least the notion of smart watches is. But are smart watches really worth the money? Will they rank high on wish lists for this holiday season? Will the segment all-out explode in 2014?

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The introduction of the single European payment area (Sepa) is bringing significant changes to the banking sector and creating opportunities for Cork-based data analytics company Nomos Software.