Google has introduced a new feature which saves recent searches across numerous devices, such as a PC, Android or iOS smartphones and tablets.

Fourth generation (4G) wireless via Long Term Evolution (LTE) capabilities are expected to feature in the iPad 3, or the iPad HD as it is now becoming known, which is due to debut tomorrow. This is not as crazy as it sounds when you consider LTE networks …

A survey that looked at the hiring patterns of 100 companies across the IT, finance, pharmaceutical and service sectors in 2012 has revealed that 55pc of the surveyed firms are planning to search for talent in the Irish market over the coming months, acco…

Automotive journalists from 23 countries have today named the all-electric Chevrolet Volt, which is sold in Europe under the Opel Ampera name, as European Car of the Year.

Last year, some 1.5m new jobs were created worldwide in cloud-related industries and over the next four years the number of cloud-related jobs could grow by more than 8.8m roles resulting in a total of 14m new jobs by 2015, IDC predicts.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has discovered molecular oxygen ions around Saturn's icy moon Dione for the first time, an indication that Dione has a thin, netural atmosphere, or an exosphere, the space agency confirmed.

Researchers at University of Limerick have been looking into orthopaedic implants and how to prolong their lifespan. They say their findings could have future applications to help improve patient recovery, as well as decreasing the need for surgical proce…

Microsoft’s spring showcase of the latest games for its platforms revealed the first behind-the-scenes video footage of Halo 4, along with a look at other games, such as Forza Horizon and Fable: The Journey.

Chunli Fu of Qingdao in China has been named as the person who downloaded the 25 billionth app from the Apple App Store. Fu will receive a US$10,000 iTunes gift card.

Now you see it next you don’t! Mercedes-Benz researchers in Germany have used an innovative marketing ploy to promote the new Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen-fuelled car. They’ve created the illusion of an invisible car by deploying optical camouflage using…

Irish games technology company Havok will have a stand at this week’s Game Developer’s Conference at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. It also announced it provided its Physics and Animation technology to power PlayStation Vita launch title Uncharted: …

Smartphone penetration accelerated from 26pc of the world market in Q1 2011 to 34pc in Q4 2011, according to a new Visual.ly info graphic, 'The 100 Million Club', combining data from Gartner, IDC, Canalys and Strategy Analytics.

Cork-based internet service and cloud provider Strencom has signed contracts valued at more than €300,000 to connect Cork, Monaghan and Roscommon county councils to the Government Data Network.

Payment testing solutions company Acquirer Systems has opened a new North American office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The move will help support its growing customer base in the US and Canada, the company said.

An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector.

A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.

Eircom has set up a new initiative called Start Up to reach out to innovative start-ups that are less than two years old. The Small Firms Association and First-Step Microfinance are also involved in the initiative, whereby one start-up will win a telecoms…

Sony Ireland is offering gamers the chance to become a playable character for the multiplayer mode of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for the PlayStation 3 in a new competition.

A roundup of some of the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, including another beautiful payday for Bono as a result of Yelp's IPO and very soon Wi-Fi may blanket Dublin parks.

A look at gadget happenings, as Apple reaches its 25 billionth app download, Android’s browser tops the mobile browser share in February and Asus hopes to have the first devices running on Android 5.0 Jelly Bean.

Health website Irishhealth.com has recorded the signing on of the site’s 150,000th registered member – that’s the equivalent of 5pc of the entire adult population of Ireland.

Cloud computing firm SourceDogg is creating 80 jobs in Galway. Enterprise Ireland is working with the company to support it through its next phase of development.

A division of the Datalogic Group is to create 30 new jobs in Dublin with the establishment of a new EMEA HQ, shared service and customer management centre in Dublin.

Some technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.

MyNeighbourHub.com, a new venture that’s aiming to bring the property management marketplace into the digital age, has emerged as the winner at Dublin's Startup Weekend, which took place this past weekend at Google's Barrow Street HQ.

FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed up 118.0 at 6539.9.

PARIS: The Cac-40 index closed up 50.8 at 3363.2.

The Taoiseach has said the current Eurozone crisis was caused in part by a lack of trust and wrangling among member states.

Chinese investors are trying to follow the rules when spending money abroad, the head of one of China's biggest private equity firms says, as global leaders increasingly look to the country to prop up the world economy.

Nintendo has posted a 61% drop in quarterly operating profit and has forecast an operating loss of $580m (€441.3m) for the year to March.

Struggling mobile phone maker Nokia has reported a net loss of €1.07bn for last year.

Apple's iPad still accounts for the vast majority of the market share for tablet computers, but its lead is slipping.

Electronics giant NEC is planning to cut just less than 9%of its worldwide workforce.

Low-cost airline easyJet reported a surge in winter revenues today after it increased baggage charges and bounced back from the previous year’s snow-hit performance.

Timothy Geithner said he will not serve President Barack Obama as Treasury Secretary in a second term.