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Italy's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair's hand luggage charge
The watchdog described hand luggage as an “essential” item for travellers.
JK Rowling asked people to help a Dublin student find an important bag - and it worked
Thank you, JK Rowling!
Flying to the US soon? You may soon be banned from using your laptop
Lat month, the US banned passengers on direct flights to the United States from 10 airports in eight countries.
You won't have to buy a TV licence for your laptop, PC or tablet
The idea to extend the TV licence fee to other devices has been scrapped by Denis Naughten.
Banning laptops on flights was prompted by 'credible' reports of potential IS attacks
Affected airlines have until Saturday to implement the restrictions.
Now Canada's considering a ban on large devices on Middle Eastern flights
Earlier today, the UK government confirmed the new measure, while US reports hinted at a similar ban.
Know anyone who isn't tech-savvy? This is how you can help them this Christmas
It’s a tough job but someone has to do it.
The FBI's director says we should all cover up our webcams
“It’s not crazy that the FBI director cares about personal security as well”
What are the chances someone is spying on you through your laptop camera?
It might be an unlikely situation, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful.
Death sentence for woman who killed boyfriend and cut out his heart
She had discovered he kept footage of him having sex with her and other women on his laptop.
Homeless people given laptops in effort to improve access to jobs market and online connectivity
The initiative wants to help people who are cut out from the job market because they have no access to computers.
Man who stole a father's laptop during child's funeral jailed for four and a half years
The laptop was being used by Norris Martin to show photos of his deceased six-year-old son TJ at his funeral when it was stolen.
Muslim schoolboy wasn't interviewed because of 'terrorist' spelling mistake, police say
Under UK law, the child’s teachers followed protocol by reporting him.
This is what could happen if you leave a charging device on your bed
A fire broke out in an apartment in Dublin 8 last night after a device that was charging on a bed caught fire.
What you should consider when purchasing a laptop?
Laptops are still the bread and butter of productivity so it’s worth taking the time to buy the right one.
Poll: Do you keep electronic devices out of the bedroom?
Are they banned?
Microsoft has created the first cheap Surface you will actually want
Think of the Surface 3 as a jack of all trades, but a master of none.
George Hook gets his stolen credit cards back in mysterious package
The radio presenter’s briefcase had been taken from his car earlier this month.
Laptop containing children's personal details stolen from car of HSE staff member
The laptop contained the age groups, schools, addresses and phone numbers of a number of children.
The smaller, reversible USB that will replace all connectors is ready for production
The design for the next-gen USB has been completed, and it plans to solve the problems associated with current connectors.
Woman electrocuted by faulty USB charger on her laptop
The 28-year-old woman was found wearing headphones and with her computer in her lap.
Artist who had laptop stolen offers reward 'no questions asked'
It was stolen at Temple Bar last week.
'Hero' taxi driver returns lost unfinished novel to Irish author
The laptop was left in the back of a taxi Kate Kerrigan took from Heuston Station.
Man fights in US court for the right to marry his laptop
The man claims love is love, even between human and computer.
Weird Wide Web: Bare bottoms, emails from space and a selfie search engine
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
International standards group pushes for universal laptop charger
The IEC aims to reduce e-waste created by chargers, which is said to exceed half a million tons each year.
The reversible USB is finally on its way
The new USB cables means users won’t have to worry about which end they use, or if the plug is upside down.
Man accused of murdering April Jones (5) kept pictures of her on laptop
The court heard that Mark Bridger had a folder on his computer with images of April and her half-sisters.
Just 5 per cent of people don't own TVs - survey
That is according to a new survey from Comreg, which also found that 75 per cent of those asked said they own a laptop.
Three charged with Boston bombing cover-up
The three teenagers – two Kazakhs and an American – appear to have been hastily trying to keep him out of trouble rather than taking part in an organised conspiracy.
Google launches Chromebooks in Ireland
Both the Samsung and Acer versions of the laptop will be available, ranging in price from €247 to €379.
Half of EU businesses gave smartphones or laptops to staff
But not every business supplied their employees with devices that had a mobile internet connection.
Weird Wide Web: The week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
Survey: Modern technology unites and divides Irish households
The survey also showed almost half of respondents cite sleeping next to a mobile phone as giving them a better night’s sleep.
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Stolen unencrypted laptop contained details of 900 Bord Gais employees Exclusive
The personal information of around 900 Bord Gais employees was on the laptop which was stolen from the Dublin 1 office earlier this month.
Students compete to have doodle shown on Google Ireland homepage
75 students from primary and secondary schools across Ireland have had their drawings chosen from almost 2,000 entries to this year’s competition.
Former FBI, NASA man tracks laptop thief
Greg Martin’s MacBook Pro was stolen during the London riots last week – but tracking software helped him photograph the alleged thief as they used it.
One in five Irish people watch TV regularly on a computer
Despite change in how people watch TV shows, survey finds 60 per cent are not in favour of Universal Household Charge.
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