Conference “ambassadors” who helped generate €10m for Cork’s economy this year have been honoured amid renewed calls for delivery of the city’s long-awaited events centre.

I will fondly remember 2019 as the year of truly wireless earbuds. Never I have tested so many as I have this year and it’s been mostly good.

Google’s latest smartphone demonstrates how artificial intelligence, or AI, and software can enhance a camera’s capabilities, one of the most important selling points of any mobile device.

Joe Dermody looks at a selection of cyber security companies which IDA Ireland has helped establish in Ireland.

Huawei Technologies expect less damage from Trump-administration curbs than initially anticipated, but remain on the lookout for ways to replace key American suppliers.

The Nokia 4.2 doesn’t look out of place with its more expensive peers, writes Noel Campion.

Away from the dangerous Brexit soap opera, the EU has been reshuffling its pack of cards.

Qualcomm was fined €242m by EU competition regulators for deliberately pricing some chips so low they could eliminate a smaller rival.

Amazon faces a full-blown EU probe as the region’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager prepares for a summer finale to her five-year crackdown on US technology giants.

Amazon faces a full-blown EU probe as the region’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager prepares for a summer finale to her five-year crackdown on US technology giants.

With the US economic expansion getting longer and longer, nervous investors are pouring money into funds tracking the investment factor known as “quality”. It’s a category whose composition has changed.

Elisabeth Behrmann BMW and Daimler will offer cars capable of navigating on highways by themselves starting in 2024, as the luxury-car rivals cooperate to speed up the development of autonomous vehicles.

Who’d be a politician? Despite being dubbed the most powerful woman in Brussels, Margrethe Vestager may soon be out of a job.

Prior to the launch of the latest duo of Pixel phones a month ago, Google surprised me by sending out a Pixel 3a XL for testing. I’ve been using it ever since and although this less expensive alternative to the Pixel 3 XL, most should be happy with the sacrifices made to reduce the final price tag.

A bad month is getting worse for US and European semiconductor stocks.

The new national cybersecurity body that will be led out of Cork has been launched with a warning that cybercrime is expected to be worth almost €5 trillion in two years.

THE future for software development in Ireland has never looked brighter, with companies of all sizes from multinationals to indigenous start-ups steadily expanding.

Peugeot maker PSA Group reported a 1.1% decline in first-quarter revenue, as a sales decline outside Europe and currency challenges outweighed pricing improvements.

A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm against Apple was thrown out by a German court, in a reversal for the US chipmaker after it won a recent court ban on the sale of some iPhones in the country.

Founders of outsourcing firm Voxpro, Dan and Linda Kiely, have been named joint ‘Tech Person of the Year’ at the IT@Cork Awards.

IT@Cork, the voluntary group which represents more than 200 companies working within tech in the Cork region, has launched its annual Leaders Awards.

I’m one of those people who remember the launch of the CD and the transition from vinyl, which refuses to die and is still going strong in a niche market.

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm — which is building a significant presence at a new support office at Mahon in Cork — will settle an anti-trust case with Taiwanese regulators for about €80m, and has also pledged to invest €605m in Taiwan over the next five years.

Billionaire investor Elon Musk has always done things his own way, from designing space rockets to manufacturing electric cars.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) blamed a variant of the WannaCry ransomware for the unprecedented shutdown of several plants, as it ramps up chipmaking for Apple’s next iPhones.

A seven-day surge in technology stocks has ended after President Donald Trump blocked Singapore-based chipmaker Broadcom's effort to buy Qualcomm.

Qualcomm spent billions of dollars buying Apple’s loyalty.

When Apple dropped Imagination Technologies as a supplier for iPhone technology, the British chip designer’s shares plunged up to 69% and the company ultimately accepted a buyout.

When Apple dropped Imagination Technologies as a supplier for iPhone technology, the British chip designer’s shares plunged up to 69% and the company ultimately accepted a buyout.

Chipmaker Qualcomm —which has a significant presence in Cork — has attracted a mega bid that values the giant chip maker at $103bn (€89bn), setting the stage for a major takeover battle that would rock the electronics industry.

Intel won a round in its eight-year fight with the EU over a €1.06 billion fine in a case that could have ramifications for a list of disputes involving US tech giants including Google and Apple.

Apple and its Asian contract manufacturers are hitting back at Qualcomm with legal claims that try to undermine the chipmaker’s attempt to force them to pay licensing fees.

Qualcomm, which makes chips for mobile phones, faces fines of €580,000 a day after losing a court bid to block an EU order requiring it to supply information for a competition probe into the company’s sales tactics.

As new reports suggest, the LG V30 will be launched in Berlin on August 31 right before the start of IFA 2017.

Nokia has settled its legal battle with Apple with a new patent licence agreement and also signed a business deal with the US giant, surprising investors who had expected the dispute to drag on.

Qualcomm has filed a complaint against Foxconn Technology and three other Apple contract manufacturers for not paying royalties, firing the latest salvo in its fight with the iPhone maker.

New information spotted on Google's latest AOSP confirms the existence of three upcoming Pixel smartphones.

Google is reportedly gearing up to release three new Google Pixel smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 835 chipset this year.

When people or companies say a fight that spills into court “isn’t about the money,” you know that means it’s entirely about the money. Lawsuits are motivated by self-interest.

American chipset company Qualcomm has announced a new VR accelerator program aimed for VR headset manufacturers.

Sony is unlikely to unveil its flagship Xperia device at this year's Mobile World Congress due to Samsung's exclusive rights to the Snapdragon 835 processor

Apple is piling onto lawsuits that attack the way Qualcomm licenses technology for mobile phones in a widespread effort to rake back profits in a slowing market.

The developer behind one of Ireland’s most successful tech and software office campuses has unveiled ambitious plans to build hundreds of apartments in the area as part of an €80m office project.